diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 16b248f..a7b83ea 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -447,9 +447,10 @@ class Deerjika (Creature):
     def redraw (
             self,
     ) -> None:
-        surface = pygame.transform.scale (self.surfaces[self.frame * self.FPS // FPS
-                                                        % len (self.surfaces)],
-                                          (self.width * self.scale, self.height * self.scale))
+        surface = self.surfaces[self.frame * self.FPS // FPS % len (self.surfaces)]
+        if abs (self.scale - 1) > .05:
+            surface = pygame.transform.scale (
+                    surface, (self.width * self.scale, self.height * self.scale))
         self.game.screen.blit (surface, surface.get_rect (center = (self.x, self.y)))
         super ().redraw ()