diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/multivalentTests/src/com/android/systemui/keyguard/data/repository/LightRevealScrimRepositoryTest.kt b/packages/SystemUI/multivalentTests/src/com/android/systemui/keyguard/data/repository/LightRevealScrimRepositoryTest.kt
index f6c0566..fb46ed9d 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/multivalentTests/src/com/android/systemui/keyguard/data/repository/LightRevealScrimRepositoryTest.kt
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/multivalentTests/src/com/android/systemui/keyguard/data/repository/LightRevealScrimRepositoryTest.kt
@@ -175,6 +175,21 @@
             animatorTestRule.advanceTimeBy(500L)
             assertEquals(1.0f, value)
         }
+
+    @Test
+    @TestableLooper.RunWithLooper(setAsMainLooper = true)
+    fun revealAmount_startingRevealTwiceWontRerunAnimator() =
+        runTest(UnconfinedTestDispatcher()) {
+            val value by collectLastValue(underTest.revealAmount)
+            underTest.startRevealAmountAnimator(true)
+            assertEquals(0.0f, value)
+            animatorTestRule.advanceTimeBy(250L)
+            assertEquals(0.5f, value)
+            underTest.startRevealAmountAnimator(true)
+            animatorTestRule.advanceTimeBy(250L)
+            assertEquals(1.0f, value)
+        }
+
     @Test
     @TestableLooper.RunWithLooper(setAsMainLooper = true)
     fun revealAmount_emitsTo0AfterAnimationStartedReversed() =
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/multivalentTests/src/com/android/systemui/keyguard/domain/interactor/LightRevealScrimInteractorTest.kt b/packages/SystemUI/multivalentTests/src/com/android/systemui/keyguard/domain/interactor/LightRevealScrimInteractorTest.kt
index 9b302ae..2b6e6c7 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/multivalentTests/src/com/android/systemui/keyguard/domain/interactor/LightRevealScrimInteractorTest.kt
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/multivalentTests/src/com/android/systemui/keyguard/domain/interactor/LightRevealScrimInteractorTest.kt
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 import com.android.systemui.keyguard.data.fakeLightRevealScrimRepository
 import com.android.systemui.keyguard.data.repository.FakeLightRevealScrimRepository
 import com.android.systemui.keyguard.data.repository.fakeKeyguardTransitionRepository
-import com.android.systemui.keyguard.shared.model.KeyguardState
 import com.android.systemui.keyguard.shared.model.TransitionState
 import com.android.systemui.keyguard.shared.model.TransitionStep
 import com.android.systemui.kosmos.testScope
@@ -33,16 +32,11 @@
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.launchIn
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.onEach
 import kotlinx.coroutines.test.UnconfinedTestDispatcher
-import kotlinx.coroutines.test.runCurrent
 import kotlinx.coroutines.test.runTest
 import org.junit.Assert.assertEquals
 import org.junit.Test
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith
 import org.mockito.Mockito
-import org.mockito.Mockito.anyBoolean
-import org.mockito.Mockito.never
-import org.mockito.Mockito.reset
-import org.mockito.Mockito.verify
 
 @SmallTest
 @OptIn(ExperimentalCoroutinesApi::class)
@@ -103,41 +97,4 @@
 
             job.cancel()
         }
-
-    @Test
-    fun lightRevealEffect_startsAnimationOnlyForDifferentStateTargets() =
-        testScope.runTest {
-            runCurrent()
-            reset(fakeLightRevealScrimRepository)
-
-            fakeKeyguardTransitionRepository.sendTransitionStep(
-                TransitionStep(
-                    transitionState = TransitionState.STARTED,
-                    from = KeyguardState.OFF,
-                    to = KeyguardState.OFF
-                )
-            )
-            runCurrent()
-            verify(fakeLightRevealScrimRepository, never()).startRevealAmountAnimator(anyBoolean())
-
-            fakeKeyguardTransitionRepository.sendTransitionStep(
-                TransitionStep(
-                    transitionState = TransitionState.STARTED,
-                    from = KeyguardState.DOZING,
-                    to = KeyguardState.LOCKSCREEN
-                )
-            )
-            runCurrent()
-            verify(fakeLightRevealScrimRepository).startRevealAmountAnimator(true)
-
-            fakeKeyguardTransitionRepository.sendTransitionStep(
-                TransitionStep(
-                    transitionState = TransitionState.STARTED,
-                    from = KeyguardState.LOCKSCREEN,
-                    to = KeyguardState.DOZING
-                )
-            )
-            runCurrent()
-            verify(fakeLightRevealScrimRepository).startRevealAmountAnimator(false)
-        }
 }
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/keyguard/data/repository/LightRevealScrimRepository.kt b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/keyguard/data/repository/LightRevealScrimRepository.kt
index 42f14f1..9b3f13d 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/keyguard/data/repository/LightRevealScrimRepository.kt
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/keyguard/data/repository/LightRevealScrimRepository.kt
@@ -151,9 +151,13 @@
         awaitClose { revealAmountAnimator.removeUpdateListener(updateListener) }
     }
 
