diff --git a/core/settings/qPref.cpp b/core/settings/qPref.cpp
index fb80e9d92..f5239ac5d 100644
--- a/core/settings/qPref.cpp
+++ b/core/settings/qPref.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ static qPref *self = new qPref;
 
 void qPref::loadSync(bool doSync)
 {
+	qPrefAnimations::instance()->loadSync(doSync);
 	qPrefCloudStorage::instance()->loadSync(doSync);
 	qPrefDisplay::instance()->loadSync(doSync);
 }
diff --git a/core/subsurface-qt/SettingsObjectWrapper.cpp b/core/subsurface-qt/SettingsObjectWrapper.cpp
index 31920fded..9020143d2 100644
--- a/core/subsurface-qt/SettingsObjectWrapper.cpp
+++ b/core/subsurface-qt/SettingsObjectWrapper.cpp
@@ -2020,9 +2020,7 @@ void SettingsObjectWrapper::load()
 
 	qPrefDisplay::instance()->load();
 
-	s.beginGroup("Animations");
-	GET_INT("animation_speed", animation_speed);
-	s.endGroup();
+	qPrefAnimations::instance()->load();
 
 	s.beginGroup("Network");
 	GET_INT_DEF("proxy_type", proxy_type, QNetworkProxy::DefaultProxy);