diff --git a/AppImage/components/hardware.tsx b/AppImage/components/hardware.tsx
index 4ea0864..e5a584e 100644
--- a/AppImage/components/hardware.tsx
+++ b/AppImage/components/hardware.tsx
@@ -132,7 +132,11 @@ const groupAndSortTemperatures = (temperatures: any[]) => {
 }
 
 export default function Hardware() {
-  const { data: hardwareData, error } = useSWR<HardwareData>("/api/hardware", fetcher, {
+  const {
+    data: hardwareData,
+    error,
+    isLoading,
+  } = useSWR<HardwareData>("/api/hardware", fetcher, {
     refreshInterval: 5000,
   })
 
@@ -228,6 +232,16 @@ export default function Hardware() {
     return realtimeGPUData.has_monitoring_tool === true
   }
 
+  if (isLoading) {
+    return (
+      <div className="space-y-6 p-6">
+        <div className="text-center py-8">
+          <div className="text-lg font-medium text-foreground mb-2">Loading hardware data...</div>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    )
+  }
+
   return (
     <div className="space-y-6 p-6">
       {/* System Information - CPU & Motherboard */}