diff --git a/frontend/components/global/LoadingOverlay.vue b/frontend/components/global/LoadingOverlay.vue
index 960696e..4b10c09 100644
--- a/frontend/components/global/LoadingOverlay.vue
+++ b/frontend/components/global/LoadingOverlay.vue
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ const { $gsap: gsap } = useNuxtApp();
 
 const isSiteLoadingDisabled = useCookie("is-site-loading-disabled", {
     default: () => false,
-    expires: new Date(Date.now() + 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000),
+    expires: new Date(Date.now() + 15 * 60 * 1000),
 });
 
 const shouldRenderLoadingOverlay = ref(true);
@@ -27,12 +27,12 @@ const progressStyle = computed(() => {
 
 // methods
 
-const onAssetLoaded = () => {
-    clearInterval(progressInterval.value!);
-    criticalLoad.value = false;
-    assetLoadingProgress.value = 100;
-    isAssetLoaded.value = true;
-};
+// const onAssetLoaded = () => {
+//     clearInterval(progressInterval.value!);
+//     criticalLoad.value = false;
+//     assetLoadingProgress.value = 100;
+//     isAssetLoaded.value = true;
+// };
 
 const onAssetFinished = () => {
     gsap.to("#loading-overlay", {
@@ -59,15 +59,15 @@ onMounted(() => {
     if (!isSiteLoadingDisabled.value) {
         isWindowScrollLocked.value = true;
 
-        const heymlzLoadingAnimation = document.querySelector("#heymlz-loading-animation") as HTMLVideoElement;
+        // const heymlzLoadingAnimation = document.querySelector("#heymlz-loading-animation") as HTMLVideoElement;
 
-        if (heymlzLoadingAnimation?.readyState >= HTMLMediaElement.HAVE_ENOUGH_DATA) {
-            onAssetLoaded();
-        }
+        // if (heymlzLoadingAnimation?.readyState >= HTMLMediaElement.HAVE_ENOUGH_DATA) {
+        //     onAssetLoaded();
+        // }
 
         progressInterval.value = setInterval(() => {
-            assetLoadingProgress.value += Math.random() * 10;
-        }, 250);
+            assetLoadingProgress.value += Math.random() * 50;
+        }, 150);
 
         gsap.to("#loading-overlay", {
             opacity: 1,
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ onMounted(() => {
             </div>
         </div>
 
-        <video
+        <!-- <video
             id="heymlz-loading-animation"
             muted
             autoplay
@@ -114,6 +114,6 @@ onMounted(() => {
             :style="{
                 mask: 'linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(0,0,0,0) 0%, black 20%, black 80%, rgba(0,0,0,0) 100%)',
             }"
-        />
+        /> -->
     </div>
 </template>