diff --git a/device/file/file.go b/device/file/file.go
index a0e9f455..bb211782 100644
--- a/device/file/file.go
+++ b/device/file/file.go
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 
 	"bitbucket.org/ausocean/av/revid/config"
+	"bitbucket.org/ausocean/utils/logging"
 )
 
 // AVFile is an implementation of the AVDevice interface for a file containg
@@ -40,10 +41,11 @@ type AVFile struct {
 	f         *os.File
 	cfg       config.Config
 	isRunning bool
+	log       logging.Logger
 }
 
 // NewAVFile returns a new AVFile.
-func New() *AVFile { return &AVFile{} }
+func New(l logging.Logger) *AVFile { return &AVFile{log: l} }
 
 // Name returns the name of the device.
 func (m *AVFile) Name() string {
@@ -83,20 +85,23 @@ func (m *AVFile) Stop() error {
 func (m *AVFile) Read(p []byte) (int, error) {
 	if m.f != nil {
 		n, err := m.f.Read(p)
-		if err != nil {
+		if err != nil && err != io.EOF {
+			return n, err
+		}
+
+		if (n < len(p) || err == io.EOF) && m.cfg.Loop {
+			m.log.Info("looping input file")
 			// In the case that we reach end of file but loop is true, we want to
 			// seek to start and keep reading from there.
-			if err == io.EOF && m.cfg.Loop {
-				_, err = m.f.Seek(0, io.SeekStart)
-				if err != nil {
-					return 0, fmt.Errorf("could not seek to start of file for input loop: %w", err)
-				}
+			_, err = m.f.Seek(0, io.SeekStart)
+			if err != nil {
+				return 0, fmt.Errorf("could not seek to start of file for input loop: %w", err)
+			}
 
-				// Now that we've seeked to start, let's try reading again.
-				n, err = m.f.Read(p)
-				if err != nil {
-					return n, fmt.Errorf("could not read after start seek: %w", err)
-				}
+			// Now that we've seeked to start, let's try reading again.
+			n, err = m.f.Read(p)
+			if err != nil {
+				return n, fmt.Errorf("could not read after start seek: %w", err)
 			}
 		}
 		return n, err
diff --git a/revid/config/variables.go b/revid/config/variables.go
index 478f72c3..644cb0f4 100644
--- a/revid/config/variables.go
+++ b/revid/config/variables.go
@@ -418,13 +418,8 @@ var Variables = []struct {
 	},
 	{
 		Name: KeyMode,
-		Type: "enum:Normal,Paused,Burst,Loop",
-		Update: func(c *Config, v string) {
-			c.Loop = false
-			if v == KeyLoop {
-				c.Loop = true
-			}
-		},
+		Type: "enum:Normal,Paused,Burst",
+		Update: func(c *Config, v string) {},
 	},
 	{
 		Name:   KeyMotionDownscaling,
diff --git a/revid/pipeline.go b/revid/pipeline.go
index 9b3e9f15..d879c208 100644
--- a/revid/pipeline.go
+++ b/revid/pipeline.go
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ func (r *Revid) setupPipeline(mtsEnc func(dst io.WriteCloser, rate float64) (io.
 
 	case config.InputFile:
 		r.cfg.Logger.Debug("using file input")
-		r.input = file.New()
+		r.input = file.New(r.cfg.Logger)
 		err = r.setLexer(r.cfg.InputCodec, false)
 
 	case config.InputRTSP: