diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 07c577a..dcf805a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 all: sxiv
 
-VERSION = git-20110902
+VERSION = git-20110903
 
 CC = gcc
 DESTDIR =
diff --git a/commands.c b/commands.c
index 1bf95af..20ffd42 100644
--- a/commands.c
+++ b/commands.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ void cleanup();
 void remove_file(int, unsigned char);
 void load_image(int);
 void redraw();
-void hide_cursor();
+void reset_cursor();
 void animate();
 void set_timeout(timeout_f, int, int);
 void reset_timeout(timeout_f);
@@ -56,8 +56,7 @@ int it_switch_mode(arg_t a) {
 		if (!tns.thumbs)
 			tns_init(&tns, filecnt);
 		img_close(&img, 0);
-		win_set_cursor(&win, CURSOR_ARROW);
-		reset_timeout(hide_cursor);
+		reset_timeout(reset_cursor);
 		tns.sel = fileidx;
 		tns.dirty = 1;
 		mode = MODE_THUMB;
@@ -81,11 +80,14 @@ int it_toggle_fullscreen(arg_t a) {
 int it_reload_image(arg_t a) {
 	if (mode == MODE_IMAGE) {
 		load_image(fileidx);
-	} else if (!tns_load(&tns, tns.sel, &files[tns.sel], True, False)) {
-		remove_file(tns.sel, 0);
-		tns.dirty = 1;
-		if (tns.sel >= tns.cnt)
-			tns.sel = tns.cnt - 1;
+	} else {
+		win_set_cursor(&win, CURSOR_WATCH);
+		if (!tns_load(&tns, tns.sel, &files[tns.sel], True, False)) {
+			remove_file(tns.sel, 0);
+			tns.dirty = 1;
+			if (tns.sel >= tns.cnt)
+				tns.sel = tns.cnt - 1;
+		}
 	}
 	return 1;
 }
@@ -250,7 +252,7 @@ int i_drag(arg_t a) {
 	}
 	
 	win_set_cursor(&win, CURSOR_ARROW);
-	set_timeout(hide_cursor, TO_CURSOR_HIDE, 1);
+	set_timeout(reset_cursor, TO_CURSOR_HIDE, 1);
 	reset_timeout(redraw);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -369,17 +371,17 @@ int it_shell_cmd(arg_t a) {
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	win_set_cursor(&win, CURSOR_WATCH);
-
 	if ((pid = fork()) == 0) {
 		execl("/bin/sh", "/bin/sh", "-c", cmdline, NULL);
 		warn("could not exec: /bin/sh");
 		exit(1);
 	} else if (pid < 0) {
 		warn("could not fork. command line was: %s", cmdline);
-		goto end;
+		return 0;
 	}
 
+	win_set_cursor(&win, CURSOR_WATCH);
+
 	waitpid(pid, &status, 0);
 	if (!WIFEXITED(status) || WEXITSTATUS(status) != 0)
 		warn("child exited with non-zero return value: %d. command line was: %s",
@@ -398,10 +400,5 @@ int it_shell_cmd(arg_t a) {
 			tns.sel = tns.cnt - 1;
 	}
 
-end:
-	if (mode == MODE_THUMB)
-		win_set_cursor(&win, CURSOR_ARROW);
-	/* else: cursor gets reset in redraw() */
-
 	return 1;
 }
diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index f596733..6fafb8b 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ typedef struct {
 
 /* timeout handler functions: */
 void redraw();
-void hide_cursor();
+void reset_cursor();
 void animate();
 
 appmode_t mode;
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ char win_title[TITLE_LEN];
 
 timeout_t timeouts[] = {
 	{ { 0, 0 }, False, redraw },
-	{ { 0, 0 }, False, hide_cursor },
+	{ { 0, 0 }, False, reset_cursor },
 	{ { 0, 0 }, False, animate }
 };
 
@@ -189,10 +189,9 @@ void load_image(int new) {
 	if (new < 0 || new >= filecnt)
 		return;
 
