diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index ee4cd88..1c44024 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 # schema on each build, so the .sqlx cache is only needed for DB-less builds.
 # Run scripts/prepare_sqlx_sqlite.sh once first — it creates and migrates the DB.
 # Use an absolute path so builds work from any working directory.
+# Replace the placeholder below with the DATABASE_URL printed by the script.
 DATABASE_URL=sqlite:///absolute/path/to/wakey-prepare.sqlite3
 
 # Offline mode (CI / packaging): force the committed .sqlx cache.
diff --git a/scripts/prepare_sqlx_sqlite.sh b/scripts/prepare_sqlx_sqlite.sh
index 732baf1..a333d23 100755
--- a/scripts/prepare_sqlx_sqlite.sh
+++ b/scripts/prepare_sqlx_sqlite.sh
@@ -24,3 +24,4 @@ cp .sqlx/*.json wakey-control-plane/.sqlx/
 echo "SQLx metadata prepared in $ROOT/.sqlx"
 echo "SQLx package metadata mirrored in $ROOT/wakey-control-plane/.sqlx"
 echo "Prepare DB (referenced by .env for live compile-time checking): $DB"
+echo "DATABASE_URL=$DATABASE_URL"
diff --git a/ui/src/App.tsx b/ui/src/App.tsx
index 5d690e2..47967ef 100644
--- a/ui/src/App.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/App.tsx
@@ -207,6 +207,7 @@ export function App() {
         // Only a connection that stayed up proves the stream is healthy; an
         // accept-then-close server must not pin us to the first backoff step.
         if (openedAt && Date.now() - openedAt > 10_000) attempt = 0;
+        openedAt = 0;
         // Browsers never reconnect a WebSocket on their own.
         const delay =
           Math.min(30_000, 1000 * 2 ** attempt) + Math.random() * 1000;
diff --git a/ui/src/pages/terminal/useXterm.ts b/ui/src/pages/terminal/useXterm.ts
index cdcb21d..e60f16b 100644
--- a/ui/src/pages/terminal/useXterm.ts
+++ b/ui/src/pages/terminal/useXterm.ts
@@ -172,6 +172,10 @@ export function useXterm({ pageRef, hostRef }: Options) {
       toast.info("Nothing to copy");
       return;
     }
+    if (!navigator.clipboard) {
+      toast.error("Clipboard access requires HTTPS or localhost");
+      return;
+    }
     try {
       await navigator.clipboard.writeText(text);
       toast.success(
@@ -184,6 +188,10 @@ export function useXterm({ pageRef, hostRef }: Options) {
     }
   }, []);
   const paste = useCallback(async (writeData: (data: string) => void) => {
+    if (!navigator.clipboard) {
+      toast.error("Clipboard access requires HTTPS or localhost");
+      return;
+    }
     try {
       const text = await navigator.clipboard.readText();
       if (text) writeData(text);