diff --git a/images.go b/images.go
index 5ffcb46..6743060 100755
--- a/images.go
+++ b/images.go
@@ -217,10 +217,20 @@ func fetchImageResults(query, safe, lang string, page int, synchronous bool) []I
 		}
 	}
 
+	// Filter out images that failed to cache or are invalid
+	validResults := make([]ImageSearchResult, 0, len(results))
+	for _, imageResult := range results {
+		if imageResult.ProxyFull != "" {
+			validResults = append(validResults, imageResult)
+		} else {
+			printWarn("Skipping invalid image with ID %s", imageResult.ID)
+		}
+	}
+
 	// Final debug print to show the count of results fetched
 	printInfo("Fetched %d image results for overall page %d", len(results), page)
 
-	return results
+	return validResults
 }
 
 func wrapImageSearchFunc(f func(string, string, string, int) ([]ImageSearchResult, time.Duration, error)) func(string, string, string, int) ([]SearchResult, time.Duration, error) {
diff --git a/templates/images.html b/templates/images.html
index bb39283..646772a 100755
--- a/templates/images.html
+++ b/templates/images.html
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@
     <script>
         (function() {
             // Configuration
-            const imageStatusInterval = 1000; // Interval in milliseconds to check image status
+            const imageStatusInterval = 500; // Interval in milliseconds to check image status
             const scrollThreshold = 500;      // Distance from bottom of the page to trigger loading
             let isFetching = false;
             let page = parseInt(document.getElementById('template-data').getAttribute('data-page')) || 1;