diff --git a/includes/class-displayfeaturedimagegenesis-common.php b/includes/class-displayfeaturedimagegenesis-common.php
index af72bd6..4726853 100644
--- a/includes/class-displayfeaturedimagegenesis-common.php
+++ b/includes/class-displayfeaturedimagegenesis-common.php
@@ -32,12 +32,13 @@ class Display_Featured_Image_Genesis_Common {
 		$move_excerpts   = $displaysetting['move_excerpts'];
 		$postspage_image = get_post_thumbnail_id( $postspage );
 
-		if ( is_singular() ) {
-			$image_id       = get_post_thumbnail_id( $post->ID );
-			$post_thumbnail = wp_get_attachment_image_src( $image_id, 'original' );
+		if ( is_singular() ) { // just checking for handling conditional variables set by width
+			$thumbnail_id   = get_post_thumbnail_id( $post->ID );
+			$metadata       = wp_get_attachment_metadata( $thumbnail_id ); // needed only for the next line
+			$width          = $metadata['width'];
 		}
 
-		// variables used outside this function
+		// sitewide variables used outside this function
 		$item->fallback    = esc_attr( $displaysetting['default'] ); // url only
 		$item->fallback_id = self::get_image_id( $item->fallback ); // gets image id with attached metadata
 		$item->large       = absint( get_option( 'large_size_w' ) );
@@ -54,14 +55,20 @@ class Display_Featured_Image_Genesis_Common {
 
 		// if it's a home page with a static front page, and there is a featured image set on the home page
 		if ( is_home() && 'page' === $frontpage && ! empty( $postspage_image ) ) {
-			$image_id = get_post_thumbnail_id( $postspage );
+			$image_id = $postspage_image;
 		}
 		// any singular post/page/CPT with either a post_thumbnail larger than medium size OR there is no $item->fallback
-		elseif ( is_singular() && ( $post_thumbnail[1] > $item->medium || empty( $item->fallback ) ) && ! in_array( get_post_type(), self::use_fallback_image() ) ) {
+		elseif ( is_singular() && ( $width > $item->medium || empty( $item->fallback ) ) && ! in_array( get_post_type(), self::use_fallback_image() ) ) {
 			$image_id = get_post_thumbnail_id( $post->ID );
 		}
 		//now actually set the backstretch image source, which includes some metadata
+		$metadata = wp_get_attachment_metadata( $image_id );
+
 		$item->backstretch = wp_get_attachment_image_src( $image_id, 'displayfeaturedimage_backstretch' );
+		$item->width = '';
+		if ( ! empty( $item->backstretch ) ) {
+			$item->width = $metadata['width'];
+		}
 
 		// set a content variable so backstretch doesn't show if full size image exists in post.
 		$item->content = '';
diff --git a/includes/class-displayfeaturedimagegenesis-output.php b/includes/class-displayfeaturedimagegenesis-output.php
index 30260d6..2c436b8 100644
--- a/includes/class-displayfeaturedimagegenesis-output.php
+++ b/includes/class-displayfeaturedimagegenesis-output.php
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class Display_Featured_Image_Genesis_Output {
 		$item    = Display_Featured_Image_Genesis_Common::get_image_variables();
 
 		// if there is no backstretch image set, or it is too small, die
-		if ( empty( $item->backstretch ) || $item->backstretch[1] <= $item->medium ) {
+		if ( empty( $item->backstretch ) || $item->width <= $item->medium ) {
 			return;
 		}
 		// if the featured image is not part of the content, or we're not on a singular page, carry on
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class Display_Featured_Image_Genesis_Output {
 			wp_enqueue_style( 'displayfeaturedimage-style', plugins_url( 'includes/css/display-featured-image-genesis.css', dirname( __FILE__ ) ), array(), $version );
 
 			//check if the image is large enough for backstretch
-			if ( $item->backstretch[1] > $item->large ) {
+			if ( $item->width > $item->large ) {
 				wp_enqueue_script( 'displayfeaturedimage-backstretch', plugins_url( '/includes/js/backstretch.js', dirname( __FILE__ ) ), array( 'jquery' ), $version, true );
 				wp_enqueue_script( 'displayfeaturedimage-backstretch-set', plugins_url( '/includes/js/backstretch-set.js', dirname( __FILE__ ) ), array( 'jquery', 'displayfeaturedimage-backstretch' ), $version, true );
 
@@ -78,15 +78,15 @@ class Display_Featured_Image_Genesis_Output {
 
 		$item = Display_Featured_Image_Genesis_Common::get_image_variables();
 
-		if ( empty( $item->backstretch ) || $item->backstretch[1] <= $item->medium ) {
+		if ( empty( $item->backstretch ) || $item->width <= $item->medium ) {
 			return $classes;
 		}
 
 		if ( false === $item->content || ! is_singular() ) {
-			if ( $item->backstretch[1] > $item->large ) {
+			if ( $item->width > $item->large ) {
 				$classes[] = 'has-leader';
 			}
-			elseif ( $item->backstretch[1] <= $item->large ) {
+			elseif ( $item->width <= $item->large ) {
 				$classes[] = 'large-featured';
 			}
 		}