diff --git a/gemini_flash.py b/gemini_flash.py
index a81d35e..ecf02f0 100644
--- a/gemini_flash.py
+++ b/gemini_flash.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import json, http.client, ssl, os, logging, base64, secrets, time, hashlib
+import json, http.client, ssl, os, logging, base64, time, hashlib
 from flask import Response, request, abort
 from searx.plugins import Plugin, PluginInfo
 from searx.result_types import EngineResults
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ from markupsafe import Markup
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
+# Constants
+TOKEN_EXPIRY_SEC = 60
+CONNECTION_TIMEOUT_SEC = 30
+
 class SXNGPlugin(Plugin):
     id = "gemini_flash"
 
@@ -21,11 +25,21 @@ class SXNGPlugin(Plugin):
         self.provider = os.getenv('LLM_PROVIDER', 'openrouter').lower()
         self.api_key = os.getenv('OPENROUTER_API_KEY') if self.provider == 'openrouter' else os.getenv('GEMINI_API_KEY')
         self.model = os.getenv('GEMINI_MODEL', 'gemma-3-27b-it') if self.provider == 'gemini' else os.getenv('OPENROUTER_MODEL', 'google/gemma-3-27b-it:free')
-        self.max_tokens = int(os.getenv('GEMINI_MAX_TOKENS', 500))
-        self.temperature = float(os.getenv('GEMINI_TEMPERATURE', 0.2))
+        try:
+            self.max_tokens = int(os.getenv('GEMINI_MAX_TOKENS', 500))
+        except ValueError:
+            self.max_tokens = 500
+        try:
+            self.temperature = float(os.getenv('GEMINI_TEMPERATURE', 0.2))
+        except ValueError:
+            self.temperature = 0.2
         self.base_url = os.getenv('OPENROUTER_BASE_URL', 'openrouter.ai')
         # Stable secret for multi-worker environments
-        self.secret = os.getenv('SXNG_LLM_SECRET') or hashlib.sha256(self.api_key.encode()).hexdigest()
+        if self.api_key:
+            self.secret = os.getenv('SXNG_LLM_SECRET') or hashlib.sha256(self.api_key.encode()).hexdigest()
+        else:
+            self.secret = os.getenv('SXNG_LLM_SECRET', '')
+            logger.warning("Gemini Flash plugin: No API key configured, plugin will be inactive")
 
     def init(self, app):
         @app.route('/gemini-stream', methods=['POST'])
@@ -38,9 +52,10 @@ class SXNGPlugin(Plugin):
                 ts, sig = token.split('.', 1)
                 query_clean = q.strip()
                 expected = hashlib.sha256(f"{ts}{query_clean}{self.secret}".encode()).hexdigest()
-                if sig != expected or (time.time() - float(ts)) > 60:
+                if sig != expected or (time.time() - float(ts)) > TOKEN_EXPIRY_SEC:
                     abort(403)
-            except: abort(403)
+            except (ValueError, KeyError, AttributeError):
+                abort(403)
 
             context_text = data.get('context', '')
             if not self.api_key or not q:
@@ -60,7 +75,7 @@ class SXNGPlugin(Plugin):
                 host = "generativelanguage.googleapis.com"
                 path = f"/v1/models/{self.model}:streamGenerateContent?key={self.api_key}"
                 try:
-                    conn = http.client.HTTPSConnection(host, context=ssl.create_default_context())
+                    conn = http.client.HTTPSConnection(host, timeout=CONNECTION_TIMEOUT_SEC, context=ssl.create_default_context())
                     payload = {"contents": [{"parts": [{"text": prompt}]}], "generationConfig": {"maxOutputTokens": self.max_tokens, "temperature": self.temperature}}
                     conn.request("POST", path, body=json.dumps(payload), headers={"Content-Type": "application/json"})
                     res = conn.getresponse()
@@ -93,7 +108,7 @@ class SXNGPlugin(Plugin):
 
