diff --git a/globalScript.js b/globalScript.js
index a6bce67..d9a5773 100644
--- a/globalScript.js
+++ b/globalScript.js
@@ -135,11 +135,23 @@ window.addEventListener("resize", () => {
   calcPixelDensity()
 
   switch (CURRENT_PAGE) {
-    case (PAGES.SYNTHWAVE): onResizeSynthWave()
+    case (PAGES.SYNTHWAVE): onResizeSynthwave()
   }
 
   if (gridVisible) {
     toggleGrid()
     toggleGrid()
   }
-})
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+})
+
+let prevAnimationState = isAnimating
+
+document.addEventListener("visibilitychange", function (event) {
+  if (document.hidden) {
+    prevAnimationState = isAnimating
+    isAnimating = false
+  }
+  else {
+    isAnimating = prevAnimationState
+  }
+});
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diff --git a/loadingScreen.js b/loadingScreen.js
index 6ee87ef..622dfc1 100644
--- a/loadingScreen.js
+++ b/loadingScreen.js
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ function removeLoadingScreen() {
 
     setTimeout(function() {
       loadingScreenEl.style.left = "100vw"
+      loadingScreenEl.style.pointerEvents = "none"
       document.getElementById("loadingCornerText").remove()
       newTip()
     }, fadeOutDur * 1000)
diff --git a/screenTransition.js b/screenTransition.js
index 8fb4249..d359251 100644
--- a/screenTransition.js
+++ b/screenTransition.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ function slideTransition(url) {
   let mainDiv = document.getElementById("mainDiv")
 
   loadingScreen.style.animation = slideLeft
+  loadingScreen.style.pointerEvents = "auto"
   mainDiv.style.animation = slideLeft
 
   setLoadingProgress(`Loading URL "${url}"`)
diff --git a/script.js b/script.js
index 014b4e1..0bc2b52 100644
--- a/script.js
+++ b/script.js
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ CURRENT_PAGE = PAGES.SYNTHWAVE
 function loadingScreenSynthwave() {
   setLoadingProgress("Adding stars...")
   addStars()
+
+  setLoadingProgress("Starting synthwave animation...")
+  preAnimateSynthwave(25)
+  animateSynthwave(0)
 }