Strange generic camera behaviour

Configuration
1

i recently added two generic camera’s to my config.
both use websites which give sattelite reports.
they do the job, both not Always like expected.

camera 1:
  platform: generic
  still_image_url:  http://cdn.knmi.nl/knmi/map/page/weer/actueel-weer/neerslagradar/WWWRADAR_loop.gif

camera 2:
  platform: generic
  still_image_url: http://api.sat24.com/animated/DE/visual/1/W_dot_%20Europe%20Standard%20Time/2201837

i added 1 off them to my default view:

  default_view:
    view: yes
    entities:
      - camera.generic_camera_2

and there comes the strange part.
sometimes it shows the 2nd camera, but other times it shows the first one.

it seems like that if the 2nd camera isnt fast enough available during startup, it takes the first one instead.

no errors are shown.

2

I use this for 3 cctv cameras and don’t experience that issue, they are all local though so don’t have the downside of rtt to go grab remote images.

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