diff --git a/src/pages/create/index.tsx b/src/pages/create/index.tsx
index 7c49dd4..d14efd4 100644
--- a/src/pages/create/index.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/create/index.tsx
@@ -60,6 +60,23 @@ import {
 import styles from './style.module.scss'
 import { appPrivateRoutes } from '../../routes'
 
+/**
+ * Helper function to get the current timestamp in YYMMDD:HHMMSS format
+ */
+const getFormattedTimestamp = () => {
+  const now = new Date()
+  const padZero = (num: number) => (num < 10 ? '0' + num : num)
+
+  const year = now.getFullYear()
+  const month = padZero(now.getMonth() + 1) // Months are zero-indexed
+  const day = padZero(now.getDate())
+  const hours = padZero(now.getHours())
+  const minutes = padZero(now.getMinutes())
+  const seconds = padZero(now.getSeconds())
+
+  return `${year}-${month}-${day}_${hours}:${minutes}:${seconds}`
+}
+
 export const CreatePage = () => {
   const navigate = useNavigate()
   const location = useLocation()
@@ -70,7 +87,7 @@ export const CreatePage = () => {
 
   const [authUrl, setAuthUrl] = useState<string>()
 
-  const [title, setTitle] = useState('')
+  const [title, setTitle] = useState(`sigit_${getFormattedTimestamp()}`)
   const [selectedFiles, setSelectedFiles] = useState<File[]>([])
 
   const [userInput, setUserInput] = useState('')
@@ -454,19 +471,19 @@ export const CreatePage = () => {
 
     setLoadingSpinnerDesc('Signing nostr event for create signature')
 
-    try {
-      const createSignature = await signEventForMetaFile(
-        JSON.stringify(content),
-        nostrController,
-        setIsLoading
-      )
-
-      if (!createSignature) return null
-
-      return JSON.stringify(createSignature, null, 2)
-    } catch (error) {
+    const createSignature = await signEventForMetaFile(
+      JSON.stringify(content),
+      nostrController,
+      setIsLoading
+    ).catch(() => {
+      console.log('An error occurred in signing event for meta file', error)
+      toast.error('An error occurred in signing event for meta file')
       return null
-    }
+    })
+
+    if (!createSignature) return null
+
+    return JSON.stringify(createSignature, null, 2)
   }
 
   // Send notifications to signers and viewers
@@ -580,7 +597,10 @@ export const CreatePage = () => {
 
       setLoadingSpinnerDesc('Generating create signature')
       const createSignature = await generateCreateSignature(fileHashes, '')
-      if (!createSignature) return
+      if (!createSignature) {
+        setIsLoading(false)
+        return
+      }
 
       const meta: Meta = {
         createSignature,