diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
index 2e6c19b..65a3fe0 100644
--- a/.dockerignore
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ __pycache__
 
 # Exclude output files
 /outputs
+output*.png
 
 # Exclude models cache
 /models
diff --git a/predict.py b/predict.py
index b73f3ca..51acb4c 100644
--- a/predict.py
+++ b/predict.py
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 import os
 import shutil
 import subprocess
-from typing import List, Union
 import time
 
 os.environ["HF_HUB_CACHE"] = "models"
@@ -22,9 +21,7 @@
 )
 
 from huggingface_hub import hf_hub_download
-# import spaces
 
-# import gradio as gr
 from transformers import CLIPImageProcessor
 
 from photomaker import PhotoMakerStableDiffusionXLPipeline
@@ -63,7 +60,6 @@ def apply_style(style_name: str, positive: str, negative: str = "") -> tuple[str
 class Predictor(BasePredictor):
     def setup(self) -> None:
         """Load the model into memory to make running multiple predictions efficient"""
-        # self.model = torch.load("./weights.pth")
 
         self.device = "cuda" if torch.cuda.is_available() else "cpu"
 
@@ -101,15 +97,25 @@ def setup(self) -> None:
         self.pipe.scheduler = EulerDiscreteScheduler.from_config(
             self.pipe.scheduler.config
         )
-        # pipe.set_adapters(["photomaker"], adapter_weights=[1.0])
         self.pipe.fuse_lora()
 
     @torch.inference_mode()
     def predict(
         self,
-        # from ChatGPT
         input_image: Path = Input(
-            description="The input image, a photo of your face"
+            description="The input image, for example a photo of your face."
+        ),
+        input_image2: Path = Input(
+            description="Additional input image (optional)",
+            default=None
+        ),
+        input_image3: Path = Input(
+            description="Additional input image (optional)",
+            default=None
+        ),
+        input_image4: Path = Input(
+            description="Additional input image (optional)",
+            default=None
         ),
         prompt: str = Input(
             description="Prompt. Example: 'a photo of a man/woman img'. The phrase 'img' is the trigger word.",
@@ -130,9 +136,9 @@ def predict(
         style_strength_ratio: float = Input(
             description="Style strength (%)", default=20, ge=15, le=50
         ),
-        #num_outputs: int = Input(
-        #    description="Number of output images", default=1, ge=1, le=4
-        #),
+        num_outputs: int = Input(
+            description="Number of output images", default=1, ge=1, le=4
+        ),
         guidance_scale: float = Input(
             description="Guidance scale", default=5, ge=0.1, le=10.0
         ),
@@ -141,7 +147,7 @@ def predict(
             description="Disable safety checker for generated images. This feature is only available through the API. See [https://replicate.com/docs/how-does-replicate-work#safety](https://replicate.com/docs/how-does-replicate-work#safety)",
             default=False
         )
-    ) -> List[Path]:
+    ) -> list[Path]:
         """Run a single prediction on the model"""
         # remove old outputs
         output_folder = Path('outputs')
@@ -169,7 +175,11 @@ def predict(
         # apply the style template
         prompt, negative_prompt = apply_style(style_name, prompt, negative_prompt)
 
-        input_id_images = load_image(str(input_image))
+        # load the input images
+        input_id_images = []
+        for maybe_image in [input_image, input_image2, input_image3, input_image4]:
+          if maybe_image:
+            input_id_images.append(load_image(str(maybe_image)))
 
         generator = torch.Generator(device=self.device).manual_seed(seed)
 
@@ -184,7 +194,7 @@ def predict(
             prompt=prompt,
             input_id_images=input_id_images,
             negative_prompt=negative_prompt,
-            num_images_per_prompt=1, # used to be: num_outputs but currently we accept only one input
+            num_images_per_prompt=num_outputs, 
             num_inference_steps=num_steps,
             start_merge_step=start_merge_step,
             generator=generator,