diff --git a/src/components/DraggableFlatList.tsx b/src/components/DraggableFlatList.tsx
index d7d98c27..a802e370 100644
--- a/src/components/DraggableFlatList.tsx
+++ b/src/components/DraggableFlatList.tsx
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ function DraggableFlatListInner<T>(props: DraggableFlatListProps<T>) {
     activeCellSize,
     activeIndexAnim,
     containerSize,
+    scrollInit,
     scrollOffset,
     scrollViewSize,
     spacerIndexAnim,
@@ -85,6 +86,7 @@ function DraggableFlatListInner<T>(props: DraggableFlatListProps<T>) {
     touchTranslate.value = 0;
     activeCellSize.value = -1;
     activeCellOffset.value = -1;
+    scrollInit.value = -1;
     setActiveKey(null);
   });
 
diff --git a/src/context/animatedValueContext.tsx b/src/context/animatedValueContext.tsx
index 6ff1ed5f..4f57fd5d 100644
--- a/src/context/animatedValueContext.tsx
+++ b/src/context/animatedValueContext.tsx
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ function useSetupAnimatedValues<T>() {
   const activeCellOffset = useSharedValue(0); // Distance between active cell and edge of container
 
   const scrollOffset = useSharedValue(0);
-  const scrollInit = useSharedValue(0);
+  const scrollInit = useSharedValue(-1);
 
   const viewableIndexMin = useSharedValue(0);
   const viewableIndexMax = useSharedValue(0);
@@ -90,7 +90,8 @@ function useSetupAnimatedValues<T>() {
   }, []);
 
   const autoScrollDistance = useDerivedValue(() => {
-    if (!isDraggingCell.value) return 0;
+    const scrollInitIsNotSet = scrollInit.value === -1;
+    if (!isDraggingCell.value || scrollInitIsNotSet) return 0;
     const innerScrollDiff = scrollOffset.value - scrollInit.value;
     // If list is nested there may be an outer scroll diff
     const outerScrollDiff = outerScrollOffset.value - outerScrollInit.value;
@@ -173,6 +174,7 @@ function useSetupAnimatedValues<T>() {
       panGestureState,
       placeholderOffset,
       resetTouchedCell,
+      scrollInit,
       scrollOffset,
       scrollViewSize,
       spacerIndexAnim,
@@ -196,6 +198,7 @@ function useSetupAnimatedValues<T>() {
       panGestureState,
       placeholderOffset,
       resetTouchedCell,
+      scrollInit,
       scrollOffset,
       scrollViewSize,
       spacerIndexAnim,