diff --git a/src/lib/oiio.cpp b/src/lib/oiio.cpp
index 80643657b..ea2ac3ea8 100644
--- a/src/lib/oiio.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/oiio.cpp
@@ -105,14 +105,16 @@ ncvisual* ncvisual_open_plane(notcurses* nc, const char* filename,
 }
 
 nc_err_e ncvisual_decode(ncvisual* nc){
+//fprintf(stderr, "current subimage: %d frame: %p\n", nc->image->current_subimage(), nc->frame.get());
   const auto &spec = nc->image->spec_dimensions(nc->framenum);
-  OIIO::ImageSpec newspec;
+/*  OIIO::ImageSpec newspec;
   if(nc->frame){
+fprintf(stderr, "seeking subimage: %d\n", nc->image->current_subimage() + 1);
     if(!nc->image->seek_subimage(nc->image->current_subimage() + 1, 0, newspec)){
        return NCERR_EOF;
     }
     // FIXME check newspec vis-a-vis image->spec()
-  }
+  }*/
 //fprintf(stderr, "SUBIMAGE: %d\n", nc->image->current_subimage());
   nc->did_scaling = false;
   auto pixels = spec.width * spec.height;// * spec.nchannels;