diff --git a/eco-core/core-plugin/src/main/kotlin/com/willfp/ecopets/EcoPetsPlugin.kt b/eco-core/core-plugin/src/main/kotlin/com/willfp/ecopets/EcoPetsPlugin.kt
index 1642195..7588773 100644
--- a/eco-core/core-plugin/src/main/kotlin/com/willfp/ecopets/EcoPetsPlugin.kt
+++ b/eco-core/core-plugin/src/main/kotlin/com/willfp/ecopets/EcoPetsPlugin.kt
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class EcoPetsPlugin : LibReforgePlugin() {
         return listOf(
             IntegrationLoader("ModelEngine") {
                 PetEntity.registerPetEntity("modelengine") { pet, id ->
-                    ModelEnginePetEntity(pet, id, pet.entityAnimation)
+                    ModelEnginePetEntity(pet, id)
                 }
             }
         )
diff --git a/eco-core/core-plugin/src/main/kotlin/com/willfp/ecopets/pets/Pet.kt b/eco-core/core-plugin/src/main/kotlin/com/willfp/ecopets/pets/Pet.kt
index db12756..685b2ce 100644
--- a/eco-core/core-plugin/src/main/kotlin/com/willfp/ecopets/pets/Pet.kt
+++ b/eco-core/core-plugin/src/main/kotlin/com/willfp/ecopets/pets/Pet.kt
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ class Pet(
 
     val entityTexture = config.getString("entity-texture")
 
-    val entityAnimation = config.getString("default-animation")
+    var entityAnimation = config.getStringOrNull("default-animation")
 
     private val levelXpRequirements = listOf(0) + config.getInts("level-xp-requirements")
 
diff --git a/eco-core/core-plugin/src/main/kotlin/com/willfp/ecopets/pets/entity/ModelEnginePetEntity.kt b/eco-core/core-plugin/src/main/kotlin/com/willfp/ecopets/pets/entity/ModelEnginePetEntity.kt
index 1f68128..4052bf1 100644
--- a/eco-core/core-plugin/src/main/kotlin/com/willfp/ecopets/pets/entity/ModelEnginePetEntity.kt
+++ b/eco-core/core-plugin/src/main/kotlin/com/willfp/ecopets/pets/entity/ModelEnginePetEntity.kt
@@ -9,18 +9,18 @@ import org.bukkit.entity.ArmorStand
 class ModelEnginePetEntity(
     pet: Pet,
     private val modelID: String,
-    private val animationString: String,
 ) : PetEntity(pet) {
     override fun spawn(location: Location): ArmorStand {
         val stand = emptyArmorStandAt(location, pet)
+        val entityAnimation = pet.entityAnimation;
 
         val model = ModelEngineAPI.createActiveModel(modelID)
         val animationHandler = model.animationHandler;
-        val animationProperty = animationHandler.getAnimation(animationString);
+        val animationProperty = animationHandler.getAnimation(entityAnimation);
 
         if (animationProperty != null) {
             animationHandler.playAnimation(animationProperty, true)
-        } else { EcoPetsPlugin.instance.logger.warning("$animationString not found in model $modelID") }
+        } else { EcoPetsPlugin.instance.logger.warning("$entityAnimation not found in model $modelID") }
 
         val modelled = ModelEngineAPI.createModeledEntity(stand)
         modelled.addModel(model, true)
diff --git a/eco-core/core-plugin/src/main/kotlin/com/willfp/ecopets/pets/entity/PetEntity.kt b/eco-core/core-plugin/src/main/kotlin/com/willfp/ecopets/pets/entity/PetEntity.kt
index 058952c..9d2724c 100644
--- a/eco-core/core-plugin/src/main/kotlin/com/willfp/ecopets/pets/entity/PetEntity.kt
+++ b/eco-core/core-plugin/src/main/kotlin/com/willfp/ecopets/pets/entity/PetEntity.kt
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ abstract class PetEntity(
                 return SkullPetEntity(pet)
             }
 
+            if (pet.entityAnimation == null){
+                pet.entityAnimation = "walk";
+            }
+
             val id = texture.split(":")[0]
             val parse = registrations[id] ?: return SkullPetEntity(pet)
             return parse(pet, texture.removePrefix("$id:"))