diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/duckduckgo/app/global/view/FireDialog.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/duckduckgo/app/global/view/FireDialog.kt
index b867f2c25da7..7dca656cd977 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/duckduckgo/app/global/view/FireDialog.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/duckduckgo/app/global/view/FireDialog.kt
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ class FireDialog(
     private fun animationEnabled() = settingsDataStore.fireAnimationEnabled && animatorDurationEnabled()
 
     private fun animatorDurationEnabled(): Boolean {
-        val animatorScale = Settings.Global.getFloat(context.contentResolver, ANIMATOR_DURATION_SCALE, 0.0f)
+        val animatorScale = Settings.Global.getFloat(context.contentResolver, ANIMATOR_DURATION_SCALE, 1.0f)
         return animatorScale != 0.0f
     }