-	/* cursor gets reset in redraw() */
 	win_set_cursor(&win, CURSOR_WATCH);
+
 	img_close(&img, 0);
-		
 	while (!img_load(&img, &files[new])) {
 		remove_file(new, 0);
 		if (new >= filecnt)
@@ -247,23 +246,34 @@ void update_title() {
 }
 
 void redraw() {
-	if (mode == MODE_IMAGE) {
+	if (mode == MODE_IMAGE)
 		img_render(&img, &win);
-		if (img.multi.animate) {
-			win_set_cursor(&win, CURSOR_NONE);
-		} else {
-			win_set_cursor(&win, CURSOR_ARROW);
-			set_timeout(hide_cursor, TO_CURSOR_HIDE, 1);
-		}
-	} else {
+	else
 		tns_render(&tns, &win);
-	}
 	update_title();
 	reset_timeout(redraw);
+	reset_cursor();
 }
 
-void hide_cursor() {
-	win_set_cursor(&win, CURSOR_NONE);
+void reset_cursor() {
+	int i;
+	cursor_t cursor = CURSOR_NONE;
+
+	if (mode == MODE_IMAGE) {
+		for (i = 0; i < LEN(timeouts); i++) {
+			if (timeouts[i].handler == reset_cursor) {
+				if (timeouts[i].active)
+					cursor = CURSOR_ARROW;
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+	} else {
+		if (tns.cnt != filecnt)
+			cursor = CURSOR_WATCH;
+		else
+			cursor = CURSOR_ARROW;
+	}
+	win_set_cursor(&win, cursor);
 }
 
 void animate() {
@@ -312,7 +322,7 @@ void on_buttonpress(XButtonEvent *bev) {
 
 	if (mode == MODE_IMAGE) {
 		win_set_cursor(&win, CURSOR_ARROW);
-		set_timeout(hide_cursor, TO_CURSOR_HIDE, 1);
+		set_timeout(reset_cursor, TO_CURSOR_HIDE, 1);
 
 		for (i = 0; i < LEN(buttons); i++) {
 			if (buttons[i].button == bev->button &&
@@ -329,15 +339,15 @@ void on_buttonpress(XButtonEvent *bev) {
 			case Button1:
 				if ((sel = tns_translate(&tns, bev->x, bev->y)) >= 0) {
 					if (sel == tns.sel) {
-						load_image(tns.sel);
 						mode = MODE_IMAGE;
-						set_timeout(hide_cursor, TO_CURSOR_HIDE, 1);
+						set_timeout(reset_cursor, TO_CURSOR_HIDE, 1);
+						load_image(tns.sel);
+						redraw();
 					} else {
 						tns_highlight(&tns, &win, tns.sel, False);
 						tns_highlight(&tns, &win, sel, True);
 						tns.sel = sel;
 					}
-					redraw();
 					break;
 				}
 				break;
@@ -363,18 +373,15 @@ void run() {
 		       !XPending(win.env.dpy))
 		{
 			/* load thumbnails */
-			win_set_cursor(&win, CURSOR_WATCH);
 			set_timeout(redraw, TO_REDRAW_THUMBS, 0);
 			if (tns_load(&tns, tns.cnt, &files[tns.cnt], False, False))
 				tns.cnt++;
 			else
 				remove_file(tns.cnt, 0);
-			if (tns.cnt == filecnt) {
+			if (tns.cnt == filecnt)
 				redraw();
-				win_set_cursor(&win, CURSOR_ARROW);
-			} else {
+			else
 				check_timeouts(NULL);
-			}
 		}
 
 		while (!XPending(win.env.dpy) && check_timeouts(&timeout)) {
@@ -410,7 +417,7 @@ void run() {
 				case MotionNotify:
 					if (mode == MODE_IMAGE) {
 						win_set_cursor(&win, CURSOR_ARROW);
-						set_timeout(hide_cursor, TO_CURSOR_HIDE, 1);
+						set_timeout(reset_cursor, TO_CURSOR_HIDE, 1);
 					}
 					break;
 			}
diff --git a/types.h b/types.h
index bf8d4e2..79c0b5a 100644
--- a/types.h
+++ b/types.h
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ typedef struct {
 enum {
 	TO_REDRAW_RESIZE = 75,
 	TO_REDRAW_THUMBS = 200,
-	TO_CURSOR_HIDE   = 1500
+	TO_CURSOR_HIDE   = 1200
 };
 
 typedef void (*timeout_f)(void);