diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9e6ab76..bbb7025 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "ui",
-	"version": "6.4.27",
+	"version": "6.4.28",
 	"license": "BUSL-1.1",
 	"private": true,
 	"packageManager": "pnpm@9.14.4",
diff --git a/src/lib/components/ui/player/player.svelte b/src/lib/components/ui/player/player.svelte
index c66a978..d59af49 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/ui/player/player.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/ui/player/player.svelte
@@ -791,7 +791,9 @@
       {/if}
       {#if seeking}
         {#await thumbnailer.getThumbnail(seekIndex) then src}
-          <img {src} alt='thumbnail' class='w-full h-full bg-black absolute top-0 right-0 object-contain' loading='lazy' decoding='async' class:!object-cover={fitWidth} />
+          {#if src}
+            <img {src} alt='thumbnail' class='w-full h-full bg-black absolute top-0 right-0 object-contain' loading='lazy' decoding='async' class:!object-cover={fitWidth} />
+          {/if}
         {/await}
       {/if}
       {#if stats}
diff --git a/src/lib/components/ui/player/seekbar.svelte b/src/lib/components/ui/player/seekbar.svelte
index e0b5d9b..06d6dcc 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/ui/player/seekbar.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/ui/player/seekbar.svelte
@@ -160,11 +160,18 @@
           {/if}
           <div>{toTS(seekTime)}</div>
         {:then src}
-          <img {src} alt='thumbnail' class='w-40 rounded-lg min-h-10' loading='lazy' decoding='async' />
-          {#if title}
-            <div class='max-w-24 text-ellipsis overflow-clip absolute top-0 bg-white py-1 px-2 rounded-b-lg'>{title}</div>
+          {#if src}
+            <img {src} alt='thumbnail' class='w-40 rounded-lg min-h-10' loading='lazy' decoding='async' />
+            {#if title}
+              <div class='max-w-24 text-ellipsis overflow-clip absolute top-0 bg-white py-1 px-2 rounded-b-lg'>{title}</div>
+            {/if}
+            <div class='absolute bottom-0 bg-white py-1 px-2 rounded-t-lg'>{toTS(seekTime)}</div>
+          {:else}
+            {#if title}
+              <div class='max-w-24 text-ellipsis overflow-clip'>{title}</div>
+            {/if}
+            <div>{toTS(seekTime)}</div>
           {/if}
-          <div class='absolute bottom-0 bg-white py-1 px-2 rounded-t-lg'>{toTS(seekTime)}</div>
         {/await}
       </div>
     </div>
diff --git a/src/lib/components/ui/player/thumbnailer.ts b/src/lib/components/ui/player/thumbnailer.ts
index 9d13746..bc18ecb 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/ui/player/thumbnailer.ts
+++ b/src/lib/components/ui/player/thumbnailer.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export default class Thumbnailer {
   src
 
   constructor (src?: string) {
-    this.video.preload = 'none'
+    this.video.preload = 'metadata'
     this.video.playbackRate = 0
     this.video.muted = true
     this.video.crossOrigin = 'anonymous'
@@ -38,19 +38,31 @@ export default class Thumbnailer {
     }, { signal: this.timeUpdateCtrl.signal })
   }
 
+  _nextTask () {
+    this.currentTask = undefined
+    if (this.nextTask) {
+      this.currentTask = this.nextTask
+      this.nextTask = undefined
+      this.currentTask.run()
+    }
+  }
+
   _createTask (index: number): RenderItem {
     const { promise, resolve } = Promise.withResolvers<string | undefined>()
 
     const run = () => {
-      this.video.requestVideoFrameCallback(async (_now, meta) => {
+      const vfc = this.video.requestVideoFrameCallback(async (_now, meta) => {
+        clearTimeout(timeout)
         resolve(await this._paintThumbnail(this.video, index, meta.width, meta.height))
-        this.currentTask = undefined
-        if (this.nextTask) {
-          this.currentTask = this.nextTask
-          this.nextTask = undefined
-          this.currentTask.run()
-        }
+        this._nextTask()
       })
+      const timeout = setTimeout(() => {
+        this.video.cancelVideoFrameCallback(vfc)
+        // this cancels the current load request, in case something bad is happening like long loads or mass seeking
+        this.video.load()
+        resolve(undefined)
+        this._nextTask()
+      }, 3000)
       this.video.currentTime = index * this.interval
     }
 
diff --git a/src/lib/utils.ts b/src/lib/utils.ts
index bb275b0..6f4ab2c 100644
--- a/src/lib/utils.ts
+++ b/src/lib/utils.ts
@@ -304,3 +304,7 @@ export const safefetch = async <T> (_fetch: typeof fetch, ...args: Parameters<ty
 export function arrayEqual <T> (a: T[], b: T[]) {
   return a.length === b.length && a.every((v, i) => v === b[i])
 }
+
+export function nextTick () {
+  return new Promise<void>(resolve => queueMicrotask(resolve))
+}