diff --git a/src/components/comment-media/comment-media.tsx b/src/components/comment-media/comment-media.tsx
index 604c4910..5ec52d13 100644
--- a/src/components/comment-media/comment-media.tsx
+++ b/src/components/comment-media/comment-media.tsx
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ const CommentMedia = ({
   const isMobile = useIsMobile();
   const { thumbnailHeight, thumbnailWidth, url } = commentMediaInfo || {};
   let type = commentMediaInfo?.type;
-  const gifFrameUrl = useFetchGifFirstFrame(url);
+  const gifFrameUrl = useFetchGifFirstFrame(type === 'gif' ? url : undefined);
 
   if (type === 'gif' && gifFrameUrl) {
     type = 'animated gif';
diff --git a/src/components/post-desktop/post-desktop.tsx b/src/components/post-desktop/post-desktop.tsx
index 2b3cee36..2169aafe 100644
--- a/src/components/post-desktop/post-desktop.tsx
+++ b/src/components/post-desktop/post-desktop.tsx
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ const PostMedia = ({
   const { t } = useTranslation();
   const { url } = commentMediaInfo || {};
   let type = commentMediaInfo?.type;
-  const gifFrameUrl = useFetchGifFirstFrame(url);
+  const gifFrameUrl = useFetchGifFirstFrame(type === 'gif' ? url : undefined);
   const directories = useDirectories();
 
   if (type === 'gif' && gifFrameUrl !== null) {
diff --git a/src/components/post-form/post-form.tsx b/src/components/post-form/post-form.tsx
index 7b2e1638..4dea216f 100644
--- a/src/components/post-form/post-form.tsx
+++ b/src/components/post-form/post-form.tsx
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ export const LinkTypePreviewer = ({ link }: { link: string }) => {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
   const mediaInfo = getLinkMediaInfo(link);
   let type = mediaInfo?.type;
-  const gifFrameUrl = useFetchGifFirstFrame(mediaInfo?.url);
+  const gifFrameUrl = useFetchGifFirstFrame(type === 'gif' ? mediaInfo?.url : undefined);
 
   if (type === 'gif' && gifFrameUrl !== null) {
     type = t('animated_gif');