diff --git a/app/page.tsx b/app/page.tsx
index c6ca04f..cb293ba 100644
--- a/app/page.tsx
+++ b/app/page.tsx
@@ -1,17 +1,21 @@
 "use client";
 
-import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
+import { useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from "react";
 import Image from "next/image";
 import Link from "next/link";
+import useDebounce from "@/src/utils/useDebounce";
+import { useGenerateImage } from "@/src/useGetImage";
 
- const DEFAULT_INPUT = "super fast pink and gold jet is flying against a beautiful nebula, trail behind it"
+const DEFAULT_INPUT =
+  "super fast pink and gold jet is flying against a beautiful nebula, trail behind it";
 
 export default function Home() {
-  const [texts, setTexts] = useState<string[]>([DEFAULT_INPUT]);
+  const [text, setText] = useState<string>(DEFAULT_INPUT);
 
-  const onChange = (e: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
-    setTexts([...texts, e.target.value]);
-  };
+  const debouncedText = useDebounce(text, 200);
+
+  const params = useMemo(() => ({ prompt: debouncedText }), [debouncedText]);
+  const { imageUrl, loading: imageLoading } = useGenerateImage(params);
 
   // Focus the input element when the page loads)
   const inputElement = useRef<HTMLInputElement>(null);
@@ -21,36 +25,62 @@ export default function Home() {
     }
   }, []);
 
+  const loading = imageLoading || debouncedText !== text;
+
   return (
     <div className="min-h-screen bg-stone-900 flex flex-col">
-      <header className="bg-stone-800 p-4 sticky top-0 z-10 shadow-md flex justify-between items-center">
+      <header className="bg-stone-800 p-4 top-0 z-10 shadow-md flex justify-between items-center gap-5">
         <input
           type="text"
-          value={texts[texts.length - 1]}
-          onChange={onChange}
+          value={text}
+          onChange={(e) => setText(e.target.value)}
           placeholder="Type to generate images..."
           className="flex-grow p-2 bg-transparent text-stone-100 placeholder-stone-400 overflow-hidden text-xl resize-none h-10 outline-none mr-4"
           ref={inputElement}
           onFocus={(e) => e.target.setSelectionRange(0, e.target.value.length)}
         />
-        <Link href="https://github.com/replicate/fast-flux-demo" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">
-          <svg height="32" aria-hidden="true" viewBox="0 0 16 16" version="1.1" width="32" data-view-component="true" className="fill-white">
+        <div className={"w-10 z-30 " + (loading ? "" : "hidden")}>
+          <svg
+            className="animate-spin"
+            viewBox="0 0 24 24"
+            xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
+          >
+            <g>
+              <path fill="none" d="M0 0h24v24H0z" />
+              <path
+                fill="white"
+                d="M18.364 5.636L16.95 7.05A7 7 0 1 0 19 12h2a9 9 0 1 1-2.636-6.364z"
+              />
+            </g>
+          </svg>
+        </div>
+
+        <Link
+          href="https://github.com/replicate/fast-flux-demo"
+          target="_blank"
+          rel="noopener noreferrer"
+        >
+          <svg
+            height="32"
+            aria-hidden="true"
+            viewBox="0 0 16 16"
+            version="1.1"
+            width="32"
+            data-view-component="true"
+            className="fill-white"
+          >
             <path d="M8 0c4.42 0 8 3.58 8 8a8.013 8.013 0 0 1-5.45 7.59c-.4.08-.55-.17-.55-.38 0-.27.01-1.13.01-2.2 0-.75-.25-1.23-.54-1.48 1.78-.2 3.65-.88 3.65-3.95 0-.88-.31-1.59-.82-2.15.08-.2.36-1.02-.08-2.12 0 0-.67-.22-2.2.82-.64-.18-1.32-.27-2-.27-.68 0-1.36.09-2 .27-1.53-1.03-2.2-.82-2.2-.82-.44 1.1-.16 1.92-.08 2.12-.51.56-.82 1.28-.82 2.15 0 3.06 1.86 3.75 3.64 3.95-.23.2-.44.55-.51 1.07-.46.21-1.61.55-2.33-.66-.15-.24-.6-.83-1.23-.82-.67.01-.27.38.01.53.34.19.73.9.82 1.13.16.45.68 1.31 2.69.94 0 .67.01 1.3.01 1.49 0 .21-.15.45-.55.38A7.995 7.995 0 0 1 0 8c0-4.42 3.58-8 8-8Z"></path>
           </svg>
         </Link>
       </header>
       <main>
-        {texts.map((text, index) => (
-          <Image
-            key={index}
-            src={`/api/generate-image?text=${encodeURIComponent(text)}`}
-            alt={text}
-            width={512}
-            height={512}
-            className="absolute top-0 left-0"
-            unoptimized
-          />
-        ))}
+        <Image
+          src={imageUrl || "/placeholder.png"}
+          alt={debouncedText}
+          width={512}
+          height={512}
+          unoptimized
+        />
       </main>
     </div>
   );
diff --git a/src/useGetImage.ts b/src/useGetImage.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d246606
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/useGetImage.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+import { useState, useEffect } from "react";
+
+interface UseGenerateImageParams {
+  prompt: string;
+}
+
+export const useGenerateImage = (params: UseGenerateImageParams) => {
+  const [imageUrl, setImageUrl] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const [loading, setLoading] = useState(false);
+  const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!params.prompt) return;
+
+    const fetchImage = async () => {
+      setLoading(true);
+      setError(null);
+
+      try {
+        const response = await fetch(
+          `/api/generate-image?text=${encodeURIComponent(params.prompt)}`
+        );
+        if (!response.ok) {
+          throw new Error(`Error: ${response.status} ${response.statusText}`);
+        }
+        const blob = await response.blob();
+        const url = URL.createObjectURL(blob);
+        setImageUrl(url);
+      } catch (err) {
+        if (err instanceof Error) setError(err.message);
+      } finally {
+        setLoading(false);
+      }
+    };
+
+    fetchImage();
+
+    // Clean up the URL object when the component unmounts or text changes
+    return () => {
+      if (imageUrl) {
+        URL.revokeObjectURL(imageUrl);
+      }
+    };
+  }, [params]);
+
+  return { imageUrl, loading, error };
+};
diff --git a/src/utils/useDebounce.ts b/src/utils/useDebounce.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9ab01d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/useDebounce.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
+
+const useDebounce = <T>(value: T, delay: number = 500) => {
+  const [debouncedValue, setDebouncedValue] = useState<T>(value);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const handler = setTimeout(() => {
+      setDebouncedValue(value);
+    }, delay);
+
+    return () => {
+      clearTimeout(handler);
+    };
+  }, [value, delay]);
+
+  return debouncedValue;
+};
+
+export default useDebounce;