diff --git a/includes/class-displayfeaturedimagegenesis-common.php b/includes/class-displayfeaturedimagegenesis-common.php
index 227ed00..bf52b53 100644
--- a/includes/class-displayfeaturedimagegenesis-common.php
+++ b/includes/class-displayfeaturedimagegenesis-common.php
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ class Display_Featured_Image_Genesis_Common {
 		$move_excerpts   = $displaysetting['move_excerpts'];
 		$postspage_image = get_post_thumbnail_id( $postspage );
 		$fallback        = esc_attr( $displaysetting['default'] ); // url only
+		$medium          = absint( get_option( 'medium_size_w' ) );
 
 		if ( is_singular() ) { // just checking for handling conditional variables set by width
 			$thumb_metadata = wp_get_attachment_metadata( get_post_thumbnail_id( get_the_ID() ) ); // needed only for the next line
@@ -48,9 +49,6 @@ class Display_Featured_Image_Genesis_Common {
 		// sitewide variables used outside this function
 		$item->backstretch = '';
 		$item->fallback_id = self::get_image_id( $fallback ); // gets image id with attached metadata
-		$item->large       = absint( get_option( 'large_size_w' ) );
-		$item->medium      = absint( get_option( 'medium_size_w' ) );
-		$item->reduce      = absint( $displaysetting['less_header'] );
 
 		// Set Featured Image source ID
 		$image_id = ''; // blank if nothing else
@@ -73,6 +71,7 @@ class Display_Featured_Image_Genesis_Common {
 		}
 
 		$object = get_queried_object();
+		// cpt
 		if ( is_main_query() && ( ! is_author() && ! is_admin() && ! is_search() ) ) {
 			if ( $object->name ) { // results in post type on cpt archive
 				$post_type = $object->name;
@@ -105,7 +104,7 @@ class Display_Featured_Image_Genesis_Common {
 			 */
 			$use_tax_image = apply_filters( 'display_featured_image_genesis_use_taxonomy', self::$post_types );
 
-			if ( has_post_thumbnail() && $width > $item->medium ) {
+			if ( has_post_thumbnail() && $width > $medium ) {
 				$image_id = get_post_thumbnail_id( get_the_ID() );
 			}
 
@@ -136,11 +135,6 @@ class Display_Featured_Image_Genesis_Common {
 		}
 		$item->backstretch = wp_get_attachment_image_src( $image_id, $image_size );
 
-		$item->width = '';
-		if ( ! empty( $item->backstretch ) ) {
-			$item->width = $item->backstretch[1];
-		}
-
 		// set a content variable so backstretch doesn't show if full size image exists in post.
 		$item->content = '';
 		// declare this last so that $item->backstretch is set.
@@ -197,7 +191,6 @@ class Display_Featured_Image_Genesis_Common {
 
 	}
 
-
 	/**
 	 * Get the ID of each image dynamically.
 	 *
diff --git a/includes/class-displayfeaturedimagegenesis-output.php b/includes/class-displayfeaturedimagegenesis-output.php
index ebc0b1a..0343fcc 100644
--- a/includes/class-displayfeaturedimagegenesis-output.php
+++ b/includes/class-displayfeaturedimagegenesis-output.php
@@ -47,9 +47,12 @@ class Display_Featured_Image_Genesis_Output {
 
 		$version = Display_Featured_Image_Genesis_Common::$version;
 		$item    = Display_Featured_Image_Genesis_Common::get_image_variables();
+		$large   = absint( get_option( 'large_size_w' ) );
+		$medium  = absint( get_option( 'medium_size_w' ) );
+		$width   = $item->backstretch[1];
 
 		//* if there is no backstretch image set, or it is too small, die
-		if ( empty( $item->backstretch ) || $item->width <= $item->medium || is_paged() ) {
+		if ( empty( $item->backstretch ) || $width <= $medium || is_paged() ) {
 			return;
 		}
 		//* if the featured image is not part of the content, or we're not on a singular page, carry on
@@ -59,7 +62,7 @@ class Display_Featured_Image_Genesis_Output {
 			wp_enqueue_style( 'displayfeaturedimage-style', esc_url( $css_file ), array(), $version );
 
 			//* check if the image is large enough for backstretch
-			if ( $item->width > $item->large ) {
+			if ( $width > $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 );
@@ -70,7 +73,7 @@ class Display_Featured_Image_Genesis_Output {
 			}
 
 			//* otherwise it's a large image.
-			elseif ( $item->width <= $item->large ) {
+			elseif ( $width <= $large ) {
 
 				remove_action( 'genesis_before_loop', 'genesis_do_cpt_archive_title_description' );
 				add_action( 'genesis_before_loop', 'genesis_do_cpt_archive_title_description', 15 );
@@ -92,17 +95,20 @@ class Display_Featured_Image_Genesis_Output {
 	 */
 	public function add_body_class( $classes ) {
 
-		$item = Display_Featured_Image_Genesis_Common::get_image_variables();
+		$item   = Display_Featured_Image_Genesis_Common::get_image_variables();
+		$large  = absint( get_option( 'large_size_w' ) );
+		$medium = absint( get_option( 'medium_size_w' ) );
+		$width  = $item->backstretch[1];
 
-		if ( empty( $item->backstretch ) || $item->width <= $item->medium ) {
+		if ( empty( $item->backstretch ) || $width <= $medium ) {
 			return $classes;
 		}
 
 		if ( false === $item->content || ! is_singular() ) {
-			if ( $item->width > $item->large ) {
+			if ( $width > $large ) {
 				$classes[] = 'has-leader';
 			}
-			elseif ( $item->width <= $item->large ) {
+			elseif ( $width <= $large ) {
 				$classes[] = 'large-featured';
 			}
 		}
@@ -124,7 +130,7 @@ class Display_Featured_Image_Genesis_Output {
 		// backstretch settings from plugin/featured image settings
 		$backstretch_settings = array(
 			'src'    => esc_url( $item->backstretch[0] ),
-			'height' => esc_attr( $item->reduce ),
+			'height' => esc_attr( $displaysetting['less_header'] ),
 		);
 		// backstretch settings which can be filtered
 		$backstretch_variables = array(
diff --git a/includes/class-displayfeaturedimagegenesis-settings.php b/includes/class-displayfeaturedimagegenesis-settings.php
index 9e68680..fd7f70b 100644
--- a/includes/class-displayfeaturedimagegenesis-settings.php
+++ b/includes/class-displayfeaturedimagegenesis-settings.php
@@ -207,7 +207,8 @@ class Display_Featured_Image_Genesis_Settings {
 	 */
 	public function set_default_image() {
 
-		$item = Display_Featured_Image_Genesis_Common::get_image_variables();
+		$item  = Display_Featured_Image_Genesis_Common::get_image_variables();
+		$large = absint( get_option( 'large_size_w' ) );
 
 		if ( ! empty( $this->displaysetting['default'] ) ) {
 			$preview = wp_get_attachment_image_src( $item->fallback_id, 'medium' );
@@ -219,7 +220,7 @@ class Display_Featured_Image_Genesis_Settings {
 		echo '<input type="button" class="upload_default_image button" value="' . __( 'Select Image', 'display-featured-image-genesis' ) . '" />';
 		echo '<p class="description">' . sprintf(
 			__( 'If you would like to use a default image for the featured image, upload it here. Must be at least %1$s pixels wide.', 'display-featured-image-genesis' ),
-			absint( $item->large + 1 )
+			absint( $large + 1 )
 		) . '</p>';
 	}