diff --git a/mediarepo-api/src/tauri_plugin/background_tasks.rs b/mediarepo-api/src/tauri_plugin/background_tasks.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0035799
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mediarepo-api/src/tauri_plugin/background_tasks.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,158 @@
+use crate::tauri_plugin::error::{PluginError, PluginResult};
+use futures::future;
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+use std::fmt::{Debug, Formatter};
+use std::future::Future;
+use std::pin::Pin;
+use std::sync::Arc;
+use std::time::{Duration, SystemTime};
+use std::{mem, thread};
+use tokio::sync::{Mutex, RwLock};
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+pub struct TaskContext {
+    tasks: Arc<RwLock<HashMap<String, AsyncTask>>>,
+}
+
+impl TaskContext {
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            tasks: Default::default(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub async fn add_task<S: ToString, F: 'static + Future<Output = PluginResult<()>>>(
+        &self,
+        name: S,
+        task: F,
+    ) {
+        self.tasks
+            .write()
+            .await
+            .insert(name.to_string(), AsyncTask::new(task));
+    }
+
+    pub async fn task_state<S: AsRef<str>>(&self, name: S) -> Option<TaskState> {
+        let state = {
+            let tasks = self.tasks.read().await;
+
+            if let Some(task) = tasks.get(name.as_ref()) {
+                Some(task.state().await)
+            } else {
+                None
+            }
+        };
+        if let Some(TaskState::Finished) = state {
+            self.tasks.write().await.remove(name.as_ref());
+        }
+
+        state
+    }
+
+    /// Returns all tasks queued for execution
+    async fn queued_tasks(&self) -> Vec<AsyncTask> {
+        let task_map = self.tasks.read().await;
+        let mut tasks = Vec::new();
+
+        for task in task_map.values() {
+            if task.state().await == TaskState::Queued {
+                tasks.push(task.clone());
+            }
+        }
+
+        tasks
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Ord, PartialOrd, Eq, PartialEq)]
+pub enum TaskState {
+    Queued,
+    Running,
+    Finished,
+    Error,
+}
+
+impl TaskState {
+    pub fn error(&self) -> bool {
+        *self == TaskState::Error
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct AsyncTask {
+    state: Arc<RwLock<TaskState>>,
+    inner: Arc<Mutex<Option<Pin<Box<dyn Future<Output = PluginResult<()>>>>>>>,
+    error: Arc<RwLock<Option<PluginError>>>,
+}
+
+impl Debug for AsyncTask {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        write!(f, "AsyncTask (state: {:?})", self.state)
+    }
+}
+
+impl AsyncTask {
+    pub fn new<F: 'static + Future<Output = PluginResult<()>>>(inner: F) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            state: Arc::new(RwLock::new(TaskState::Queued)),
+            inner: Arc::new(Mutex::new(Some(Box::pin(inner)))),
+            error: Default::default(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub async fn exec(&self) {
+        self.set_state(TaskState::Running).await;
+
+        let inner = self.inner.lock().await.take();
+        if let Some(task) = inner {
+            if let Err(e) = task.await {
+                let _ = mem::replace(&mut *self.error.write().await, Some(e));
+                self.set_state(TaskState::Error).await;
+            } else {
+                self.set_state(TaskState::Finished).await;
+            }
+        } else {
+            self.set_state(TaskState::Finished).await;
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub async fn state(&self) -> TaskState {
+        self.state.read().await.clone()
+    }
+
+    async fn set_state(&self, state: TaskState) {
+        let _ = mem::replace(&mut *self.state.write().await, state);
+    }
+}
+
+unsafe impl Send for AsyncTask {}
+unsafe impl Sync for AsyncTask {}
+
+pub fn start_background_task_runtime(ctx: TaskContext) {
+    thread::spawn(move || {
+        tokio::runtime::Builder::new_current_thread()
+            .thread_name("background_tasks")
+            .enable_time()
+            .build()
+            .expect("failed to build background task runtime")
+            .block_on(async move {
+                tracing::debug!("background task listener ready");
+                loop {
+                    let tasks = ctx.queued_tasks().await;
+
+                    if tasks.len() > 0 {
+                        tracing::debug!("executing {} async background tasks", tasks.len());
+                        let start = SystemTime::now();
+                        future::join_all(tasks.iter().map(|t| t.exec())).await;
+                        tracing::debug!(
+                            "background tasks executed in {} ms",
+                            start.elapsed().unwrap().as_millis()
+                        );
+                    } else {
+                        tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(100)).await;
+                    }
+                }
+            });
+        tracing::error!("background task executor exited!");
+    });
+}
diff --git a/mediarepo-api/src/tauri_plugin/custom_schemes.rs b/mediarepo-api/src/tauri_plugin/custom_schemes.rs
index 05a3cc5..8941b4a 100644
--- a/mediarepo-api/src/tauri_plugin/custom_schemes.rs
+++ b/mediarepo-api/src/tauri_plugin/custom_schemes.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 use crate::client_api::ApiClient;
+use crate::tauri_plugin::background_tasks::TaskContext;
 use crate::tauri_plugin::error::{PluginError, PluginResult};
-use crate::tauri_plugin::state::{ApiState, AppState, AsyncTask, BufferState};
+use crate::tauri_plugin::state::{ApiState, BufferState};
 use crate::types::identifier::FileIdentifier;
 use std::borrow::Cow;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use tauri::http::{Request, Response, ResponseBuilder};
-use tauri::{AppHandle, Builder, Manager, Runtime};
+use tauri::{AppHandle, Builder, Manager, Runtime, State};
 use tokio::runtime::{Builder as TokioRuntimeBuilder, Runtime as TokioRuntime};
 use url::Url;
 
