diff --git a/source/funkin/ui/debug/char/CharCreatorCharacter.hx b/source/funkin/ui/debug/char/CharCreatorCharacter.hx
index 5c7d0aebf5..52863c5cf9 100644
--- a/source/funkin/ui/debug/char/CharCreatorCharacter.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/ui/debug/char/CharCreatorCharacter.hx
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ class CharCreatorCharacter extends Bopper
       atlasCharacter.antialiasing = this.antialiasing;
       atlasCharacter.pixelPerfectRender = this.pixelPerfectRender;
       atlasCharacter.pixelPerfectPosition = this.pixelPerfectPosition;
+      atlasCharacter.update(elapsed);
     }
   }
 
@@ -141,6 +142,10 @@ class CharCreatorCharacter extends Bopper
 
       if (!animation.getNameList().contains(name)) return false;
     }
+    else
+    {
+      if (!atlasCharacter.hasAnimation(prefix)) return false;
+    }
 
     animations.push(
       {
diff --git a/source/funkin/ui/debug/char/components/dialogs/AddAnimDialog.hx b/source/funkin/ui/debug/char/components/dialogs/AddAnimDialog.hx
index 41f7b6f7e4..8f150dace6 100644
--- a/source/funkin/ui/debug/char/components/dialogs/AddAnimDialog.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/ui/debug/char/components/dialogs/AddAnimDialog.hx
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ class AddAnimDialog extends DefaultPageDialog
     }
     else
     {
-      for (symbolName in char.atlasCharacter.anim.symbolDictionary.keys())
+      for (fname in char.atlasCharacter.listAnimations())
       {
-        if (symbolName != null) charAnimFrameList.dataSource.add({name: symbolName});
+        if (fname != null) charAnimFrameList.dataSource.add({name: fname});
       }
     }