# Help with quirky preloader

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-quirky-preloader/225712>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [May 15, 2007, 3:34am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-quirky-preloader/225712 "2007-05-15T03:34:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![adamtrobertson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e68b1a/32.png) [@adamtrobertson](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/adamtrobertson)\
**Post date:** [May 15, 2007, 3:34am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-quirky-preloader/225712/1 "2007-05-15T03:34:50Z")

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I’m using this preloader:

[http://www.lukamaras.com/tutorials/preloaders/basic-loading-bar-preloader.html](http://www.lukamaras.com/tutorials/preloaders/basic-loading-bar-preloader.html)

And it works great with one exception. Before the movie loads, the preloader bar in its’s fully loaded state blinks for a quick second at the very start of things. From there, it loads correctly. Any ideas why it flashes quickly at the beginning? You can download the example .fla at the bottom of the tutorial to see what I mean.

Thanks.