diff --git a/scripts/disable-dev-config.py b/scripts/disable-dev-config.py
index 685b21ab..4b7e34cc 100755
--- a/scripts/disable-dev-config.py
+++ b/scripts/disable-dev-config.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ conf['transports']['tor'] = True
 conf['transports']['sneakernet'] = True
 conf['statistics']['i_dont_want_privacy'] = False
 conf['statistics']['server'] = ''
+conf['ui']['animated_background'] = True
 
 json.dump(conf, open('static-data/default_config.json', 'w'), sort_keys=True, indent=4)
 
diff --git a/scripts/enable-dev-config.py b/scripts/enable-dev-config.py
index d547843e..152f1b43 100755
--- a/scripts/enable-dev-config.py
+++ b/scripts/enable-dev-config.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ conf['onboarding']['done'] = True
 conf['general']['minimum_block_pow'] = block_pow
 conf['general']['minimum_send_pow'] = block_pow
 conf['log']['file']['remove_on_exit'] = False
+conf['ui']['animated_background'] = False
 if input('Stat reporting? y/n') == 'y':
     conf['statistics']['i_dont_want_privacy'] = True
     conf['statistics']['server'] = input('Statistics server')