             def generate_openrouter():
                 try:
-                    conn = http.client.HTTPSConnection(self.base_url, context=ssl.create_default_context())
+                    conn = http.client.HTTPSConnection(self.base_url, timeout=CONNECTION_TIMEOUT_SEC, context=ssl.create_default_context())
                     payload = {
                         "model": self.model,
                         "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": prompt}],
@@ -104,8 +119,8 @@ class SXNGPlugin(Plugin):
                     headers = {
                         "Authorization": f"Bearer {self.api_key}",
                         "Content-Type": "application/json",
-                        "HTTP-Referer": "https://github.com/cra88y/searxng-stream-gemini",
-                        "X-Title": "SearXNG Stream"
+                        "HTTP-Referer": "https://github.com/searxng/searxng",
+                        "X-Title": "SearXNG LLM Plugin"
                     }
                     conn.request("POST", "/api/v1/chat/completions", body=json.dumps(payload), headers=headers)
                     res = conn.getresponse()
@@ -128,7 +143,8 @@ class SXNGPlugin(Plugin):
                                     obj, _ = decoder.raw_decode(data_str)
                                     content = obj.get("choices", [{}])[0].get("delta", {}).get("content", "")
                                     if content: yield content
-                                except: pass
+                                except json.JSONDecodeError:
+                                    pass
                     conn.close()
                 except Exception as e: logger.error(f"OpenRouter Stream Exception: {e}")
 
@@ -138,83 +154,95 @@ class SXNGPlugin(Plugin):
 
     def post_search(self, request, search) -> EngineResults:
         results = EngineResults()
-        if not self.active or not self.api_key or search.search_query.pageno > 1:
-            return results
+        try:
+            if not self.active or not self.api_key or search.search_query.pageno > 1:
+                return results
 
-        raw_results = search.result_container.get_ordered_results()
-        context_list = [f"[{i+1}] {r.get('title')}: {r.get('content')}" for i, r in enumerate(raw_results[:6])]
-        context_str = "\n".join(context_list)
+            raw_results = search.result_container.get_ordered_results()
+            context_list = [f"[{i+1}] {r.get('title')}: {r.get('content')}" for i, r in enumerate(raw_results[:6])]
+            context_str = "\n".join(context_list)
 
-        # Stateless Handshake
-        ts = str(int(time.time()))
-        q_clean = search.search_query.query.strip()
-        sig = hashlib.sha256(f"{ts}{q_clean}{self.secret}".encode()).hexdigest()
-        tk = f"{ts}.{sig}"
+            # Stateless Handshake
+            ts = str(int(time.time()))
+            q_clean = search.search_query.query.strip()
+            sig = hashlib.sha256(f"{ts}{q_clean}{self.secret}".encode()).hexdigest()
+            tk = f"{ts}.{sig}"
 
-        b64_context = base64.b64encode(context_str.encode('utf-8')).decode('utf-8')
-        js_q = json.dumps(q_clean)
+            b64_context = base64.b64encode(context_str.encode('utf-8')).decode('utf-8')
+            js_q = json.dumps(q_clean)
 