@@ -55,7 +56,6 @@ fn once_scheme<R: Runtime>(app: &AppHandle<R>, request: &Request) -> Result<Resp
 
 #[tracing::instrument(level = "debug", skip_all)]
 async fn content_scheme<R: Runtime>(app: &AppHandle<R>, request: &Request) -> Result<Response> {
-    let api_state = app.state::<ApiState>();
     let buf_state = app.state::<BufferState>();
     let hash = request.uri().trim_start_matches("content://");
 
@@ -67,7 +67,10 @@ async fn content_scheme<R: Runtime>(app: &AppHandle<R>, request: &Request) -> Re
             .body(buffer.buf)
     } else {
         tracing::debug!("Fetching content from daemon");
+
+        let api_state = app.state::<ApiState>();
         let api = api_state.api().await?;
+
         let file = api
             .file
             .get_file(FileIdentifier::CD(hash.to_string()))
@@ -79,18 +82,17 @@ async fn content_scheme<R: Runtime>(app: &AppHandle<R>, request: &Request) -> Re
             .await?;
         tracing::debug!("Received {} content bytes", bytes.len());
         buf_state.add_entry(hash.to_string(), mime.clone(), bytes.clone());
+
         ResponseBuilder::new()
-            .mimetype(&mime)
             .status(200)
+            .mimetype(&mime)
             .body(bytes)
     }
 }
 
 #[tracing::instrument(level = "debug", skip_all)]
 async fn thumb_scheme<R: Runtime>(app: &AppHandle<R>, request: &Request) -> Result<Response> {
-    let api_state = app.state::<ApiState>();
     let buf_state = app.state::<BufferState>();
-    let app_state = app.state::<AppState>();
 
     let url = Url::parse(request.uri())?;
     let hash = url
@@ -118,20 +120,28 @@ async fn thumb_scheme<R: Runtime>(app: &AppHandle<R>, request: &Request) -> Resu
             .mimetype(&buffer.mime)
             .body(buffer.buf)
     } else {
-        tracing::debug!("Content not loaded. Singnaling retry.");
-        let api = api_state.api().await?;
-        let buf_state = buf_state.inner().clone();
+        tracing::debug!("Content not loaded. Signaling retry.");
+        let task_ctx = app.state::<TaskContext>();
+
+        let state = task_ctx.task_state(request.uri()).await;
+
+        if state.is_none() || state.unwrap().error() {
+            let buf_state = buf_state.inner().clone();
+            let api_state = app.state::<ApiState>();
+            let api = api_state.api().await?;
 
-        app_state
-            .add_async_task(build_fetch_thumbnail_task(
+            add_fetch_thumbnail_task(
+                request.uri(),
+                task_ctx,
                 buf_state,
                 api,
                 hash.to_string(),
                 request.uri().to_string(),
                 width,
                 height,
-            ))
+            )
             .await;
+        }
 
         ResponseBuilder::new()
             .mimetype("text/plain")
@@ -141,27 +151,31 @@ async fn thumb_scheme<R: Runtime>(app: &AppHandle<R>, request: &Request) -> Resu
     }
 }
 
