diff --git a/spine-csharp/src/AnimationState.cs b/spine-csharp/src/AnimationState.cs
index 57d0d3740d..07879c74d1 100644
--- a/spine-csharp/src/AnimationState.cs
+++ b/spine-csharp/src/AnimationState.cs
@@ -832,6 +832,7 @@ private TrackEntry NewTrackEntry (int trackIndex, Animation animation, bool loop
 			entry.interruptAlpha = 1;
 			entry.mixTime = 0;
 			entry.mixDuration = last == null ? 0 : data.GetMix(last.animation, animation);
+			entry.mixBlend = MixBlend.Replace;
 			return entry;
 		}
 
diff --git a/spine-csharp/src/SkeletonJson.cs b/spine-csharp/src/SkeletonJson.cs
index 5fc5b92fc9..880abae0ab 100644
--- a/spine-csharp/src/SkeletonJson.cs
+++ b/spine-csharp/src/SkeletonJson.cs
@@ -1107,8 +1107,9 @@ static Timeline ReadTimeline (ref List<object>.Enumerator keyMapEnumerator, Curv
 		static int ReadCurve (object curve, CurveTimeline timeline, int bezier, int frame, int value, float time1, float time2,
 			float value1, float value2, float scale) {
 
-			if (curve is string) {
-				if (value != 0) timeline.SetStepped(frame);
+			string curveString = curve as string;
+			if (curveString != null) {
+				if (curveString == "stepped") timeline.SetStepped(frame);
 				return bezier + 1;
 			}
 			var curveValues = (List<object>)curve;