diff --git a/engine/src/core/com/jme3/animation/AudioTrack.java b/engine/src/core/com/jme3/animation/AudioTrack.java
index 14d8d64f2..1440af160 100644
--- a/engine/src/core/com/jme3/animation/AudioTrack.java
+++ b/engine/src/core/com/jme3/animation/AudioTrack.java
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ public class AudioTrack implements ClonableTrack {
     private float length = 0;
     private boolean initialized = false;
     private boolean started = false;
+    private boolean played = false;
 
     //Animation listener to stop the sound when the animation ends or is changed
     private class OnEndListener implements AnimEventListener {
@@ -121,7 +122,7 @@ public class AudioTrack implements ClonableTrack {
      */
     public void setTime(float time, float weight, AnimControl control, AnimChannel channel, TempVars vars) {
 
-        if (time == length) {
+        if (time >= length) {
             return;
         }
         if (!initialized) {
diff --git a/engine/src/core/com/jme3/animation/EffectTrack.java b/engine/src/core/com/jme3/animation/EffectTrack.java
index fe79bf1bf..9d6b9b4d2 100644
--- a/engine/src/core/com/jme3/animation/EffectTrack.java
+++ b/engine/src/core/com/jme3/animation/EffectTrack.java
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ public class EffectTrack implements ClonableTrack {
      */
     public void setTime(float time, float weight, AnimControl control, AnimChannel channel, TempVars vars) {
 
-        if (time == length) {
+        if (time >= length) {
             return;
         }
         //first time adding the Animation listener to stop the track at the end of the animation