diff --git a/_redirects b/_redirects
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f8243379
--- /dev/null
+++ b/_redirects
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/* /index.html 200
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/js/nostr/client.js b/js/nostr/client.js
index 88125a54..7c8900d8 100644
--- a/js/nostr/client.js
+++ b/js/nostr/client.js
@@ -4711,29 +4711,33 @@ export class NostrClient {
       decryptTargets = decryptTargets.slice(0, decryptLimit);
     }
 
-    const messages = [];
-    for (const event of decryptTargets) {
-      try {
-        const decrypted = await this.decryptDirectMessageEvent(event, {
-          actorPubkey: context.actorPubkey || actorPubkeyInput,
-        });
-        if (decrypted?.ok) {
-          messages.push(decrypted);
-          if (typeof options.onMessage === "function") {
-            try {
-              options.onMessage(decrypted);
-            } catch (error) {
-              devLogger.warn("[nostr] onMessage callback threw:", error);
+    const messages = (
+      await Promise.all(
+        decryptTargets.map(async (event) => {
+          try {
+            const decrypted = await this.decryptDirectMessageEvent(event, {
+              actorPubkey: context.actorPubkey || actorPubkeyInput,
+            });
+            if (decrypted?.ok) {
+              if (typeof options.onMessage === "function") {
+                try {
+                  options.onMessage(decrypted);
+                } catch (error) {
+                  devLogger.warn("[nostr] onMessage callback threw:", error);
+                }
+              }
+              return decrypted;
             }
+          } catch (error) {
+            devLogger.warn("[nostr] Failed to decrypt DM event during list.", {
+              error: sanitizeDecryptError(error),
+              event: summarizeDmEventForLog(event),
+            });
           }
-        }
-      } catch (error) {
-        devLogger.warn("[nostr] Failed to decrypt DM event during list.", {
-          error: sanitizeDecryptError(error),
-          event: summarizeDmEventForLog(event),
-        });
-      }
-    }
+          return null;
+        }),
+      )
+    ).filter((msg) => msg !== null);
 
     messages.sort((a, b) => (b?.timestamp || 0) - (a?.timestamp || 0));
     return messages;
diff --git a/tests/nostr-login-permissions.test.mjs b/tests/nostr-login-permissions.test.mjs
index 0fa80c4c..1a81e753 100644
--- a/tests/nostr-login-permissions.test.mjs
+++ b/tests/nostr-login-permissions.test.mjs
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ test("NIP-07 login falls back when structured permissions fail", async () => {
     const pubkey = result.pubkey;
     assert.equal(pubkey, HEX_PUBKEY);
     assert.ok(env.enableCalls.length >= 2, "should retry with alternate payloads");
-    const [objectCall, stringCall] = env.enableCalls;
+    const [objectCall, stringCall, plainCall] = env.enableCalls;
     assert.ok(Array.isArray(objectCall?.permissions));
     assert.equal(
       typeof objectCall.permissions[0],
diff --git a/tests/nostr/dm-direct-message-flow.test.mjs b/tests/nostr/dm-direct-message-flow.test.mjs
index 25759eeb..3da8e911 100644
--- a/tests/nostr/dm-direct-message-flow.test.mjs
+++ b/tests/nostr/dm-direct-message-flow.test.mjs
@@ -117,7 +117,11 @@ async function configureNostrTools() {
 
   const nostrTools = await import("nostr-tools");
 
-  globalThis.__BITVID_CANONICAL_NOSTR_TOOLS__ = nostrTools;
+  Object.defineProperty(globalThis, "__BITVID_CANONICAL_NOSTR_TOOLS__", {
+    value: nostrTools,
+    writable: true,
+    configurable: true,
+  });
   globalThis.NostrTools = nostrTools;
   globalThis.nostrToolsReady = Promise.resolve({ ok: true, value: nostrTools });
 
@@ -125,7 +129,11 @@ async function configureNostrTools() {
     if (previousCanonical === undefined) {
       delete globalThis.__BITVID_CANONICAL_NOSTR_TOOLS__;
     } else {
-      globalThis.__BITVID_CANONICAL_NOSTR_TOOLS__ = previousCanonical;
+      Object.defineProperty(globalThis, "__BITVID_CANONICAL_NOSTR_TOOLS__", {
+        value: previousCanonical,
+        writable: true,
+        configurable: true,
+      });
     }
 
     if (previousNostrTools === undefined) {
diff --git a/tests/visual/overlay-layers.spec.ts b/tests/visual/overlay-layers.spec.ts
index 5382c050..14327217 100644
--- a/tests/visual/overlay-layers.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/visual/overlay-layers.spec.ts
@@ -11,11 +11,6 @@ declare global {
 
 test.describe("overlay layering tokens", () => {
   async function dismissDisclaimerModal(page: Page) {
-    const modal = page.locator("#disclaimerModal");
-    if ((await modal.count()) === 0) {
-      return;
-    }
-
     await page.evaluate(() => {
       try {
         window.localStorage?.setItem("hasSeenDisclaimer", "true");
@@ -32,11 +27,16 @@ test.describe("overlay layering tokens", () => {
       document.body?.classList.remove("modal-open");
     });
 
-    await page.waitForFunction(() =>
-      Array.from(
-        document.querySelectorAll("#disclaimerModal")
-      ).every((modalElement) => modalElement.classList.contains("hidden"))
-    );
+    // Check if the modal exists in the DOM before waiting for it to be hidden.
+    // If it doesn't exist, we've already set the localStorage flag so it shouldn't open.
+    const modal = page.locator("#disclaimerModal");
+    if ((await modal.count()) > 0) {
+      await page.waitForFunction(() =>
+        Array.from(document.querySelectorAll("#disclaimerModal")).every(
+          (modalElement) => modalElement.classList.contains("hidden")
+        )
+      );
+    }
   }
 
   test("mobile sidebar shares desktop rail behavior", async ({ page }) => {