diff --git a/src/karts/abstract_kart.cpp b/src/karts/abstract_kart.cpp
index d6fda8d50..6880fd22e 100644
--- a/src/karts/abstract_kart.cpp
+++ b/src/karts/abstract_kart.cpp
@@ -72,8 +72,11 @@ AbstractKart::AbstractKart(const std::string& ident,
 AbstractKart::~AbstractKart()
 {
     delete m_kart_model;
-    if(m_kart_animation)
+    if (m_kart_animation)
+    {
+        m_kart_animation->handleResetRace();
         delete m_kart_animation;
+    }
 }   // ~AbstractKart
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -82,8 +85,9 @@ void AbstractKart::reset()
     // important to delete animations before calling reset, as some animations
     // set the kart velocity in their destructor (e.g. cannon) which "reset"
     // can then cancel. See #2738
-    if(m_kart_animation)
+    if (m_kart_animation)
     {
+        m_kart_animation->handleResetRace();
         delete m_kart_animation;
         m_kart_animation = NULL;
     }
diff --git a/src/karts/abstract_kart_animation.hpp b/src/karts/abstract_kart_animation.hpp
index 7e2fd94fb..f0e79fc57 100644
--- a/src/karts/abstract_kart_animation.hpp
+++ b/src/karts/abstract_kart_animation.hpp
@@ -108,6 +108,10 @@ public:
     int getEndTicks() const { return m_end_ticks; }
     // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
     virtual KartAnimationType getAnimationType() const = 0;
+    // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    /* Remove the timer changes by checkNetworkAnimationCreationSucceed if
+     * m_kart has been eliminated by network. */
+    void handleResetRace()                                  { m_timer = 9999; }
 };   // AbstractKartAnimation
 
 #endif