diff --git a/install.py b/install.py
index df6059a..cd16ab2 100644
--- a/install.py
+++ b/install.py
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 import launch
+import os
 
 if not launch.is_installed("send2trash"):
     launch.run_pip("install Send2Trash", "Send2Trash requirement for image browser")
 
-# temporarily deactivated
-#if not launch.is_installed("ImageReward"):
-    #launch.run_pip("install image-reward", "ImageReward requirement for image browser")
+if not launch.is_installed("ImageReward"):
+    req_IR = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)), "req_IR.txt")
+    launch.run_pip(f'install -r "{req_IR}" --no-deps image-reward', 'ImageReward requirement for image browser')
diff --git a/req_IR.txt b/req_IR.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..81ef8ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/req_IR.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+fairscale
diff --git a/scripts/image_browser.py b/scripts/image_browser.py
index 643d0fd..69bacf9 100644
--- a/scripts/image_browser.py
+++ b/scripts/image_browser.py
@@ -47,9 +47,7 @@ except ImportError:
 
 try:
     import ImageReward
-    # temporarily deactivated
-    # image_reward_installed = True
-    image_reward_installed = False
+    image_reward_installed = True
 except ImportError:
     print("Image Browser: ImageReward is not installed, cannot be used.")
     image_reward_installed = False
@@ -1072,16 +1070,19 @@ def generate_image_reward(filenames, turn_page_switch, aes_filter_min, aes_filte
     for filename in filenames:
         saved_image_reward_score, saved_image_reward_prompt = wib_db.select_image_reward_score(cursor, filename)
         if saved_image_reward_score is None and saved_image_reward_prompt is not None:
-            with torch.no_grad():
-                image_reward_score = image_reward_model.score(saved_image_reward_prompt, filename)
-            image_reward_score = f"{image_reward_score:.2f}"
             try:
-                logger.warning(f"Generated ImageRewardScore: {image_reward_score} for {filename}")
-            except UnicodeEncodeError:
-                pass
-            wib_db.update_image_reward_score(cursor, filename, image_reward_score)
-            if any(filename.endswith(ext) for ext in image_ext_list):
-                img_file_info = update_exif(filename, "ImageRewardScore", image_reward_score)
+                with torch.no_grad():
+                    image_reward_score = image_reward_model.score(saved_image_reward_prompt, filename)
+                image_reward_score = f"{image_reward_score:.2f}"
+                try:
+                    logger.warning(f"Generated ImageRewardScore: {image_reward_score} for {filename}")
+                except UnicodeEncodeError:
+                    pass
+                wib_db.update_image_reward_score(cursor, filename, image_reward_score)
+                if any(filename.endswith(ext) for ext in image_ext_list):
+                    img_file_info = update_exif(filename, "ImageRewardScore", image_reward_score)
+            except UnidentifiedImageError as e:
+                logger.warning(f"UnidentifiedImageError: {e}")
     wib_db.transaction_end(conn, cursor)
     return -turn_page_switch, aes_filter_min, aes_filter_max
             
@@ -1635,7 +1636,7 @@ def on_ui_tabs():
                             create_tab(tab, current_gr_tab)
             gr.Checkbox(value=opts.image_browser_preload, elem_id="image_browser_preload", visible=False)
             gr.Textbox(",".join( [tab.base_tag for tab in tabs_list] ), elem_id="image_browser_tab_base_tags_list", visible=False)
-            gr.Checkbox(value=opts.image_browser_swipe, elem_id=f"image_browser_swipe")
+            gr.Checkbox(value=opts.image_browser_swipe, elem_id=f"image_browser_swipe", visible=False)
 
             javascript_level_value, (javascript_level, javascript_level_text) = debug_levels(arg_level="javascript")
             level_value, (level, level_text) = debug_levels(arg_text=opts.image_browser_debug_level)