diff --git a/src/zapit/include/zapit/channel.h b/src/zapit/include/zapit/channel.h
index 9a8fe2c1e..9811a9f94 100644
--- a/src/zapit/include/zapit/channel.h
+++ b/src/zapit/include/zapit/channel.h
@@ -178,6 +178,8 @@ class CZapitChannel
 
 		void				Init();
 		friend class CChannelList;
+		pthread_t			thrLogo;
+		static void* 		LogoThread(void* channel);
 
 	public:
 		typedef enum channel_flags {
@@ -296,6 +298,7 @@ class CZapitChannel
 		void setEPGid(t_channel_id pEPGid) { epg_id = pEPGid; } //remap epg_id
 		std::string	getAlternateLogo(void) const { return altlogo; }
 		inline void	setAlternateLogo(const std::string &pLogo) { altlogo = pLogo; }
+		void	setThrAlternateLogo(const std::string &pLogo);
 };
 
 struct CmpChannelBySat: public std::binary_function <const CZapitChannel * const, const CZapitChannel * const, bool>
diff --git a/src/zapit/src/bouquets.cpp b/src/zapit/src/bouquets.cpp
index e861c0d14..3c350ad6b 100644
--- a/src/zapit/src/bouquets.cpp
+++ b/src/zapit/src/bouquets.cpp
@@ -1037,7 +1037,7 @@ void CBouquetManager::loadWebchannels(int mode)
 								CZapitChannel * channel = new CZapitChannel(title.c_str(), chid, url, desc.c_str(), chid, epg_script.c_str(), mode);
 								CServiceManager::getInstance()->AddChannel(channel);
 								if (!alogo.empty())
-									channel->setAlternateLogo(dlTmpName(alogo));
+									channel->setThrAlternateLogo(alogo);
 								channel->flags = CZapitChannel::UPDATED;
 								if (gbouquet)
 									gbouquet->addService(channel);
diff --git a/src/zapit/src/channel.cpp b/src/zapit/src/channel.cpp
index 8fcfc64dd..3489ec6b5 100644
--- a/src/zapit/src/channel.cpp
+++ b/src/zapit/src/channel.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <cstdio>
+#include <system/helpers.h>
 #include <zapit/zapit.h>
 #include <zapit/channel.h>
 
@@ -109,6 +110,7 @@ void CZapitChannel::Init()
 	bLockCount = 0;
 	bLocked = DEFAULT_CH_LOCKED;
 	bUseCI = false;
+	thrLogo = NULL;
 	altlogo = "";
 }
 
@@ -420,3 +422,31 @@ void CZapitChannel::dumpBouquetXml(FILE * fd, bool bUser)
 
 	fprintf(fd, "/>\n");
 }
+
+void CZapitChannel::setThrAlternateLogo(const std::string &pLogo)
+{
+	//printf("CZapitChannel::setAlternateLogo: [%s]\n", pLogo.c_str());
+
+	altlogo = pLogo;
+
+	if(thrLogo != 0)
+	{
+		pthread_cancel(thrLogo);
+		pthread_join(thrLogo, NULL);
+		thrLogo = 0;
+	}
+
+	pthread_create(&thrLogo, NULL, LogoThread, (void *)this);
+}
+
+void* CZapitChannel::LogoThread(void* channel)
+{
+	CZapitChannel *cc = (CZapitChannel *)channel;
+	std::string lname = cc->getAlternateLogo();
+	cc->setAlternateLogo(dlTmpName(lname));
+
+	pthread_exit(0);
+
+	return NULL;
+
+}