diff --git a/PanModal/Animator/PanModalPresentationAnimator.swift b/PanModal/Animator/PanModalPresentationAnimator.swift
index 41d7a7b..2815729 100644
--- a/PanModal/Animator/PanModalPresentationAnimator.swift
+++ b/PanModal/Animator/PanModalPresentationAnimator.swift
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ public class PanModalPresentationAnimator: NSObject {
 
         // Calls viewWillAppear and viewWillDisappear
         fromVC.beginAppearanceTransition(false, animated: true)
-        toVC.beginAppearanceTransition(true, animated: true)
         
         // Presents the view in shortForm position, initially
         let yPos: CGFloat = presentable?.shortFormYPos ?? 0.0
@@ -94,7 +93,6 @@ public class PanModalPresentationAnimator: NSObject {
         }, config: presentable) { [weak self] didComplete in
             // Calls viewDidAppear and viewDidDisappear
             fromVC.endAppearanceTransition()
-            toVC.endAppearanceTransition()
             transitionContext.completeTransition(didComplete)
             self?.feedbackGenerator = nil
         }
@@ -111,7 +109,6 @@ public class PanModalPresentationAnimator: NSObject {
             else { return }
 
         // Calls viewWillAppear and viewWillDisappear
-        fromVC.beginAppearanceTransition(false, animated: true)
         toVC.beginAppearanceTransition(true, animated: true)
         
         let presentable = panModalLayoutType(from: transitionContext)
@@ -122,7 +119,6 @@ public class PanModalPresentationAnimator: NSObject {
         }, config: presentable) { didComplete in
             fromVC.view.removeFromSuperview()
             // Calls viewDidAppear and viewDidDisappear
-            fromVC.endAppearanceTransition()
             toVC.endAppearanceTransition()
             transitionContext.completeTransition(didComplete)
         }
diff --git a/Sample/View Controllers/User Groups (Navigation Controller)/NavigationController.swift b/Sample/View Controllers/User Groups (Navigation Controller)/NavigationController.swift
index 239b9e2..6aed5e1 100644
--- a/Sample/View Controllers/User Groups (Navigation Controller)/NavigationController.swift	
+++ b/Sample/View Controllers/User Groups (Navigation Controller)/NavigationController.swift	
@@ -12,13 +12,17 @@ class NavigationController: UINavigationController, PanModalPresentable {
 
     private let navGroups = NavUserGroups()
 
-    override var preferredStatusBarStyle: UIStatusBarStyle {
-        return .lightContent
+    init() {
+        super.init(nibName: nil, bundle: nil)
+        viewControllers = [navGroups]
     }
 
-    override func viewDidLoad() {
-        super.viewDidLoad()
-        pushViewController(navGroups, animated: false)
+    required init?(coder aDecoder: NSCoder) {
+        fatalError()
+    }
+
+    override var preferredStatusBarStyle: UIStatusBarStyle {
+        return .lightContent
     }
 
     override func popViewController(animated: Bool) -> UIViewController? {