diff --git a/manim_voiceover/voiceover_scene.py b/manim_voiceover/voiceover_scene.py
index 687bb29..8030aa6 100644
--- a/manim_voiceover/voiceover_scene.py
+++ b/manim_voiceover/voiceover_scene.py
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ def add_voiceover_text(
 
         dict_ = self.speech_service._wrap_generate_from_text(text, **kwargs)
         tracker = VoiceoverTracker(self, dict_, self.speech_service.cache_dir)
+        self.renderer.skip_animations = self.renderer._original_skipping_status
         self.add_sound(str(Path(self.speech_service.cache_dir) / dict_["final_audio"]))
         self.current_tracker = tracker