diff --git a/helpers/files/videothumbnail.js b/helpers/files/videothumbnail.js
index 7789ccec..db4987d6 100644
--- a/helpers/files/videothumbnail.js
+++ b/helpers/files/videothumbnail.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ const ffmpeg = require('fluent-ffmpeg')
 	, { thumbSize } = require(__dirname+'/../../configs/main.js')
 	, uploadDirectory = require(__dirname+'/uploadDirectory.js');
 
-module.exports = (file, geometry) => {
+module.exports = (file, geometry, frames) => {
 
 	return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
 		ffmpeg(`${uploadDirectory}/file/${file.filename}`)
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ module.exports = (file, geometry) => {
 			return reject(err);
 		})
 		.screenshots({
-			timestamps: ['1%'],//1% should remedy black first frames or fade-ins
+			timestamps: [(frames === 'N/A' ? 0 : '1%')],//1% should remedy black first frames or fade-ins
 			count: 1,
 			filename: `thumb-${file.hash}${file.thumbextension}`,
 			folder: `${uploadDirectory}/file/`,
diff --git a/models/forms/makepost.js b/models/forms/makepost.js
index cc496344..838c7168 100644
--- a/models/forms/makepost.js
+++ b/models/forms/makepost.js
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ module.exports = async (req, res, next) => {
 							await moveUpload(file, processedFile.filename, 'file');
 						}
 						if (!existsThumb) {
-							await videoThumbnail(processedFile, processedFile.geometry);
+							await videoThumbnail(processedFile, processedFile.geometry, videoData.streams[0].nb_frames);
 						}
 						break;
 					}