diff --git a/frontend/frontend/src/components/Home/NumericSection.js b/frontend/frontend/src/components/Home/NumericSection.js
index 7baaa288..d1ef5f9b 100644
--- a/frontend/frontend/src/components/Home/NumericSection.js
+++ b/frontend/frontend/src/components/Home/NumericSection.js
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ const NumericSection = ({
     }
     debounceTimeout.current = setTimeout(() => {
       setValue(internalValue);
-    }, 1000);
+    }, 700);
     return () => clearTimeout(debounceTimeout.current);
   }, [internalValue]);
 
diff --git a/frontend/frontend/src/components/Home/TextSection.js b/frontend/frontend/src/components/Home/TextSection.js
index de800568..0ffd97fb 100644
--- a/frontend/frontend/src/components/Home/TextSection.js
+++ b/frontend/frontend/src/components/Home/TextSection.js
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ const TextSection = ({
     }
     debounceTimeout.current = setTimeout(() => {
       setValue(internalValue);
-    }, 1500);
+    }, 700);
     // return cleanup function:
     return () => clearTimeout(debounceTimeout.current);
   }, [internalValue]);
diff --git a/frontend/frontend/src/pages/Home/Home.js b/frontend/frontend/src/pages/Home/Home.js
index 86dc6091..4a17b719 100644
--- a/frontend/frontend/src/pages/Home/Home.js
+++ b/frontend/frontend/src/pages/Home/Home.js
@@ -67,6 +67,10 @@ const HomeScreen = () => {
     resetCustomization();
   }, [selectedCard]);
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+      setImageSrc(`?&username=${userId}`);
+  }, [userId]);
+
   const time = selectedTimeRange.value;
   let fullSuffix = `${imageSrc}&time_range=${time}`;