diff --git a/helpers/files/imageidentify.js b/helpers/files/imageidentify.js
index 7c477ee5..5eee302d 100644
--- a/helpers/files/imageidentify.js
+++ b/helpers/files/imageidentify.js
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ const gm = require('gm')
 module.exports = (filename, folder, temp) => {
 
 	return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-		gm(temp === true ? filename : `${uploadDirectory}/${folder}/${filename}`)
+		const filePath = temp === true ? filename : `${uploadDirectory}/${folder}/${filename}`;
+		gm(`${filePath}[0]`) //0 for first frame of gifs, much faster
 			.identify(function (err, data) {
 				if (err) {
 					return reject(err);