diff --git a/manimlib/animation/animation.py b/manimlib/animation/animation.py
index 12964670..2d16c891 100644
--- a/manimlib/animation/animation.py
+++ b/manimlib/animation/animation.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class Animation(object):
         # If 0 < lag_ratio < 1, its applied to each
         # with lagged start times
         "lag_ratio": DEFAULT_ANIMATION_LAG_RATIO,
-        "suspend_mobject_updating": True,
+        "suspend_mobject_updating": False,
     }
 
     def __init__(self, mobject, **kwargs):
diff --git a/manimlib/animation/creation.py b/manimlib/animation/creation.py
index 4f6aba64..40ffd235 100644
--- a/manimlib/animation/creation.py
+++ b/manimlib/animation/creation.py
@@ -110,7 +110,8 @@ class DrawBorderThenFill(Animation):
             # First time crossing over
             submob.set_data(outline.data)
             submob.unlock_data()
-            submob.lock_matching_data(submob, start)
+            if not self.mobject.has_updaters:
+                submob.lock_matching_data(submob, start)
             submob.needs_new_triangulation = False
             self.sm_to_index[hash(submob)] = 1
 
diff --git a/manimlib/mobject/mobject.py b/manimlib/mobject/mobject.py
index 37d398e2..e446fe08 100644
--- a/manimlib/mobject/mobject.py
+++ b/manimlib/mobject/mobject.py
@@ -511,15 +511,16 @@ class Mobject(object):
         for updater_list in [self.time_based_updaters, self.non_time_updaters]:
             while update_function in updater_list:
                 updater_list.remove(update_function)
+        self.refresh_has_updater_status()
         return self
 
     def clear_updaters(self, recurse=True):
         self.time_based_updaters = []
         self.non_time_updaters = []
+        self.refresh_has_updater_status()
         if recurse:
             for submob in self.submobjects:
                 submob.clear_updaters()
-        self.suspend_updating(recurse)
         return self
 
     def match_updaters(self, mobject):