-        html_payload = f'''
-        <style>
-            @keyframes sxng-blink {{ 0%, 100% {{ opacity: 1; }} 50% {{ opacity: 0; }} }}
-            .sxng-cursor {{ 
-                display: inline-block; width: 0.5rem; height: 1rem; 
-                background: var(--color-result-description); 
-                margin-left: 2px; vertical-align: middle;
-                animation: sxng-blink 1s step-end infinite;
-            }}
-        </style>
-        <article id="sxng-stream-box" class="answer" style="display:none; margin-bottom: 1rem;">
-            <p id="sxng-stream-data" style="white-space: pre-wrap; color: var(--color-result-description); font-size: 0.95rem;">
-                <i id="sxng-loading">Thinking...</i>
-            </p>
-        </article>
-        <script>
-        (async () => {{
-            const q = {js_q};
-            const b64 = "{b64_context}";
-            const tk = "{tk}";
-            const shell = document.getElementById('sxng-stream-box');
-            const data = document.getElementById('sxng-stream-data');
-            
-            const container = document.getElementById('urls') || document.getElementById('main_results');
-            if (container && shell) {{ container.prepend(shell); shell.style.display = 'block'; }}
-
-            try {{
-                const ctx = new TextDecoder().decode(Uint8Array.from(atob(b64), c => c.charCodeAt(0)));
-                const res = await fetch('/gemini-stream', {{
-                    method: 'POST',
-                    headers: {{ 'Content-Type': 'application/json' }},
-                    body: JSON.stringify({{ q: q, context: ctx, tk: tk }})
-                }});
-                
-                if (!res.ok) {{ shell.style.display = 'none'; return; }}
-
-                const reader = res.body.getReader();
-                const decoder = new TextDecoder();
-                const cursor = document.createElement('span');
-                cursor.className = 'sxng-cursor';
-                
-                let started = false;
-                while (true) {{
-                    const {{done, value}} = await reader.read();
-                    if (done) break;
-                    
-                    const chunk = decoder.decode(value);
-                    if (chunk) {{
-                        if (!started) {{ 
-                            data.innerHTML = ""; 
-                            data.appendChild(cursor);
-                            started = true; 
-                        }}
-                        cursor.before(chunk);
-                    }}
+            html_payload = f'''
+            <style>
+                @keyframes sxng-blink {{ 0%, 100% {{ opacity: 1; }} 50% {{ opacity: 0; }} }}
+                .sxng-cursor {{ 
+                    display: inline-block; width: 0.5rem; height: 1rem; 
+                    background: var(--color-result-description); 
+                    margin-left: 2px; vertical-align: middle;
+                    animation: sxng-blink 1s step-end infinite;
                 }}
-                cursor.remove();
-                if (!started) shell.style.display = 'none';
-            }} catch (e) {{ console.error(e); shell.style.display = 'none'; }}
-        }})();
-        </script>
-        '''
-        search.result_container.answers.add(results.types.Answer(answer=Markup(html_payload)))
+                #sxng-stream-box {{
+                    max-height: 0;
+                    overflow: hidden;
+                    transition: max-height 0.4s ease-out;
+                }}
+                #sxng-stream-box.sxng-open {{
+                    max-height: 30em;
+                }}
+            </style>
+            <article id="sxng-stream-box" class="answer" style="margin-bottom: 1rem;">
+                <p id="sxng-stream-data" style="white-space: pre-wrap; color: var(--color-result-description); font-size: 0.95rem;"></p>
+            </article>
+            <script>
+            (async () => {{
+                const q = {js_q};
+                const b64 = "{b64_context}";
+                const tk = "{tk}";
+                const box = document.getElementById('sxng-stream-box');
+                const data = document.getElementById('sxng-stream-data');
+                
+                const container = document.getElementById('urls') || document.getElementById('main_results');
+                if (container && box) {{ container.prepend(box); }}
+
+                try {{
+                    const ctx = new TextDecoder().decode(Uint8Array.from(atob(b64), c => c.charCodeAt(0)));
+                    const res = await fetch('/gemini-stream', {{
+                        method: 'POST',
+                        headers: {{ 'Content-Type': 'application/json' }},
+                        body: JSON.stringify({{ q: q, context: ctx, tk: tk }})
+                    }});
+                    
+                    if (!res.ok) {{ box.remove(); return; }}
+
+                    const reader = res.body.getReader();
+                    const decoder = new TextDecoder();
+                    const cursor = document.createElement('span');
+                    cursor.className = 'sxng-cursor';
+                    
+                    let started = false;
+                    while (true) {{
+                        const {{done, value}} = await reader.read();
+                        if (done) break;
+                        
+                        const chunk = decoder.decode(value);
+                        if (chunk) {{
+                            let text = chunk;
+                            if (!started) {{
+                                text = text.replace(/^[\s.,;:!?]+/, '');
+                                if (!text) continue;
+                                data.appendChild(cursor);
+                                box.classList.add('sxng-open');
+                                started = true; 
+                            }}
+                            cursor.before(text);
+                        }}
+                    }}
+                    cursor.remove();
+                    if (!started) box.remove();
+                }} catch (e) {{ console.error(e); box.remove(); }}
+            }})();
+            </script>
+            '''
+            search.result_container.answers.add(results.types.Answer(answer=Markup(html_payload)))
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(f"Gemini Flash plugin error: {e}")
         return results