diff --git a/scraibe/app/gradio_app.py b/scraibe/app/gradio_app.py
index 086db17..6913643 100644
--- a/scraibe/app/gradio_app.py
+++ b/scraibe/app/gradio_app.py
@@ -32,13 +32,15 @@ Usage:
     
 """
 
+
 import json
+from math import pi
 import os
-import re
 
 import gradio as gr
 import threading
 from tqdm import tqdm
+
 import time
 from scraibe import Scraibe, Transcript
 
@@ -226,11 +228,23 @@ class GradioTranscriptionInterface:
 # Gradio Interface
 ####
 
-def gradio_Interface(model : Scraibe = None):
+def gradio_Interface(model : Scraibe = None, timeout = 1):
+    """
+    Gradio Web interface for audio transcription.
+
+    :param model: Scraibe model, defaults to None
+    :type model: Scraibe, optional
+    :param timeout: Time until model is unloaded, defaults to 600 seconds
+    :type timeout: int, optional
+    :return: Gradio Interface
+    :rtype: gradio.Interface
+    """
     
     if model is None:
         model = Scraibe()
-        
+    
+    save_model_params = model.params
+
     pipe = GradioTranscriptionInterface(model)
         
     def select_task(choice):
@@ -314,6 +328,10 @@ def gradio_Interface(model : Scraibe = None):
                    progress = gr.Progress(track_tqdm= True)):
         # get *args which are not None
         
+        if not "model" in locals():
+            gr.Warning("Model unloaded due to inactivity. Reloading the model, please wait.")
+            model = Scraibe(**save_model_params)
+            pipe = GradioTranscriptionInterface(model)
         # # tell the app that it is still in use
         reset_user_activity()
         
@@ -373,21 +391,23 @@ def gradio_Interface(model : Scraibe = None):
         return gr.update(value = str(trans)),gr.update(value = trans.get_json())
 
     # Create a thread to monitor user activity
-    def monitor_activity():
+    def monitor_activity(model, pipe, timeout=timeout):
         global USER_ACTIVE
         
         while True:
-            time.sleep(60)  # Check user activity every second
+            time.sleep(timeout)  # Check user activity every second
             with user_active_lock:
                 
                 if not USER_ACTIVE:
                     del model
+                    del pipe
                     print("Model deleted empty memory")
+                    gr.Warning("Model unloaded due to inactivity. Please reload the model to continue.")
                     break
-                USER_ACTIVE = False
+                USER_ACTIVE = False 
     
     # Start the monitoring thread
-    activity_thread = threading.Thread(target=monitor_activity)
+    activity_thread = threading.Thread(target=monitor_activity, args=(model, pipe))
     activity_thread.daemon = True
     activity_thread.start()
         
@@ -401,7 +421,7 @@ def gradio_Interface(model : Scraibe = None):
         header = header.replace("/file=logo.svg", f"/file={CURRENT_PATH}/logo.svg" )
         
         gr.HTML(header, visible= True, show_label=False)
-    
+        
         with gr.Row():
             
             with gr.Column():
@@ -476,8 +496,6 @@ def gradio_Interface(model : Scraibe = None):
         annotate.click(fn = annotate_output, inputs=[annoation, out_json],
                         outputs=[out_txt, out_json])
         
-        
-        
     return demo