diff --git a/src/image_window.cpp b/src/image_window.cpp
index a040a71..b94ff9d 100644
--- a/src/image_window.cpp
+++ b/src/image_window.cpp
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ void ImageWindow::image_RowChanged(int index) {
 void ImageWindow::image_SetCycle() {
     QString text_value;
     QTextStream stream(&text_value);
-    if(image_files->count() < 0 || !image_cycle_on->isChecked()) {
+    if(image_files->count() < 2 || !image_cycle_on->isChecked()) {
         playback->setCycle(0);
         stream << "Cycle Turned Off.\n";
         blend_set = false;
@@ -96,9 +96,7 @@ void ImageWindow::image_SetCycle() {
         } else {
             QString im_cycle = image_cycle->itemText(type);
             stream << "Image Frames: " << text_items.size() << " Cycle Type: " << im_cycle << " every " << val << " frames.\n";
-            blend_image = cv::imread(text_items[0]);
             playback->setCycle(type+1, val, text_items);
-            blend_set = true;
         }
     }
     QMessageBox::information(this, "Image Cycle", text_value);
diff --git a/src/playback_thread.cpp b/src/playback_thread.cpp
index 4072c3a..69f3021 100644
--- a/src/playback_thread.cpp
+++ b/src/playback_thread.cpp
@@ -117,12 +117,16 @@ void Playback::setCycle(int type, int frame_skip, std::vector<std::string> &v) {
     cycle_on = type;
     if(!cycle_values.empty())
         cycle_values.erase(cycle_values.begin(), cycle_values.end());
-    for(auto &i : v) {
-        cv::Mat value = cv::imread(i);
-        cycle_values.push_back(value);
+    if(v.size() > 1) {
+        for(auto &i : v) {
+            cv::Mat value = cv::imread(i);
+            cycle_values.push_back(value);
+        }
+        cycle_index = 0;
+        frame_num = frame_skip;
+        blend_image = cv::imread(v[0]);
+        blend_set = true;
     }
-    cycle_index = 0;
-    frame_num = frame_skip;
     mutex.unlock();
 }
 
@@ -130,10 +134,10 @@ void Playback::setCycle(int type) {
     mutex.lock();
     cycle_on = type;
     cycle_index = 0;
+    blend_set = false;
     mutex.unlock();
 }
 
-
 void Playback::reset_filters() {
     mutex.lock();
     if(ac::reset_alpha == false) {