diff --git a/fablednetmon/ansible/routes.py b/fablednetmon/ansible/routes.py
index 2ce9758..0da247c 100644
--- a/fablednetmon/ansible/routes.py
+++ b/fablednetmon/ansible/routes.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # fablednetmon/ansible/routes.py
 from __future__ import annotations
+import asyncio
 import uuid
 from datetime import datetime, timezone
 from pathlib import Path
@@ -77,6 +78,9 @@ async def create_run():
     source_name = form.get("source_name", "").strip()
     inventory_path = form.get("inventory_path", "").strip()
 
+    if not playbook_path or not inventory_path:
+        return "playbook_path and inventory_path are required", 400
+
     all_sources = _get_sources()
     source = next((s for s in all_sources if s["name"] == source_name), None)
     if source is None:
@@ -98,8 +102,7 @@ async def create_run():
         async with db.begin():
             db.add(run)
 
-    import asyncio
-    asyncio.create_task(
+    task = asyncio.create_task(
         executor.start_run(
             current_app._get_current_object(),  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
             run_id,
@@ -108,6 +111,11 @@ async def create_run():
             source["path"],
         )
     )
+    task.add_done_callback(
+        lambda t: t.exception() and current_app.logger.error(
+            "Ansible run %s raised: %s", run_id, t.exception()
+        )
+    )
 
     return await render_template(
         "ansible/run_started.html",
diff --git a/fablednetmon/templates/ansible/browse.html b/fablednetmon/templates/ansible/browse.html
index fbd64ea..19f5e2b 100644
--- a/fablednetmon/templates/ansible/browse.html
+++ b/fablednetmon/templates/ansible/browse.html
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
             <div style="display:flex;gap:0.75rem;align-items:center;">
                 <button type="button" class="btn"
                     onclick="var manual=document.getElementById('manual-inv-{{ sd.source.name }}').value.trim();
-                             if(manual){document.querySelector('[name=inventory_path]').value=manual;}
+                             if(manual){this.closest('form').querySelector('[name=inventory_path]').value=manual;}
                              htmx.trigger(this.closest('form'),'submit');">Execute</button>
                 <a href="#" onclick="document.getElementById('run-form-{{ sd.source.name }}').style.display='none';return false;"
                    style="color:#606080;font-size:0.9rem;">Cancel</a>
diff --git a/fablednetmon/templates/ansible/index.html b/fablednetmon/templates/ansible/index.html
index a198a3b..03f7e0a 100644
--- a/fablednetmon/templates/ansible/index.html
+++ b/fablednetmon/templates/ansible/index.html
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     </thead>
     <tbody>
     {% for run in runs %}
-    {% set status_color = {"running": "#a0a000", "success": "#40a040", "failed": "#a04040", "interrupted": "#806040"}[run.status.value] %}
+    {% set status_color = {"running": "#a0a000", "success": "#40a040", "failed": "#a04040", "interrupted": "#806040"}.get(run.status.value, "#808080") %}
     <tr style="border-top:1px solid #2a2a4a;">
         <td style="padding:0.75rem 1rem;color:#e0e0e0;font-size:0.9rem;">{{ run.playbook_path }}</td>
         <td style="padding:0.75rem 1rem;color:#8080a0;font-size:0.9rem;">{{ run.source_name }}</td>
diff --git a/fablednetmon/templates/ansible/run_detail.html b/fablednetmon/templates/ansible/run_detail.html
index 707088c..1c6cf28 100644
--- a/fablednetmon/templates/ansible/run_detail.html
+++ b/fablednetmon/templates/ansible/run_detail.html
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <h1 style="color:#c0c0ff;">Run Detail</h1>
 </div>
 
-{% set status_color = {"running": "#a0a000", "success": "#40a040", "failed": "#a04040", "interrupted": "#806040"}[run.status.value] %}
+{% set status_color = {"running": "#a0a000", "success": "#40a040", "failed": "#a04040", "interrupted": "#806040"}.get(run.status.value, "#808080") %}
 <div class="card">
     <div style="display:grid;grid-template-columns:auto 1fr;gap:0.4rem 1rem;font-size:0.9rem;margin-bottom:1rem;">
         <span style="color:#606080;">ID</span><span style="color:#a0a0c0;font-family:monospace;">{{ run.id }}</span>
diff --git a/fablednetmon/templates/ansible/run_started.html b/fablednetmon/templates/ansible/run_started.html
index 318463c..d8aa1ee 100644
--- a/fablednetmon/templates/ansible/run_started.html
+++ b/fablednetmon/templates/ansible/run_started.html
@@ -4,14 +4,10 @@
         <span style="color:#a0a0c0;font-size:0.9rem;">{{ run.playbook_path }}</span>
         <a href="/ansible/runs/{{ run.id }}" style="color:#6060c0;font-size:0.82rem;margin-left:auto;">Full view →</a>
     </div>
-    <div hx-ext="sse" sse-connect="/ansible/runs/{{ run.id }}/stream">
-        <pre id="sse-output-{{ run.id }}"
-             style="background:#080810;padding:0.75rem;border-radius:4px;font-family:monospace;font-size:0.78rem;color:#a0c0a0;max-height:400px;overflow-y:auto;white-space:pre-wrap;margin:0;"
-             sse-swap="output"
-             hx-swap="beforeend">
-        </pre>
-    </div>
-    <div id="sse-status-{{ run.id }}" style="margin-top:0.5rem;font-size:0.85rem;color:#606080;">
+    <pre id="sse-output-{{ run.id }}"
+         style="background:#080810;padding:0.75rem;border-radius:4px;font-family:monospace;font-size:0.78rem;color:#a0c0a0;max-height:400px;overflow-y:auto;white-space:pre-wrap;margin:0 0 0.5rem 0;">
+    </pre>
+    <div id="sse-status-{{ run.id }}" style="font-size:0.85rem;color:#606080;">
         Streaming output…
     </div>
     <script>