diff --git a/blend-library/src/main/java/com/wealthfront/blend/animator/BlendableAnimator.kt b/blend-library/src/main/java/com/wealthfront/blend/animator/BlendableAnimator.kt
index e4ee593..345ca02 100644
--- a/blend-library/src/main/java/com/wealthfront/blend/animator/BlendableAnimator.kt
+++ b/blend-library/src/main/java/com/wealthfront/blend/animator/BlendableAnimator.kt
@@ -134,9 +134,7 @@ open class BlendableAnimator : Animator() {
       }
     })
 
-    if (repeatCount > 0) {
-      cancelAnimatorOnViewsDetached()
-    }
+    cancelAnimatorOnViewsDetached()
     queueAnimationsIfNotAlreadyQueued()
     innerAnimator.start()
     markAnimationsAsFullyQueued()
@@ -206,7 +204,10 @@ open class BlendableAnimator : Animator() {
 
   override fun getListeners(): ArrayList<AnimatorListener>? = innerAnimator.listeners
 
-  override fun cancel() = innerAnimator.cancel()
+  override fun cancel() {
+    innerAnimator.cancel()
+    animations.clear()
+  }
 
   override fun removeListener(listener: AnimatorListener) =
       innerAnimator.removeListener(ListenerWrapper(listener, this))
diff --git a/blend-sample-app/build.gradle b/blend-sample-app/build.gradle
index 7fb6e17..00d6653 100644
--- a/blend-sample-app/build.gradle
+++ b/blend-sample-app/build.gradle
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ dependencies {
   implementation(Libs.ktx)
   implementation(Libs.constraintLayout)
   implementation(Libs.material)
+  debugImplementation(Libs.leakCanary)
   testImplementation(project(":blend-test"))
   testImplementation(Libs.junit)
   testImplementation(Libs.truth)
diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/Dependencies.kt b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/Dependencies.kt
index cb1fbc7..615a832 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/Dependencies.kt
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/Dependencies.kt
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import Version.junitVersion
 import Version.kotlinVersion
 import Version.kotlinterVersion
 import Version.ktxVersion
+import Version.leakCanaryVersion
 import Version.materialVersion
 import Version.mockitoVersion
 import Version.robolectricVersion
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ object Libs {
   val ktx = "androidx.core:core-ktx:$ktxVersion"
   val constraintLayout = "androidx.constraintlayout:constraintlayout:$constraintLayoutVersion"
   val material = "com.google.android.material:material:$materialVersion"
+  val leakCanary = "com.squareup.leakcanary:leakcanary-android:$leakCanaryVersion"
   val inject = "javax.inject:javax.inject:$javaInject"
   val jsr305 = "com.google.code.findbugs:jsr305:$jsrVersion"
   val testCore = "androidx.test:core:$testSupportVersion"
@@ -56,6 +58,7 @@ object Version {
   val ktxVersion = "1.2.0"
   val constraintLayoutVersion = "1.1.3"
   val materialVersion = "1.1.0"
+  val leakCanaryVersion = "2.12"
   val truthVersion = "0.39"
   val junitVersion = "4.13.2"
   val robolectricVersion = "4.9.2"
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 658ed25..022ec9b 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ android.enableJetifier=true
 kotlin.code.style=official
 
 GROUP=com.wealthfront
-VERSION_NAME=0.2.3
+VERSION_NAME=0.2.4-SNAPSHOT
 
 POM_DESCRIPTION=Animation library that gracefully handles interruptions