diff --git a/src/frontend/screens/LevelScreen.cpp b/src/frontend/screens/LevelScreen.cpp
index 24ee44378..36448f47f 100644
--- a/src/frontend/screens/LevelScreen.cpp
+++ b/src/frontend/screens/LevelScreen.cpp
@@ -271,11 +271,11 @@ void LevelScreen::draw(float delta) {
 
     if (!hud->isPause()) {
         scripting::on_entities_render(engine.getTime().getDelta());
-    }
-    renderer->renderFrame(ctx, camera, hudVisible, *postProcessing);
-    if (!hud->isPause()) {
+        // before the frame: changes made by hud scripts (hand skeleton,
+        // blockwraps, animations) must be rendered with the current camera
         scripting::on_frontend_render();
     }
+    renderer->renderFrame(ctx, camera, hudVisible, *postProcessing);
 
     if (hudVisible) {
         hud->draw(ctx);