diff --git a/src/Gifitti/Gifitti/Models/GifModel.cs b/src/Gifitti/Gifitti/Models/GifModel.cs
index f5a5cec397b088a813ad2af0cf2100dfa5688446..ec621e3b487c0dae4f13d7988b75a2020a6f6d61 100644
--- a/src/Gifitti/Gifitti/Models/GifModel.cs
+++ b/src/Gifitti/Gifitti/Models/GifModel.cs
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ namespace Gifitti.Models
         private bool reverse;
         public int startFrame = 0;
         public int endFrame = 0;
+        public int delay { get; set; } = 0;
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Load a GIF into the software model from the system path "path"
@@ -94,7 +95,11 @@ namespace Gifitti.Models
             using (MagickImageCollection collection = new MagickImageCollection())
             {
                 for (int i = this.startFrame; i < Math.Min(this.endFrame, frames.Length); i++)
+                {
                     collection.Add(new MagickImage(frames[i] as Bitmap));
+                    collection[i - this.startFrame].AnimationDelay = this.delay/10;
+                }
+
                 
                 // Maximize Colour saturation
                 QuantizeSettings settings = new QuantizeSettings();
@@ -123,7 +128,7 @@ namespace Gifitti.Models
                 for (int i = start; i < stop; i++)
                 {
                     collection.Add(new ImageMagick.MagickImage(frames[i] as Bitmap));
-                    collection[i - start].AnimationDelay = 1;
+                    collection[i - this.startFrame].AnimationDelay = this.delay/10;
                 }
                 // Optionally reduce colors
                 QuantizeSettings settings = new QuantizeSettings();
diff --git a/src/Gifitti/Gifitti/View_Models/MainForm.cs b/src/Gifitti/Gifitti/View_Models/MainForm.cs
index 4f0f0ec1ce4f38dbe39ea4df675ac47bab5e9c9f..1a9d5ba356d8f77897592094486b65629d0b5a09 100644
--- a/src/Gifitti/Gifitti/View_Models/MainForm.cs
+++ b/src/Gifitti/Gifitti/View_Models/MainForm.cs
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ namespace Gifitti.View_Models
     {
         #region Fields
         GifModel gm;
-        int delay = 0;
 
         // GifImage _currentGif; <- used to encapsulate info later 
         private const int widthBuffer = 20;
@@ -167,7 +166,7 @@ namespace Gifitti.View_Models
         private void AdvanceFrameTimer(object sender, EventArgs e)
         {
             //get next frame
-            Thread.Sleep(delay);
+            Thread.Sleep(gm.delay);
             gifView.Image = gm.GetNextFrame();
         }
 
@@ -313,7 +312,7 @@ namespace Gifitti.View_Models
         /// <param name="e"> Event arguments associated with this event. </param>
         private void GifFPSSliderUpdate(object sender, EventArgs e)
         {
-            delay = (10-trackBar1.Value)*10;
+            gm.delay = (10-trackBar1.Value)*10;
         }
 
         private void MenuItemResize(object sender, EventArgs e)