diff --git a/StikJIT/Views/HomeView.swift b/StikJIT/Views/HomeView.swift
index 66db583..e29ab5d 100644
--- a/StikJIT/Views/HomeView.swift
+++ b/StikJIT/Views/HomeView.swift
@@ -245,7 +245,9 @@ struct HomeView: View {
                             pairingFileExists = true
                         }
                         
-                        startHeartbeatInBackground()
+                        DispatchQueue.main.async {
+                            startHeartbeatInBackground(requireVPNConnection: false)
+                        }
                         
                         let progressTimer = Timer.scheduledTimer(withTimeInterval: 0.05, repeats: true) { t in
                             DispatchQueue.main.async {
@@ -1407,14 +1409,11 @@ struct HomeView: View {
         DispatchQueue.global(qos: .background).async {
             var scriptData = scriptData
             var scriptName = scriptName
-            if enableAdvancedOptions,
-               scriptData == nil,
+            if scriptData == nil,
                let bundleID,
-               let assigned = assignedScript(for: bundleID) {
-                scriptName = assigned.name
-                scriptData = assigned.data
-            } else {
-                // keep passed-in auto script if provided; otherwise nil
+               let preferred = preferredScript(for: bundleID) {
+                scriptName = preferred.name
+                scriptData = preferred.data
             }
             
             var callback: DebugAppCallback? = nil
diff --git a/StikJIT/Views/ProfileView.swift b/StikJIT/Views/ProfileView.swift
index 16a287b..699e08e 100644
--- a/StikJIT/Views/ProfileView.swift
+++ b/StikJIT/Views/ProfileView.swift
@@ -336,20 +336,10 @@ struct ProfileView: View {
     private func profileActionButton(icon: String, color: Color, action: @escaping () -> Void) -> some View {
         Button(action: action) {
             Image(systemName: icon)
-                .font(.system(size: 13, weight: .bold))
-            .foregroundStyle(color.contrastText())
-            .padding(.vertical, 8)
-            .padding(.horizontal, 12)
-            .background(
-                RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 12, style: .continuous)
-                    .fill(color.opacity(0.9))
-            )
-            .overlay(
-                RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 12, style: .continuous)
-                    .stroke(Color.white.opacity(0.2), lineWidth: 1)
-            )
+                .font(.system(size: 16, weight: .semibold))
+                .foregroundColor(color)
         }
-        .buttonStyle(.plain)
+        .buttonStyle(.borderless)
     }
     
     private func removeProfilePrompt(entry: Profile) {
diff --git a/StikJIT/Views/SettingsView.swift b/StikJIT/Views/SettingsView.swift
index c2f4321..0bd6917 100644
--- a/StikJIT/Views/SettingsView.swift
+++ b/StikJIT/Views/SettingsView.swift
@@ -222,7 +222,9 @@ struct SettingsView: View {
                         }
                         
                         RunLoop.current.add(progressTimer, forMode: .common)
-                        startHeartbeatInBackground()
+                        DispatchQueue.main.async {
+                            startHeartbeatInBackground(requireVPNConnection: false)
+                        }
                         
                     } catch {
                         print("Error copying file: \(error)")