diff --git a/frontend/realtime/src/KonvaApp/Engine.ts b/frontend/realtime/src/KonvaApp/Engine.ts
index 0e6c3f271b..0e37a8f7d9 100644
--- a/frontend/realtime/src/KonvaApp/Engine.ts
+++ b/frontend/realtime/src/KonvaApp/Engine.ts
@@ -466,12 +466,12 @@ export class Engine {
 
     uiEvents.promptEvents.onPromptStrengthChanged(async (strength) => {
       this.realTimeDrawEngine.currentStrength = strength / 100.0;
-      this.realTimeDrawEngine.render();
+      // this.realTimeDrawEngine.render();
     });
 
     uiEvents.promptEvents.onPromptTextChanged(async (prompt) => {
       this.realTimeDrawEngine.currentPrompt = prompt;
-      this.realTimeDrawEngine.render();
+      // this.realTimeDrawEngine.render();
     });
 
     uiEvents.onAddShapeToEngine((shapeData) => {
@@ -681,7 +681,7 @@ export class Engine {
         await this.realTimeDrawEngine.render();
       },
     });
-    imageNode.kNode.zIndex(1);
+
     this.commandManager.createNode(imageNode);
   }
   public addPaintNode(
diff --git a/frontend/realtime/src/KonvaApp/RenderingPrimitives/RealTimeDrawEngine.ts b/frontend/realtime/src/KonvaApp/RenderingPrimitives/RealTimeDrawEngine.ts
index 83e2c31c4f..3b919dd70c 100644
--- a/frontend/realtime/src/KonvaApp/RenderingPrimitives/RealTimeDrawEngine.ts
+++ b/frontend/realtime/src/KonvaApp/RenderingPrimitives/RealTimeDrawEngine.ts
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ export class RealTimeDrawEngine {
     this.drawingsLayer = new Konva.Layer({
       clearBeforeDraw: true, // Ensures transparent background
     });
+ 
     this.mediaLayerRef.getStage()?.add(this.drawingsLayer); // to od pass in stage
 
     // Set background layer to red and media layer to green for visibility
@@ -270,7 +271,7 @@ export class RealTimeDrawEngine {
         y: this.captureCanvas.y(),
         draggable: false,
       });
-
+      this.drawingsLayer.moveToTop();
       this.drawingsLayer.add(currentLine); // Add to drawingsLayer
       isDrawing = true;
     };
@@ -407,6 +408,7 @@ export class RealTimeDrawEngine {
     this.enableDragging();
     if (this.cleanupFunction) {
       this.cleanupFunction();
+      this.cleanupFunction = null;
     }
   }