diff --git a/drape_frontend/animation/animation.hpp b/drape_frontend/animation/animation.hpp
index 8338f7688c..57c96764df 100644
--- a/drape_frontend/animation/animation.hpp
+++ b/drape_frontend/animation/animation.hpp
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ public:
   virtual void Interrupt() { if (m_onInterruptAction != nullptr) m_onInterruptAction(this); }
 
   virtual Type GetType() const = 0;
-  virtual string const & GetCustomType() const { return ""; }
+  virtual string GetCustomType() const { return string(); }
 
   virtual TAnimObjects const & GetObjects() const = 0;
   virtual bool HasObject(TObject object) const = 0;
diff --git a/drape_frontend/animation/sequence_animation.cpp b/drape_frontend/animation/sequence_animation.cpp
index 3185e5bcfb..13ed1ad7a1 100644
--- a/drape_frontend/animation/sequence_animation.cpp
+++ b/drape_frontend/animation/sequence_animation.cpp
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ SequenceAnimation::SequenceAnimation()
 {
 }
 
-string const & SequenceAnimation::GetCustomType() const
+string SequenceAnimation::GetCustomType() const
 {
   return m_customType;
 }
diff --git a/drape_frontend/animation/sequence_animation.hpp b/drape_frontend/animation/sequence_animation.hpp
index 9e58d573d5..0cffac5c15 100644
--- a/drape_frontend/animation/sequence_animation.hpp
+++ b/drape_frontend/animation/sequence_animation.hpp
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ public:
   bool HasProperty(TObject object, TProperty property) const override;
   bool HasTargetProperty(TObject object, TProperty property) const override;
 
-  string const & GetCustomType() const override;
+  string GetCustomType() const override;
   void SetCustomType(string const & type);
 
   void SetMaxDuration(double maxDuration) override;
diff --git a/drape_frontend/animation_system.hpp b/drape_frontend/animation_system.hpp
index ce4c034d91..7a23337e1a 100644
--- a/drape_frontend/animation_system.hpp
+++ b/drape_frontend/animation_system.hpp
@@ -38,31 +38,15 @@ public:
   void FinishAnimations(Animation::Type type, string const & customType, bool rewind, bool finishAll);
   void FinishObjectAnimations(Animation::TObject object, bool rewind, bool finishAll);
 
-  template<typename T> T const * FindAnimation(Animation::Type type) const
+  template<typename T> T const * FindAnimation(Animation::Type type, char const * customType = nullptr) const
   {
     for (auto & pList : m_animationChain)
     {
       auto & lst = *pList;
       for (auto const & anim : lst)
       {
-        if (anim->GetType() == type)
-        {
-          ASSERT(dynamic_cast<T const *>(anim.get()) != nullptr, ());
-          return static_cast<T const *>(anim.get());
-        }
-      }
-    }
-    return nullptr;
-  }
-
-  template<typename T> T const * FindAnimation(Animation::Type type, string const & customType) const
-  {
-    for (auto & pList : m_animationChain)
-    {
-      auto & lst = *pList;
-      for (auto const & anim : lst)
-      {
-        if (anim->GetType() == type && anim->GetCustomType() == customType)
+        if ((anim->GetType() == type) &&
+            (customType == nullptr || strcmp(anim->GetCustomType().c_str(), customType) == 0))
         {
           ASSERT(dynamic_cast<T const *>(anim.get()) != nullptr, ());
           return static_cast<T const *>(anim.get());
diff --git a/drape_frontend/user_event_stream.cpp b/drape_frontend/user_event_stream.cpp
index 4c17f3745b..0a7cdc687f 100644
--- a/drape_frontend/user_event_stream.cpp
+++ b/drape_frontend/user_event_stream.cpp
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ bool UserEventStream::InterruptFollowAnimations(bool force)
   Animation const * followAnim = m_animationSystem.FindAnimation<MapFollowAnimation>(Animation::MapFollow);
 
   if (followAnim == nullptr)
-    followAnim = m_animationSystem.FindAnimation<SequenceAnimation>(Animation::Sequence, kPrettyFollowAnim);
+    followAnim = m_animationSystem.FindAnimation<SequenceAnimation>(Animation::Sequence, kPrettyFollowAnim.c_str());
 
   if (followAnim != nullptr)
   {