diff --git a/FModel/ViewModels/CUE4ParseViewModel.cs b/FModel/ViewModels/CUE4ParseViewModel.cs
index 11a43195..0ddfe660 100644
--- a/FModel/ViewModels/CUE4ParseViewModel.cs
+++ b/FModel/ViewModels/CUE4ParseViewModel.cs
@@ -78,6 +78,13 @@ public class CUE4ParseViewModel : ViewModel
         set => SetProperty(ref _modelIsOverwritingMaterial, value);
     }
 
+    private bool _modelIsWaitingAnimation;
+    public bool ModelIsWaitingAnimation
+    {
+        get => _modelIsWaitingAnimation;
+        set => SetProperty(ref _modelIsWaitingAnimation, value);
+    }
+
     public bool IsSnooperOpen => _snooper is { Exists: true, IsVisible: true };
     private Snooper _snooper;
     public Snooper SnooperViewer
@@ -909,7 +916,7 @@ public class CUE4ParseViewModel : ViewModel
                 SnooperViewer.Run();
                 return true;
             }
-            case UAnimSequenceBase when isNone && UserSettings.Default.PreviewAnimations || SnooperViewer.Renderer.Options.ModelIsWaitingAnimation:
+            case UAnimSequenceBase when isNone && UserSettings.Default.PreviewAnimations || ModelIsWaitingAnimation:
             {
                 // animate all animations using their specified skeleton or when we explicitly asked for a loaded model to be animated (ignoring whether we wanted to preview animations)
                 SnooperViewer.Renderer.Animate(pointer.Object.Value);
diff --git a/FModel/Views/Snooper/Options.cs b/FModel/Views/Snooper/Options.cs
index 0f55dd27..7b4f434b 100644
--- a/FModel/Views/Snooper/Options.cs
+++ b/FModel/Views/Snooper/Options.cs
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ namespace FModel.Views.Snooper;
 public class Options
 {
     public FGuid SelectedModel { get; private set; }
-    public bool ModelIsWaitingAnimation { get; private set; }
     public int SelectedSection { get; private set; }
     public int SelectedMorph { get; private set; }
     public int SelectedAnimation{ get; private set; }
@@ -238,7 +237,7 @@ public class Options
 
     public void AnimateMesh(bool value)
     {
-        ModelIsWaitingAnimation = value;
+        Services.ApplicationService.ApplicationView.CUE4Parse.ModelIsWaitingAnimation = value;
     }
 
     public void ResetModelsLightsAnimations()