diff --git a/frontend/src/api/index.js b/frontend/src/api/index.js
index e96c0cf1..ec19d772 100644
--- a/frontend/src/api/index.js
+++ b/frontend/src/api/index.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import axios from 'axios'
-import { withBase } from './../utils/basePath'
+import { withBase, stripBase } from './../utils/basePath'
 
 // BASE_URL ends in '/', so this is '/api' at root or '/ops/api' under a subpath
 // mount. Keeps the SPA, its API, and IIS all on the same mount path.
@@ -35,8 +35,10 @@ api.interceptors.response.use(
       // Preserve the destination so login returns the user to this page.
       if (hadToken) {
         const loginPath = withBase('/login')
-        const here = window.location.pathname + window.location.search
-        const target = here && here !== loginPath
+        // Router paths exclude the mount base; strip it or login's
+        // router.push double-prefixes under a subpath mount.
+        const here = stripBase(window.location.pathname) + window.location.search
+        const target = here && here !== '/login'
           ? loginPath + '?redirect=' + encodeURIComponent(here)
           : loginPath
         window.location.href = target
diff --git a/frontend/src/utils/basePath.js b/frontend/src/utils/basePath.js
index c8e6318a..b77cbbbb 100644
--- a/frontend/src/utils/basePath.js
+++ b/frontend/src/utils/basePath.js
@@ -11,3 +11,15 @@ export function withBase(path) {
   if (/^([a-z]+:)?\/\//i.test(path) || path.startsWith('data:')) return path
   return BASE_URL + String(path).replace(/^\//, '')
 }
+
+// Inverse of withBase: turn a browser pathname (which includes the mount
+// base, e.g. '/ops/computers') into a router path ('/computers'). Router
+// navigation already applies the base; feeding it an un-stripped pathname
+// double-prefixes ('/ops/ops/...').
+export function stripBase(path) {
+  if (!path) return path
+  if (BASE_URL !== '/' && path.startsWith(BASE_URL)) {
+    return '/' + path.slice(BASE_URL.length)
+  }
+  return path
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/Login.vue b/frontend/src/views/Login.vue
index c1f2f6cb..a5c43be8 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/Login.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/Login.vue
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ import { useRouter, useRoute } from 'vue-router'
 import { useAuthStore } from '../stores/auth'
 import { setupApi } from '../api'
 import { getSiteLogo } from '../utils/siteSettings'
-import { withBase } from '../utils/basePath'
+import { withBase, stripBase } from '../utils/basePath'
 
 const router = useRouter()
 const route = useRoute()
@@ -63,7 +63,9 @@ const authStore = useAuthStore()
 function postLoginTarget() {
   const redirect = route.query.redirect
   if (typeof redirect === 'string' && redirect.startsWith('/') && !redirect.startsWith('//')) {
-    return redirect
+    // Tolerate a redirect that still carries the mount base (old bookmarks,
+    // pre-fix interceptor URLs): router paths must be base-free.
+    return stripBase(redirect)
   }
   return '/'
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/geenforce/ManifestEditor.vue b/frontend/src/views/geenforce/ManifestEditor.vue
index 05dd0dd4..d16f3e74 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/geenforce/ManifestEditor.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/geenforce/ManifestEditor.vue
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
           <code>common</code> manifest uses PC types to hit a subset; a per-type
           manifest already only runs on its own type, so it shows just the niche
           gate it needs (CMM version, a bay number, a subtype).</p>
-        <p>Full guide: the GE-ENFORCE page in the project wiki.</p>
+        <p>Full guide: <code>the GE-ENFORCE wiki page</code>.</p>
       </div>
     </details>
 
diff --git a/scripts/site_imports/wjf/run.py b/scripts/site_imports/wjf/run.py
index fa88ec57..6ffcfc0c 100644
--- a/scripts/site_imports/wjf/run.py
+++ b/scripts/site_imports/wjf/run.py
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ the machineid->assetid crosswalk this harness persists.
 
