diff --git a/core/src/components/animation-controller/animator.tsx b/core/src/components/animation-controller/animator.tsx
index 0d1c0bf1af..5601e85faf 100644
--- a/core/src/components/animation-controller/animator.tsx
+++ b/core/src/components/animation-controller/animator.tsx
@@ -1152,9 +1152,6 @@ export class Animator {
    * NO RECURSION
    */
   _didFinish(hasCompleted: boolean) {
-    if (!this.isPlaying) {
-      return;
-    }
     this.isPlaying = false;
     this.hasCompleted = hasCompleted;
 
diff --git a/core/src/components/menu-controller/menu-controller.ts b/core/src/components/menu-controller/menu-controller.ts
index 849d8c7f22..1d983b5f37 100644
--- a/core/src/components/menu-controller/menu-controller.ts
+++ b/core/src/components/menu-controller/menu-controller.ts
@@ -182,8 +182,8 @@ export class MenuController implements MenuControllerI {
    * Returns true if any menu is currently animating.
    */
   @Method()
-  async isAnimating(): Promise<boolean> {
-    return this.menus.some(menu => menu.isAnimating);
+  isAnimating(): Promise<boolean> {
+    return Promise.resolve(this.isAnimatingSync());
   }
 
   @Method()
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ export class MenuController implements MenuControllerI {
 
   @Method()
   async _setOpen(menu: MenuI, shouldOpen: boolean, animated: boolean): Promise<boolean> {
-    if (await this.isAnimating()) {
+    if (this.isAnimatingSync()) {
       return false;
     }
     if (shouldOpen) {
@@ -248,6 +248,10 @@ export class MenuController implements MenuControllerI {
     return this.menus.map(menu => menu.el);
   }
 
+  isAnimatingSync(): boolean {
+    return this.menus.some(menu => menu.isAnimating);
+  }
+
   private registerAnimation(name: string, animation: AnimationBuilder) {
     this.menuAnimations.set(name, animation);
   }