diff --git a/src/js/components/Parallax.js b/src/js/components/Parallax.js
index a2ba0590..61589845 100755
--- a/src/js/components/Parallax.js
+++ b/src/js/components/Parallax.js
@@ -122,7 +122,9 @@ export default class Parallax extends React.Component{
 		this.renderCanvas( image );
 	}
 
-	renderCanvas( image ){
+	renderCanvas( image = false ){
+
+		if (!image) return null
 
 		let self = this;
 		var canvasDOM = document.getElementById('parallax-canvas');
diff --git a/src/scss/components/_images.scss b/src/scss/components/_images.scss
index 0f04bd21..45a2b623 100755
--- a/src/scss/components/_images.scss
+++ b/src/scss/components/_images.scss
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 		width: 100%;
 		height: 100%;
 		opacity: 0;
-		@include animate( 0.4s );
+		@include animate( 0.1s );
 
 		&.loaded {
 			opacity: 0.5;