diff --git a/examples/02-modal_analyses/01-plot_and_animate_modes.py b/examples/02-modal_analyses/01-plot_and_animate_modes.py
index d167150245..b6673eb347 100644
--- a/examples/02-modal_analyses/01-plot_and_animate_modes.py
+++ b/examples/02-modal_analyses/01-plot_and_animate_modes.py
@@ -72,4 +72,6 @@
 # To suppress window pop-up, set the `off_screen` argument to True.
 # ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
-animation.animate_mode(disp, mode_number=1, save_as="tmp.gif", off_screen=True)
+animation.animate_mode(
+    disp, mode_number=1, save_as="tmp.gif", off_screen=True, deform_scale_factor=10.0
+)
diff --git a/src/ansys/dpf/core/animation.py b/src/ansys/dpf/core/animation.py
index 3ba200c543..2fa42bf790 100644
--- a/src/ansys/dpf/core/animation.py
+++ b/src/ansys/dpf/core/animation.py
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ def animate_mode(
 
     wf.set_input_name("weights", scaling_op.inputs.weights)
     wf.set_output_name("field", scaling_op.outputs.field)
+    wf.set_output_name("deform_by", scaling_op.outputs.field)
 
     anim = Animator(workflow=wf, **kwargs)
 
@@ -130,5 +131,6 @@ def animate_mode(
         save_as=save_as,
         mode_number=mode_number,
         clim=[0, max_data],
+        scale_factor=deform_scale_factor,
         **kwargs,
     )
diff --git a/src/ansys/dpf/core/animator.py b/src/ansys/dpf/core/animator.py
index 56ac79e472..e418cd4a69 100644
--- a/src/ansys/dpf/core/animator.py
+++ b/src/ansys/dpf/core/animator.py
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ def animate_workflow(
             scale_factor = [False] * len(indices)
         type_scale = type(scale_factor)
         if type_scale in [int, float]:
-            scale_factor = [scale_factor] * len(indices)
+            scale_factor = [float(scale_factor)] * len(indices)
         elif type_scale == list:
             pass
         # elif type_scale in [core.field.Field, core.fields_container.FieldsContainer]:
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ def render_frame(frame):
             self.add_field(
                 field,
                 deform_by=deform,
+                scale_factor=scale_factor[frame],
                 scale_factor_legend=scale_factor[frame],
                 shell_layer=shell_layer,
                 **kwargs,