diff --git a/src/Character.cpp b/src/Character.cpp
index 7e19693..4e629ce 100644
--- a/src/Character.cpp
+++ b/src/Character.cpp
@@ -298,7 +298,10 @@ void Character::drawGpuSkinning(Renderer& renderer) {
 
     if (anim.skinningMatrices.empty())
     {
-        return;
+        if (anim.model.animations.empty() || anim.model.animations[0].keyFrames.empty()) return;
+        anim.model.ComputeSkinningMatrices(
+            anim.model.animations[0].keyFrames[0].frame, anim.skinningMatrices);
+        if (anim.skinningMatrices.empty()) return;
     }
     static const std::string skinningShaderName = "skinning";
     static const std::string boneMatricesUniform = "uBoneMatrices[0]";
@@ -401,7 +404,12 @@ void Character::drawShadowDepthGpuSkinning(Renderer& renderer) {
 
     auto& anim = it->second;
     prepareGpuSkinningVBOs(anim);
-    if (anim.skinningMatrices.empty()) return;
+    if (anim.skinningMatrices.empty()) {
+        if (anim.model.animations.empty() || anim.model.animations[0].keyFrames.empty()) return;
+        anim.model.ComputeSkinningMatrices(
+            anim.model.animations[0].keyFrames[0].frame, anim.skinningMatrices);
+        if (anim.skinningMatrices.empty()) return;
+    }
 
     static const std::string shadowSkinningShader = "shadow_depth_skinning";
     static const std::string boneMatricesUniform = "uBoneMatrices[0]";
@@ -506,7 +514,12 @@ void Character::drawGpuSkinningWithShadow(Renderer& renderer, const Eigen::Matri
 
     auto& anim = it->second;
     prepareGpuSkinningVBOs(anim);
-    if (anim.skinningMatrices.empty()) return;
+    if (anim.skinningMatrices.empty()) {
+        if (anim.model.animations.empty() || anim.model.animations[0].keyFrames.empty()) return;
+        anim.model.ComputeSkinningMatrices(
+            anim.model.animations[0].keyFrames[0].frame, anim.skinningMatrices);
+        if (anim.skinningMatrices.empty()) return;
+    }
 
     static const std::string skinningShadowShader = "skinning_shadow";
     static const std::string boneMatricesUniform = "uBoneMatrices[0]";