diff --git a/python/voice_to_notes/services/diarize.py b/python/voice_to_notes/services/diarize.py
index 201ca9c..77079c3 100644
--- a/python/voice_to_notes/services/diarize.py
+++ b/python/voice_to_notes/services/diarize.py
@@ -40,40 +40,39 @@ class DiarizeService:
         if self._pipeline is not None:
             return self._pipeline
 
+        import os
+
         print("[sidecar] Loading pyannote diarization pipeline...", file=sys.stderr, flush=True)
 
-        try:
-            from pyannote.audio import Pipeline
+        hf_token = os.environ.get("HF_TOKEN") or os.environ.get("HUGGING_FACE_HUB_TOKEN") or None
 
-            self._pipeline = Pipeline.from_pretrained(
-                "pyannote/speaker-diarization-3.1",
-                use_auth_token=False,
-            )
-        except Exception:
-            # Fall back to a simpler approach if the model isn't available
-            # pyannote requires HuggingFace token for some models
-            # Try the community model first
+        models = [
+            "pyannote/speaker-diarization-3.1",
+            "pyannote/speaker-diarization",
+        ]
+
+        last_error: Exception | None = None
+        for model_name in models:
             try:
                 from pyannote.audio import Pipeline
 
-                self._pipeline = Pipeline.from_pretrained(
-                    "pyannote/speaker-diarization",
-                    use_auth_token=False,
-                )
+                self._pipeline = Pipeline.from_pretrained(model_name, token=hf_token)
+                print(f"[sidecar] Loaded diarization model: {model_name}", file=sys.stderr, flush=True)
+                return self._pipeline
             except Exception as e:
+                last_error = e
                 print(
-                    f"[sidecar] Warning: Could not load pyannote pipeline: {e}",
+                    f"[sidecar] Warning: Could not load {model_name}: {e}",
                     file=sys.stderr,
                     flush=True,
                 )
-                raise RuntimeError(
-                    "pyannote.audio pipeline not available. "
-                    "You may need to accept the model license at "
-                    "https://huggingface.co/pyannote/speaker-diarization-3.1 "
-                    "and set a HF_TOKEN environment variable."
-                ) from e
 
-        return self._pipeline
+        raise RuntimeError(
+            "pyannote.audio pipeline not available. "
+            "You may need to accept the model license at "
+            "https://huggingface.co/pyannote/speaker-diarization-3.1 "
+            "and set a HF_TOKEN environment variable."
+        ) from last_error
 
     def diarize(
         self,
diff --git a/src/lib/components/ProgressOverlay.svelte b/src/lib/components/ProgressOverlay.svelte
index acb2725..d88a147 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/ProgressOverlay.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/ProgressOverlay.svelte
@@ -12,11 +12,15 @@
 {#if visible}
   <div class="overlay">
     <div class="progress-card">
-      <h3>{stage}</h3>
-      <div class="bar-track">
-        <div class="bar-fill" style="width: {percent}%"></div>
+      <div class="spinner-row">
+        <div class="spinner"></div>
+        <h3>{stage || 'Processing...'}</h3>
       </div>
-      <p>{percent}% — {message}</p>
+      <div class="bar-track">
+        <div class="bar-fill" style="width: {Math.max(percent, 2)}%"></div>
+      </div>
+      <p class="status-text">{percent}% — {message || 'Please wait...'}</p>
+      <p class="hint-text">This may take several minutes for large files</p>
     </div>
   </div>
 {/if}
@@ -25,34 +29,63 @@
   .overlay {
     position: fixed;
     inset: 0;
-    background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7);
+    background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8);
     display: flex;
     align-items: center;
     justify-content: center;
-    z-index: 1000;
+    z-index: 9999;
   }
   .progress-card {
     background: #16213e;
-    padding: 2rem;
+    padding: 2rem 2.5rem;
     border-radius: 12px;
-    min-width: 400px;
+    min-width: 420px;
     color: #e0e0e0;
+    border: 1px solid #2a3a5e;
+    box-shadow: 0 8px 32px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
+  }
+  .spinner-row {
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    gap: 0.75rem;
+    margin-bottom: 1.25rem;
+  }
+  .spinner {
+    width: 20px;
+    height: 20px;
+    border: 3px solid #2a3a5e;
+    border-top-color: #e94560;
+    border-radius: 50%;
+    animation: spin 0.8s linear infinite;
+  }
+  @keyframes spin {
+    to { transform: rotate(360deg); }
+  }
+  h3 {
+    margin: 0;
+    text-transform: capitalize;
+    font-size: 1.1rem;
   }
-  h3 { margin: 0 0 1rem; text-transform: capitalize; }
   .bar-track {
-    height: 8px;
+    height: 10px;
     background: #0f3460;
-    border-radius: 4px;
+    border-radius: 5px;
     overflow: hidden;
   }
   .bar-fill {
     height: 100%;
-    background: #e94560;
+    background: linear-gradient(90deg, #e94560, #ff6b81);
     transition: width 0.3s;
+    border-radius: 5px;
   }
-  p {
+  .status-text {
+    margin: 0.75rem 0 0;
+    font-size: 0.9rem;
+    color: #b0b0b0;
+  }
+  .hint-text {
     margin: 0.5rem 0 0;
-    font-size: 0.875rem;
-    color: #999;
+    font-size: 0.75rem;
+    color: #666;
   }
 </style>
diff --git a/src/lib/components/WaveformPlayer.svelte b/src/lib/components/WaveformPlayer.svelte
index 18bb373..10c230c 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/WaveformPlayer.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/WaveformPlayer.svelte
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@
 
   /** Seek to a specific time in milliseconds. Called from transcript click-to-seek. */
   export function seekTo(timeMs: number) {
+    console.log('[voice-to-notes] seekTo called:', timeMs, 'ms, wavesurfer:', !!wavesurfer, 'duration:', wavesurfer?.getDuration());
     if (wavesurfer) {
       wavesurfer.setTime(timeMs / 1000);
       if (!wavesurfer.isPlaying()) {
diff --git a/src/routes/+page.svelte b/src/routes/+page.svelte
index 2260060..061e480 100644
--- a/src/routes/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/+page.svelte
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@
   const speakerColors = ['#e94560', '#4ecdc4', '#ffe66d', '#a8e6cf', '#ff8b94', '#c7ceea', '#ffd93d', '#6bcb77'];
 
   function handleWordClick(timeMs: number) {
+    console.log('[voice-to-notes] Word clicked, seeking to', timeMs, 'ms');
     waveformPlayer?.seekTo(timeMs);
   }
 
@@ -232,8 +233,12 @@
 <div class="app-header">
   <h1>Voice to Notes</h1>
   <div class="header-actions">
-    <button class="import-btn" onclick={handleFileImport}>
-      Import Audio/Video
+    <button class="import-btn" onclick={handleFileImport} disabled={isTranscribing}>
+      {#if isTranscribing}
+        Processing...
+      {:else}
+        Import Audio/Video
+      {/if}
     </button>
     <button class="settings-btn" onclick={() => showSettings = true} title="Settings">
       Settings
@@ -303,9 +308,18 @@
     font-size: 0.875rem;
     font-weight: 500;
   }
-  .import-btn:hover {
+  .import-btn:hover:not(:disabled) {
     background: #d63851;
   }
+  .import-btn:disabled {
+    opacity: 0.7;
+    cursor: not-allowed;
+    animation: pulse 1.5s ease-in-out infinite;
+  }
+  @keyframes pulse {
+    0%, 100% { opacity: 0.7; }
+    50% { opacity: 1; }
+  }
   .header-actions {
     display: flex;
     gap: 0.5rem;