diff --git a/modules/skottie/src/Composition.cpp b/modules/skottie/src/Composition.cpp
index f29f1e61f8..ee3ddf0a2a 100644
--- a/modules/skottie/src/Composition.cpp
+++ b/modules/skottie/src/Composition.cpp
@@ -49,8 +49,6 @@ CompositionBuilder::CompositionBuilder(const AnimationBuilder& abuilder,
                                        const skjson::ObjectValue& jcomp)
     : fSize(size) {
 
-    AnimationBuilder::AutoPropertyTracker apt(&abuilder, jcomp,
-        PropertyObserver::NodeType::COMPOSITION);
     // Optional motion blur params.
     if (const skjson::ObjectValue* jmb = jcomp["mb"]) {
         static constexpr size_t kMaxSamplesPerFrame = 64;
diff --git a/modules/skottie/src/Skottie.cpp b/modules/skottie/src/Skottie.cpp
index 3667455232..f1e62dd311 100644
--- a/modules/skottie/src/Skottie.cpp
+++ b/modules/skottie/src/Skottie.cpp
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@ AnimationBuilder::AnimationInfo AnimationBuilder::parse(const skjson::ObjectValu
     this->parseFonts(jroot["fonts"], jroot["chars"]);
 
     AutoScope ascope(this);
+    AutoPropertyTracker apt(this, jroot, PropertyObserver::NodeType::COMPOSITION);
     auto root = CompositionBuilder(*this, fCompSize, jroot).build(*this);
 
     auto animators = ascope.release();