diff --git a/openlp/core/lib/renderer.py b/openlp/core/lib/renderer.py
index b10b4636f..194172a9e 100644
--- a/openlp/core/lib/renderer.py
+++ b/openlp/core/lib/renderer.py
@@ -56,8 +56,6 @@ class Renderer(object):
         self.bg_frame = None
         self.bg_image = None
         self.bg_image_bytes = None
-        self.web = QtWebKit.QWebView()
-        self.web.setVisible(False)
 
     def set_theme(self, theme):
         """
@@ -95,6 +93,8 @@ class Renderer(object):
         if self._theme.display_shadow:
             self.page_width -= int(self._theme.display_shadow_size)
             self.page_height -= int(self._theme.display_shadow_size)
+        self.web = QtWebKit.QWebView()
+        self.web.setVisible(False)
         self.web.resize(self.page_width, self.page_height)
         self.web_frame = self.web.page().mainFrame()
         # Adjust width and height to account for shadow. outline done in css
diff --git a/openlp/core/ui/maindisplay.py b/openlp/core/ui/maindisplay.py
index 646bdebd5..fe8438895 100644
--- a/openlp/core/ui/maindisplay.py
+++ b/openlp/core/ui/maindisplay.py
@@ -306,6 +306,7 @@ class MainDisplay(DisplayWidget):
         # We must have a service item to preview
         if not hasattr(self, u'serviceItem'):
             return
+        Receiver.send_message(u'openlp_process_events')
         if self.isLive:
             # Wait for the fade to finish before geting the preview.
             # Important otherwise preview will have incorrect text if at all !
@@ -318,6 +319,8 @@ class MainDisplay(DisplayWidget):
         # Important otherwise first preview will miss the background !
         while not self.loaded:
             Receiver.send_message(u'openlp_process_events')
+        if self.isLive:
+            self.setVisible(True)
         preview = QtGui.QImage(self.screen[u'size'].width(),
             self.screen[u'size'].height(),
             QtGui.QImage.Format_ARGB32_Premultiplied)
@@ -326,8 +329,6 @@ class MainDisplay(DisplayWidget):
         self.frame.render(painter)
         painter.end()
         # Make display show up if in single screen mode
-        if self.isLive:
-            self.setVisible(True)
         return preview
 
     def buildHtml(self, serviceItem):
diff --git a/openlp/core/ui/slidecontroller.py b/openlp/core/ui/slidecontroller.py
index 9f9b4d433..dcaa726df 100644
--- a/openlp/core/ui/slidecontroller.py
+++ b/openlp/core/ui/slidecontroller.py
@@ -636,9 +636,9 @@ class SlideController(QtGui.QWidget):
         """
         if not self.serviceItem:
             return
-        Receiver.send_message(u'%s_first' % self.serviceItem.name.lower(),
-            [self.serviceItem, self.isLive])
         if self.serviceItem.is_command():
+            Receiver.send_message(u'%s_first' % self.serviceItem.name.lower(),
+                [self.serviceItem, self.isLive])
             self.updatePreview()
         else:
             self.PreviewListWidget.selectRow(0)
@@ -651,9 +651,9 @@ class SlideController(QtGui.QWidget):
         index = int(message[0])
         if not self.serviceItem:
             return
-        Receiver.send_message(u'%s_slide' % self.serviceItem.name.lower(),
-            [self.serviceItem, self.isLive, index])
         if self.serviceItem.is_command():
+            Receiver.send_message(u'%s_slide' % self.serviceItem.name.lower(),
+                [self.serviceItem, self.isLive, index])
             self.updatePreview()
         else:
             self.PreviewListWidget.selectRow(index)
@@ -768,9 +768,9 @@ class SlideController(QtGui.QWidget):
         row = self.PreviewListWidget.currentRow()
         self.selectedRow = 0
         if row > -1 and row < self.PreviewListWidget.rowCount():
-            Receiver.send_message(u'%s_slide' % self.serviceItem.name.lower(),
-                [self.serviceItem, self.isLive, row])
             if self.serviceItem.is_command() and self.isLive:
+                Receiver.send_message(u'%s_slide' % self.serviceItem.name.lower(),
+                    [self.serviceItem, self.isLive, row])
                 self.updatePreview()
             else:
                 frame, raw_html = self.serviceItem.get_rendered_frame(row)