diff --git a/app/serverless.py b/app/serverless.py
index ddeaa48..9f28d7f 100644
--- a/app/serverless.py
+++ b/app/serverless.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 import os
 from pathlib import Path
 from uuid import uuid4
+import shutil
 
 import magic_pdf.model as model_config
 import runpod
@@ -15,28 +16,15 @@
 model_config.__model_mode__ = "full"
 
 _tmp_dir = "/tmp/{uuid}"
-_local_image_dir = "/tmp/{uuid}/images"
 
-def handler(event):
-    try:
-        # Extract base64 encoded file and filename from the event
-        input_data = event.get("input", {})
-        base64_content = input_data.get("file_content")
-        filename = input_data.get("filename")
-
-        if not base64_content or not filename:
-            return {"error": "Missing file_content or filename"}
-
-        # Decode base64 content
-        pdf_bytes = base64.b64decode(base64_content)
-        
-        # Set up temporary directories
-        uuid_str = str(uuid4())
-        tmp_dir = _tmp_dir.format(uuid=uuid_str)
-        local_image_dir = _local_image_dir.format(uuid=uuid_str)
-        os.makedirs(tmp_dir, exist_ok=True)
-        os.makedirs(local_image_dir, exist_ok=True)
+def convert_to_markdown(pdf_bytes, tmp_dir, filename):
+    """Convert file to markdown and handle office document conversion if needed"""
+    # Set up temporary directories
+    local_image_dir = f"{tmp_dir}/images"
+    os.makedirs(tmp_dir, exist_ok=True)
+    os.makedirs(local_image_dir, exist_ok=True)
 
+    try:
         # Handle office documents conversion
         if filename.endswith(OfficeExts.__args__):
             input_file: Path = Path(tmp_dir) / filename
@@ -46,7 +34,7 @@ def handler(event):
             office_converter.convert(input_file, output_file)
             pdf_bytes = output_file.read_bytes()
         elif not filename.endswith(".pdf"):
-            return {"error": "Unsupported file type"}
+            raise ValueError("Unsupported file type")
 
         # Process PDF
         image_writer = DiskReaderWriter(local_image_dir)
@@ -55,11 +43,48 @@ def handler(event):
         pipe.pipe_classify()
         pipe.pipe_analyze()
         pipe.pipe_parse()
-        md_content = pipe.pipe_mk_markdown(local_image_dir, drop_mode="none")
+        return pipe.pipe_mk_markdown(local_image_dir, drop_mode="none")
+    finally:
+        # Clean up temporary directory
+        shutil.rmtree(tmp_dir, ignore_errors=True)
+
+def setup():
+    # Create a sample directory for initialization
+    sample_dir = "../pdfs"
+    filename = "small_ocr2.pdf"
+    sample_pdf_path = os.path.join(sample_dir, filename)
+    
+    with open(sample_pdf_path, "rb") as f:
+        sample_pdf_bytes = f.read()
+    
+    # Warm up the conversion process
+    convert_to_markdown(sample_pdf_bytes, sample_dir, filename)
 
+def handler(event):
+    try:
+        # Extract base64 encoded file and filename from the event
+        input_data = event.get("input", {})
+        base64_content = input_data.get("file_content")
+        filename = input_data.get("filename")
+
+        if not base64_content or not filename:
+            return {"error": "Missing file_content or filename"}
+
+        # Decode base64 content
+        pdf_bytes = base64.b64decode(base64_content)
+        
+        # Create unique temporary directory
+        uuid_str = str(uuid4())
+        tmp_dir = _tmp_dir.format(uuid=uuid_str)
+
+        # Convert file to markdown
+        md_content = convert_to_markdown(pdf_bytes, tmp_dir, filename)
         return {"markdown": md_content}
 
     except Exception as e:
         return {"error": str(e)}
 
+# Call setup to initiate and warm up resources
+setup()
+
 runpod.serverless.start({"handler": handler}) 
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