Manual parameter chances work, code does not?

I have a parameter in my AnimationController named charInd which is an Int.

If I play my scene and manually change this parameter value the correct animation plays, however if I use code like:

Code (csharp):

1.  
2. animator.SetInteger ("CharacterIndex", charInd);
3.  

Where charInd is the index I am passing in although I see the parameter update in the Animator editor view the respective animation does not trigger?

I have 10 animations in the AnimationController with zero being blank. When I start in play mode and pass in say the value 4 the animation plays because it is my first interaction, if I pass in any subsequent value the parameter is updated by the animation remains on 4?

 

Fixed!

needed to create transitions back to starting anim