diff --git a/controller.py b/controller.py
index bdd640d7..48eb42db 100644
--- a/controller.py
+++ b/controller.py
@@ -162,9 +162,10 @@ def receiveSpeakerMessage(message):
                 model.notificationXSOverlay(xsoverlay_message)
 
             if config.ENABLE_OVERLAY_SMALL_LOG is True:
-                overlay_image = model.createOverlayImageShort(message, translation)
-                model.updateOverlay(overlay_image)
-                print("model.updateOverlay(overlay_image)")
+                if model.overlay.initialized is True:
+                    overlay_image = model.createOverlayImageShort(message, translation)
+                    model.updateOverlay(overlay_image)
+                    print("model.updateOverlay(overlay_image)")
                 # overlay_image = model.createOverlayImageLong("receive", message, translation)
                 # model.updateOverlay(overlay_image)
 
diff --git a/models/overlay/overlay_2.py b/models/overlay/overlay_2.py
index 24956f14..9ea8e532 100644
--- a/models/overlay/overlay_2.py
+++ b/models/overlay/overlay_2.py
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
         print(i)
         overlay = Overlay(0, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1)
         overlay.startOverlay()
-        # time.sleep(0.1)
+        time.sleep(1)
 
         # Example usage
         img = overlay_image.createOverlayImageShort("こんにちは、世界！さようなら", "Japanese", "Hello,World!Goodbye", "Japanese", ui_type="sakura")