From 9abcdf522d8da936dcabe2fb47b40811b84beedc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: CodeDevMLH <145071728+CodeDevMLH@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2026 18:26:18 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Fix slides container initialization to create a dummy element
 if not present

---
 .../Web/mediaBarEnhanced.js                          | 12 ++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Jellyfin.Plugin.MediaBarEnhanced/Web/mediaBarEnhanced.js b/Jellyfin.Plugin.MediaBarEnhanced/Web/mediaBarEnhanced.js
index 5b2ae74..d808993 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Plugin.MediaBarEnhanced/Web/mediaBarEnhanced.js
+++ b/Jellyfin.Plugin.MediaBarEnhanced/Web/mediaBarEnhanced.js
@@ -3901,8 +3901,16 @@ const slidesInit = async () => {
             homeSections.style.top = '0';
             homeSections.style.marginTop = '0';
           }
-          const container = document.getElementById('slides-container');
-          if (container) container.style.display = 'none';
+          let container = document.getElementById('slides-container');
+          if (container) {
+            container.style.display = 'none';
+          } else {
+            // Create dummy container so loading screen's interval can trigger its own cleanup
+            container = document.createElement('div');
+            container.id = 'slides-container';
+            container.style.display = 'none';
+            document.body.appendChild(container);
+          }
           
           return;
       }