 import argparse
 
+import pymysql
+
 from .harness import Harness
 
 
@@ -451,7 +453,7 @@ def stage_applications(h):
             continue
         payload = {'appname': name, 'appdescription': a['appdescription'],
                    'supportteamid': h.ids.get('supportteam', a['supportteamid']),
-                   'isinstallable': bool(a['isinstallable']),
+                   'isinstallable': _truthy_bit(a['isinstallable']),
                    'applicationnotes': a['applicationnotes'], 'installpath': a['installpath'],
                    'applicationlink': a['applicationlink'],
                    'documentationpath': a['documentationpath']}
@@ -534,13 +536,17 @@ def stage_notifications(h):
 
     # SSO -> "First Last" from the employee source, so recognition/training
     # notifications display a name, not a bare SSO (the model shows employeename
-    # or falls back to employeesso).
+    # or falls back to employeesso). Employee source is optional: without it
+    # (shopdb-only import) notifications keep the bare SSO.
     ssoname = {}
-    for e in h.source.rows('wjf_employees_src',
-                          'SELECT SSO, First_Name, Last_Name FROM employees'):
-        full = f"{(e['First_Name'] or '').strip()} {(e['Last_Name'] or '').strip()}".strip()
-        if full:
-            ssoname[str(e['SSO']).strip()] = full
+    try:
+        for e in h.source.rows('wjf_employees_src',
+                              'SELECT SSO, First_Name, Last_Name FROM employees'):
+            full = f"{(e['First_Name'] or '').strip()} {(e['Last_Name'] or '').strip()}".strip()
+            if full:
+                ssoname[str(e['SSO']).strip()] = full
+    except pymysql.err.OperationalError:
+        print('  (no wjf_employees_src - notifications keep bare SSOs)')
 
     def _names(employeesso):
         if not employeesso:
@@ -566,7 +572,7 @@ def stage_notifications(h):
                    'appid': h.ids.get('app', n['appid']),
                    'starttime': str(n['starttime']) if n['starttime'] else None,
                    'endtime': endtime, 'ticketnumber': n['ticketnumber'], 'link': n['link'],
-                   'isshopfloor': bool(n['isshopfloor']), 'employeesso': n['employeesso'],
+                   'isshopfloor': _truthy_bit(n['isshopfloor']), 'employeesso': n['employeesso'],
                    'employeename': _names(n['employeesso'])}
         status, _ = h.post('/api/notifications', payload)
         if status in (200, 201):
@@ -759,7 +765,11 @@ def stage_verify(h):
     from sqlalchemy import text
     report = {}
     for label, sdb, sql, target_table in checks:
-        src = h.source.rows(sdb, sql)[0]['c']
+        try:
+            src = h.source.rows(sdb, sql)[0]['c']
+        except pymysql.err.OperationalError:
+            report[label] = 'source db absent - skipped'
+            continue
         tgt = db.session.execute(text(f'SELECT COUNT(*) FROM {target_table}')).scalar()
         report[label] = f'source~{src} target={tgt}'
     return report
diff --git a/scripts/test-external-plugin.sh b/scripts/test-external-plugin.sh
index aa61e99d..4c10e014 100755
--- a/scripts/test-external-plugin.sh
+++ b/scripts/test-external-plugin.sh
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 #   PLUGIN_DIR      ($1)  path to the plugin directory (holds manifest.json). Required.
 #   FRAMEWORK_REF   ($2)  git ref to test against in CI mode. Default: main.
 #   FRAMEWORK_URL         framework git URL for CI mode.
-#                         Default: https://<git-host>/ge-aerospace/shopdb-flask.git
+#                         Default: https://github.com/ge-aero/shopdb-flask.git
 #   LOCAL_FRAMEWORK       path to an existing framework checkout. Set it to run offline.
 #
 # Examples:
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ set -eu
 
 PLUGIN_DIR="${PLUGIN_DIR:-${1:-}}"
 FRAMEWORK_REF="${FRAMEWORK_REF:-${2:-main}}"
-FRAMEWORK_URL="${FRAMEWORK_URL:-https://<git-host>/ge-aerospace/shopdb-flask.git}"
+FRAMEWORK_URL="${FRAMEWORK_URL:-https://github.com/ge-aero/shopdb-flask.git}"
 LOCAL_FRAMEWORK="${LOCAL_FRAMEWORK:-}"
 
 if [ -z "$PLUGIN_DIR" ]; then