From 6c57717595468d3e0a259a703dbb90aea29e7e64 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Lemmy <studio@quadbyte.net>
Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2026 20:58:14 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] fix(panel): when animations are disabled to log a warning on
 every panel open

---
 Modules/MainScreen/SmartPanel.qml | 8 +++++---
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Modules/MainScreen/SmartPanel.qml b/Modules/MainScreen/SmartPanel.qml
index aff4af32b..bc704198c 100644
--- a/Modules/MainScreen/SmartPanel.qml
+++ b/Modules/MainScreen/SmartPanel.qml
@@ -1327,9 +1327,11 @@ Item {
             opacityTrigger.start();
           }
 
-          // Start open watchdog timer
-          root.openWatchdogActive = true;
-          openWatchdogTimer.start();
+          // Start open watchdog timer (skip when animations disabled - everything completes synchronously)
+          if (!root.animationsDisabled) {
+            root.openWatchdogActive = true;
+            openWatchdogTimer.start();
+          }
 
           opened();
         });