-fn build_fetch_thumbnail_task(
+async fn add_fetch_thumbnail_task(
+    name: &str,
+    task_ctx: State<'_, TaskContext>,
     buf_state: BufferState,
     api: ApiClient,
     hash: String,
     request_uri: String,
     width: u32,
     height: u32,
-) -> AsyncTask {
-    AsyncTask::new(async move {
-        tracing::debug!("Fetching content from daemon");
-        let (thumb, bytes) = api
-            .file
-            .get_thumbnail_of_size(
-                FileIdentifier::CD(hash),
-                ((height as f32 * 0.5) as u32, (width as f32 * 0.5) as u32),
-                ((height as f32 * 1.5) as u32, (width as f32 * 1.5) as u32),
-            )
-            .await?;
-        tracing::debug!("Received {} content bytes", bytes.len());
-        buf_state.add_entry(request_uri, thumb.mime_type.clone(), bytes.clone());
-
-        Ok(())
-    })
+) {
+    task_ctx
+        .add_task(name, async move {
+            tracing::debug!("Fetching content from daemon");
+            let (thumb, bytes) = api
+                .file
+                .get_thumbnail_of_size(
+                    FileIdentifier::CD(hash),
+                    ((height as f32 * 0.5) as u32, (width as f32 * 0.5) as u32),
+                    ((height as f32 * 1.5) as u32, (width as f32 * 1.5) as u32),
+                )
+                .await?;
+            tracing::debug!("Received {} content bytes", bytes.len());
+            buf_state.add_entry(request_uri, thumb.mime_type.clone(), bytes.clone());
+
+            Ok(())
+        })
+        .await;
 }
diff --git a/mediarepo-api/src/tauri_plugin/mod.rs b/mediarepo-api/src/tauri_plugin/mod.rs
index 4c0c269..85e581a 100644
--- a/mediarepo-api/src/tauri_plugin/mod.rs
+++ b/mediarepo-api/src/tauri_plugin/mod.rs
@@ -4,11 +4,10 @@ use tauri::{AppHandle, Builder, Invoke, Manager, Runtime};
 use state::ApiState;
 
 use crate::tauri_plugin::state::{AppState, BufferState};
-use futures::future;
-use std::mem;
 use std::thread;
 use std::time::Duration;
 
+mod background_tasks;
 pub(crate) mod commands;
 pub mod custom_schemes;
 pub mod error;
@@ -16,9 +15,10 @@ mod settings;
 mod state;
 mod utils;
 
+use crate::tauri_plugin::background_tasks::{start_background_task_runtime, TaskContext};
 use commands::*;
 
-const MAX_BUFFER_SIZE: usize = 2 * 1024 * 1024 * 1024;
+const MAX_BUFFER_SIZE: usize = 2 * 1024 * 1024 * 1024; // 2GiB
 
 pub fn register_plugin<R: Runtime>(builder: Builder<R>) -> Builder<R> {
     let repo_plugin = MediarepoPlugin::new();
@@ -99,36 +99,17 @@ impl<R: Runtime> Plugin<R> for MediarepoPlugin<R> {
         app.manage(buffer_state.clone());
 
         let repo_state = AppState::load()?;
-        let background_tasks = repo_state.background_tasks();
         app.manage(repo_state);
 
+        let task_context = TaskContext::new();
+        start_background_task_runtime(task_context.clone());
+        app.manage(task_context);
+
         thread::spawn(move || loop {
             thread::sleep(Duration::from_secs(10));
             buffer_state.clear_expired();
             buffer_state.trim_to_size(MAX_BUFFER_SIZE);
         });
-        thread::spawn(move || {
-            tokio::runtime::Builder::new_current_thread()
-                .thread_name("background_tasks")
-                .enable_time()
-                .build()
-                .expect("failed to build background task runtime")
-                .block_on(async move {
-                    tracing::debug!("background task listener ready");
-                    loop {
-                        let tasks = mem::take(&mut *background_tasks.lock().await);
-
-                        if tasks.len() > 0 {
-                            tracing::debug!("executing {} async background tasks", tasks.len());
-                            future::join_all(tasks.into_iter().map(|t| t.exec())).await;
-                            tracing::debug!("background tasks executed");
-                        } else {
-                            tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(100)).await;
-                        }
-                    }
-                });
-            tracing::error!("background task executor exited!");
-        });
 
