diff --git a/src/Views/Appearance.vala b/src/Views/Appearance.vala
index 358cdc36..72485795 100644
--- a/src/Views/Appearance.vala
+++ b/src/Views/Appearance.vala
@@ -420,10 +420,14 @@ public class PantheonShell.Appearance : Switchboard.SettingsPage {
         child = grid;
         add_css_class ("appearance-view");
 
+        // This key should be deprecated. Set only because interface settings is the source of truth
         var animations_settings = new Settings ("io.elementary.desktop.wm.animations");
-        animations_settings.bind ("enable-animations", animations_switch, "active", SettingsBindFlags.INVERT_BOOLEAN);
+        animations_switch.notify["active"].connect (() => {
+            animations_settings.set_boolean ("enable-animations", !animations_switch.active);
+        });
 
         interface_settings.bind ("overlay-scrolling", scrollbar_switch, "active", INVERT_BOOLEAN);
+        interface_settings.bind ("enable-animations", animations_switch, "active", INVERT_BOOLEAN);
 
         var background_settings = new GLib.Settings ("io.elementary.desktop.background");
         background_settings.bind ("dim-wallpaper-in-dark-style", dim_switch, "active", DEFAULT);