diff --git a/frontend/components/global/LoadingOverlay.vue b/frontend/components/global/LoadingOverlay.vue
index 6000a58..79642f0 100644
--- a/frontend/components/global/LoadingOverlay.vue
+++ b/frontend/components/global/LoadingOverlay.vue
@@ -5,18 +5,9 @@ const { $gsap: gsap } = useNuxtApp();
 
 const isSiteLoadingDisabled = useCookie("is-site-loading-disabled", {
     default: () => false,
+    expires: new Date(Date.now() + 0.5 * 60 * 1000),
 });
 
-watch(
-    isSiteLoadingDisabled,
-    (nv) => {
-        console.log(nv);
-    },
-    {
-        immediate: true,
-    }
-);
-
 const shouldRenderLoadingOverlay = ref(true);
 const isAssetLoaded = ref(false);
 const criticalLoad = ref(true);
@@ -81,6 +72,8 @@ onMounted(() => {
         gsap.to("#loading-overlay", {
             opacity: 1,
         });
+    } else {
+        shouldRenderLoadingOverlay.value = false;
     }
 });
 </script>