diff --git a/theme/views_slideshow.theme.inc b/theme/views_slideshow.theme.inc
index 7da3e4b..3eaa93d 100644
--- a/theme/views_slideshow.theme.inc
+++ b/theme/views_slideshow.theme.inc
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
  */
 
 function template_preprocess_views_slideshow(&$vars) {
-  static $instances = array();
   $options = $vars['options'];
   $main_frame_module = $options['slideshow_type'];
   $settings = $options[$main_frame_module];
@@ -16,10 +15,15 @@ function template_preprocess_views_slideshow(&$vars) {
   $rows = $vars['rows'];
   $num_divs = count($rows);
   $vss_id = $view->name . '-' . $view->current_display;
-  $instances[$vss_id] = isset($instances[$vss_id]) ? $instances[$vss_id]++ : 0;
-  if ($instances[$vss_id] > 1) {
+  
+  static $instances = array();
+  if (isset($instances[$vss_id])) {
+    $instances[$vss_id]++;
     $vss_id .= "_" . $instances[$vss_id];
   }
+  else {
+    $instances[$vss_id] = 0;
+  }
   
   // Building our default methods.
   $methods = array(