diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 50c8dda..89a6adc 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ dist
 dist-ssr
 *.local
 
+# TypeScript build info
+*.tsbuildinfo
+
 # Editor directories and files
 .vscode/*
 !.vscode/extensions.json
diff --git a/src/hooks/isAuthenticated.tsx b/src/hooks/isAuthenticated.tsx
index f01180f..ff48efe 100644
--- a/src/hooks/isAuthenticated.tsx
+++ b/src/hooks/isAuthenticated.tsx
@@ -2,14 +2,15 @@ import { supabase } from "@/db/supabase";
 
 export default async function isAuthenticated() {
   try {
-    const { data, error } = await supabase.auth.getUser();
+    // Use getSession() instead of getUser() for faster local check
+    const { data, error } = await supabase.auth.getSession();
 
     if (error) {
       console.error("Authentication check error:", error);
       return false;
     }
 
-    return !!data.user;
+    return !!data.session;
   } catch (error) {
     console.error("Authentication check failed:", error);
     return false;
diff --git a/src/hooks/useAuth.tsx b/src/hooks/useAuth.tsx
index 65c2350..0aa0f6b 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useAuth.tsx
+++ b/src/hooks/useAuth.tsx
@@ -91,12 +91,13 @@ export function useAuth() {
 // Enhanced version of the original isAuthenticated function
 export async function isAuthenticated(): Promise<boolean> {
   try {
-    const { data, error } = await supabase.auth.getUser();
+    // Use getSession() instead of getUser() for faster local check
+    const { data, error } = await supabase.auth.getSession();
     if (error) {
       console.error("Error checking authentication:", error);
       return false;
     }
-    return !!data.user;
+    return !!data.session;
   } catch (error) {
     console.error("Error in isAuthenticated:", error);
     return false;
diff --git a/src/views/HomePage.tsx b/src/views/HomePage.tsx
index 579cfa3..b8e154f 100644
--- a/src/views/HomePage.tsx
+++ b/src/views/HomePage.tsx
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
 export default function HomePage() {
   const navigate = useNavigate();
   const [loadingTimeout, setLoadingTimeout] = useState(false);
+  const [isRedirecting, setIsRedirecting] = useState(false);
 
   const { data, isLoading, error } = useQuery({
     queryKey: ["user", "authenticated"],
@@ -38,13 +39,16 @@ export default function HomePage() {
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (data === true) {
+      setIsRedirecting(true);
       navigate({ to: "/pages" });
     }
   }, [data, navigate]);
 
   function action(authenticated: boolean) {
     if (authenticated === true) {
-      navigate({ to: "/pages" });
+      // Navigation is already handled by useEffect when data === true
+      // to show "Redirecting..." state
+      return;
     } else {
       navigate({ to: "/login", replace: true });
     }
@@ -71,8 +75,8 @@ export default function HomePage() {
             your drawings across all your devices.
           </h2>
           <Button
-            isLoading={isLoading && !loadingTimeout}
-            loadingText=""
+            isLoading={isLoading || isRedirecting}
+            loadingText={isRedirecting ? "Redirecting..." : "Loading..."}
             className="px-8 text-sm font-medium"
             size="lg"
             onClick={() => action(data ? true : false)}
diff --git a/tsconfig.app.tsbuildinfo b/tsconfig.app.tsbuildinfo
deleted file mode 100644
index ea170bd..0000000
--- a/tsconfig.app.tsbuildinfo
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-{"root":["./src/constants.ts","./src/main.tsx","./src/routeTree.gen.ts","./src/vite-env.d.ts","./src/components/EmojiPicker.tsx","./src/components/ErrorBoundary.tsx","./src/components/GoogleAccountConnection.tsx","./src/components/Loader.tsx","./src/components/ProfileDropdown.tsx","./src/components/ProfileItem.tsx","./src/components/ProfileOverlay.tsx","./src/components/SearchCommand.tsx","./src/components/Sidebar.tsx","./src/components/TitleBar.tsx","./src/components/auth-provider.tsx","./src/components/mode-toggle.tsx","./src/components/theme-provider.tsx","./src/components/ui/button.tsx","./src/components/ui/card.tsx","./src/components/ui/dialog.tsx","./src/components/ui/dropdown-menu.tsx","./src/components/ui/form.tsx","./src/components/ui/google-sign-in-button.tsx","./src/components/ui/input.tsx","./src/components/ui/label.tsx","./src/components/ui/sonner.tsx","./src/components/ui/textarea.tsx","./src/components/ui/tooltip.tsx","./src/contexts/FolderContext.tsx","./src/contexts/ProfileOverlayContext.tsx","./src/db/auth.ts","./src/db/draw.ts","./src/db/supabase.ts","./src/hooks/isAuthenticated.tsx","./src/hooks/useAuth.tsx","./src/hooks/useFolders.tsx","./src/hooks/useGoogleConnection.tsx","./src/hooks/useNetworkStatus.tsx","./src/hooks/useOfflineSync.tsx","./src/hooks/usePages.tsx","./src/lib/schemas.ts","./src/lib/utils.ts","./src/routes/__root.tsx","./src/routes/_authenticated.tsx","./src/routes/index.tsx","./src/routes/login.lazy.tsx","./src/routes/signup.lazy.tsx","./src/routes/_authenticated/page.$id.lazy.tsx","./src/routes/_authenticated/pages.lazy.tsx","./src/services/syncService.ts","./src/stores/drawDataStore.ts","./src/stores/folderDataStore.ts","./src/stores/offlineStore.ts","./src/views/HomePage.tsx","./src/views/Layout.tsx","./src/views/Login.tsx","./src/views/Navbar.tsx","./src/views/NoData.tsx","./src/views/NotFound.tsx","./src/views/Page.tsx","./src/views/Pages.tsx","./src/views/SignUp.tsx"],"errors":true,"version":"5.9.3"}
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diff --git a/tsconfig.node.tsbuildinfo b/tsconfig.node.tsbuildinfo
deleted file mode 100644
index 5e39d3d..0000000
--- a/tsconfig.node.tsbuildinfo
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-{"root":["./vite.config.ts"],"errors":true,"version":"5.9.3"}
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