diff --git a/index.php b/index.php
index 00c51f12..fb3fd4aa 100755
--- a/index.php
+++ b/index.php
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@
                   <div id="player_overlay_text" class="valign center-align">
                     Waiting for Video
                   </div>
-                  <div id="player_overlay_controls" class="valign-wrapper">
+                  <div id="player_overlay_controls" class="hide valign-wrapper">
                     <div id="playpause-overlay" class="valign center-align">
                       <i id="play-overlay" class="mdi-av-play-arrow hide"></i>
                       <i id="pause-overlay" class="mdi-av-pause"></i>
diff --git a/static/css/style.css b/static/css/style.css
index ee77ebf3..edc61135 100755
--- a/static/css/style.css
+++ b/static/css/style.css
@@ -1968,21 +1968,17 @@ nav ul li:hover, nav ul li.active {
 }
 @keyframes snow {
   0% {background-position: 0px 0px, 0px 0px, 0px 0px;}
-  50% {background-position: 500px 500px, 100px 200px, -100px 150px;}
-  100% {background-position: 500px 1000px, 200px 400px, -100px 300px;}
+  100% {background-position: 500px 500px, 400px 400px, 300px 300px;}
 }
 @-moz-keyframes snow {
   0% {background-position: 0px 0px, 0px 0px, 0px 0px;}
-  50% {background-position: 500px 500px, 100px 200px, -100px 150px;}
-  100% {background-position: 400px 1000px, 200px 400px, 100px 300px;}
-} 
+  100% {background-position: 500px 500px, 400px 400px, 300px 300px;}
+}
 @-webkit-keyframes snow {
   0% {background-position: 0px 0px, 0px 0px, 0px 0px;}
-  50% {background-position: 500px 500px, 100px 200px, -100px 150px;}
-  100% {background-position: 500px 1000px, 200px 400px, -100px 300px;}
+  100% {background-position: 500px 500px, 400px 400px, 300px 300px;}
 }
 @-ms-keyframes snow {
   0% {background-position: 0px 0px, 0px 0px, 0px 0px;}
-  50% {background-position: 500px 500px, 100px 200px, -100px 150px;}
-  100% {background-position: 500px 1000px, 200px 400px, -100px 300px;}
+  100% {background-position: 500px 500px, 400px 400px, 300px 300px;}
 }
diff --git a/static/js/listeners.js b/static/js/listeners.js
index 82955a75..f9f7a5ae 100755
--- a/static/js/listeners.js
+++ b/static/js/listeners.js
@@ -294,6 +294,7 @@ function hide_native(way){
         Player.stopInterval = true;
         //$("#player").toggleClass("hide");
         $("#player_overlay").removeClass("hide");
+        $("#player_overlay_controls").removeClass("hide");
         //$("#player_overlay").css("display", "block");
         $("#player_overlay").css("height", "100%");
         $("#player_overlay_text").toggleClass("hide");
@@ -309,6 +310,7 @@ function hide_native(way){
         Player.durationSetter();
         //$("#player").toggleClass("hide");
         $("#player_overlay").addClass("hide");
+        $("#player_overlay_controls").addClass("hide");
         $("#player_overlay").css("height", "100%");
         $("#player_overlay_text").toggleClass("hide");
         $("#player_overlay_controls").css("display", "none");