diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/willowtreeapps/spurceexampleapp/fragments/ListViewFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/com/willowtreeapps/spurceexampleapp/fragments/ListViewFragment.java
index 2234889..ca1c828 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/willowtreeapps/spurceexampleapp/fragments/ListViewFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/willowtreeapps/spurceexampleapp/fragments/ListViewFragment.java
@@ -62,12 +62,7 @@ public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container, @Nullable
         listView.getViewTreeObserver().addOnGlobalLayoutListener(new ViewTreeObserver.OnGlobalLayoutListener() {
             @Override
             public void onGlobalLayout() {
-                // Animate in the visible children
-                spruceAnimator = new Spruce.SpruceBuilder(listView)
-                        .sortWith(new DefaultSort(100))
-                        .animateWith(DefaultAnimations.shrinkAnimator(listView, 800),
-                                ObjectAnimator.ofFloat(listView, "translationX", -listView.getWidth(), 0f).setDuration(800))
-                        .start();
+                initSpruce();
             }
         });
 
@@ -93,6 +88,14 @@ public void onResume() {
         }
     }
 
+    private void initSpruce() {
+        spruceAnimator = new Spruce.SpruceBuilder(listView)
+                .sortWith(new DefaultSort(100))
+                .animateWith(DefaultAnimations.shrinkAnimator(listView, 800),
+                        ObjectAnimator.ofFloat(listView, "translationX", -listView.getWidth(), 0f).setDuration(800))
+                .start();
+    }
+
     private class ListViewAdapter extends BaseAdapter {
 
         private List<ExampleData> placeholderList;
@@ -114,9 +117,7 @@ class ViewHolder implements View.OnClickListener{
 
             @Override
             public void onClick(View v) {
-                if (spruceAnimator != null) {
-                    spruceAnimator.start();
-                }
+                initSpruce();
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/willowtreeapps/spurceexampleapp/fragments/RecyclerFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/com/willowtreeapps/spurceexampleapp/fragments/RecyclerFragment.java
index b95b776..bc38ea4 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/willowtreeapps/spurceexampleapp/fragments/RecyclerFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/willowtreeapps/spurceexampleapp/fragments/RecyclerFragment.java
@@ -63,13 +63,7 @@ public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container, @Nullable
             @Override
             public void onLayoutChildren(RecyclerView.Recycler recycler, RecyclerView.State state) {
                 super.onLayoutChildren(recycler, state);
-                // Animate in the visible children
-                spruceAnimator = new Spruce.SpruceBuilder(recyclerView)
-                    .sortWith(new DefaultSort(100))
-                    .animateWith(DefaultAnimations.shrinkAnimator(recyclerView, 800),
-                            ObjectAnimator.ofFloat(recyclerView, "translationX", -recyclerView.getWidth(), 0f).setDuration(800))
-                    .start();
-
+                initSpruce();
             }
         };
 
@@ -93,6 +87,14 @@ public void onResume() {
         }
     }
 
+    private void initSpruce() {
+        spruceAnimator = new Spruce.SpruceBuilder(recyclerView)
+                .sortWith(new DefaultSort(100))
+                .animateWith(DefaultAnimations.shrinkAnimator(recyclerView, 800),
+                        ObjectAnimator.ofFloat(recyclerView, "translationX", -recyclerView.getWidth(), 0f).setDuration(800))
+                .start();
+    }
+
     private class RecyclerAdapter extends RecyclerView.Adapter<RecyclerAdapter.ViewHolder> {
 
         List<ExampleData> placeholderList;
@@ -109,9 +111,7 @@ class ViewHolder extends RecyclerView.ViewHolder implements View.OnClickListener
 
             @Override
             public void onClick(View v) {
-                if (spruceAnimator != null) {
-                    spruceAnimator.start();
-                }
+                initSpruce();
             }
         }