diff --git a/libraries/animation/src/AnimNodeLoader.cpp b/libraries/animation/src/AnimNodeLoader.cpp
index 6828ed1c7e..d43351fff9 100644
--- a/libraries/animation/src/AnimNodeLoader.cpp
+++ b/libraries/animation/src/AnimNodeLoader.cpp
@@ -943,9 +943,6 @@ bool processRandomSwitchStateMachineNode(AnimNode::Pointer node, const QJsonObje
         }
 
         auto randomStatePtr = std::make_shared<AnimRandomSwitch::RandomSwitchState>(id, iter->second, interpTarget, interpDuration, interpTypeEnum, easingTypeEnum, priority, resume);
-        if (priority > 0.0f) {
-            smNode->addToPrioritySum(priority);
-        }
         assert(randomStatePtr);
 
         if (!interpTargetVar.isEmpty()) {
diff --git a/libraries/animation/src/AnimRandomSwitch.cpp b/libraries/animation/src/AnimRandomSwitch.cpp
index edc8c8dd96..3cf402cc14 100644
--- a/libraries/animation/src/AnimRandomSwitch.cpp
+++ b/libraries/animation/src/AnimRandomSwitch.cpp
@@ -27,22 +27,35 @@ const AnimPoseVec& AnimRandomSwitch::evaluate(const AnimVariantMap& animVars, co
     AnimRandomSwitch::RandomSwitchState::Pointer desiredState = _currentState;
     if (abs(_randomSwitchEvaluationCount - context.getEvaluationCount()) > 1 || animVars.lookup(_triggerRandomSwitchVar, false)) {
 
-        // get a random number and decide which motion to choose.
+        // filter states different to the last random state and with priorities.
         bool currentStateHasPriority = false;
-        float dice = randFloatInRange(0.0f, 1.0f);
-        float lowerBound = 0.0f;
-        for (const RandomSwitchState::Pointer& randState : _randomStates) {
+        std::vector<RandomSwitchState::Pointer> randomStatesToConsider;
+        randomStatesToConsider.reserve(_randomStates.size());
+        float totalPriorities = 0.0f;
+        for (size_t i = 0; i < _randomStates.size(); i++) {
+            auto randState = _randomStates[i];
             if (randState->getPriority() > 0.0f) {
-                float upperBound = lowerBound + (randState->getPriority() / _totalPriorities);
-                if ((dice > lowerBound) && (dice < upperBound)) {
-                    desiredState = randState;
+                bool isRepeatingClip = _children[randState->getChildIndex()]->getID() == _lastPlayedState;
+                if (!isRepeatingClip) {
+                    randomStatesToConsider.push_back(randState);
+                    totalPriorities += randState->getPriority();
                 }
-                lowerBound = upperBound;
-
                 // this indicates if the curent state is one that can be selected randomly, or is one that was transitioned to by the random duration timer.
                 currentStateHasPriority = currentStateHasPriority || (_currentState == randState);
             }
         }
+        // get a random number and decide which motion to choose.
+        float dice = randFloatInRange(0.0f, 1.0f);
+        float lowerBound = 0.0f;
+        for (size_t i = 0; i < randomStatesToConsider.size(); i++) {
+            auto randState = randomStatesToConsider[i];
+            float upperBound = lowerBound + (randState->getPriority() / totalPriorities);
+            if ((dice > lowerBound) && (dice < upperBound)) {
+                desiredState = randState;
+                break;
+            }
+            lowerBound = upperBound;
+        }
         if (abs(_randomSwitchEvaluationCount - context.getEvaluationCount()) > 1) {
             _duringInterp = false;
             switchRandomState(animVars, context, desiredState, _duringInterp);
@@ -155,8 +168,8 @@ void AnimRandomSwitch::addState(RandomSwitchState::Pointer randomState) {
 }
 
 void AnimRandomSwitch::switchRandomState(const AnimVariantMap& animVars, const AnimContext& context, RandomSwitchState::Pointer desiredState, bool shouldInterp) {
-
     auto nextStateNode = _children[desiredState->getChildIndex()];
+    _lastPlayedState = nextStateNode->getID();
     if (shouldInterp) {
 
         const float FRAMES_PER_SECOND = 30.0f;
diff --git a/libraries/animation/src/AnimRandomSwitch.h b/libraries/animation/src/AnimRandomSwitch.h
index 7c185dd7cb..888ed1f6b5 100644
--- a/libraries/animation/src/AnimRandomSwitch.h
+++ b/libraries/animation/src/AnimRandomSwitch.h
@@ -143,7 +143,6 @@ protected:
     void setTransitionVar(const QString& transitionVar) { _transitionVar = transitionVar; }
     void setTriggerTimeMin(float triggerTimeMin) { _triggerTimeMin = triggerTimeMin; }
     void setTriggerTimeMax(float triggerTimeMax) { _triggerTimeMax = triggerTimeMax; }
-    void addToPrioritySum(float priority) { _totalPriorities += priority; }
 
     void addState(RandomSwitchState::Pointer randomState);
 
@@ -164,7 +163,6 @@ protected:
     float _alpha = 0.0f;
     AnimPoseVec _prevPoses;
     AnimPoseVec _nextPoses;
-    float _totalPriorities { 0.0f };
 
     RandomSwitchState::Pointer _currentState;
     RandomSwitchState::Pointer _previousState;
@@ -179,6 +177,7 @@ protected:
     float _randomSwitchTimeMin { 10.0f };
     float _randomSwitchTimeMax { 20.0f };
     float _randomSwitchTime { 0.0f };
+    QString _lastPlayedState;
 
 private:
     // no copies