diff --git a/Maple2.Server.Game/Model/Field/Actor/ActorStateComponent/MovementStateTasks/MovementState.StandbyTask.cs b/Maple2.Server.Game/Model/Field/Actor/ActorStateComponent/MovementStateTasks/MovementState.StandbyTask.cs
index 5b8ee9f2f..92de48a69 100644
--- a/Maple2.Server.Game/Model/Field/Actor/ActorStateComponent/MovementStateTasks/MovementState.StandbyTask.cs
+++ b/Maple2.Server.Game/Model/Field/Actor/ActorStateComponent/MovementStateTasks/MovementState.StandbyTask.cs
@@ -8,12 +8,14 @@ public partial class MovementState {
     public class NpcStandbyTask : NpcTask {
         private readonly MovementState movement;
         public IActor? Target { get; init; }
-        public string Sequence { get; init; } = string.Empty;
-        public bool IsIdle { get; init; }
+        private string Sequence { get; init; }
+        private bool IsIdle { get; init; }
         public override bool CancelOnInterrupt => true;
 
         public NpcStandbyTask(TaskState taskState, MovementState movement, string sequence, NpcTaskPriority priority, bool isIdle) : base(taskState, priority) {
             this.movement = movement;
+            Sequence = sequence;
+            IsIdle = isIdle;
         }
 
         protected override void TaskResumed() {
diff --git a/Maple2.Server.Game/Model/Field/Actor/FieldNpc.cs b/Maple2.Server.Game/Model/Field/Actor/FieldNpc.cs
index 85f4a9b39..688fb04a1 100644
--- a/Maple2.Server.Game/Model/Field/Actor/FieldNpc.cs
+++ b/Maple2.Server.Game/Model/Field/Actor/FieldNpc.cs
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ public short SequenceId {
     public readonly AnimationSequenceMetadata? JumpSequence;
     public readonly AnimationSequenceMetadata? WalkSequence;
     public readonly AnimationSequenceMetadata? FlySequence;
-    public readonly AnimationSequenceMetadata? SpawnSequence;
+    public readonly string? SpawnAnimation;
     private readonly WeightedSet<string> defaultRoutines;
     public readonly AiState AiState;
     public readonly MovementState MovementState;
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ public FieldNpc(FieldManager field, int objectId, DtCrowdAgent? agent, Npc npc,
         JumpSequence = npc.Animations.GetValueOrDefault("Jump_A") ?? npc.Animations.GetValueOrDefault("Jump_B");
         WalkSequence = npc.Animations.GetValueOrDefault("Walk_A");
         FlySequence = npc.Animations.GetValueOrDefault("Fly_A");
-        SpawnSequence = npc.Animations.GetValueOrDefault(spawnAnimation);
+        SpawnAnimation = spawnAnimation;
         defaultRoutines = new WeightedSet<string>();
         foreach (NpcAction action in Value.Metadata.Action.Actions) {
             defaultRoutines.Add(action.Name, action.Probability);
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ public override void KeyframeEvent(string keyName) {
                 if (!Value.Animations.TryGetValue(routineName, out AnimationSequenceMetadata? animationSequence)) {
                     break;
                 }
-                return MovementState.TryEmote(animationSequence.Name, SpawnSequence is not null);
+                return MovementState.TryEmote(animationSequence.Name, SpawnAnimation is not null);
         }
 
         Logger.Warning("Unhandled routine: {Routine} for npc {NpcId}", routineName, Value.Metadata.Id);
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ public virtual void Animate(string sequenceName, float duration = -1f) {
     }
 
     public void Talk() {
-        if (SpawnSequence is not null) {
+        if (SpawnAnimation is not null) {
             return;
         }
         idleTask = MovementState.TryTalk();
diff --git a/Maple2.Server.Game/Trigger/TriggerContext.Npc.cs b/Maple2.Server.Game/Trigger/TriggerContext.Npc.cs
index a8a5888b8..14907a4be 100644
--- a/Maple2.Server.Game/Trigger/TriggerContext.Npc.cs
+++ b/Maple2.Server.Game/Trigger/TriggerContext.Npc.cs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ public void ChangeMonster(int removeSpawnId, int addSpawnId) {
     public void SpawnMonster(int[] spawnIds, bool spawnAnimation, int arg3) {
         WarnLog("[CreateMonster] spawnIds:{SpawnIds}, spawnAnimation:{SpawnAnimation}, arg3:{Arg3}", string.Join(", ", spawnIds), spawnAnimation, arg3);
         foreach (int spawnId in spawnIds) {
-            SpawnNpc(spawnId);
+            SpawnNpc(spawnId, spawnAnimation);
         }
     }
 
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ private IEnumerable<FieldNpc> NpcsInBox(params int[] boxIds) {
         return Field.EnumerateNpcs().Where(mob => boxes.Any(box => box.Contains(mob.Position)));
     }
 
-    private void SpawnNpc(int spawnId) {
+    private void SpawnNpc(int spawnId, bool useSpawnAnimation = false) {
         if (!Field.Entities.EventNpcSpawns.TryGetValue(spawnId, out EventSpawnPointNPC? spawn)) {
             logger.Error("[SpawnNpc] Invalid spawnId:{SpawnId}", spawnId);
             return;
@@ -290,7 +290,11 @@ private void SpawnNpc(int spawnId) {
             }
 
             for (int i = 0; i < entry.Count; i++) {
-                FieldNpc? fieldNpc = Field.SpawnNpc(npc, spawn.Position, spawn.Rotation, spawnAnimation: spawn.SpawnAnimation);
+                string spawnAnimationString = string.Empty;
+                if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(spawn.SpawnAnimation) && useSpawnAnimation) {
+                    spawnAnimationString = spawn.SpawnAnimation;
+                }
+                FieldNpc? fieldNpc = Field.SpawnNpc(npc, spawn.Position, spawn.Rotation, spawnAnimation: spawnAnimationString);
                 if (fieldNpc == null) {
                     logger.Error("[SpawnNpc] Failed to spawn npcId:{NpcId}", entry.NpcId);
                     continue;