diff --git a/js/reveal.js b/js/reveal.js
index 1624b79..3f003d9 100644
--- a/js/reveal.js
+++ b/js/reveal.js
@@ -3682,9 +3682,13 @@
 
 		if( currentSlide ) {
 
-			var currentFragment = currentSlide.querySelector( '.current-fragment' );
+			var fragment = currentSlide.querySelector( '.current-fragment' );
 
-			var fragmentAutoSlide = currentFragment ? currentFragment.getAttribute( 'data-autoslide' ) : null;
+			// When the slide first appears there is no "current" fragment so
+			// we look for a data-autoslide timing on the first fragment
+			if( !fragment ) fragment = currentSlide.querySelector( '.fragment' );
+
+			var fragmentAutoSlide = fragment ? fragment.getAttribute( 'data-autoslide' ) : null;
 			var parentAutoSlide = currentSlide.parentNode ? currentSlide.parentNode.getAttribute( 'data-autoslide' ) : null;
 			var slideAutoSlide = currentSlide.getAttribute( 'data-autoslide' );