diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index b76184d..1d521a2 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ artist_name=""
 
 is_playing = False
 
+currently_scrolling_artist = False
+currently_scrolling_title = False
+
 token = util.prompt_for_user_token(username, scope, client_id, client_secret, redirect_uri)
 
 font = ImageFont.load_default()
@@ -97,19 +100,22 @@ def drawCanvas():
         songinfo.text((songinfo_offset_x,songinfo_offset_y), artist_name)
         
         #scrolling_text(song_name,songinfo_offset_x, songinfo_offset_y+10)
-        if(font.getsize(song_name)[0]>160):
-            x = threading.Thread(target=scrolling_text,args=(song_name,songinfo_offset_x,songinfo_offset_y+10))
+        global currently_scrolling_title
+        if(font.getsize(song_name)[0]>160 and !currently_scrolling_title):
+            x = threading.Thread(target=scrolling_text,args=(song_name,songinfo_offset_x,songinfo_offset_y+10),currently_scrolling_title)
             x.start()
             print('scrolling text started')
-        if(font.getsize(artist_name)[0]>160):
+        global currently_scrolling_artist
+        if(font.getsize(artist_name)[0]>160 and !currently_scrolling_artist):
             
-            y = threading.Thread(target=scrolling_text,args=(artist_name,songinfo_offset_x,songinfo_offset_y))
+            y = threading.Thread(target=scrolling_text,args=(artist_name,songinfo_offset_x,songinfo_offset_y),currently_scrolling_artist)
             y.start()
             
     showImage(canvas)
 
 
-def scrolling_text(text,offset_x=0,offset_y=0):
+def scrolling_text(text,offset_x=0,offset_y=0,scrolling_Boolean):
+    scrolling_Boolean = True
     for i in range(font.getsize(text)[0]-160):
         scrolled_text_canvas = Image.new('RGB', (160, 11), color = 'black')
         scrolled_text = ImageDraw.Draw(scrolled_text_canvas)
@@ -126,6 +132,7 @@ def scrolling_text(text,offset_x=0,offset_y=0):
         showImage(scrolled_text_canvas, offset_x, offset_y)
         time.sleep(0.1)
         #print('scrolled '+str(i)+' px')
+    scrolling_Boolean = False