diff --git a/templates/aistudio_gemini_prompt_freeform.ipynb b/templates/aistudio_gemini_prompt_freeform.ipynb
index f825f90b..68c371a1 100644
--- a/templates/aistudio_gemini_prompt_freeform.ipynb
+++ b/templates/aistudio_gemini_prompt_freeform.ipynb
@@ -87,28 +87,6 @@
         "from IPython.display import Markdown"
       ]
     },
-    {
-      "cell_type": "markdown",
-      "metadata": {
-        "id": "qZsRPVv1ITbh"
-      },
-      "source": [
-        "### Mount Google Drive"
-      ]
-    },
-    {
-      "cell_type": "code",
-      "execution_count": null,
-      "metadata": {
-        "id": "d9-t_OkGoLIP"
-      },
-      "outputs": [],
-      "source": [
-        "from google.colab import drive\n",
-        "\n",
-        "drive.mount(\"/gdrive\")"
-      ]
-    },
     {
       "cell_type": "markdown",
       "metadata": {
@@ -230,16 +208,19 @@
       "cell_type": "code",
       "execution_count": null,
       "metadata": {
-        "cellView": "form",
         "id": "yoL3p3KPylFW"
       },
       "outputs": [],
       "source": [
         "# @title `show_file` function\n",
+        "drive = None\n",
         "def show_file(file_data):\n",
         "    mime_type = file_data[\"mime_type\"]\n",
         "\n",
         "    if drive_id := file_data.get(\"drive_id\", None):\n",
+        "        if drive is None:\n",
+        "          from google.colab import drive\n",
+        "          drive.mount(\"/gdrive\")\n",
         "        path = next(\n",
         "            pathlib.Path(f\"/gdrive/.shortcut-targets-by-id/{drive_id}\").glob(\"*\")\n",
         "        )\n",
@@ -337,7 +318,6 @@
       "cell_type": "code",
       "execution_count": null,
       "metadata": {
-        "cellView": "form",
         "id": "_wJAs_ZfuwCq"
       },
       "outputs": [],
@@ -347,10 +327,14 @@
         "tempfiles = pathlib.Path(f\"tempfiles\")\n",
         "tempfiles.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)\n",
         "\n",
-        "\n",
+        "drive = None\n",
         "def upload_file_data(file_data):\n",
         "    mime_type = file_data[\"mime_type\"]\n",
         "    if drive_id := file_data.pop(\"drive_id\", None):\n",
+        "        if drive is None:\n",
+        "          from google.colab import drive\n",
+        "          drive.mount(\"/gdrive\")\n",
+        "\n",
         "        path = next(\n",
         "            pathlib.Path(f\"/gdrive/.shortcut-targets-by-id/{drive_id}\").glob(\"*\")\n",
         "        )\n",