diff --git a/src-tauri/src/commands/audio.rs b/src-tauri/src/commands/audio.rs
index 916ab3b..05f7ed1 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/commands/audio.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/commands/audio.rs
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ pub struct VoiceState {
 #[derive(Default)]
 pub struct VoiceStateInner {
     pub session: Mutex<Option<VoiceSession>>,
+    pub backend_config: Arc<Mutex<BackendConfig>>,
 }
 
 pub struct VoiceSession {
@@ -532,10 +533,7 @@ pub fn connect_to_vc(
         producer_in: Arc::clone(&shared_producer_in),
         consumer_out: Arc::clone(&shared_consumer_out),
 
-        backend_config: Arc::new(Mutex::new(BackendConfig {
-            is_muted: false,
-            is_deaf: false,
-        })),
+        backend_config: Arc::clone(&voice_state.inner.backend_config),
     };
 
     session.setup_input(config.input_device_name.clone(), Arc::clone(&state_inner))?;
@@ -641,6 +639,7 @@ pub fn connect_to_vc(
         let shutdown = shutdown.clone();
         let cipher = cipher.clone();
         let backend_config = session.backend_config.clone();
+        let consumer_out = session.consumer_out.clone();
 
         thread::spawn(move || {
             let mut packets: BTreeMap<u32, Vec<f32>> = BTreeMap::new();
@@ -651,13 +650,28 @@ pub fn connect_to_vc(
             let mut next_frame_time = Instant::now();
 
             while !shutdown.load(Ordering::Relaxed) {
-                let is_deaf = { backend_config.lock().unwrap().is_deaf };
+                let is_deaf = {
+                    let cfg = backend_config.lock().unwrap();
+                    cfg.is_deaf
+                };
 
                 if is_deaf {
+                    // Keep draining the UDP socket while deafened/muted so stale
+                    // packets don't accumulate in the OS buffer and get replayed
+                    // when we undeafen/unmute. Decrypting and discarding here
+                    // fully consumes the socket backlog.
+                    if let Ok(len) = socket.recv(&mut udp_buffer) {
+                        let _ = cipher.lock().unwrap().decrypt(&udp_buffer[..len]);
+                    }
+                    // Drop any audio already buffered for playback so that on
+                    // unmute/undeafen we don't replay audio from the past.
+                    if let Ok(mut cons) = consumer_out.lock() {
+                        cons.clear();
+                    }
                     packets.clear();
                     is_prebuffering = true;
 
-                    std::thread::sleep(Duration::from_secs(1));
+                    thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(1));
                     continue;
                 }
 
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/commands/config.rs b/src-tauri/src/commands/config.rs
index c8d672f..5befd49 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/commands/config.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/commands/config.rs
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ pub fn get_config(app: AppHandle, state: State<ConfigState>) -> Result<Config, S
     Ok(config)
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Default, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 #[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
 pub struct BackendConfig {
     pub is_muted: bool,
@@ -115,9 +115,7 @@ pub fn update_backend_config(
     voice_state: State<'_, VoiceState>,
     config: BackendConfig,
 ) -> Result<(), String> {
-    if let Some(v) = &mut *voice_state.inner.session.lock().unwrap() {
-        *v.backend_config.lock().unwrap() = config
-    }
+    *voice_state.inner.backend_config.lock().unwrap() = config;
 
     Ok(())
 }
diff --git a/src/App.tsx b/src/App.tsx
index 52d1655..542ba27 100644
--- a/src/App.tsx
+++ b/src/App.tsx
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ export default function App() {
                   minSize="4rem"
                   groupResizeBehavior="preserve-pixel-size"
                 >
-                  <div className="flex">
+                  <div className="h-screen flex overflow-y-hidden">
                     <ServerList appRef={appRef} />
                     <Sidebar appRef={appRef} />
                   </div>
diff --git a/src/components/sidebar/MainPageSidebar.tsx b/src/components/sidebar/MainPageSidebar.tsx
index 0b72932..f46aaaa 100644
--- a/src/components/sidebar/MainPageSidebar.tsx
+++ b/src/components/sidebar/MainPageSidebar.tsx
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { openUrl } from "@tauri-apps/plugin-opener";
 import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
 import { RefreshCw, Rss } from "lucide-react";
 import { cn } from "@/lib/utils";
+import StatusCard from "../view/StatusCard";
 
 function formatTime(publishedAt: number): string {
   if (!publishedAt) return "";
@@ -73,7 +74,9 @@ function StaticFallback() {
   );
 }
 
