diff --git a/commands/play.js b/commands/play.js
index 80bdff7..aa44cc8 100644
--- a/commands/play.js
+++ b/commands/play.js
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ module.exports = {
             return message.reply('You need to be in a voice channel to play music!');
         }
 
-        let title, tempFilePath, videoUrl;
+        let title, tempFilePath, videoUrl = null;
+        let loadingMessage;
 
         try {
             if (message.attachments.size > 0) {
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ module.exports = {
                     message.channel.send({ embeds: [embed] });
 
                     console.log('Adding to queue and attempting to play.');
-                    addToQueue(message.guild.id, tempFilePath, title, voiceChannel, videoUrl, message.author.username, message.author.displayAvatarURL());
+                    addToQueue(message.guild.id, tempFilePath, title, voiceChannel, null, message.author.username, message.author.displayAvatarURL());
                     playNextInQueue(message.guild.id);
                     return;
                 } else {
@@ -84,7 +85,7 @@ module.exports = {
                     message.channel.send({ embeds: [embed] });
 
                     console.log('Adding to queue and attempting to play.');
-                    addToQueue(message.guild.id, tempFilePath, title, voiceChannel, videoUrl, message.author.username, message.author.displayAvatarURL());
+                    addToQueue(message.guild.id, tempFilePath, title, voiceChannel, null, message.author.username, message.author.displayAvatarURL());
                     playNextInQueue(message.guild.id);
                     return;
                 } else if (searchQuery.includes("cdn.discordapp.com")) {
@@ -111,14 +112,17 @@ module.exports = {
                     message.channel.send({ embeds: [embed] });
 
                     console.log('Adding to queue and attempting to play.');
-                    addToQueue(message.guild.id, tempFilePath, title, voiceChannel, videoUrl, message.author.username, message.author.displayAvatarURL());
+                    addToQueue(message.guild.id, tempFilePath, title, voiceChannel, null, message.author.username, message.author.displayAvatarURL());
                     playNextInQueue(message.guild.id);
                     return;
                 } else {
+                    loadingMessage = await message.channel.send(`**Loading**...`);
+
                     tempFilePath = path.join(__dirname, '../utils/tmp', `${uuidv4()}.mp3`);
-                    videoUrl = searchQuery;
 
                     console.log(`YouTube link received: ${searchQuery}`);
+                    videoUrl = searchQuery;
+
                     exec(`yt-dlp --cookies ${path.join(__dirname, '../cookies.txt')} --print title ${searchQuery}`, (error, stdout, stderr) => {
                         if (error) {
                             console.error(`Error getting title: ${error}`);
@@ -129,7 +133,7 @@ module.exports = {
                         title = stdout.trim() || "Unknown Title";
                         console.log(`Retrieved title: ${title}`);
 
-                        exec(`yt-dlp --cookies ${path.join(__dirname, '../cookies.txt')} --format bestaudio --output "${tempFilePath}" ${searchQuery}`, (error, stdout, stderr) => {
+                        exec(`yt-dlp --cookies ${path.join(__dirname, '../cookies.txt')} --format bestaudio --output "${tempFilePath}" ${searchQuery}`, async (error, stdout, stderr) => {
                             if (error) {
                                 console.error(`Error downloading file: ${error}`);
                                 message.reply('Failed to download audio file.');
@@ -138,6 +142,10 @@ module.exports = {
 
                             console.log(`Downloaded and saved: ${tempFilePath}`);
 
+                            if (loadingMessage) {
+                                await loadingMessage.delete();
+                            }
+
                             const embed = new EmbedBuilder()
                                 .setColor('#0099ff')
                                 .setTitle('Now Playing')
@@ -154,6 +162,8 @@ module.exports = {
                     });
                 }
             } else {
+                loadingMessage = await message.channel.send(`Searching for: **${searchQuery}**...`);
+
                 console.log(`Performing YouTube search: ${searchQuery}`);
                 exec(`yt-dlp --cookies ${path.join(__dirname, '../cookies.txt')} --dump-single-json "ytsearch:${searchQuery}"`, (error, stdout, stderr) => {
                     if (error) {
@@ -165,12 +175,11 @@ module.exports = {
                     const info = JSON.parse(stdout);
                     const url = info.entries[0].webpage_url;
                     title = info.entries[0].title;
-                    videoUrl = url;
 
                     tempFilePath = path.join(__dirname, '../utils/tmp', `${uuidv4()}.mp3`);
                     console.log(`Downloading file to: ${tempFilePath}`);
 
-                    exec(`yt-dlp --cookies ${path.join(__dirname, '../cookies.txt')} --format bestaudio --output "${tempFilePath}" ${url}`, (error, stdout, stderr) => {
+                    exec(`yt-dlp --cookies ${path.join(__dirname, '../cookies.txt')} --format bestaudio --output "${tempFilePath}" ${url}`, async (error, stdout, stderr) => {
                         if (error) {
                             console.error(`Error downloading file: ${error}`);
                             message.reply('Failed to download audio file.');
@@ -179,6 +188,10 @@ module.exports = {
 
                         console.log(`Downloaded and saved: ${tempFilePath}`);
 
+                        if (loadingMessage) {
+                            await loadingMessage.delete();
+                        }
+
                         const embed = new EmbedBuilder()
                             .setColor('#0099ff')
                             .setTitle('Now Playing')
@@ -189,7 +202,7 @@ module.exports = {
                         message.channel.send({ embeds: [embed] });
 
                         console.log('Adding to queue and attempting to play.');
-                        addToQueue(message.guild.id, tempFilePath, title, voiceChannel, videoUrl, message.author.username, message.author.displayAvatarURL());
+                        addToQueue(message.guild.id, tempFilePath, title, voiceChannel, url, message.author.username, message.author.displayAvatarURL());
                         playNextInQueue(message.guild.id);
                     });
                 });
@@ -197,6 +210,7 @@ module.exports = {
 
         } catch (error) {
             console.error('Error:', error);
+            if (loadingMessage) await loadingMessage.delete();
             message.reply('An error occurred while trying to play the music.');
         }
     },
diff --git a/commands/queue.js b/commands/queue.js
index b8f7fa3..9f80308 100644
--- a/commands/queue.js
+++ b/commands/queue.js
@@ -42,4 +42,4 @@ module.exports = {
 
         message.channel.send({ embeds: [embed] });
     }
-};
+};
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