diff --git a/lib/src/core/importers/layer_state_importer.dart b/lib/src/core/importers/layer_state_importer.dart
index 3dd8e8f..b3fa662 100644
--- a/lib/src/core/importers/layer_state_importer.dart
+++ b/lib/src/core/importers/layer_state_importer.dart
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import 'package:rive/src/core/importers/artboard_import_stack_object.dart';
 import 'package:rive/src/rive_core/animation/blend_animation.dart';
 import 'package:rive/src/rive_core/animation/blend_state.dart';
-import 'package:rive/src/rive_core/animation/blend_state_direct.dart';
 import 'package:rive/src/rive_core/animation/blend_state_transition.dart';
 import 'package:rive/src/rive_core/animation/layer_state.dart';
 import 'package:rive/src/rive_core/animation/state_transition.dart';
@@ -16,8 +15,10 @@ class LayerStateImporter extends ArtboardImportStackObject {
   }
 
   bool addBlendAnimation(BlendAnimation blendAnimation) {
-    if (state is BlendStateDirect) {
-      var blendState = state as BlendStateDirect;
+    // This works because we explicitly export our transitions before our
+    // animations.
+    if (state is BlendState) {
+      var blendState = state as BlendState;
       for (final transition
           in state.transitions.whereType<BlendStateTransition>()) {
         if (transition.exitBlendAnimationId >= 0 &&
diff --git a/lib/src/rive_core/animation/blend_state.dart b/lib/src/rive_core/animation/blend_state.dart
index e6a157b..2fe958c 100644
--- a/lib/src/rive_core/animation/blend_state.dart
+++ b/lib/src/rive_core/animation/blend_state.dart
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ abstract class BlendState<T extends BlendAnimation> extends BlendStateBase {
 
   void internalAddAnimation(T animation) {
     assert(!_animations.contains(animation),
-        'shouln\'t already contain the animation');
+        'shouldn\'t already contain the animation');
     _animations.add(animation);
   }
 
diff --git a/lib/src/rive_core/animation/blend_state_direct_instance.dart b/lib/src/rive_core/animation/blend_state_direct_instance.dart
index dde8470..4105754 100644
--- a/lib/src/rive_core/animation/blend_state_direct_instance.dart
+++ b/lib/src/rive_core/animation/blend_state_direct_instance.dart
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class BlendStateDirectInstance
               ? inputValue
               : animation.blendAnimation.input?.value) ??
           0;
-      animation.mix = value / 100;
+      animation.mix = (value / 100).clamp(0, 1);
     }
   }
 }