+    private var willBeOrIsRevealed: Boolean? = null
+
     override fun startRevealAmountAnimator(reveal: Boolean) {
+        if (reveal == willBeOrIsRevealed) return
+        willBeOrIsRevealed = reveal
         if (reveal) revealAmountAnimator.start() else revealAmountAnimator.reverse()
-        scrimLogger.d(TAG, "startRevealAmountAnimator, reveal", reveal)
+        scrimLogger.d(TAG, "startRevealAmountAnimator, reveal: ", reveal)
     }
 
     override val revealEffect =
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/keyguard/domain/interactor/LightRevealScrimInteractor.kt b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/keyguard/domain/interactor/LightRevealScrimInteractor.kt
index c7f262a..4d731ec 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/keyguard/domain/interactor/LightRevealScrimInteractor.kt
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/keyguard/domain/interactor/LightRevealScrimInteractor.kt
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 import com.android.systemui.dagger.qualifiers.Application
 import com.android.systemui.keyguard.data.repository.LightRevealScrimRepository
 import com.android.systemui.keyguard.shared.model.KeyguardState
-import com.android.systemui.keyguard.shared.model.TransitionStep
 import com.android.systemui.power.domain.interactor.PowerInteractor
 import com.android.systemui.power.shared.model.ScreenPowerState
 import com.android.systemui.statusbar.LightRevealEffect
@@ -53,11 +52,9 @@
         scope.launch {
             transitionInteractor.startedKeyguardTransitionStep.collect {
                 scrimLogger.d(TAG, "listenForStartedKeyguardTransitionStep", it)
-                if (willTransitionChangeEndState(it)) {
-                    lightRevealScrimRepository.startRevealAmountAnimator(
-                        willBeRevealedInState(it.to)
-                    )
-                }
+                lightRevealScrimRepository.startRevealAmountAnimator(
+                    willBeRevealedInState(it.to),
+                )
             }
         }
     }
@@ -92,33 +89,25 @@
 
     companion object {
 
-        /**
-         * Whether the transition requires a change in the reveal amount of the light reveal scrim.
-         * If not, we don't care about the transition and don't need to listen to it.
-         */
-        fun willTransitionChangeEndState(transition: TransitionStep): Boolean {
-            return willBeRevealedInState(transition.from) != willBeRevealedInState(transition.to)
+    /**
+     * Whether the light reveal scrim will be fully revealed (revealAmount = 1.0f) in the given
+     * state after the transition is complete. If false, scrim will be fully hidden.
+     */
+    private fun willBeRevealedInState(state: KeyguardState): Boolean {
+        return when (state) {
+            KeyguardState.OFF -> false
+            KeyguardState.DOZING -> false
+            KeyguardState.AOD -> false
+            KeyguardState.DREAMING -> true
+            KeyguardState.DREAMING_LOCKSCREEN_HOSTED -> true
+            KeyguardState.GLANCEABLE_HUB -> true
+            KeyguardState.ALTERNATE_BOUNCER -> true
+            KeyguardState.PRIMARY_BOUNCER -> true
+            KeyguardState.LOCKSCREEN -> true
+            KeyguardState.GONE -> true
+            KeyguardState.OCCLUDED -> true
         }
-
-        /**
-         * Whether the light reveal scrim will be fully revealed (revealAmount = 1.0f) in the given
-         * state after the transition is complete. If false, scrim will be fully hidden.
-         */
-        fun willBeRevealedInState(state: KeyguardState): Boolean {
-            return when (state) {
-                KeyguardState.OFF -> false
-                KeyguardState.DOZING -> false
-                KeyguardState.AOD -> false
-                KeyguardState.DREAMING -> true
-                KeyguardState.DREAMING_LOCKSCREEN_HOSTED -> true
-                KeyguardState.GLANCEABLE_HUB -> true
-                KeyguardState.ALTERNATE_BOUNCER -> true
-                KeyguardState.PRIMARY_BOUNCER -> true
-                KeyguardState.LOCKSCREEN -> true
-                KeyguardState.GONE -> true
-                KeyguardState.OCCLUDED -> true
-            }
-        }
+    }
 
         val TAG = LightRevealScrimInteractor::class.simpleName!!
     }