diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/theater.js b/app/assets/javascripts/theater.js
index f376069..c86af10 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/theater.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/theater.js
@@ -437,10 +437,13 @@ window.GalleryTheater = function() {
         $('div.gallery-show-original a').eq(0).attr('href', currentPic.image.url)
         img = imageContainer.find(".gal-active");
         if (direction == null) {
+            if (img.length==0){                
+                img = $("<img class='gallery-image gal-active'>");
+                imageContainer.append(img);
+            }
             img.hide();
             img.attr("src", currentPic.image.file.theater.url);
             img.attr("alt", currentPic.image.alt_title);
-            imageContainer.append(img);
             img.one("load", function() {
                 one_load(img)
             })