diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index e5af1eb..bf95df4 100755
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from flask import Flask, render_template, send_file, url_for, jsonify, request, session, send_from_directory, abort
+from flask import Flask, render_template, send_file, url_for, jsonify, request, session, send_from_directory, make_response, abort
 import os
 from PIL import Image, ImageOps
 import io
@@ -286,10 +286,16 @@ def serve_file(subpath):
             # Try to read the requested variant
             with cache.read(cache_key) as reader:
                 file_path = reader.name
+                cached_hit = True
         except KeyError:
+            if small: # do not create when thumbnail requested
+                response = make_response('', 204)
+                return response
+            
+            cached_hit = False
             # On miss: generate both full-size and small thumb, then cache
             with Image.open(full_path) as orig:
-                exif_bytes = orig.info.get('exif')
+
                 img = ImageOps.exif_transpose(orig)
                 variants = {
                     orig_key:  (1920, 1920),
@@ -301,7 +307,7 @@ def serve_file(subpath):
                     if thumb.mode in ("RGBA", "P"):
                         thumb = thumb.convert("RGB")
                     bio = io.BytesIO()
-                    # don’t pass exif_bytes here
+
                     thumb.save(bio, format='JPEG', quality=85)
                     bio.seek(0)
                     cache.set(key, bio, read=True)
@@ -320,7 +326,7 @@ def serve_file(subpath):
         response.headers['Content-Disposition'] = 'inline'
         response.headers['Cache-Control'] = 'public, max-age=86400'
 
-        if do_log:
+        if do_log and not small:
             a.log_file_access(
                 cache_key,
                 os.path.getsize(file_path),
@@ -328,7 +334,7 @@ def serve_file(subpath):
                 ip_address,
                 user_agent,
                 session['device_id'],
-                True
+                cached_hit
             )
         return response
 
@@ -336,7 +342,9 @@ def serve_file(subpath):
     try:
         with cache.read(subpath) as reader:
             file_path = reader.name
+            cached_hit = True
     except KeyError:
+        cached_hit = False
         try:
             cache.set(subpath, open(full_path, 'rb'), read=True)
             with cache.read(subpath) as reader:
@@ -347,8 +355,7 @@ def serve_file(subpath):
 
     # 6) Build response for non-image
     filesize = os.path.getsize(file_path)
-    cached_hit = True
-
+    
     # Figure out download flag and filename
     ask_download = request.args.get('download') == 'true'
     filename = os.path.basename(full_path)
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 17ab8ff..8dc9c47 100755
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ services:
     # Production-ready Gunicorn command with eventlet
     command: >
       sh -c "pip install -r requirements.txt &&
-            gunicorn --worker-class eventlet -w 1 -b 0.0.0.0:5000 app:app"
+            gunicorn --worker-class eventlet -w 4 -b 0.0.0.0:5000 app:app"
 
 
 networks:
diff --git a/static/app.css b/static/app.css
index 8309ec6..9562e5b 100644
--- a/static/app.css
+++ b/static/app.css
@@ -238,25 +238,54 @@ footer {
   cursor: auto;
 }
 
+
+/*  IMAGE GRID */
+
 .images-grid {
   display: grid;
-  /* make each column exactly 150px wide */
   grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, 150px);
-  /* force every row exactly 150px tall */
   grid-auto-rows: 150px;
   gap: 14px;
 }
 
 .image-item {
-  /* ensure the thumbnail can’t overflow its cell */
+  position: relative;
   overflow: hidden;
+  border: 2px solid #ccc;
+  border-radius: 8px;
+  background: #f9f9f9;
 }
 
+/* the filename overlay, centered at bottom */
+.image-item .file-name {
+  position: absolute;
+  bottom: 0;
+  left: 0;
+  width: 100%;
+  padding: 4px 0;
+  text-align: center;
+  font-size: 12px;
+  background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6);
+  color: #fff;
+  box-sizing: border-box;
+  transition: opacity 0.3s;
+  opacity: 1;
+  pointer-events: none;
+}
+
+/* once loaded, hide the filename overlay */
+.image-item.loaded .file-name {
+  opacity: 0.5;
+}
+
+/* thumbnail styling unchanged */
 .thumbnail {
-  /* fill the full cell */
   width: 100%;
   height: 100%;
-  /* crop/scale to cover without stretching */
   object-fit: cover;
-  border-radius: 4px;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+/* pop when loaded */
+.image-item.loaded .thumbnail {
+  transform: scale(1.05);
+}
diff --git a/static/app.js b/static/app.js
index 2f6b086..d44dbe7 100644
--- a/static/app.js
+++ b/static/app.js
@@ -58,9 +58,17 @@ function renderContent(data) {
       const thumbUrl = `${file.path}?thumbnail=true`;
       contentHTML += `
         <div class="image-item">
-          <a href="#" class="play-file image-link" data-url="${file.path}" data-file-type="${file.file_type}">
-            <img src="/media/${thumbUrl}" alt="${file.name}" class="thumbnail" />
+          
+          <a href="#" class="play-file image-link"
+             data-url="${file.path}"
+             data-file-type="${file.file_type}">
+            <img
+              src="/media/${thumbUrl}"
+              class="thumbnail"
+              onload="this.closest('.image-item').classList.add('loaded')"
+            />
           </a>
+          <span class="file-name">${file.name}</span>
         </div>
       `;
     });
diff --git a/templates/app.html b/templates/app.html
index 6084fd9..048a82e 100644
--- a/templates/app.html
+++ b/templates/app.html
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 </head>
 <body>
   <header class="site-header">
-    <a href="#">
+    <a href="/">
       <img src="/custom_logo/logoW.png" alt="Logo" class="logo">
     </a>
     <h1>{{ title_long }}</h1>