diff --git a/src/qml/presenter/Slide.qml b/src/qml/presenter/Slide.qml
index 1f39798..3751348 100644
--- a/src/qml/presenter/Slide.qml
+++ b/src/qml/presenter/Slide.qml
@@ -62,12 +62,13 @@ Item {
             Component.onCompleted: mpvLoadingTimer.start()
             onFileLoaded: {
                 /* showPassiveNotification(videoSource + " has been loaded"); */
-                if (itemType == "song")
+                if (itemType == "song") {
                     mpv.setProperty("loop", "inf");
-                else if (vidLoop)
+                } else if (vidLoop) {
                     mpv.setProperty("loop", "inf");
-                else
+                } else {
                     mpv.setProperty("loop", "no");
+                }
                 /* showPassiveNotification(mpv.getProperty("loop")); */
                 mpv.setProperty("sid", "no");
 
@@ -88,6 +89,7 @@ Item {
             interval: 100
             onTriggered: {
                 /* showPassiveNotification("YIPPEEE!") */
+                mpv.stop();
                 if (vidStartTime > 0 && vidStartTime < vidEndTime) {
                     /* mpv.seek(vidStartTime); */
                     let start = "+" + vidStartTime;
diff --git a/src/rust/ffmpeg.rs b/src/rust/ffmpeg.rs
index bf46e77..6056167 100644
--- a/src/rust/ffmpeg.rs
+++ b/src/rust/ffmpeg.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use std::process::Command;
 use std::str;
 use tracing::debug;
 
-pub fn bg_from_video(video: &Path) -> PathBuf {
+pub async fn bg_from_video(video: &Path) -> PathBuf {
     let video = PathBuf::from(video);
     debug!(?video);
     let mut data_dir = dirs::data_local_dir().unwrap();
diff --git a/src/rust/slide_model.rs b/src/rust/slide_model.rs
index 046ab77..b0d8111 100644
--- a/src/rust/slide_model.rs
+++ b/src/rust/slide_model.rs
@@ -318,25 +318,29 @@ impl slide_model::SlideModel {
         vector_roles
             .append(self.get_role(SlideRoles::VideoThumbnail));
 
-        let model_index =
-            &self.index(index, 0, &QModelIndex::default());
+        let thread = self.qt_thread();
+        let model_index = &self.as_ref().index(index, 0, &QModelIndex::default());
         if let Some(slide) =
             self.as_mut().rust_mut().slides.get_mut(index as usize)
         {
             if !slide.video_background.is_empty() {
+                let runtime = tokio::runtime::Runtime::new().unwrap();
                 let path =
                     PathBuf::from(slide.video_background.to_string());
-                let video = QString::from(
-                    ffmpeg::bg_from_video(&path).to_str().unwrap(),
-                )
-                .insert(0, &QString::from("file://"))
-                .to_owned();
-                slide.video_thumbnail = video;
-                self.as_mut().data_changed(
-                    model_index,
-                    model_index,
-                    &vector_roles,
-                );
+                runtime.spawn(async move {
+                    let video = ffmpeg::bg_from_video(&path).await;
+                    let video = QString::from(
+                        video.to_str().unwrap()
+                    ).insert(0, &QString::from("file://")).to_owned();
+                    slide.video_thumbnail = video;
+                    thread.queue(move |mut slide|
+                                 slide.as_mut().data_changed(
+                                     model_index,
+                                     model_index,
+                                     &vector_roles,
+                                 )
+                    );
+                });
             }
         }
         true