diff --git a/include/aoscene.h b/include/aoscene.h
index b58c0fd..ddbefe0 100644
--- a/include/aoscene.h
+++ b/include/aoscene.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ private:
   QWidget *m_parent;
   QMovie *m_movie;
   AOApplication *ao_app;
+  QString last_image;
 
 };
 
diff --git a/src/aoscene.cpp b/src/aoscene.cpp
index 6d2dc89..0f4e745 100644
--- a/src/aoscene.cpp
+++ b/src/aoscene.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ AOScene::AOScene(QWidget *parent, AOApplication *p_ao_app) : QLabel(parent)
   m_parent = parent;
   ao_app = p_ao_app;
   m_movie = new QMovie(this);
+  last_image = "";
 }
 
 void AOScene::set_image(QString p_image)
@@ -15,6 +16,9 @@ void AOScene::set_image(QString p_image)
   QString default_path = ao_app->get_default_background_path(p_image + ".png");
   QString animated_background_path = ao_app->get_image_suffix(ao_app->get_background_path(p_image));
 
+  if (file_exists(animated_background_path) && animated_background_path == last_image)
+    return;
+
   QPixmap background(background_path);
   QPixmap default_bg(default_path);
 
@@ -32,11 +36,16 @@ void AOScene::set_image(QString p_image)
   {
     this->setMovie(m_movie);
     m_movie->start();
+    last_image = animated_background_path;
   }
   else if (file_exists(background_path))
+  {
     this->setPixmap(background.scaled(w, h));
+  }
   else
+  {
     this->setPixmap(default_bg.scaled(w, h));
+  }
 }
 
 void AOScene::set_legacy_desk(QString p_image)
@@ -48,6 +57,9 @@ void AOScene::set_legacy_desk(QString p_image)
   QString animated_desk_path = ao_app->get_image_suffix(ao_app->get_background_path(p_image));
   QString default_path = ao_app->get_image_suffix(ao_app->get_default_background_path(p_image));
 
+  if (file_exists(animated_desk_path) && animated_desk_path == last_image)
+    return;
+
   QPixmap f_desk;
 
   int vp_width = m_parent->width();
@@ -73,6 +85,7 @@ void AOScene::set_legacy_desk(QString p_image)
   {
     this->setMovie(m_movie);
     m_movie->start();
+    last_image = animated_desk_path;
   }
   else
   {