diff --git a/src/main/java/noppes/npcs/controllers/data/Animation.java b/src/main/java/noppes/npcs/controllers/data/Animation.java
index 6754a3825..aafb8cdcf 100644
--- a/src/main/java/noppes/npcs/controllers/data/Animation.java
+++ b/src/main/java/noppes/npcs/controllers/data/Animation.java
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@ public class Animation implements IAnimation {
 		speed = compound.getFloat("Speed");
 		smooth = compound.getByte("Smooth");
 		loop = compound.getInteger("Loop");
+        tickDuration = compound.getInteger("TickDuration");
 
 		ArrayList<Frame> frames = new ArrayList<Frame>();
 		NBTTagList list = compound.getTagList("Frames", 10);
@@ -206,6 +207,7 @@ public class Animation implements IAnimation {
 		compound.setFloat("Speed", speed);
 		compound.setByte("Smooth", smooth);
 		compound.setInteger("Loop",loop);
+        compound.setInteger("TickDuration", tickDuration);
 
 		NBTTagList list = new NBTTagList();
 		for(Frame frame : frames){
diff --git a/src/main/java/noppes/npcs/controllers/data/Frame.java b/src/main/java/noppes/npcs/controllers/data/Frame.java
index 22077bf1a..033ac6692 100644
--- a/src/main/java/noppes/npcs/controllers/data/Frame.java
+++ b/src/main/java/noppes/npcs/controllers/data/Frame.java
@@ -135,7 +135,10 @@ public class Frame implements IFrame {
 			customized = true;
 			smooth = compound.getByte("Smooth");
 		}
-		if(compound.hasKey("RenderTicks")){
+
+        if (compound.hasKey("TickDuration")) {
+            this.tickDuration = compound.getInteger("TickDuration");
+        } else if(compound.hasKey("RenderTicks")){
 			customized = true;
             this.tickDuration = 20;
 		}