diff --git a/QVectorSearch/mainwindow.cpp b/QVectorSearch/mainwindow.cpp
index 90121a8..9709e98 100644
--- a/QVectorSearch/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/QVectorSearch/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent)
   setupAlgorithmSelector();
   setupWordListSourceSelector();
   setupWordList();
+  createSelectedFinder();
 }
 
 MainWindow::~MainWindow() { delete ui; }
@@ -79,8 +80,7 @@ void MainWindow::loadWordList(std::filesystem::path path) {
 
 void MainWindow::search(const QString &search_term) {
   if (search_term.isEmpty()) {
-    result_model_.setStringList(QStringList());
-    ui->mainStatusBar->clearMessage();
+    clearResults();
     return;
   }
 
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ void MainWindow::search(const QString &search_term) {
 void MainWindow::createSelectedFinder() {
   auto selectedFinder = ui->searchAlgorithmSelector->currentIndex();
 
+  Timer timer;
   switch (selectedFinder) {
   case 0:
   default:
@@ -120,6 +121,12 @@ void MainWindow::createSelectedFinder() {
     finder_ = std::make_unique<GroupedFinder>(word_list_);
     break;
   }
+  timer.stop();
+
+  std::stringstream status_message;
+  status_message << "finder initialized in " << timer << ", "
+                 << word_list_.size() << " words loaded";
+  ui->mainStatusBar->showMessage(QString::fromStdString(status_message.str()));
 }
 
 void MainWindow::showResults(const WordRefList &results) {
@@ -131,32 +138,37 @@ void MainWindow::showResults(const WordRefList &results) {
   result_model_.setStringList(ui_results);
 }
 
+void MainWindow::clearResults() { result_model_.setStringList({}); }
+
 void MainWindow::on_searchInput_textChanged(const QString &search_term) {
-  QGuiApplication::setOverrideCursor(Qt::WaitCursor);
-  search(search_term);
-  QGuiApplication::restoreOverrideCursor();
+  // QGuiApplication::setOverrideCursor(Qt::WaitCursor);
+  // search(search_term);
+  // QGuiApplication::restoreOverrideCursor();
 }
 
 void MainWindow::on_searchAlgorithmSelector_currentIndexChanged(int) {
   QGuiApplication::setOverrideCursor(Qt::WaitCursor);
+  clearResults();
   createSelectedFinder();
-  search(ui->searchInput->displayText());
+  // search(ui->searchInput->displayText());
   QGuiApplication::restoreOverrideCursor();
 }
 
 void MainWindow::on_wordListSourceSelector_currentIndexChanged(int) {
   QGuiApplication::setOverrideCursor(Qt::WaitCursor);
+  clearResults();
   setupWordList();
   createSelectedFinder();
-  search(ui->searchInput->displayText());
+  // search(ui->searchInput->displayText());
   QGuiApplication::restoreOverrideCursor();
 }
 
 void MainWindow::on_wordListSizeSelector_valueChanged(int) {
   QGuiApplication::setOverrideCursor(Qt::WaitCursor);
+  clearResults();
   setupWordList();
   createSelectedFinder();
-  search(ui->searchInput->displayText());
+  // search(ui->searchInput->displayText());
   QGuiApplication::restoreOverrideCursor();
 }
 
diff --git a/QVectorSearch/mainwindow.h b/QVectorSearch/mainwindow.h
index 9736b75..f686664 100644
--- a/QVectorSearch/mainwindow.h
+++ b/QVectorSearch/mainwindow.h
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ private:
   void search(const QString &search_term);
   void createSelectedFinder();
   void showResults(const WordRefList &results);
+  void clearResults();
 
 private slots:
   void on_searchInput_textChanged(const QString &search_term);