diff --git a/NEW/deploy/docker/runtime-config/appsettings.json b/NEW/deploy/docker/runtime-config/appsettings.json
index dff8ef6..4006d01 100644
--- a/NEW/deploy/docker/runtime-config/appsettings.json
+++ b/NEW/deploy/docker/runtime-config/appsettings.json
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 {
   "ConnectionStrings": {
-    "LotFinder": "Server=host.docker.internal,1434;Database=ScopingTool;User Id=scopingapp;Password=Sc0ping@pp_Dev#2024;TrustServerCertificate=true",
-    "LotFinderDB": "Server=host.docker.internal,1434;Database=ScopingTool;User Id=scopingapp;Password=Sc0ping@pp_Dev#2024;TrustServerCertificate=true",
-    "SqlServer": "Server=host.docker.internal,1434;Database=ScopingTool;User Id=scopingapp;Password=Sc0ping@pp_Dev#2024;TrustServerCertificate=true",
+    "LotFinder": "Server=host.docker.internal,1434;Database=ScopingTool;User Id=scopingapp;Password=Sc0ping@pp_Dev#2024;Encrypt=false;TrustServerCertificate=true",
+    "LotFinderDB": "Server=host.docker.internal,1434;Database=ScopingTool;User Id=scopingapp;Password=Sc0ping@pp_Dev#2024;Encrypt=false;TrustServerCertificate=true",
+    "SqlServer": "Server=host.docker.internal,1434;Database=ScopingTool;User Id=scopingapp;Password=Sc0ping@pp_Dev#2024;Encrypt=false;TrustServerCertificate=true",
     "GIW": "Data Source=localhost:1521/GIW;User Id=placeholder;Password=placeholder"
   },
   "DataAccess": {
diff --git a/NEW/src/JdeScoping.Client/Layout/MainLayout.razor b/NEW/src/JdeScoping.Client/Layout/MainLayout.razor
index 55995fa..19cc6ee 100644
--- a/NEW/src/JdeScoping.Client/Layout/MainLayout.razor
+++ b/NEW/src/JdeScoping.Client/Layout/MainLayout.razor
@@ -11,9 +11,13 @@
                 <nav class="navbar-nav">
                     <NavLink class="nav-link" href="/" Match="NavLinkMatch.All">Searches</NavLink>
                     <NavLink class="nav-link" href="/search">New Search</NavLink>
-                    <NavLink class="nav-link" href="/search/queue">Search Queue</NavLink>
-                    <NavLink class="nav-link" href="/refresh-status">Refresh Status</NavLink>
-                    <NavLink class="nav-link" href="/data-sync/requests">Data Sync</NavLink>
+                    <AuthorizeView>
+                        <Authorized>
+                            <NavLink class="nav-link" href="/search/queue">Search Queue</NavLink>
+                            <NavLink class="nav-link" href="/refresh-status">Refresh Status</NavLink>
+                            <NavLink class="nav-link" href="/data-sync/requests">Data Sync</NavLink>
+                        </Authorized>
+                    </AuthorizeView>
                 </nav>
             </div>
             <div class="navbar-right">
diff --git a/NEW/src/JdeScoping.Client/wwwroot/css/app.css b/NEW/src/JdeScoping.Client/wwwroot/css/app.css
index c2e3a95..c928e77 100644
--- a/NEW/src/JdeScoping.Client/wwwroot/css/app.css
+++ b/NEW/src/JdeScoping.Client/wwwroot/css/app.css
@@ -232,10 +232,20 @@ code {
 
 .navbar-nav {
     display: flex;
+    flex-direction: row;
+    flex-wrap: nowrap;
     align-items: center;
     gap: 0.5rem;
 }
 
+/* Ensure top-header nav stays horizontal when host serves Blazor assets. */
+.navbar-fixed-top .navbar-left nav.navbar-nav {
+    display: inline-flex !important;
+    flex-direction: row !important;
+    flex-wrap: nowrap !important;
+    align-items: center !important;
+}
+
 .nav-link {
     color: #9d9d9d;
     text-decoration: none;
@@ -294,4 +304,4 @@ code {
 }
 .rz-upload-inline .rz-fileupload-content {
     display: none;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}