         Ok(())
     }
diff --git a/mediarepo-api/src/tauri_plugin/state.rs b/mediarepo-api/src/tauri_plugin/state.rs
index c63ed9b..e053325 100644
--- a/mediarepo-api/src/tauri_plugin/state.rs
+++ b/mediarepo-api/src/tauri_plugin/state.rs
@@ -1,16 +1,12 @@
 use std::collections::HashMap;
-use std::fmt::{Debug, Formatter};
-use std::future::Future;
 use std::mem;
 use std::ops::Deref;
-use std::pin::Pin;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::time::Duration;
 
 use parking_lot::Mutex;
 use parking_lot::RwLock as ParkingRwLock;
 use tauri::async_runtime::RwLock;
-use tokio::sync::Mutex as TokioMutex;
 use tokio::time::Instant;
 
 use crate::client_api::ApiClient;
@@ -173,7 +169,6 @@ pub struct AppState {
     pub active_repo: Arc<RwLock<Option<Repository>>>,
     pub settings: Arc<RwLock<Settings>>,
     pub running_daemons: Arc<RwLock<HashMap<String, DaemonCli>>>,
-    pub background_tasks: Arc<TokioMutex<Vec<AsyncTask>>>,
 }
 
 impl AppState {
@@ -185,7 +180,6 @@ impl AppState {
             active_repo: Default::default(),
             settings: Arc::new(RwLock::new(settings)),
             running_daemons: Default::default(),
-            background_tasks: Default::default(),
         };
 
         Ok(state)
@@ -224,37 +218,4 @@ impl AppState {
 
         Ok(())
     }
-
-    pub async fn add_async_task(&self, task: AsyncTask) {
-        self.background_tasks.lock().await.push(task);
-    }
-
-    pub fn background_tasks(&self) -> Arc<TokioMutex<Vec<AsyncTask>>> {
-        self.background_tasks.clone()
-    }
-}
-
-pub struct AsyncTask {
-    inner: Pin<Box<dyn Future<Output = PluginResult<()>>>>,
-}
-
-impl Debug for AsyncTask {
-    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
-        "AsyncTask".fmt(f)
-    }
 }
-
-impl AsyncTask {
-    pub fn new<F: 'static + Future<Output = PluginResult<()>>>(inner: F) -> Self {
-        Self {
-            inner: Box::pin(inner),
-        }
-    }
-
-    pub async fn exec(self) -> PluginResult<()> {
-        self.inner.await
-    }
-}
-
-unsafe impl Send for AsyncTask {}
-unsafe impl Sync for AsyncTask {}
diff --git a/mediarepo-ui/src/app/components/shared/app-common/busy-indicator/busy-indicator.component.html b/mediarepo-ui/src/app/components/shared/app-common/busy-indicator/busy-indicator.component.html
index 4009d30..ded2930 100644
--- a/mediarepo-ui/src/app/components/shared/app-common/busy-indicator/busy-indicator.component.html
+++ b/mediarepo-ui/src/app/components/shared/app-common/busy-indicator/busy-indicator.component.html
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 <ng-content></ng-content>
 <div *ngIf="this.busy" [class.blur]="this.blurBackground" [class.darken]="this.darkenBackground"
      class="busy-indicator-overlay">
-    <mat-progress-spinner *ngIf="this.busy" [mode]="mode" [value]="value" color="primary"></mat-progress-spinner>
+    <mat-progress-spinner *ngIf="indicatorType === 'spinner' && this.busy"
+                          [mode]="mode"
+                          [value]="value"
+                          color="primary"></mat-progress-spinner>
+
+    <app-middle-centered *ngIf="indicatorType === 'pulse' && this.busy">
+        <div class="loading-indicator-pulse-outer">
+            <div class="loading-indicator-pulse-inner"></div>
+        </div>
+    </app-middle-centered>
 </div>
diff --git a/mediarepo-ui/src/app/components/shared/app-common/busy-indicator/busy-indicator.component.scss b/mediarepo-ui/src/app/components/shared/app-common/busy-indicator/busy-indicator.component.scss
index 584234c..8c35839 100644
--- a/mediarepo-ui/src/app/components/shared/app-common/busy-indicator/busy-indicator.component.scss
+++ b/mediarepo-ui/src/app/components/shared/app-common/busy-indicator/busy-indicator.component.scss
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+@import "src/colors";
+
 :host {
     display: block;
     position: relative;
@@ -38,9 +40,80 @@ hidden {
     display: none;
 }
 
