diff --git a/code/entities/particle.lua b/code/entities/particle.lua
index 852a400..876c52c 100644
--- a/code/entities/particle.lua
+++ b/code/entities/particle.lua
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ LoadedObjects.Particles = {}
 
 Particle = Entity:new()
 Particle.type = "Particle"
+Particle.type = Animation:new(animation.particle.simple)
 
 function Particle:new(x,y,particle_data)
 	local o = Entity:new(x,y)