diff --git a/src/camera-manager.ts b/src/camera-manager.ts
index aca6220f..6a46308c 100644
--- a/src/camera-manager.ts
+++ b/src/camera-manager.ts
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class CameraManager {
             if (animTracks?.length > 0 && settings.startMode === 'animTrack') {
                 // use the first animTrack
                 return animTracks[0];
-            } else if (isObjectExperience) {
+            } else if (isObjectExperience && settings.startMode !== 'none') {
                 // create basic rotation animation if no anim track is specified
                 initial.calcFocusPoint(tmpv);
                 return createRotateTrack(initial.position, tmpv, initial.fov);
diff --git a/src/schemas/v2.ts b/src/schemas/v2.ts
index b1f6e4b2..c7fcb17b 100644
--- a/src/schemas/v2.ts
+++ b/src/schemas/v2.ts
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ type ExperienceSettings = {
     cameras: Camera[],
     annotations: Annotation[],
 
-    startMode: 'default' | 'animTrack' | 'annotation',
+    startMode: 'default' | 'animTrack' | 'annotation' | 'none',
 
     hasStartPose?: boolean
 };
diff --git a/src/settings.ts b/src/settings.ts
index 456547e0..ceb60726 100644
--- a/src/settings.ts
+++ b/src/settings.ts
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ const migrateV2 = (v1: V1): V2 => {
             }
         }],
         annotations: [],
-        startMode: v1.camera.startAnim === 'animTrack' ? 'animTrack' : 'default',
+        startMode: v1.camera.startAnim === 'none' ? 'none' : v1.camera.startAnim === 'animTrack' ? 'animTrack' : 'default',
         hasStartPose: !!(v1.camera.position && v1.camera.target)
     };
 };