diff --git a/cache-images.go b/cache-images.go
index 22d507c..8c4e55e 100644
--- a/cache-images.go
+++ b/cache-images.go
@@ -273,6 +273,7 @@ func handleImageServe(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	resp, err := http.Get(imageURL)
 	if err != nil {
 		printWarn("Error fetching image: %v", err)
+		recordInvalidImageID(imageID)
 		serveMissingImage(w, r)
 		return
 	}
@@ -311,7 +312,18 @@ func handleImageStatus(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			continue
 		}
 
-		// Check for cached full or thumbnail images
+		// Check if the image ID is marked as invalid
+		invalidImageIDsMu.Lock()
+		_, isInvalid := invalidImageIDs[id]
+		invalidImageIDsMu.Unlock()
+
+		if isInvalid {
+			// Image is invalid; inform the frontend by setting the missing image URL
+			statusMap[id] = "/static/images/missing.svg"
+			continue
+		}
+
+		// Existing code to check for cached images
 		extensions := []string{"webp", "svg"} // Extensions without leading dots
 		imageReady := false
 
@@ -341,15 +353,13 @@ func handleImageStatus(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			}
 		}
 
-		// If neither is ready
+		// If neither is ready and image is not invalid
 		if !imageReady {
 			if !config.DriveCacheEnabled {
 				// Hard cache is disabled; use the proxy URL
 				statusMap[id] = fmt.Sprintf("/image/%s_thumb", id)
-			} else {
-				// Hard cache is enabled; image is not yet cached
-				// Do not set statusMap[id]; the frontend will keep checking
 			}
+			// Else, do not set statusMap[id]; the frontend will keep checking
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/static/css/style.css b/static/css/style.css
index 9fe92a3..29c8eb9 100644
--- a/static/css/style.css
+++ b/static/css/style.css
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ html {
 
 .image {
     flex-grow: 1;
-    padding: .5rem .5rem 3rem .5rem;
+    padding: .5rem .5rem 2rem .5rem;
     margin: .25rem;
     border: 1px solid #00000000;
     border-radius: 12px;
@@ -311,8 +311,7 @@ html {
     box-shadow: 0 14px 28px var(--view-image-color);
 }
 
-.img_title,
-.img_source {
+.img_title {
     display: block;
     position: absolute;
     width: 100%;
@@ -328,11 +327,6 @@ html {
     color: var(--blue);
 }
 
-.img_source {
-    padding: 1.8rem 0 0 0;
-    font-size: .7rem;
-}
-
 .image img {
     margin: 0;
     padding: 0;
@@ -726,6 +720,7 @@ hr {
     background: var(--html-bg);
     cursor: pointer;
     transition: all .3s ease;
+    text-align: left;
 }
 
 .torrent-cat:hover,
diff --git a/templates/images.html b/templates/images.html
index a4516fb..62819ee 100755
--- a/templates/images.html
+++ b/templates/images.html
@@ -116,7 +116,6 @@
                 <div class="resolution">{{ $result.Width }} × {{ $result.Height }}</div>
                 <div class="details">
                     <span class="img_title clickable">{{ $result.Title }}</span>
-                    <a href="{{ $result.Source }}" target="_blank" class="img_source">{{ translate "source" }}</a>
                 </div>
             </div>
             {{ end }}
diff --git a/templates/images_only.html b/templates/images_only.html
index e51dbe6..2e3aa18 100644
--- a/templates/images_only.html
+++ b/templates/images_only.html
@@ -1,12 +1,6 @@
 {{ range $index, $result := .Results }}
 <div class="image">
     {{ if $.HardCacheEnabled }}
-        <noscript>
-            <!-- JavaScript is disabled; serve actual images -->
-            <img src="{{ $result.ProxyFull }}" alt="{{ $result.Title }}" class="clickable" />
-        </noscript>
-
-        <!-- JavaScript is enabled; use placeholders -->
         <img
             src="/static/images/placeholder.svg"
             data-id="{{ $result.ID }}"
@@ -22,7 +16,6 @@
     <div class="resolution">{{ $result.Width }} × {{ $result.Height }}</div>
     <div class="details">
         <span class="img_title clickable">{{ $result.Title }}</span>
-        <a href="{{ $result.Source }}" target="_blank" class="img_source">{{ translate "source" }}</a>
     </div>
 </div>
 {{ end }}