diff --git a/src/render/Renderer.cpp b/src/render/Renderer.cpp
index 2fdb919d..bb1ab511 100644
--- a/src/render/Renderer.cpp
+++ b/src/render/Renderer.cpp
@@ -825,6 +825,7 @@ void CHyprRenderer::renderMonitor(CMonitor* pMonitor) {
     static auto* const                                    PVFR                = &g_pConfigManager->getConfigValuePtr("misc:vfr")->intValue;
     static auto* const                                    PZOOMFACTOR         = &g_pConfigManager->getConfigValuePtr("misc:cursor_zoom_factor")->floatValue;
     static auto* const                                    PRENDERTEX          = &g_pConfigManager->getConfigValuePtr("misc:disable_hyprland_logo")->intValue;
+    static auto* const                                    PANIMENABLED        = &g_pConfigManager->getConfigValuePtr("animations:enabled")->intValue;
 
     static int                                            damageBlinkCleanup = 0; // because double-buffered
 
@@ -842,8 +843,13 @@ void CHyprRenderer::renderMonitor(CMonitor* pMonitor) {
     }
 
     if (m_tRenderTimer.getSeconds() < 1.5f && firstLaunchAnimActive) { // TODO: make the animation system more damage-flexible so that this can be migrated to there
-        zoomInFactorFirstLaunch = 2.f - g_pAnimationManager->getBezier("default")->getYForPoint(m_tRenderTimer.getSeconds() / 1.5);
-        damageMonitor(pMonitor);
+        if (!*PANIMENABLED) {
+            zoomInFactorFirstLaunch = 1.f;
+            firstLaunchAnimActive   = false;
+        } else {
+            zoomInFactorFirstLaunch = 2.f - g_pAnimationManager->getBezier("default")->getYForPoint(m_tRenderTimer.getSeconds() / 1.5);
+            damageMonitor(pMonitor);
+        }
     } else {
         firstLaunchAnimActive = false;
     }