diff --git a/R/app_server.R b/R/app_server.R
index 902f3c5..a11c95b 100644
--- a/R/app_server.R
+++ b/R/app_server.R
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ app_server <- function( input, output, session ) {
     # show waiter on button click
     waiter::waiter_show(
       html = shiny::tagList(
-        shiny::img(src = "www/loading.gif"),
+        shiny::img(src = "www/sage-loader.svg"),
         shiny::h3("Getting data. This may take a moment.", style = "color:white;")),
       color="#424874"
     )
diff --git a/R/app_ui.R b/R/app_ui.R
index 4f52091..69970f4 100644
--- a/R/app_ui.R
+++ b/R/app_ui.R
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ app_ui <- function() {
         waiter::use_waiter(),
         waiter::waiter_preloader(
           html = shiny::tagList(
-            shiny::img(src = "www/loading.gif"),
+            shiny::img(src = "www/sage-loader.svg"),
             shiny::h4("Retrieving Synapse information...", style = "color:white;")
           ),
           color = "#424874"
diff --git a/inst/app/www/sage-loader.svg b/inst/app/www/sage-loader.svg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5c34fe7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/inst/app/www/sage-loader.svg
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+<svg width="114" height="122" viewBox="0 0 114 122" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
+  <style>
+    path {
+      animation: 3s opacity infinite;
+    }
+    @keyframes opacity {
+      0% {opacity: 0} 
+      50% {opacity: 1}
+      100% {opacity: 0}
+    }
+  </style>
+  <path fill-rule="evenodd" clip-rule="evenodd" d="M94.3259 32.6956L57.0373 11L25.8629 29.0858L19.6426 32.7159L22.4868 37.5895L28.6978 33.9649L28.704 33.9612L54.2145 19.1614V57.0216H59.8574V19.1702L91.494 37.5764L94.3259 32.6956Z" fill="#FD9701"/>
+  <path fill-rule="evenodd" clip-rule="evenodd" d="M12 46.0191L12.1448 53.2104L12.0157 89.0778L43.2656 107.033L49.5194 110.605L52.3182 105.705L46.0736 102.138L46.0674 102.135L20.4952 87.4418L53.2829 68.5116L50.4615 63.6248L17.6821 82.5501L17.7878 53.1637L17.6417 45.9056L12 46.0191Z" fill="#219CEA"/>
+  <path fill-rule="evenodd" clip-rule="evenodd" d="M101.924 53.0489L101.891 45.8468L96.2479 45.8731L96.2814 53.0643L96.2814 53.0715L96.3433 82.5644L63.5553 63.6346L60.7339 68.5214L93.5133 87.4463L68.011 102.048L61.7985 105.804L64.7178 110.633L70.8731 106.912L102 89.0896L101.924 53.0489Z" fill="#59C959"/>
+</svg>
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