diff --git a/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/anim/TransformTrack.java b/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/anim/TransformTrack.java
index 7df1b515a6..4f4f1ef4c3 100644
--- a/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/anim/TransformTrack.java
+++ b/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/anim/TransformTrack.java
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ public class TransformTrack implements AnimTrack<Transform> {
     /**
      * Serialization-only. Do not use.
      */
-    public TransformTrack() {
+    protected TransformTrack() {
     }
 
     /**
@@ -197,7 +197,9 @@ public void setKeyframesRotation(Quaternion[] rotations) {
      * @param scales       the scale of the bone for each frame
      */
     public void setKeyframes(float[] times, Vector3f[] translations, Quaternion[] rotations, Vector3f[] scales) {
-        setTimes(times);
+        if (times != null) {
+            setTimes(times);
+        }
         if (translations != null) {
             setKeyframesTranslation(translations);
         }
diff --git a/jme3-plugins/src/ogre/java/com/jme3/scene/plugins/ogre/SkeletonLoader.java b/jme3-plugins/src/ogre/java/com/jme3/scene/plugins/ogre/SkeletonLoader.java
index 90af97b735..728580523a 100644
--- a/jme3-plugins/src/ogre/java/com/jme3/scene/plugins/ogre/SkeletonLoader.java
+++ b/jme3-plugins/src/ogre/java/com/jme3/scene/plugins/ogre/SkeletonLoader.java
@@ -93,8 +93,7 @@ public void startElement(String uri, String localName, String qName, Attributes
             assert elementStack.peek().equals("tracks");
             String jointName = SAXUtil.parseString(attribs.getValue("bone"));
             joint = nameToJoint.get(jointName);
-            track = new TransformTrack();
-            track.setTarget(joint);
+            track = new TransformTrack(joint, null, null, null, null);
         } else if (qName.equals("boneparent")) {
             assert elementStack.peek().equals("bonehierarchy");
             String jointName = attribs.getValue("bone");