diff --git a/plasmoid/package/contents/ui/task/TaskWrapper.qml b/plasmoid/package/contents/ui/task/TaskWrapper.qml
index d040d5a17..11abcea34 100644
--- a/plasmoid/package/contents/ui/task/TaskWrapper.qml
+++ b/plasmoid/package/contents/ui/task/TaskWrapper.qml
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ Item{
                 var subSpacerScale = (nScale-1)/2;
                 hiddenSpacerLeft.nScale = subSpacerScale;
                 hiddenSpacerRight.nScale = subSpacerScale;
-            } else {
+            } else if (!inBlockingAnimation) {
                 if(nScale >= 0) {
                     mScale = nScale + step;
                 } else {