diff --git a/video.field.inc b/video.field.inc
index c848b5e..2c26b78 100644
--- a/video.field.inc
+++ b/video.field.inc
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ function video_field_load($entity_type, $entities, $field, $instances, $langcode
 function video_field_prepare_view($entity_type, $entities, $field, $instances, $langcode, &$items) {
   // If there are no files specified at all, use the default.
   foreach ($entities as $id => $entity) {
-    if (empty($items[$id]) && $field['settings']['default_video_thumbnail']) {
+    if (empty($items[$id]) && $field['settings']['default_video_thumbnail']['fid']) {
       if ($file = file_load($field['settings']['default_video_thumbnail']['fid'])) {
         $items[$id][0] = (array) $file + array(
           'is_default' => TRUE,
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ function video_field_prepare_view($entity_type, $entities, $field, $instances, $
  */
 function video_field_presave($entity_type, $entity, $field, $instance, $langcode, &$items) {
   // change the theumbnails if default is checked
-  if (!empty($field['settings']['default_video_thumbnail'])) {
+  if (!empty($field['settings']['default_video_thumbnail']['fid'])) {
     foreach ($items as $delta => $item) {
       if ($item['use_default_video_thumb'])
         $items[$delta]['thumbnail'] = $field['settings']['default_video_thumbnail']['fid'];
@@ -483,4 +483,4 @@ function video_thumbnail_validate($element, &$form_state) {
     $file = file_save($file);
 //    $element['#value'] = (array) $file;
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/video.module b/video.module
index bc5aa2f..36c630f 100644
--- a/video.module
+++ b/video.module
@@ -211,8 +211,8 @@ function video_thumb_process(&$element, &$form_state) {
     }
     // Setup our large thumbnail that is on the left.
     // @todo Add smaller video preview instead of thumbnail?
-    if (isset($file['thumbnail']) && !empty($file['thumbnail'])) {
-      $large_thumb = file_load($file['thumbnail']);
+    if (isset($file['thumbnail']) && !empty($file['thumbnail']['fid'])) {
+      $large_thumb = file_load($file['thumbnail']['fid']);
     }
     elseif (!empty($field['settings']['default_video_thumbnail']['fid'])) {
       $large_thumb = file_load($field['settings']['default_video_thumbnail']['fid']);
@@ -750,4 +750,4 @@ function _video_object_to_array($data) {
     return $result;
   }
   return $data;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}