diff --git a/bin/src/daemon.rs b/bin/src/daemon.rs
index a1b5273..253b2b2 100644
--- a/bin/src/daemon.rs
+++ b/bin/src/daemon.rs
@@ -115,11 +115,11 @@ fn run_ctrl_c_thread(
     })
 }
 
-fn update_ui(task_tracker: &TaskTracker){
-    task_tracker.spawn(async move {
+async fn update_ui(task_tracker: &TaskTracker){
+    task_tracker.spawn_blocking(|| {
         let mut fb: Framebuffer = Framebuffer::new();
-        fb.draw_img("orca.gif")
-    });
+        fb.draw_img("/data/rayhunter/orca.gif");
+    }).await.unwrap();
 }
 
 #[tokio::main]
@@ -146,8 +146,8 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), RayhunterError> {
 
     let (server_shutdown_tx, server_shutdown_rx) = oneshot::channel::<()>();
     run_ctrl_c_thread(&task_tracker, tx.clone(), server_shutdown_tx, qmdl_store_lock.clone());
-    update_ui(&task_tracker);
     run_server(&task_tracker, &config, qmdl_store_lock.clone(), server_shutdown_rx, tx).await;
+    update_ui(&task_tracker).await;
 
     task_tracker.close();
     task_tracker.wait().await;
diff --git a/bin/src/framebuffer.rs b/bin/src/framebuffer.rs
index 89259dc..afa643a 100644
--- a/bin/src/framebuffer.rs
+++ b/bin/src/framebuffer.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 use image::{io::Reader as ImageReader, AnimationDecoder, imageops::FilterType, codecs::gif::GifDecoder, DynamicImage};
 use std::{io::BufReader, fs::File, time::Duration};
 use include_dir::{include_dir, Dir};
+use log::{info, error};
 
 const FB_PATH:&str = "/dev/fb0";
 static IMAGE_DIR: Dir<'_> = include_dir!("$CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR/static/images/");
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ impl Framebuffer<'_>{
 
 
     fn write(&mut self, img: DynamicImage) {
+
         let resized_img = img.resize( self.dimensions.width, self.dimensions.height, FilterType::CatmullRom);
         let width = self.dimensions.width.min(resized_img.width());
         let height = self.dimensions.height.min(resized_img.height());
@@ -48,9 +50,11 @@ impl Framebuffer<'_>{
 
 
     pub fn draw_img(&mut self, img_name: &str) {
-        let img_path = IMAGE_DIR.get_file(img_name).unwrap().path();
+        //let img_path = IMAGE_DIR.get_file(img_name).unwrap().path();
+        let img_path = img_name;
+        info!("img_path: {:?}", img_path);
         if img_path.ends_with(".gif") {
-            loop {
+            loop{
                 // this is dumb and i'm sure there's a better way to loop this
                 let stream = BufReader::new(File::open(&img_path).unwrap());
                 let decoder = GifDecoder::new(stream).unwrap();