diff --git a/core/src/utils/animation/old-animation/index.ts b/core/src/utils/animation/old-animation/index.ts
index afecd60466..19fd3d5312 100644
--- a/core/src/utils/animation/old-animation/index.ts
+++ b/core/src/utils/animation/old-animation/index.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { Animator } from './animator';
 
 export const create = (animationBuilder?: AnimationBuilder, baseEl?: any, opts?: any): Promise<Animation> => {
   if (animationBuilder) {
-    return animationBuilder(baseEl, opts);
+    return animationBuilder(Animator as any, baseEl, opts);
   }
   return Promise.resolve(new Animator() as any);
 };
diff --git a/core/src/utils/overlays.ts b/core/src/utils/overlays.ts
index 1b0a732726..9477528bae 100644
--- a/core/src/utils/overlays.ts
+++ b/core/src/utils/overlays.ts
@@ -190,11 +190,15 @@ const overlayAnimation = async (
   /**
    * TODO: Remove AnimationBuilder
    */
-  const animation = await import('./animation/old-animation').then(mod => mod.create(animationBuilder as AnimationBuilder, aniRoot, opts));
-  const isAnimationBuilder = (animation as any).fill === undefined;
-
-  if (!isAnimationBuilder) {
-    (animation as any).fill('both');
+  let animation;
+  let isAnimationBuilder = true;
+  try {
+    const mod = await import('./animation/old-animation');
+    animation = await mod.create(animationBuilder as AnimationBuilder, aniRoot, opts);
+  } catch (err) {
+    animation = (animationBuilder as IonicAnimationInterface)(aniRoot, opts);
+    animation.fill('both');
+    isAnimationBuilder = false;
   }
 
   overlay.animation = animation;
diff --git a/core/src/utils/transition/index.ts b/core/src/utils/transition/index.ts
index 2f8f940359..da153894be 100644
--- a/core/src/utils/transition/index.ts
+++ b/core/src/utils/transition/index.ts
@@ -85,7 +85,8 @@ const animation = async (animationBuilder: IonicAnimationInterface | AnimationBu
   let trans: Animation | IonicAnimation;
 
   try {
-    trans = await import('../animation/old-animation').then(mod => mod.create(animationBuilder as AnimationBuilder, opts.baseEl, opts));
+    const mod = await import('../animation/old-animation');
+    trans = await mod.create(animationBuilder as AnimationBuilder, opts.baseEl, opts);
   } catch (err) {
     trans = (animationBuilder as IonicAnimationInterface)(opts.baseEl, opts);
   }