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diff --git a/data/core/units/goblins/Wolf_Rider.cfg b/data/core/units/goblins/Wolf_Rider.cfg
index 7154be86da1..de5df028bf0 100644
--- a/data/core/units/goblins/Wolf_Rider.cfg
+++ b/data/core/units/goblins/Wolf_Rider.cfg
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ Wolves, likely, could never support the weight of a man in plate, but a goblin i
             image="units/goblins/wolf-rider-moving.png"
         [/frame]
     [/movement_anim]
-    {DEFENSE_ANIM "units/goblins/wolf-rider-defend.png" "units/goblins/wolf-rider.png" wolf-hit.wav }
+    {DEFENSE_ANIM "units/goblins/wolf-rider-defend-2.png" "units/goblins/wolf-rider-defend-1.png" wolf-hit.wav }
     [defense]
         village=50
     [/defense]