diff --git a/applet/advance/appletloader.html b/applet/advance/appletloader.html
index 0d1ffa98..ce0c405d 100644
--- a/applet/advance/appletloader.html
+++ b/applet/advance/appletloader.html
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     <param name="al_main" value="org.lwjgl.test.applet.GearsApplet">
     
     <!-- logo to paint while loading, will be centered -->
-    <param name="al_logo" value="appletlogo.png">
+    <param name="al_logo" value="appletlogo.gif">
     
     <!-- progressbar to paint while loading. Will be painted on top of logo, width clipped to percentage done -->
     <param name="al_progressbar" value="appletprogress.gif">
diff --git a/applet/basic/basicapplet.html b/applet/basic/basicapplet.html
index 823f4522..08e5c506 100644
--- a/applet/basic/basicapplet.html
+++ b/applet/basic/basicapplet.html
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     <param name="al_main" value="org.lwjgl.test.applet.GearsApplet">
     
     <!-- logo to paint while loading, will be centered -->
-    <param name="al_logo" value="appletlogo.png">
+    <param name="al_logo" value="appletlogo.gif">
     
     <!-- progressbar to paint while loading. Will be painted on top of logo, width clipped to percentage done -->
     <param name="al_progressbar" value="appletprogress.gif">
diff --git a/res/appletlogo.gif b/res/appletlogo.gif
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..283e15e3
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diff --git a/res/appletlogo.png b/res/appletlogo.png
deleted file mode 100644
index 626e7b4e..00000000
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