-export default function MainPageSidebar(_props: {
+export default function MainPageSidebar({
+  appRef,
+}: {
   appRef: React.RefObject<Enclave | null>;
 }) {
   const [items, setItems] = useState<NewsItem[] | null>(null);
@@ -98,58 +101,62 @@ export default function MainPageSidebar(_props: {
   }, [load]);
 
   return (
-    <div className="flex h-screen w-full flex-col">
-      <header className="flex items-center justify-between px-3 py-2.5 border-b border-b-border">
-        <h1 className="text-lg font-semibold flex items-center gap-2">
-          <Rss className="h-4 w-4 text-primary" />
-          Security News
-        </h1>
-        <Button
-          variant="ghost"
-          size="icon-sm"
-          disabled={loading}
-          onClick={load}
-        >
-          <RefreshCw className={cn("h-4 w-4", loading && "animate-spin")} />
-        </Button>
-      </header>
+    <div className="h-full relative w-full @container">
+      <div className="flex h-screen w-full flex-col">
+        <header className="flex items-center justify-between px-3 py-2.5 border-b border-b-border">
+          <h1 className="text-lg font-semibold flex items-center gap-2">
+            <Rss className="h-4 w-4 text-primary" />
+            Security News
+          </h1>
+          <Button
+            variant="ghost"
+            size="icon-sm"
+            disabled={loading}
+            onClick={load}
+          >
+            <RefreshCw className={cn("h-4 w-4", loading && "animate-spin")} />
+          </Button>
+        </header>
 
-      <section className="flex-1 overflow-y-scroll scrollbar-none [scrollbar-width:none] [&::-webkit-scrollbar]:hidden px-2 py-2">
-        {loading && items === null && (
-          <p className="px-2 py-4 text-sm text-muted-foreground">
-            Loading news…
-          </p>
-        )}
+        <section className="flex-1 overflow-y-scroll scrollbar-none[&::-webkit-scrollbar]:hidden px-2 py-2 mb-28">
+          {loading && items === null && (
+            <p className="px-2 py-4 text-sm text-muted-foreground">
+              Loading news…
+            </p>
+          )}
 
-        {error && !loading && <StaticFallback />}
+          {error && !loading && <StaticFallback />}
 
-        {items && (
-          <div className="flex flex-col gap-0.5">
-            {items.map((item) => (
-              <button
-                key={item.link}
-                className="group flex w-full flex-col gap-1 rounded-md px-2 py-1.5 text-left hover:bg-accent"
-                onClick={() => openUrl(item.link)}
-              >
-                <span className="text-sm text-foreground leading-tight">
-                  {item.title}
-                </span>
-                <span className="flex items-center gap-1.5 text-xs text-muted-foreground">
-                  <span className="truncate">{item.source}</span>
-                  {item.publishedAt > 0 && (
-                    <>
-                      <span aria-hidden>·</span>
-                      <span className="shrink-0">
-                        {formatTime(item.publishedAt)}
-                      </span>
-                    </>
-                  )}
-                </span>
-              </button>
-            ))}
-          </div>
-        )}
-      </section>
+          {items && (
+            <div className="flex flex-col gap-0.5">
+              {items.map((item) => (
+                <button
+                  key={item.link}
+                  className="group flex w-full flex-col gap-1 rounded-md px-2 py-1.5 text-left hover:bg-accent"
+                  onClick={() => openUrl(item.link)}
+                >
+                  <span className="text-sm text-foreground leading-tight">
+                    {item.title}
+                  </span>
+                  <span className="flex items-center gap-1.5 text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+                    <span className="truncate">{item.source}</span>
+                    {item.publishedAt > 0 && (
+                      <>
+                        <span aria-hidden>·</span>
+                        <span className="shrink-0">
+                          {formatTime(item.publishedAt)}
+                        </span>
+                      </>
+                    )}
+                  </span>
+                </button>
+              ))}
+            </div>
+          )}
+        </section>
+      </div>
+
+      <StatusCard appRef={appRef} />
     </div>
   );
 }
diff --git a/src/components/sidebar/ServerSidebar.tsx b/src/components/sidebar/ServerSidebar.tsx
index 3b20c19..9b0bbbd 100644
--- a/src/components/sidebar/ServerSidebar.tsx
+++ b/src/components/sidebar/ServerSidebar.tsx
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ export function RenderFeatures({
 
       return (
         users && (
-          <div className="flex flex-col gap-1.5 px-4 pt-0.5">
+          <div className="flex flex-col gap-2 px-4 pt-2">
             {(isCurrentVc ? users : users.slice(0, 15)).map((pubkey) => {
               const user = appRef.current?.server?.users[pubkey];
               if (!user) return null;
@@ -156,20 +156,20 @@ export default function ServerSidebar({
   appRef: React.RefObject<Enclave | null>;
 }) {
   return (
-    <div className="h-screen relative w-full @container">
+    <div className="h-full relative w-full @container">
       {appRef.current?.server?.meta && (
-        <>
+        <div className="h-full">
           <header className="px-3 pt-2.5 pb-2.5 text-lg font-semibold border-b border-b-border">
             <h1>{appRef.current.server.meta.name}</h1>
           </header>
 
-          <section className="px-1.5 pt-3.5 w-full h-full flex flex-col gap-1 overflow-y-scroll scrollbar-none [scrollbar-width:none] [&::-webkit-scrollbar]:hidden pb-55">
+          <section className="px-1.5 pt-3.5 w-full h-full flex flex-col gap-1 overflow-y-scroll scrollbar-none [&::-webkit-scrollbar]:hidden mb-28">
             <RenderChannels
               appRef={appRef}
               channels={appRef.current.server.meta.channels}
             />
           </section>
-        </>
+        </div>
       )}
 
       <StatusCard appRef={appRef} />