YouTube appears to have tinkered around with its loading spinner, in an attempt to make slow internet connections a little less painful to deal with.

There are few things more mind-numbing than that spinning circle, an all-too-familiar sight that serves no purpose other than to reiterate just how slow your internet connection is, as if you needed reminding.

Cue YouTube’s new animated castle, which has started appearing in place of the spinner for some users. Here it is in action:

According to Android Police, the new loading icon has been around for several weeks, but seems to be appearing increasingly often.

It reportedly only pops up when a video first loads, with the regular circular spinner returning whenever a clip buffers mid-way through.

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The castle unfortunately doesn’t affect loading times, but it’s a refreshing visual change.