diff --git a/lib/use-tween-array.js b/lib/use-tween-array.js
index 98638e0f..b77cfa99 100644
--- a/lib/use-tween-array.js
+++ b/lib/use-tween-array.js
@@ -10,12 +10,12 @@ export const isCloseEnough = (a = 0, b = 0) => Math.abs(a - b) < 0.1,
 			}),
 			[tween, setTween] = useState(target),
 			animate = useCallback(() => {
-				state.current.request = requestAnimationFrame(animate);
-
 				if (!state.current.running) {
 					return;
 				}
 
+				state.current.request = requestAnimationFrame(animate);
+
 				setTween((tween) => {
 					const target = state.current.target;
 
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export const isCloseEnough = (a = 0, b = 0) => Math.abs(a - b) < 0.1,
 						isCloseEnough(tween[idx], t)
 							? t
 							: (tween[idx] ?? 0) +
-									((t ?? 0) - (tween[idx] ?? 0)) / speedFactor || 0
+									((t ?? 0) - (tween[idx] ?? 0)) / speedFactor || 0,
 					);
 				});
 			}, []);
@@ -42,8 +42,13 @@ export const isCloseEnough = (a = 0, b = 0) => Math.abs(a - b) < 0.1,
 			if (state.current.target.length === 0 && target.length > 0) {
 				setTween(target);
 			}
+
 			state.current.target = target;
+
+			if (state.current.running) return;
+
 			state.current.running = true;
+			state.current.request = requestAnimationFrame(animate);
 		}, [target]);
 
 		return tween;