diff --git a/src/info.c b/src/info.c
index d3bad37b5..a8133ddb3 100644
--- a/src/info.c
+++ b/src/info.c
@@ -2168,7 +2168,7 @@ state_t states[NUMSTATES] =
 	{SPR_BAIL,                 FF_FULLBRIGHT|FF_ANIMATE|0, 8, {NULL}, 8, 1, S_BAIB}, // S_BAIL
 	{SPR_BAIB,                 FF_FULLBRIGHT|FF_ANIMATE|0, 10, {NULL}, 9, 1, S_NULL}, // S_BAIB
 	{SPR_BAIC,                 FF_FULLBRIGHT|FF_ANIMATE|0, 11, {NULL}, 10, 1, S_NULL}, // S_BAIC
-	{SPR_TECH,                 FF_FULLBRIGHT|FF_ANIMATE|0, -1, {NULL}, 41, 1, S_NULL}, // S_BAILCHARGE
+	{SPR_TECH,                 0, -1, {NULL}, 41, 1, S_NULL}, // S_BAILCHARGE
 
 	{SPR_AMPB,                 FF_FULLBRIGHT|FF_PAPERSPRITE|0, -1, {NULL}, 0, 0, S_NULL}, // S_AMPRING
 	{SPR_AMPC,                 FF_FULLBRIGHT|FF_ANIMATE|0, -1, {NULL}, 4, 2, S_NULL}, // S_AMPBODY
diff --git a/src/k_kart.c b/src/k_kart.c
index 85d74c0cb..d133b71db 100644
--- a/src/k_kart.c
+++ b/src/k_kart.c
@@ -13971,6 +13971,7 @@ void K_MoveKartPlayer(player_t *player, boolean onground)
 		{
 			mobj_t *bail = P_SpawnMobj(player->mo->x, player->mo->y, player->mo->z + player->mo->height/2, MT_BAILCHARGE);
 			P_SetTarget(&bail->target, player->mo);
+			bail->renderflags |= RF_FULLBRIGHT; // set fullbright here, were gonna animate frames in the thinker and it saves us from setting FF_FULLBRIGHT every frame
 		}
 	}
 	else
diff --git a/src/objects/bail.c b/src/objects/bail.c
index cd8e2c686..c1c3a0d93 100644
--- a/src/objects/bail.c
+++ b/src/objects/bail.c
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ void Obj_BailChargeThink (mobj_t *aura)
 		aura->flags |= MF_NOCLIPTHING;
         // aura->color = mo->color;
 
-        aura->anim_duration = 999; // This prevents FF_ANIMATE from working, we're gonna animate manually ourselves here
         aura->frame = ((player->bailcharge-1)/2); // By syncing the frame with the charge timer here
 
         fixed_t baseScale = 13*mo->scale/10;