diff --git a/src/MarkerClusterGroup.js b/src/MarkerClusterGroup.js
index b7c3d969a..288845779 100644
--- a/src/MarkerClusterGroup.js
+++ b/src/MarkerClusterGroup.js
@@ -842,13 +842,11 @@ L.MarkerClusterGroup.include(!L.DomUtil.TRANSITION ? {
 				//If we were in a cluster animation at the time then the opacity and position of our child could be wrong now, so fix it
 				m.setLatLng(m.getLatLng());
 				m.setOpacity(1);
-
-				return;
+			} else {
+				cluster._recursively(bounds, newZoomLevel, 0, function(c) {
+					c._recursivelyRemoveChildrenFromMap(bounds, previousZoomLevel + 1);
+				});
 			}
-
-			cluster._recursively(bounds, newZoomLevel, 0, function (c) {
-				c._recursivelyRemoveChildrenFromMap(bounds, previousZoomLevel + 1);
-			});
 			me._animationEnd();
 		}, 200);
 	},