diff --git a/ValorantCC/SubWindow/ProfilesWindow.xaml b/ValorantCC/SubWindow/ProfilesWindow.xaml
index ea71d84..045cce2 100644
--- a/ValorantCC/SubWindow/ProfilesWindow.xaml
+++ b/ValorantCC/SubWindow/ProfilesWindow.xaml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
                     <TextBox Style="{StaticResource LineTextBox}" Name="SearchCode" MinWidth="128" MaxWidth="128" Background="#FF393B44" Margin="65,25,5,0" Foreground="White" Height="22"/>
                     <Button Style="{DynamicResource SearchCodeButtonStyle}" Name="btnSearchCode" Content="Search Code" MinWidth="85" Background="#FF393B44" Margin="0,25,5,0" Foreground="White" Cursor="Hand"  Click="btnSearchCode_Click" BorderBrush="#FF393B44"/>
                 </StackPanel>
-                <Image gif:ImageBehavior.AnimatedSource="../Resources/vtspinner optimized.gif" Width="50" Height="52" Margin="0,155,0,0" x:Name="LoadingPlaceHolder"/>
+                <Image gif:ImageBehavior.AnimatedSource="../Resources/vtspinner optimized.gif" Width="50" Height="52" Margin="0,155,0,0" x:Name="LoadingPlaceHolder" Visibility="Visible" IsVisibleChanged="LoadingPlaceHolder_IsVisibleChanged"/>
                 <ScrollViewer  VerticalScrollBarVisibility="Auto" HorizontalScrollBarVisibility="Disabled" Margin="0,5,0,0" Height="388" Width="338">
 
                     <StackPanel Name="ShareablesContainer" HorizontalAlignment="Center">
diff --git a/ValorantCC/SubWindow/ProfilesWindow.xaml.cs b/ValorantCC/SubWindow/ProfilesWindow.xaml.cs
index fb376ce..850c6d5 100644
--- a/ValorantCC/SubWindow/ProfilesWindow.xaml.cs
+++ b/ValorantCC/SubWindow/ProfilesWindow.xaml.cs
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ private async void Border_Loaded(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
             LoadingPlaceHolder.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;
             await InitialFetch();
             LoadingPlaceHolder.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
-            WpfAnimatedGif.ImageBehavior.GetAnimationController(LoadingPlaceHolder).Pause();
             await RenderProfiles();
         }
 
@@ -166,5 +165,13 @@ private void Border_MouseDown(object sender, MouseButtonEventArgs e)
         {
             if (e.LeftButton == MouseButtonState.Pressed) DragMove();
         }
+
+        private void LoadingPlaceHolder_IsVisibleChanged(object sender, DependencyPropertyChangedEventArgs e)
+        {
+            if (LoadingPlaceHolder.Visibility == Visibility.Visible)
+                WpfAnimatedGif.ImageBehavior.GetAnimationController(LoadingPlaceHolder)?.Play();
+            else
+                WpfAnimatedGif.ImageBehavior.GetAnimationController(LoadingPlaceHolder)?.Pause();
+        }
     }
 }