diff --git a/src/layout/horizontal.h b/src/layout/horizontal.h
index ff517cc..99bb092 100644
--- a/src/layout/horizontal.h
+++ b/src/layout/horizontal.h
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ void scroller(Monitor *m) {
 	for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
 		c = tempClients[i];
 		if (root_client == c) {
-			if (!c->is_pending_open_animation &&
+			if ((!c->is_pending_open_animation || !animations) &&
 				c->geom.x >= m->w.x + scroller_structs &&
 				c->geom.x + c->geom.width <=
 					m->w.x + m->w.width - scroller_structs) {
diff --git a/src/layout/vertical.h b/src/layout/vertical.h
index cef0e3b..5cc8ceb 100644
--- a/src/layout/vertical.h
+++ b/src/layout/vertical.h
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ void vertical_scroller(Monitor *m) {
 	for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
 		c = tempClients[i];
 		if (root_client == c) {
-			if (!c->is_pending_open_animation &&
+			if ((!c->is_pending_open_animation || !animations) &&
 				c->geom.y >= m->w.y + scroller_structs &&
 				c->geom.y + c->geom.height <=
 					m->w.y + m->w.height - scroller_structs) {