diff --git a/data/interfaces/default/current_activity_instance.html b/data/interfaces/default/current_activity_instance.html
index be3372df..a7f4e184 100644
--- a/data/interfaces/default/current_activity_instance.html
+++ b/data/interfaces/default/current_activity_instance.html
@@ -78,8 +78,8 @@ DOCUMENTATION :: END
                     <div id="bif-${data['session_key']}" class="dashboard-activity-poster-face" style="background-image: url(pms_image_proxy?img=${data['art']}&width=500&height=280&fallback=art&refresh=true);"></div>
                     % elif (data['media_type'] == 'episode' and not plexpy.CONFIG.PMS_USE_BIF) or (plexpy.CONFIG.PMS_USE_BIF and not data['view_offset']):
                     <div id="bif-${data['session_key']}" class="dashboard-activity-poster-face" style="background-image: url(pms_image_proxy?img=${data['art']}&width=500&height=280&fallback=art&refresh=true);"></div>
-                    % elif plexpy.CONFIG.PMS_USE_BIF:
-                    <div id="bif-${data['session_key']}" class="dashboard-activity-poster-face" style="background-image: url(pms_image_proxy?img=${data['bif_thumb']}&width=500&height=280&fallback=art); display: none;"></div>
+                    % elif plexpy.CONFIG.PMS_USE_BIF and data['indexes'] == '1':
+                    <div id="bif-${data['session_key']}" class="dashboard-activity-poster-face" data-thumb="${data['bif_thumb']}" style="background-image: url(pms_image_proxy?img=${data['bif_thumb']}&width=500&height=280&fallback=art); display: none;"></div>
                     % else:
                         % if data['media_type'] == 'track':
                         <div class="dashboard-activity-cover-face-bg" style="background-image: url(pms_image_proxy?img=${data['thumb']}&width=300&height=300&fallback=cover&refresh=true);"></div>
diff --git a/data/interfaces/default/index.html b/data/interfaces/default/index.html
index 3c7d0021..827130b0 100644
--- a/data/interfaces/default/index.html
+++ b/data/interfaces/default/index.html
@@ -274,10 +274,12 @@
                         // if using bif indexes, update the bif thumbnail
                         if (s.indexes && s.state == 'playing') {
                             var bif_poster = $('#bif-' + key);
-                            bif_poster.animate({ opacity: 0 }, { duration: 1000, queue: false });
-                            bif_poster.after($('<div id="bif-' + key + '"class="dashboard-activity-poster-face" style="background-image: url(pms_image_proxy?img='
-                                + s.bif_thumb + '&width=500&height=280&fallback=art);"></div>').fadeIn(1000, function () { bif_poster.remove() }));
-                            blurArtwork(key);
+                            if (s.bif_thumb != bif_poster.data('thumb')) {
+                                bif_poster.animate({ opacity: 0 }, { duration: 1000, queue: false });
+                                bif_poster.after($('<div id="bif-' + key + '"class="dashboard-activity-poster-face" data-thumb="' + s.bif_thumb +'" style="background-image: url(pms_image_proxy?img='
+                                    + s.bif_thumb + '&width=500&height=280&fallback=art);"></div>').fadeIn(1000, function () { bif_poster.remove() }));
+                                blurArtwork(key);
+                            }
                         }
                         % endif