diff --git a/ui/src/components/health/health-priority-card.tsx b/ui/src/components/health/health-priority-card.tsx
index e7ec29ac..83c600a5 100644
--- a/ui/src/components/health/health-priority-card.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/components/health/health-priority-card.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,12 @@
-import { AlertCircle, AlertTriangle, Copy, Terminal, Wrench, ChevronRight } from 'lucide-react';
+import {
+  AlertCircle,
+  AlertTriangle,
+  Copy,
+  Terminal,
+  Wrench,
+  ChevronRight,
+  RefreshCw,
+} from 'lucide-react';
 import { Button } from '@/components/ui/button';
 import { motion, AnimatePresence } from 'framer-motion';
 import { useFixHealth, type HealthCheck } from '@/hooks/use-health';
@@ -14,7 +22,8 @@ interface HealthPriorityCardProps {
 export function HealthPriorityCard({ check }: HealthPriorityCardProps) {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
   const fixMutation = useFixHealth();
-  const [isExpanded, setIsExpanded] = useState(true);
+  const hasContent = !!(check.details || check.fix || check.fixable);
+  const [isExpanded, setIsExpanded] = useState(false);
 
   const isError = check.status === 'error';
   const Icon = isError ? AlertCircle : AlertTriangle;
@@ -44,7 +53,10 @@ export function HealthPriorityCard({ check }: HealthPriorityCardProps) {
         <div className="absolute inset-0 rounded-[calc(2rem-1px)] shadow-[inset_0_1px_1px_rgba(255,255,255,0.1)] pointer-events-none" />
 
         <div className="p-6">
-          <div className="flex items-start gap-4">
+          <div
+            className={cn('flex items-start gap-4', hasContent && 'cursor-pointer select-none')}
+            onClick={() => hasContent && setIsExpanded(!isExpanded)}
+          >
             {/* Status Icon with Ring */}
             <div
               className={cn(
@@ -58,19 +70,20 @@ export function HealthPriorityCard({ check }: HealthPriorityCardProps) {
             <div className="flex-1 min-w-0 space-y-1">
               <div className="flex items-center justify-between">
                 <h3 className="text-lg font-bold tracking-tight">{check.name}</h3>
-                <button
-                  onClick={() => setIsExpanded(!isExpanded)}
-                  className="p-1 hover:bg-muted rounded-full transition-colors"
-                >
-                  <ChevronRight
-                    className={cn(
-                      'w-5 h-5 text-muted-foreground transition-transform',
-                      isExpanded && 'rotate-90'
-                    )}
-                  />
-                </button>
+                {hasContent && (
+                  <div className="p-1 hover:bg-muted rounded-full transition-colors">
+                    <ChevronRight
+                      className={cn(
+                        'w-5 h-5 text-muted-foreground transition-transform',
+                        isExpanded && 'rotate-90'
+                      )}
+                    />
+                  </div>
+                )}
               </div>
-              <p className="text-sm font-medium leading-relaxed">{check.message}</p>
+              <p className="text-sm font-medium leading-relaxed text-muted-foreground/80">
+                {check.message}
+              </p>
             </div>
           </div>
 
@@ -118,7 +131,11 @@ export function HealthPriorityCard({ check }: HealthPriorityCardProps) {
                               : 'bg-amber-500 hover:bg-amber-600'
                           )}
                         >
-                          <Wrench className="w-4 h-4 mr-2" />
+                          {fixMutation.isPending ? (
+                            <RefreshCw className="w-4 h-4 mr-2 animate-spin" />
+                          ) : (
+                            <Wrench className="w-4 h-4 mr-2" />
+                          )}
                           {t('health.applyFix')}
                         </Button>
                       )}
diff --git a/ui/src/components/layout/layout.tsx b/ui/src/components/layout/layout.tsx
index 0e69960d..9216a2c4 100644
--- a/ui/src/components/layout/layout.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/components/layout/layout.tsx
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ export function Layout() {
     <SidebarProvider>
       <AppSidebar />
       <main className="flex-1 flex flex-col min-h-0 overflow-hidden bg-background">
-        <header className="flex h-14 items-center justify-between px-6 border-b shrink-0 bg-background/95 backdrop-blur supports-[backdrop-filter]:bg-background/60">
+        <header className="flex h-14 items-center justify-between px-6 border-b shrink-0 bg-background shadow-sm z-20">
           <div className="flex items-center gap-3">
             <ClaudeKitBadge />
             <SponsorButton />
diff --git a/ui/src/pages/health.tsx b/ui/src/pages/health.tsx
index 97bf46ab..4a1dbf3f 100644
--- a/ui/src/pages/health.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/pages/health.tsx
@@ -47,23 +47,28 @@ export function HealthPage() {
   const hasIssues = priorityChecks.length > 0;
 
   return (
-    <div className="relative min-h-[100dvh] pb-20">
+    <div className="relative pb-20 overflow-hidden">
       {/* Dynamic Background */}
-      <div className="fixed inset-0 pointer-events-none overflow-hidden">
+      <div className="absolute inset-0 pointer-events-none">
         <div
           className={cn(
-            'absolute -top-[20%] -left-[10%] w-[70%] h-[70%] blur-[120px] rounded-full opacity-[0.08] transition-colors duration-1000',
+            'absolute top-[5%] -left-[5%] w-[60%] h-[60%] blur-[100px] rounded-full opacity-[0.08] transition-colors duration-1000',
             hasIssues ? 'bg-rose-500' : 'bg-emerald-500'
           )}
         />
         <div
           className={cn(
-            'absolute -bottom-[20%] -right-[10%] w-[60%] h-[60%] blur-[120px] rounded-full opacity-[0.05] transition-colors duration-1000',
+            'absolute -bottom-[5%] -right-[5%] w-[50%] h-[50%] blur-[100px] rounded-full opacity-[0.06] transition-colors duration-1000',
             hasIssues ? 'bg-amber-500' : 'bg-blue-500'
           )}
         />
-        {/* Grain overlay */}
-        <div className="absolute inset-0 opacity-[0.02] mix-blend-overlay bg-[url('https://grainy-gradients.vercel.app/noise.svg')]" />
+        {/* Grain overlay - Local SVG data URI for reliability */}
+        <div
+          className="absolute inset-0 opacity-[0.03] mix-blend-overlay"
+          style={{
+            backgroundImage: `url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg viewBox='0 0 200 200' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%3E%3Cfilter id='noiseFilter'%3E%3CfeTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='0.65' numOctaves='3' stitchTiles='stitch'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='100%25' height='100%25' filter='url(%23noiseFilter)'/%3E%3C/svg%3E")`,
+          }}
+        />
       </div>
 
       <div className="relative p-6 max-w-6xl mx-auto space-y-12">