diff --git a/IceBarElement.lua b/IceBarElement.lua
index def8c8e..f42ec8c 100644
--- a/IceBarElement.lua
+++ b/IceBarElement.lua
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ function IceBarElement.prototype:GetDefaultSettings()
 	settings["lowerText"] = ''
 	settings["textVerticalOffset"] = -1
 	settings["textHorizontalOffset"] = 0
-	settings["shouldAnimate"] = false
+	settings["shouldAnimate"] = true
 	settings["desiredLerpTime"] = 0.2
 	settings["barVisible"] = {bg = true, bar = true}
 
diff --git a/IceHUD.toc b/IceHUD.toc
index 750ed10..1c27ee9 100644
--- a/IceHUD.toc
+++ b/IceHUD.toc
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 ## Name: IceHUD
 ## Title: IceHUD |cff7fff7f -Ace2-|r
 ## Notes: Another HUD addon
-## Version: 1.1 ($Revision$)
+## Version: 1.2 ($Revision$)
 ## SavedVariables: IceCoreDB
 ## OptionalDeps: Ace2, GratuityLib, LibSharedMedia-2.0, WaterfallLib, MobHealth, Deformat-2.0, LibDogTag-2.0
 ## X-Embeds: Ace2, GratuityLib, LibSharedMedia-2.0, WaterfallLib, Deformat-2.0, LibDogTag-2.0
diff --git a/modules/CastBar.lua b/modules/CastBar.lua
index f39b5e2..0ae6dd7 100644
--- a/modules/CastBar.lua
+++ b/modules/CastBar.lua
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ function CastBar.prototype:GetDefaultSettings()
 	settings["flashFailures"] = "Caster"
 	settings["lagAlpha"] = 0.7
 	settings["showBlizzCast"] = false
+	settings["shouldAnimate"] = false
 
 	return settings
 end
diff --git a/modules/MirrorBar.lua b/modules/MirrorBar.lua
index dbed7ac..0e4a90e 100644
--- a/modules/MirrorBar.lua
+++ b/modules/MirrorBar.lua
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ function MirrorBar.prototype:init(side, offset, name, db)
 	self.moduleSettings.side = side
 	self.moduleSettings.offset = offset
 	self.moduleSettings.barVisible = {bar = true, bg = true}
+	self.moduleSettings.shouldAnimate = false
 
 	-- unregister the event superclass registered, we don't want to register
 	-- this to the core
@@ -175,13 +176,16 @@ end
 
 function MirrorBarHandler.prototype:GetDefaultSettings()
 	local settings = MirrorBarHandler.super.prototype.GetDefaultSettings(self)
+
 	settings["side"] = IceCore.Side.Left
 	settings["offset"] = 3
 	settings["barFontSize"] = 13
 	settings["barFontBold"] = true
 	settings["lockTextAlpha"] = true
+	settings["shouldAnimate"] = false
 	settings["textVisible"] = {upper = true, lower = true}
 	settings["barVisible"] = {bg = true, bar = true}
+
 	return settings
 end
 
diff --git a/modules/TargetCast.lua b/modules/TargetCast.lua
index 7f2e146..0590892 100644
--- a/modules/TargetCast.lua
+++ b/modules/TargetCast.lua
@@ -15,10 +15,13 @@ end
 -- OVERRIDE
 function TargetCast.prototype:GetDefaultSettings()
 	local settings = TargetCast.super.prototype.GetDefaultSettings(self)
+
 	settings["side"] = IceCore.Side.Right
 	settings["offset"] = 3
 	settings["flashInstants"] = "Never"
 	settings["flashFailures"] = "Never"
+	settings["shouldAnimate"] = false
+
 	return settings
 end