diff --git a/Source/Engine/Animations/Graph/AnimGraph.cpp b/Source/Engine/Animations/Graph/AnimGraph.cpp
index 3c2630b51..38f802ec8 100644
--- a/Source/Engine/Animations/Graph/AnimGraph.cpp
+++ b/Source/Engine/Animations/Graph/AnimGraph.cpp
@@ -142,6 +142,23 @@ AnimGraphImpulse* AnimGraphNode::GetNodes(AnimGraphExecutor* executor)
     return &nodes;
 }
 
+AnimGraphImpulse* AnimGraphNode::GetNodes(AnimGraphExecutor* executor, Variant& input)
+{
+    const auto nodes = GetNodes(executor);
+    if (ANIM_GRAPH_IS_VALID_PTR(input))
+    {
+        // Use input nodes
+        executor->CopyNodes(nodes, input);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        // Use default nodes
+        executor->InitNodes(nodes);
+        input = nodes;
+    }
+    return nodes;
+}
+
 bool AnimGraph::Load(ReadStream* stream, bool loadMeta)
 {
     Version++;
diff --git a/Source/Engine/Animations/Graph/AnimGraph.h b/Source/Engine/Animations/Graph/AnimGraph.h
index 051f6613d..ac429bd36 100644
--- a/Source/Engine/Animations/Graph/AnimGraph.h
+++ b/Source/Engine/Animations/Graph/AnimGraph.h
@@ -555,11 +555,19 @@ public:
 
 public:
     /// <summary>
-    /// Gets the per-node node transformations cache (cached).
+    /// Gets the per-node node transformations (cached).
     /// </summary>
     /// <param name="executor">The Graph execution context.</param>
     /// <returns>Nodes data.</returns>
     AnimGraphImpulse* GetNodes(AnimGraphExecutor* executor);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the per-node node transformations (cached) and initializes the nodes.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="executor">The Graph execution context.</param>
+    /// <param name="input">The input nodes to copy. If input is invalid then reference is used to initialize the nodes.</param>
+    /// <returns>Nodes data.</returns>
+    AnimGraphImpulse* GetNodes(AnimGraphExecutor* executor, Variant& input);
 };
 
 /// <summary>
diff --git a/Source/Engine/Animations/Graph/AnimGroup.Animation.cpp b/Source/Engine/Animations/Graph/AnimGroup.Animation.cpp
index 7eb8d32d6..eb72d9788 100644
--- a/Source/Engine/Animations/Graph/AnimGroup.Animation.cpp
+++ b/Source/Engine/Animations/Graph/AnimGroup.Animation.cpp
@@ -1212,18 +1212,7 @@ void AnimGraphExecutor::ProcessGroupAnimation(Box* boxBase, Node* nodeBase, Valu
         // [Deprecated on 13.05.2020, expires on 13.05.2021]
         // Get input
         auto input = tryGetValue(node->GetBox(1), Value::Null);
-        const auto nodes = node->GetNodes(this);
-        if (ANIM_GRAPH_IS_VALID_PTR(input))
-        {
-            // Use input nodes
-            CopyNodes(nodes, input);
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            // Use default nodes
-            InitNodes(nodes);
-            input = nodes;
-        }
+        const auto nodes = node->GetNodes(this, input);
 
         // Fetch the settings
         const auto srcBoneIndex = (int32)node->Values[0];
@@ -2220,18 +2209,7 @@ void AnimGraphExecutor::ProcessGroupAnimation(Box* boxBase, Node* nodeBase, Valu
     {
         // Get input
         auto input = tryGetValue(node->GetBox(1), Value::Null);
-        const auto nodes = node->GetNodes(this);
-        if (ANIM_GRAPH_IS_VALID_PTR(input))
-        {
-            // Use input nodes
-            CopyNodes(nodes, input);
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            // Use default nodes
-            InitNodes(nodes);
-            input = nodes;
-        }
+        const auto nodes = node->GetNodes(this, input);
 
         // Fetch the settings
         const auto srcNodeIndex = node->Data.CopyNode.SrcNodeIndex;
@@ -2285,22 +2263,10 @@ void AnimGraphExecutor::ProcessGroupAnimation(Box* boxBase, Node* nodeBase, Valu
         float weight = (float)tryGetValue(node->GetBox(3), node->Values[1]);
         if (nodeIndex < 0 || nodeIndex >= _skeletonNodesCount || weight < ANIM_GRAPH_BLEND_THRESHOLD)
         {
-            // Pass through the input
             value = input;
             break;
         }
-        const auto nodes = node->GetNodes(this);
-        if (ANIM_GRAPH_IS_VALID_PTR(input))
-        {
-            // Use input nodes
-            CopyNodes(nodes, input);
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            // Use default nodes
-            InitNodes(nodes);
-            input = nodes;
-        }
+        const auto nodes = node->GetNodes(this, input);
         const Vector3 target = (Vector3)tryGetValue(node->GetBox(2), Vector3::Zero);
         weight = Math::Saturate(weight);
 
@@ -2342,22 +2308,10 @@ void AnimGraphExecutor::ProcessGroupAnimation(Box* boxBase, Node* nodeBase, Valu
         float weight = (float)tryGetValue(node->GetBox(4), node->Values[1]);
         if (nodeIndex < 0 || nodeIndex >= _skeletonNodesCount || weight < ANIM_GRAPH_BLEND_THRESHOLD)
         {
-            // Pass through the input
             value = input;
             break;
         }
-        const auto nodes = node->GetNodes(this);
-        if (ANIM_GRAPH_IS_VALID_PTR(input))
-        {
-            // Use input nodes
-            CopyNodes(nodes, input);
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            // Use default nodes
-            InitNodes(nodes);
-            input = nodes;
-        }
+        const auto nodes = node->GetNodes(this, input);
         const Vector3 target = (Vector3)tryGetValue(node->GetBox(2), Vector3::Zero);
         const Vector3 jointTarget = (Vector3)tryGetValue(node->GetBox(3), Vector3::Zero);
         const bool allowStretching = (bool)tryGetValue(node->GetBox(5), node->Values[2]);