diff --git a/src/lib/custom-animations/CountWheel.tsx b/src/lib/custom-animations/CountWheel.tsx
index b4ca62c6e2..b448ad2277 100644
--- a/src/lib/custom-animations/CountWheel.tsx
+++ b/src/lib/custom-animations/CountWheel.tsx
@@ -91,15 +91,15 @@ export function CountWheel({
   likeCount,
   big,
   isLiked,
-  isToggle,
+  hasBeenToggled,
 }: {
   likeCount: number
   big?: boolean
   isLiked: boolean
-  isToggle: boolean
+  hasBeenToggled: boolean
 }) {
   const t = useTheme()
-  const shouldAnimate = !useReducedMotion() && isToggle
+  const shouldAnimate = !useReducedMotion() && hasBeenToggled
   const shouldRoll = decideShouldRoll(isLiked, likeCount)
 
   // Incrementing the key will cause the `Animated.View` to re-render, with the newly selected entering/exiting
diff --git a/src/lib/custom-animations/LikeIcon.tsx b/src/lib/custom-animations/LikeIcon.tsx
index 5c736e88d4..1bc48d43ba 100644
--- a/src/lib/custom-animations/LikeIcon.tsx
+++ b/src/lib/custom-animations/LikeIcon.tsx
@@ -71,15 +71,15 @@ const circle2Keyframe = new Keyframe({
 export function AnimatedLikeIcon({
   isLiked,
   big,
-  isToggle,
+  hasBeenToggled,
 }: {
   isLiked: boolean
   big?: boolean
-  isToggle: boolean
+  hasBeenToggled: boolean
 }) {
   const t = useTheme()
   const size = big ? 22 : 18
-  const shouldAnimate = !useReducedMotion() && isToggle
+  const shouldAnimate = !useReducedMotion() && hasBeenToggled
 
   return (
     <View>
@@ -95,12 +95,10 @@ export function AnimatedLikeIcon({
             width={size}
           />
         )}
-        {isLiked ? (
+        {isLiked && shouldAnimate ? (
           <>
             <Animated.View
-              entering={
-                shouldAnimate ? circle1Keyframe.duration(300) : undefined
-              }
+              entering={circle1Keyframe.duration(300)}
               style={{
                 position: 'absolute',
                 backgroundColor: s.likeColor.color,
@@ -114,9 +112,7 @@ export function AnimatedLikeIcon({
               }}
             />
             <Animated.View
-              entering={
-                shouldAnimate ? circle2Keyframe.duration(300) : undefined
-              }
+              entering={circle2Keyframe.duration(300)}
               style={{
                 position: 'absolute',
                 backgroundColor: t.atoms.bg.backgroundColor,
diff --git a/src/view/com/util/post-ctrls/PostCtrls.tsx b/src/view/com/util/post-ctrls/PostCtrls.tsx
index 2cc45617fd..deb4b51d82 100644
--- a/src/view/com/util/post-ctrls/PostCtrls.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/util/post-ctrls/PostCtrls.tsx
@@ -107,7 +107,8 @@ let PostCtrls = ({
     [t],
   ) as StyleProp<ViewStyle>
 
-  const [isToggleLikeIcon, setIsToggleLikeIcon] = React.useState(false)
+  const [hasLikeIconBeenToggled, setHasLikeIconBeenToggled] =
+    React.useState(false)
 
   const onPressToggleLike = React.useCallback(async () => {
     if (isBlocked) {
@@ -119,7 +120,7 @@ let PostCtrls = ({
     }
 
     try {
-      setIsToggleLikeIcon(true)
+      setHasLikeIconBeenToggled(true)
       if (!post.viewer?.like) {
         playHaptic('Light')
         sendInteraction({
@@ -311,13 +312,13 @@ let PostCtrls = ({
           <AnimatedLikeIcon
             isLiked={Boolean(post.viewer?.like)}
             big={big}
-            isToggle={isToggleLikeIcon}
+            hasBeenToggled={hasLikeIconBeenToggled}
           />
           <CountWheel
             likeCount={post.likeCount ?? 0}
             big={big}
             isLiked={Boolean(post.viewer?.like)}
-            isToggle={isToggleLikeIcon}
+            hasBeenToggled={hasLikeIconBeenToggled}
           />
         </Pressable>
       </View>