diff --git a/src/cogs/ollama.py b/src/cogs/ollama.py
index c9c251e..c5c90d7 100644
--- a/src/cogs/ollama.py
+++ b/src/cogs/ollama.py
@@ -487,7 +487,9 @@ class Ollama(commands.Cog):
         """Checks that a server is online and responding."""
         if url in SERVER_KEYS:
             url = CONFIG["ollama"][url]["base_url"]
-        async with aiohttp.ClientSession(timeout=aiohttp.ClientTimeout(10)) as session:
+        async with aiohttp.ClientSession(
+                timeout=aiohttp.ClientTimeout(connect=3, sock_connect=3, sock_read=10, total=3)
+        ) as session:
             self.log.info("Checking if %r is online.", url)
             try:
                 async with session.get(url + "/api/tags") as resp:
@@ -550,7 +552,11 @@ class Ollama(commands.Cog):
 
         if query == "$":
             v = PromptSelector(ctx)
-            await ctx.respond("Select edit your prompts, as desired. Click done when you want to continue.", view=v)
+            await ctx.respond(
+                "Select edit your prompts, as desired. Click done when you want to continue.",
+                view=v,
+                ephemeral=True
+            )
             await v.wait()
             query = v.user_prompt or query
             system_query = v.system_prompt
@@ -606,7 +612,7 @@ class Ollama(commands.Cog):
 
         async with aiohttp.ClientSession(
             base_url=server_config["base_url"],
-            timeout=aiohttp.ClientTimeout(connect=30, sock_read=10800, sock_connect=30, total=10830),
+            timeout=aiohttp.ClientTimeout(connect=5, sock_read=10800, sock_connect=5, total=10830),
         ) as session:
             embed = discord.Embed(
                 title="Checking server...",
@@ -992,7 +998,6 @@ class Ollama(commands.Cog):
             )
 
         msg = await ctx.reply(embed=embed)
-        last_edit = time.time()
 
         tasks = {}
         for server in self.servers.keys():