-::ng-deep app-busy-indicator {
-    width: 100%;
-    height: 100%;
-    position: relative;
+
+.loading-indicator-pulse-outer {
+    display: flex;
+    background-color: $primary;
+    animation-name: pulse-outer;
+    animation-duration: 2.5s;
+    border-radius: 1em;
+    width: 2em;
+    height: 2em;
+    animation-iteration-count: infinite;
+    animation-timing-function: ease-in-out;
+}
+
+.loading-indicator-pulse-inner {
     display: block;
+    margin: auto;
+    background-color: $primary-lighter-10;
+    animation-name: pulse-inner;
+    animation-duration: 2.5s;
+    border-radius: 0.5em;
+    width: 1em;
+    height: 1em;
+    animation-iteration-count: infinite;
+    animation-timing-function: ease-in-out;
+}
+
+@keyframes pulse-outer {
+    2% {
+        border-radius: 1em;
+        width: 2em;
+        height: 2em;
+    }
+
+    48% {
+        border-radius: 2em;
+        width: 4em;
+        height: 4em;
+    }
+
+    52% {
+        border-radius: 2em;
+        width: 4em;
+        height: 4em;
+    }
+
+    98% {
+        border-radius: 1em;
+        width: 2em;
+        height: 2em;
+    }
+}
+
+@keyframes pulse-inner {
+    15% {
+        border-radius: 0.5em;
+        width: 1em;
+        height: 1em;
+    }
+
+    55% {
+        border-radius: 1.75em;
+        width: 2.5em;
+        height: 2.5em;
+    }
+
+    65% {
+        border-radius: 1.75em;
+        width: 2.5em;
+        height: 2.5em;
+    }
+
+    100% {
+        border-radius: 0.5em;
+        width: 1em;
+        height: 1em;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/mediarepo-ui/src/app/components/shared/app-common/busy-indicator/busy-indicator.component.ts b/mediarepo-ui/src/app/components/shared/app-common/busy-indicator/busy-indicator.component.ts
index 69e10b6..f9e0c7c 100644
--- a/mediarepo-ui/src/app/components/shared/app-common/busy-indicator/busy-indicator.component.ts
+++ b/mediarepo-ui/src/app/components/shared/app-common/busy-indicator/busy-indicator.component.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ export class BusyIndicatorComponent implements OnChanges {
     @Input() blurBackground: boolean = false;
     @Input() darkenBackground: boolean = false;
     @Input() mode: ProgressSpinnerMode = "indeterminate";
+    @Input() indicatorType: "spinner" | "pulse" = "spinner";
     @Input() value: number | undefined;
 
     constructor(private changeDetector: ChangeDetectorRef) {
diff --git a/mediarepo-ui/src/app/components/shared/file/content-viewer/image-viewer/image-viewer.component.html b/mediarepo-ui/src/app/components/shared/file/content-viewer/image-viewer/image-viewer.component.html
index 560a71f..4953a1a 100644
--- a/mediarepo-ui/src/app/components/shared/file/content-viewer/image-viewer/image-viewer.component.html
+++ b/mediarepo-ui/src/app/components/shared/file/content-viewer/image-viewer/image-viewer.component.html
@@ -10,7 +10,14 @@
     <div (cdkDragMoved)="this.onDragMoved($event)"
          [cdkDragFreeDragPosition]="this.imagePosition" cdkDrag class="image-drag-container">
         <div [style]="{scale: this.imageZoom}" class="image-scale-container">
-            <app-content-aware-image [imageSrc]="this.imageUrl" decoding="sync"></app-content-aware-image>
+            <app-busy-indicator [busy]="this.loading" indicatorType="pulse">
+                <app-content-aware-image (appLoadEnd)="this.loading = false" (appLoadError)="this.loading = false"
+                                         [class.hidden]="this.loading"
+                                         [imageSrc]="this.imageUrl"
+                                         [maxRetry]="3"
+                                         [retryDelay]="500"
+                                         decoding="sync"></app-content-aware-image>
+            </app-busy-indicator>
         </div>
     </div>
 </div>
diff --git a/mediarepo-ui/src/app/components/shared/file/content-viewer/image-viewer/image-viewer.component.scss b/mediarepo-ui/src/app/components/shared/file/content-viewer/image-viewer/image-viewer.component.scss
index 3becdb3..eaccded 100644
--- a/mediarepo-ui/src/app/components/shared/file/content-viewer/image-viewer/image-viewer.component.scss
+++ b/mediarepo-ui/src/app/components/shared/file/content-viewer/image-viewer/image-viewer.component.scss
@@ -38,3 +38,7 @@
     display: block;
     position: relative;
 }
+
+.hidden {
+    display: none;
+}
diff --git a/mediarepo-ui/src/app/components/shared/file/content-viewer/image-viewer/image-viewer.component.ts b/mediarepo-ui/src/app/components/shared/file/content-viewer/image-viewer/image-viewer.component.ts
index b15a4f6..92144e6 100644
--- a/mediarepo-ui/src/app/components/shared/file/content-viewer/image-viewer/image-viewer.component.ts
+++ b/mediarepo-ui/src/app/components/shared/file/content-viewer/image-viewer/image-viewer.component.ts
@@ -13,12 +13,15 @@ export class ImageViewerComponent implements OnChanges {
     public imagePosition = { x: 0, y: 0 };
     public mouseInImageView = false;
 
