diff --git a/src/zm_event.cpp b/src/zm_event.cpp
index d353552ca..d4d4527ec 100644
--- a/src/zm_event.cpp
+++ b/src/zm_event.cpp
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ Event::Event(
   max_score(-1),
   //path(""),
   //snapshit_file(),
+  snapshot_file_written(false),
   //alarm_file(""),
   videoStore(nullptr),
   //video_name(""),
@@ -450,10 +451,11 @@ void Event::AddFrame(const std::shared_ptr<ZMPacket>&packet) {
     }  // end if save_jpegs
 
     // If this is the first frame, we should add a thumbnail to the event directory
-    if ((frames == 1) || (score > max_score)) {
+    if ((frames == 1) || (score > max_score) || (!snapshot_file_written)) {
       write_to_db = true; // web ui might show this as thumbnail, so db needs to know about it.
       Debug(1, "Writing snapshot to %s", snapshot_file.c_str());
       WriteFrameImage(packet->image, packet->timestamp, snapshot_file.c_str());
+      snapshot_file_written = true;
     } else {
       Debug(1, "Not Writing snapshot because frames %d score %d > max %d", frames, score, max_score);
     }
diff --git a/src/zm_event.h b/src/zm_event.h
index 9adc7da68..31a5a6355 100644
--- a/src/zm_event.h
+++ b/src/zm_event.h
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ class Event {
     int  max_score;
     std::string path;
     std::string snapshot_file;
+    bool snapshot_file_written;
     std::string alarm_file;
     VideoStore *videoStore;