diff --git a/modules/areapicker/Picker.qml b/modules/areapicker/Picker.qml
index 35b35a2e..08f46dfb 100644
--- a/modules/areapicker/Picker.qml
+++ b/modules/areapicker/Picker.qml
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@ MouseArea {
             } else {
                 Quickshell.execDetached(["swappy", "-f", path]);
             }
+            closeAnim.start();
         });
-        closeAnim.start();
     }
 
     onClientsChanged: checkClientRects(mouseX, mouseY)