+    public loading = true;
+
     constructor() {
     }
 
     public ngOnChanges(changes: SimpleChanges): void {
         if (changes["imageUrl"]) {
             this.resetImage();
+            this.loading = true;
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/mediarepo-ui/src/app/components/shared/file/file-card/file-card.component.html b/mediarepo-ui/src/app/components/shared/file/file-card/file-card.component.html
index 3d6ff8f..1856588 100644
--- a/mediarepo-ui/src/app/components/shared/file/file-card/file-card.component.html
+++ b/mediarepo-ui/src/app/components/shared/file/file-card/file-card.component.html
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 <div (click)="this.onClick()" (dblclick)="dblClickEvent.emit(this)"
      [class.loading]="this.loading"
      [class.selected]="this.entry.selected | async" class="file-card-inner">
-    <app-middle-centered *ngIf="this.loading">
-        <div class="loading-indicator"></div>
-    </app-middle-centered>
-    <app-file-thumbnail
-        (loadEnd)="this.loading = false"
-        [class.hidden]="this.loading"
-        [fileChanged]="this.fileChanged"
-        [file]="this.entry.data"
-        class="entry-image"></app-file-thumbnail>
+    <app-busy-indicator [busy]="this.loading" indicatorType="pulse">
+        <app-file-thumbnail
+            (loadEnd)="this.loading = false"
+            [class.hidden]="this.loading"
+            [fileChanged]="this.fileChanged"
+            [file]="this.entry.data"
+            class="entry-image"></app-file-thumbnail>
+    </app-busy-indicator>
+
 </div>
diff --git a/mediarepo-ui/src/app/components/shared/file/file-card/file-card.component.scss b/mediarepo-ui/src/app/components/shared/file/file-card/file-card.component.scss
index f3b7778..0c8c76c 100644
--- a/mediarepo-ui/src/app/components/shared/file/file-card/file-card.component.scss
+++ b/mediarepo-ui/src/app/components/shared/file/file-card/file-card.component.scss
@@ -29,43 +29,6 @@
     display: flex;
 }
 
-.loading-indicator {
-    display: block;
-    background-color: $primary;
-    animation-name: pulse;
-    animation-duration: 3s;
-    border-radius: 1em;
-    width: 2em;
-    height: 2em;
-    animation-iteration-count: infinite;
-    animation-timing-function: ease-in-out;
-}
-
-@keyframes pulse {
-    2% {
-        border-radius: 1em;
-        width: 2em;
-        height: 2em;
-    }
-
-    48% {
-        border-radius: 2em;
-        width: 4em;
-        height: 4em;
-    }
-
-    52% {
-        border-radius: 2em;
-        width: 4em;
-        height: 4em;
-    }
-
-    98% {
-        border-radius: 1em;
-        width: 2em;
-        height: 2em;
-    }
-}
 
 .hidden {
     display: none;
diff --git a/mediarepo-ui/src/app/components/shared/file/file-thumbnail/file-thumbnail.component.html b/mediarepo-ui/src/app/components/shared/file/file-thumbnail/file-thumbnail.component.html
index 32f2a27..7ed00dc 100644
--- a/mediarepo-ui/src/app/components/shared/file/file-thumbnail/file-thumbnail.component.html
+++ b/mediarepo-ui/src/app/components/shared/file/file-thumbnail/file-thumbnail.component.html
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <app-content-aware-image (appLoadEnd)="this.loadEnd.emit()" (appLoadError)="this.onImageLoadError()"
                          *ngIf="this.thumbnailSupported && this.thumbUrl"
                          [imageSrc]="this.thumbUrl"
-                         [maxRetry]="5" [retryDelay]="250"
+                         [maxRetry]="5" [retryDelay]="100"
                          borderRadius="0.25em"></app-content-aware-image>
 <div *ngIf="this.thumbnailSupported && this.thumbUrl" class="file-icon-overlay">
     <ng-icon *ngIf="fileType === 'video'" name="mat-movie"></ng-icon>