diff --git a/public/assets/js/$.js b/public/assets/js/$.js
index 92869596..3c990e85 100644
--- a/public/assets/js/$.js
+++ b/public/assets/js/$.js
@@ -9,10 +9,17 @@ document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
     const erudaLoadingScreen = document.getElementById('erudaLoadingScreen');
     if (!refreshIcon || !fullscreenIcon || !backIcon || !forwardIcon || !iframe) return;
     let loadingHidden = false;
+    let hideTimeout;
 
     function showLoadingScreen(withToast = true, showEruda = false) {
+        clearTimeout(hideTimeout)
         loadingHidden = false;
         NProgress.start();
+
+        hideTimeout = setTimeout(() => {
+            hideLoadingScreen();
+        }, 15000);
+
         if (withToast) {
             showToast(
                 'Consider joining our <a href="https://discord.gg/dJvdkPRheV" target="_blank" class="hover-link">Discord</a>&nbsp;<3',
@@ -24,6 +31,7 @@ document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
 
     function hideLoadingScreen() {
         if (loadingHidden) return;
+        clearTimeout(hideTimeout)
         loadingHidden = true;
         NProgress.done();
     }
@@ -246,7 +254,7 @@ document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
                 if (u.hostname.includes('.')) return u.toString();
             } catch {}
         }
-        return `https://search.brave.com/search?q=${encodeURIComponent(query)}`;
+        return `https://duckduckgo.com/search?q=${encodeURIComponent(query)}&ia=web`;
     }
 
     function showToast(message, type = 'success', iconType = 'check') {