diff --git a/lib/src/rive_core/animation/linear_animation_instance.dart b/lib/src/rive_core/animation/linear_animation_instance.dart
index 1b1465f..64328f7 100644
--- a/lib/src/rive_core/animation/linear_animation_instance.dart
+++ b/lib/src/rive_core/animation/linear_animation_instance.dart
@@ -5,7 +5,12 @@ class LinearAnimationInstance {
   final LinearAnimation animation;
   double _time = 0;
   int direction = 1;
-  LinearAnimationInstance(this.animation);
+
+  LinearAnimationInstance(this.animation)
+      : _time =
+            (animation.enableWorkArea ? animation.workStart : 0).toDouble() /
+                animation.fps;
+
   double get time => _time;
   set time(double value) {
     if (_time == value) {
diff --git a/lib/src/rive_render_box.dart b/lib/src/rive_render_box.dart
index 851240a..4a4e0d2 100644
--- a/lib/src/rive_render_box.dart
+++ b/lib/src/rive_render_box.dart
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ abstract class RiveRenderBox extends RenderBox {
   void _frameCallback(Duration duration) {
     _elapsedSeconds = _stopwatch.elapsedTicks / _stopwatch.frequency;
     _stopwatch.reset();
+    _stopwatch.start();
     markNeedsPaint();
   }
 
@@ -109,6 +110,8 @@ abstract class RiveRenderBox extends RenderBox {
     _frameCallbackId = null;
     if (advance(_elapsedSeconds)) {
       scheduleRepaint();
+    } else {
+      _stopwatch.stop();
     }
     _elapsedSeconds = 0;