diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/popover/animations/ios.enter.ts b/packages/core/src/components/popover/animations/ios.enter.ts
index 574b2eb0bc..27023ef1e0 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/popover/animations/ios.enter.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/popover/animations/ios.enter.ts
@@ -97,25 +97,17 @@ export default function iosEnterAnimation(Animation: Animation, baseElm: HTMLEle
 
   if (checkSafeAreaLeft) {
     if (CSS.supports('left', 'constant(safe-area-inset-left)')) {
-      contentEl.style.left = `calc(${
-        popoverCSS.left
-      }px + constant(safe-area-inset-left)`;
+      contentEl.style.left = `calc(${popoverCSS.left}px + constant(safe-area-inset-left)`;
     } else if (CSS.supports('left', 'env(safe-area-inset-left)')) {
-      contentEl.style.left = `calc(${
-        popoverCSS.left
-      }px + env(safe-area-inset-left)`;
+      contentEl.style.left = `calc(${popoverCSS.left}px + env(safe-area-inset-left)`;
     }
   }
 
   if (checkSafeAreaRight) {
     if (CSS.supports('right', 'constant(safe-area-inset-right)')) {
-      contentEl.style.left = `calc(${
-        popoverCSS.left
-      }px - constant(safe-area-inset-right)`;
+      contentEl.style.left = `calc(${popoverCSS.left}px - constant(safe-area-inset-right)`;
     } else if (CSS.supports('right', 'env(safe-area-inset-right)')) {
-      contentEl.style.left = `calc(${
-        popoverCSS.left
-      }px - env(safe-area-inset-right)`;
+      contentEl.style.left = `calc(${popoverCSS.left}px - env(safe-area-inset-right)`;
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/popover/popover.tsx b/packages/core/src/components/popover/popover.tsx
index a96a685e5a..0fed1287c6 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/popover/popover.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/popover/popover.tsx
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ export class Popover {
   @Prop() popoverId: string;
   @Prop() showBackdrop: boolean = true;
   @Prop() translucent: boolean = false;
-  @Prop() animate: boolean;
+  @Prop() animate: boolean = true;
 
 
   @Method()
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ export class Popover {
     const animationBuilder = this.enterAnimation || this.config.get('popoverEnter', this.mode === 'ios' ? iosEnterAnimation : mdEnterAnimation);
 
     // build the animation and kick it off
-    return this.animationCtrl.create(animationBuilder, this.el).then(animation => {
+    return this.animationCtrl.create(animationBuilder, this.el, this.ev).then(animation => {
       this.animation = animation;
       if (!this.animate) {
         // if the duration is 0, it won't actually animate I don't think
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/popover/test/basic/index.html b/packages/core/src/components/popover/test/basic/index.html
index e1def3cede..356cacd963 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/popover/test/basic/index.html
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/popover/test/basic/index.html
@@ -115,4 +115,4 @@
   </script>
 </body>
 
-</html>
\ No newline at end of file
+</html>