diff --git a/src/canopy/canopy.fs b/src/canopy/canopy.fs
index 99318bdb..aaf1b455 100644
--- a/src/canopy/canopy.fs
+++ b/src/canopy/canopy.fs
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ let waitFor2 message (f : unit -> bool) =
 let waitFor = waitFor2 "Condition not met in given amount of time. If you want to increase the time, put compareTimeout <- 10.0 anywhere before a test to increase the timeout"
     
 //find related    
-let rec private findElements cssSelector (searchContext : ISearchContext) : IWebElement list =
+let rec private findElements cssSelector (searchContext : ISearchContext) counter : IWebElement list =
     searchedFor <- (cssSelector, browser.Url) :: searchedFor
     let findInIFrame () =
         let iframes = findByCss "iframe" searchContext.FindElements
@@ -204,16 +204,17 @@ let rec private findElements cssSelector (searchContext : ISearchContext) : IWeb
             iframes |> List.iter (fun frame -> 
                 browser.SwitchTo().Frame(frame) |> ignore
                 let root = browser.FindElement(By.CssSelector("html"))
-                webElements := findElements cssSelector root
-            )
+                webElements := findElements cssSelector root counter
+            )            
             !webElements
-
     try
-        let results =
-            configuredFinders cssSelector searchContext.FindElements        
+        let results =            
+            configuredFinders cssSelector (tryToOptimizeFindersForPerformance && counter <= 3) searchContext.FindElements        
             |> Seq.filter(fun list -> not(list.IsEmpty))
         if Seq.isEmpty results then
-            findInIFrame()
+            if skipTryingToFindElementsInIFramesForPerformance && counter = 1 then
+                []
+            else findInIFrame()
         else
            results |> Seq.head
     with | ex -> []
@@ -224,12 +225,14 @@ let private findByFunction cssSelector timeout waitFunc searchContext reliable =
     try
         if reliable then
             let elements = ref []
+            let counter = ref 0
             wait.Until(fun _ -> 
-                elements := waitFunc cssSelector searchContext
+                counter := !counter + 1
+                elements := waitFunc cssSelector searchContext !counter
                 not <| List.isEmpty !elements) |> ignore
             !elements
         else
-            wait.Until(fun _ -> waitFunc cssSelector searchContext)
+            wait.Until(fun _ -> waitFunc cssSelector searchContext 0)
     with
         | :? WebDriverTimeoutException ->   
             suggestOtherSelectors cssSelector
@@ -769,6 +772,6 @@ let coverage (url : 'a) =
 
 let addFinder finder =
     let currentFinders = configuredFinders
-    configuredFinders <- (fun cssSelector f ->
-        currentFinders cssSelector f
+    configuredFinders <- (fun cssSelector optimize f ->
+        currentFinders cssSelector optimize f
         |> Seq.append (seq { yield finder cssSelector f }))
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diff --git a/src/canopy/configuration.fs b/src/canopy/configuration.fs
index bad57482..3393b493 100644
--- a/src/canopy/configuration.fs
+++ b/src/canopy/configuration.fs
@@ -19,4 +19,6 @@ let mutable disableSuggestOtherSelectors = false
 let mutable autoPinBrowserRightOnLaunch = true
 let mutable throwIfMoreThanOneElement = false
 let mutable configuredFinders = finders.defaultFinders
-let mutable writeToSelectWithOptionValue = true
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+let mutable writeToSelectWithOptionValue = true
+let mutable tryToOptimizeFindersForPerformance = true
+let mutable skipTryingToFindElementsInIFramesForPerformance = true
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diff --git a/src/canopy/finders.fs b/src/canopy/finders.fs
index 05303447..ecf86a38 100644
--- a/src/canopy/finders.fs
+++ b/src/canopy/finders.fs
@@ -53,15 +53,32 @@ let findByValue value f =
         findByCss (sprintf "*[value='%s']" value) f |> List.ofSeq        
     with | _ -> []
 
+let mutable htmlElements = [ "html"; "body"; "ul"; "li"; "a "; "p "; "div"; "span"; "table"; "tr"; "td"; "thead"; "tbody"; "label"; "input"; "button"; "select"; "option"; "textarea" ] //using a(space) instead of a because I dont want to match any word starting with a
+
+let mutable selectorIsProbablyXpath = fun (selector : string) -> selector.StartsWith("/") || selector.Contains("id(") || selector.Contains("text()")
+let mutable selectorIsProbablyJQuery = fun (selector : string) -> not <| selectorIsProbablyXpath selector && selector.Contains(":") //:eq :contains etc
+let mutable selectorIsProbablyCSS = fun (selector : string) -> not <| selectorIsProbablyJQuery selector && (selector.StartsWith("#") || selector.StartsWith(".") || htmlElements |> List.exists (fun html -> selector.StartsWith(html)))
+let mutable selectorIsProbablyValue = fun (selector : string) -> not <| selectorIsProbablyCSS selector
+let mutable selectorIsProbablyLabel = fun (selector : string) -> not <| selectorIsProbablyCSS selector
+let mutable selectorIsProbablyText = fun (selector : string) -> not <| selectorIsProbablyCSS selector
+
 //you can use this as an example to how to extend canopy by creating your own set of finders, tweaking the current collection, or adding/removing
 let mutable defaultFinders = 
-    (fun cssSelector f ->
+    (fun cssSelector optimize f ->
         seq {
-            yield findByCss     cssSelector f
-            yield findByValue   cssSelector f
-            yield findByXpath   cssSelector f
-            yield findByLabel   cssSelector f
-            yield findByText    cssSelector f
-            yield findByJQuery  cssSelector f
+            if optimize then
+                if selectorIsProbablyCSS cssSelector then yield findByCss cssSelector f
+                if selectorIsProbablyValue cssSelector then yield findByValue cssSelector f
+                if selectorIsProbablyXpath cssSelector then yield findByXpath cssSelector f
+                if selectorIsProbablyLabel cssSelector then yield findByLabel cssSelector f
+                if selectorIsProbablyText cssSelector then yield findByText cssSelector f
+                if selectorIsProbablyJQuery cssSelector then yield findByJQuery cssSelector f
+            else
+                yield findByCss     cssSelector f
+                yield findByValue   cssSelector f
+                yield findByXpath   cssSelector f
+                yield findByLabel   cssSelector f
+                yield findByText    cssSelector f
+                yield findByJQuery  cssSelector f
         }
     )
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