diff --git a/petstore/petstoreapp/soulmachines-react-app/src/routes/DPChat.js b/petstore/petstoreapp/soulmachines-react-app/src/routes/DPChat.js
index 4b8edd2d..c865879c 100644
--- a/petstore/petstoreapp/soulmachines-react-app/src/routes/DPChat.js
+++ b/petstore/petstoreapp/soulmachines-react-app/src/routes/DPChat.js
@@ -63,9 +63,11 @@ function DPChat({
 
   useEffect(() => {
     // send init event, since we will finish loading before we display the DP
-    setTimeout(() => {
-      dispatch(sendTextMessage({ text: '...' }));
-    }, 5000);
+    if (connected) {
+      setTimeout(() => {
+        dispatch(sendTextMessage({ text: '...' }));
+      }, 2500);
+    }
     // run resize once on mount, then add listener for future resize events
     handleResize();
     window.addEventListener('resize', handleResize);
diff --git a/petstore/petstoreapp/soulmachines-react-app/src/routes/Loading.js b/petstore/petstoreapp/soulmachines-react-app/src/routes/Loading.js
index dab19faf..3f8293f2 100644
--- a/petstore/petstoreapp/soulmachines-react-app/src/routes/Loading.js
+++ b/petstore/petstoreapp/soulmachines-react-app/src/routes/Loading.js
@@ -157,7 +157,11 @@ function Loading({
   };
   const history = useHistory();
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (skip === true && connected === true) history.push('/video');
+    if (skip === true && connected === true) {
+      setTimeout(() => {
+        history.push('/video');
+      }, 2500);
+    }
   }, [connected, skip]);
 
   return (