diff --git a/script.sh b/script.sh
index 62555ea..7709f2d 100755
--- a/script.sh
+++ b/script.sh
@@ -17,10 +17,20 @@ paths=(
   "/gallery/8"
 )
 
-for path in "${paths[@]}"; do
+# Hit the home page first
+home_url="$base_url"
+echo "Requesting URL: $home_url at $(date +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")"
+response=$(curl -w "\nTime: %{time_total}\nStatus Code: %{http_code}" "$home_url")
+echo -e "$response\n---------------------------------------"
+
+# Wait for 10 seconds
+sleep 10s
+
+# Hit the other pages with a 1-second delay
+for path in "${paths[@]:1}"; do
   url="$base_url$path"
   echo "Requesting URL: $url at $(date +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")"
-  response=$(curl -w "\nTime: %{time_total}\nStatus Code: %{http_code}" "$url")
+  response=$(curl -s -w "\nTime: %{time_total}\nStatus Code: %{http_code}" "$url")
   echo -e "$response\n---------------------------------------"
+  sleep 1s
 done
-