diff --git a/app/render/previewautocacher.cpp b/app/render/previewautocacher.cpp
index 03a94efd9..2c121745d 100644
--- a/app/render/previewautocacher.cpp
+++ b/app/render/previewautocacher.cpp
@@ -730,9 +730,9 @@ void PreviewAutoCacher::RequeueFrames()
   delayed_requeue_timer_.stop();
 
   if (viewer_node_
+      && (viewer_node_->GetVideoAutoCacheEnabled() || use_custom_range_)
       && viewer_node_->video_frame_cache()->HasInvalidatedRanges(viewer_node_->GetVideoLength())
       && hash_tasks_.isEmpty()
-      && (viewer_node_->GetVideoAutoCacheEnabled() || use_custom_range_)
       && !IsRenderingCustomRange()) {
     TimeRange using_range = use_custom_range_ ? custom_autocache_range_ : cache_range_;
 
@@ -743,11 +743,13 @@ void PreviewAutoCacher::RequeueFrames()
 
     emit StopCacheProxyTasks();
 
-    CustomCacheTask *cct = new CustomCacheTask(viewer_node_->GetLabelOrName());
-    connect(this, &PreviewAutoCacher::StopCacheProxyTasks, cct, &CustomCacheTask::Finish);
-    connect(this, &PreviewAutoCacher::SignalCacheProxyTaskProgress, cct, &CustomCacheTask::ProgressChanged);
-    connect(cct, &CustomCacheTask::Cancelled, this, &PreviewAutoCacher::CacheProxyTaskCancelled);
-    TaskManager::instance()->AddTask(cct);
+    if (use_custom_range_) {
+      CustomCacheTask *cct = new CustomCacheTask(viewer_node_->GetLabelOrName());
+      connect(this, &PreviewAutoCacher::StopCacheProxyTasks, cct, &CustomCacheTask::Finish);
+      connect(this, &PreviewAutoCacher::SignalCacheProxyTaskProgress, cct, &CustomCacheTask::ProgressChanged);
+      connect(cct, &CustomCacheTask::Cancelled, this, &PreviewAutoCacher::CacheProxyTaskCancelled);
+      TaskManager::instance()->AddTask(cct);
+    }
 
     use_custom_range_ = false;