diff --git a/src/assets/Assets.hpp b/src/assets/Assets.hpp
index fa497fcb..1602463b 100644
--- a/src/assets/Assets.hpp
+++ b/src/assets/Assets.hpp
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ template<class T>
 void assetload::assets_setup(const Assets* assets) {
     if (auto mapPtr = assets->getMap<T>()) {
         for (const auto& entry : **mapPtr) {
-            static_cast<T*>(entry.second.get())->setup(assets);
+            static_cast<T*>(entry.second.get())->setup();
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/engine.cpp b/src/engine.cpp
index 8033c798..10943f0c 100644
--- a/src/engine.cpp
+++ b/src/engine.cpp
@@ -245,7 +245,6 @@ void Engine::loadAssets() {
     Shader::preprocessor->setPaths(resPaths.get());
 
     auto new_assets = std::make_unique<Assets>();
-    new_assets->addSetupFunc(assetload::assets_setup<rigging::RigConfig>);
     AssetsLoader loader(new_assets.get(), resPaths.get());
     AssetsLoader::addDefaults(loader, content.get());
 
diff --git a/src/objects/rigging.cpp b/src/objects/rigging.cpp
index fc21cb41..0f6f9750 100644
--- a/src/objects/rigging.cpp
+++ b/src/objects/rigging.cpp
@@ -18,9 +18,19 @@ RigNode::RigNode(
     subnodes(std::move(subnodes)) 
 {}
 
-void RigNode::setModel(const Assets* assets, const std::string& name) {
+void RigNode::setModel(const std::string& name) {
+    if (modelName == name) {
+        return;
+    }
     modelName = name;
-    model = assets->get<model::Model>(name);
+    modelUpdated = true;
+}
+
+void RigNode::refreshModel(const Assets* assets) {
+    if (modelUpdated) {
+        model = assets->get<model::Model>(modelName);
+        modelUpdated = false;
+    }
 }
 
 static void get_all_nodes(std::vector<RigNode*>& nodes, RigNode* node) {
@@ -53,19 +63,8 @@ void RigConfig::update(Rig& rig, glm::mat4 matrix) const {
     update(0, rig, root.get(), matrix);
 }
 
-void RigConfig::setup(const Assets* assets, RigNode* node) const {
-    if (node == nullptr) {
-        setup(assets, root.get());
-    } else {
-        node->setModel(assets, node->getModelName());
-        for (auto& subnode : node->getSubnodes()) {
-            setup(assets, subnode.get());
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 void RigConfig::render(
-    Assets*,
+    Assets* assets,
     ModelBatch& batch,
     Rig& rig,
     const glm::mat4& matrix) const
@@ -73,13 +72,12 @@ void RigConfig::render(
     update(rig, matrix);
     for (size_t i = 0; i < nodes.size(); i++) {
         auto* node = nodes[i];
-        auto model = node->getModel();
-        if (model == nullptr) {
-            continue;
+        node->refreshModel(assets);
+        if (auto model = node->getModel()) {
+            batch.pushMatrix(rig.calculated.matrices[i]);
+            batch.draw(model, &rig.textures);
+            batch.popMatrix();
         }
-        batch.pushMatrix(rig.calculated.matrices[i]);
-        batch.draw(model, &rig.textures);
-        batch.popMatrix();
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/objects/rigging.hpp b/src/objects/rigging.hpp
index 6ab1b8f3..0ef60f2d 100644
--- a/src/objects/rigging.hpp
+++ b/src/objects/rigging.hpp
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ namespace rigging {
         std::string modelName;
         std::vector<std::unique_ptr<RigNode>> subnodes;
         model::Model* model = nullptr;
+        bool modelUpdated = true;
     public:
         RigNode(
             size_t index, 
@@ -41,7 +42,9 @@ namespace rigging {
             std::string model,
             std::vector<std::unique_ptr<RigNode>> subnodes);
 
-        void setModel(const Assets* assets, const std::string& name);
+        void setModel(const std::string& name);
+
+        void refreshModel(const Assets* assets);
 
         const std::string& getModelName() const {
             return modelName;
@@ -90,7 +93,6 @@ namespace rigging {
                   size_t nodesCount);
 
         void update(Rig& rig, glm::mat4 matrix) const;
-        void setup(const Assets* assets, RigNode* node=nullptr) const;
         void render(
             Assets* assets,
             ModelBatch& batch,