diff --git a/.hypothesis/constants/0ba82ca4ea63f3bc b/.hypothesis/constants/0ba82ca4ea63f3bc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b7a563c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.hypothesis/constants/0ba82ca4ea63f3bc
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# file: /home/anti/Tools/DECNET/.venv/bin/pytest
+# hypothesis_version: 6.151.12
+
+['__main__']
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.hypothesis/unicode_data/16.0.0/codec-utf-8.json.gz b/.hypothesis/unicode_data/16.0.0/codec-utf-8.json.gz
index 8cf48f5..3e73967 100644
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diff --git a/decnet_web/src/components/Layout.tsx b/decnet_web/src/components/Layout.tsx
index 1d8c82b..0fb109f 100644
--- a/decnet_web/src/components/Layout.tsx
+++ b/decnet_web/src/components/Layout.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-import React, { useState } from 'react';
+import React, { useState, useEffect } from 'react';
 import { NavLink } from 'react-router-dom';
 import { Menu, X, Search, Activity, LayoutDashboard, Terminal, Settings, LogOut, Server } from 'lucide-react';
+import api from '../utils/api';
 import './Layout.css';
 
 interface LayoutProps {
@@ -12,12 +13,27 @@ interface LayoutProps {
 const Layout: React.FC<LayoutProps> = ({ children, onLogout, onSearch }) => {
   const [sidebarOpen, setSidebarOpen] = useState(true);
   const [search, setSearch] = useState('');
+  const [systemActive, setSystemActive] = useState(false);
 
   const handleSearchSubmit = (e: React.FormEvent) => {
     e.preventDefault();
     onSearch(search);
   };
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const fetchStatus = async () => {
+      try {
+        const res = await api.get('/stats');
+        setSystemActive(res.data.deployed_deckies > 0);
+      } catch (err) {
+        console.error('Failed to fetch system status', err);
+      }
+    };
+    fetchStatus();
+    const interval = setInterval(fetchStatus, 10000);
+    return () => clearInterval(interval);
+  }, []);
+
   return (
     <div className="layout-container">
       {/* Sidebar */}
@@ -60,7 +76,9 @@ const Layout: React.FC<LayoutProps> = ({ children, onLogout, onSearch }) => {
             />
           </form>
           <div className="topbar-status">
-             <span className="matrix-text neon-blink">SYSTEM: ACTIVE</span>
+             <span className="matrix-text" style={{ color: systemActive ? 'var(--text-color)' : 'var(--accent-color)' }}>
+               SYSTEM: {systemActive ? 'ACTIVE' : 'INACTIVE'}
+             </span>
           </div>
         </header>
 
diff --git a/decnet_web/src/components/LiveLogs.tsx b/decnet_web/src/components/LiveLogs.tsx
index 8e5363a..575e1f5 100644
--- a/decnet_web/src/components/LiveLogs.tsx
+++ b/decnet_web/src/components/LiveLogs.tsx
@@ -196,8 +196,8 @@ const LiveLogs: React.FC = () => {
             onClick={handleToggleLive}
             style={{ 
               display: 'flex', alignItems: 'center', gap: '8px', 
-              border: `1px solid ${streaming ? 'var(--text-color)' : 'var(--border-color)'}`,
-              color: streaming ? 'var(--text-color)' : 'var(--dim-color)',
+              border: `1px solid ${streaming ? 'var(--text-color)' : 'var(--accent-color)'}`,
+              color: streaming ? 'var(--text-color)' : 'var(--accent-color)',
               minWidth: '120px', justifyContent: 'center'
             }}
           >
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 9af6750..55a0736 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@ dev = [
 [project.scripts]
 decnet = "decnet.cli:app"
 
+[tool.pytest.ini_options]
+filterwarnings = [
+    "ignore::pytest.PytestUnhandledThreadExceptionWarning",
+]
+
 [tool.setuptools.packages.find]
 where = ["."]
 include = ["decnet*"]
diff --git a/tests/test_fleet_api.py b/tests/test_fleet_api.py
index 1a9db6d..2e0c41b 100644
--- a/tests/test_fleet_api.py
+++ b/tests/test_fleet_api.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ from fastapi.testclient import TestClient
 from decnet.web.api import app
 import decnet.config
 from pathlib import Path
+from decnet.env import DECNET_ADMIN_USER, DECNET_ADMIN_PASSWORD
 
 TEST_STATE_FILE = Path("test-decnet-state.json")
 
@@ -64,7 +65,7 @@ def mock_state_file():
 def test_get_deckies_endpoint(mock_state_file):
     with TestClient(app) as _client:
         # Login to get token
-        _login_resp = _client.post("/api/v1/auth/login", json={"username": "admin", "password": "admin"})
+        _login_resp = _client.post("/api/v1/auth/login", json={"username": DECNET_ADMIN_USER, "password": DECNET_ADMIN_PASSWORD})
         _token = _login_resp.json()["access_token"]
         
         _response = _client.get("/api/v1/deckies", headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {_token}"})
@@ -76,7 +77,7 @@ def test_get_deckies_endpoint(mock_state_file):
 
 def test_stats_includes_deployed_count(mock_state_file):
     with TestClient(app) as _client:
-        _login_resp = _client.post("/api/v1/auth/login", json={"username": "admin", "password": "admin"})
+        _login_resp = _client.post("/api/v1/auth/login", json={"username": DECNET_ADMIN_USER, "password": DECNET_ADMIN_PASSWORD})
         _token = _login_resp.json()["access_token"]
         
         _response = _client.get("/api/v1/stats", headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {_token}"})