diff --git a/racevisionGame/src/main/java/visualiser/app/App.java b/racevisionGame/src/main/java/visualiser/app/App.java
index f888f205..6311b972 100644
--- a/racevisionGame/src/main/java/visualiser/app/App.java
+++ b/racevisionGame/src/main/java/visualiser/app/App.java
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ public class App extends Application {
     @Override
     public void init() {
         ImageView splash = new ImageView(new Image(
-                getClass().getClassLoader().getResourceAsStream("images/splashScreen.png")
+                getClass().getClassLoader().getResourceAsStream("images/splashScreen.gif")
         ));
         loadProgress = new ProgressBar();
         loadProgress.setPrefWidth(SPLASH_WIDTH - 20);
diff --git a/racevisionGame/src/main/resources/images/splashScreen.gif b/racevisionGame/src/main/resources/images/splashScreen.gif
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5f2eb648
Binary files /dev/null and b/racevisionGame/src/main/resources/images/splashScreen.gif differ