diff --git a/entrypoint.sh b/entrypoint.sh
index 7f7e964..c53c564 100644
--- a/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/entrypoint.sh
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-set -e
 
 DATA_DIR=${SITEFORGE_DATA_DIR:-/app/data}
 SEED_DIR=/app/data-seed
 
 # Ensure the data directory exists (in case the volume was not mounted)
-mkdir -p "$DATA_DIR"
+mkdir -p "$DATA_DIR" || true
 
 # Seed each default JSON file only when missing.
 # This runs on first boot or a fresh volume, but never overwrites existing data.
@@ -18,7 +17,7 @@ if [ -d "$SEED_DIR" ]; then
 
     if [ ! -f "$target_file" ]; then
       echo "[siteforge] No $base_name found. Seeding from image defaults..."
-      cp "$seed_file" "$target_file"
+      cp "$seed_file" "$target_file" || echo "[siteforge] Warning: could not seed $base_name — check volume permissions on $DATA_DIR"
     fi
   done
 fi
@@ -99,8 +98,8 @@ console.log(`[siteforge] Merged seeded platform links into ${targetFile}`)
 NODE
 }
 
-merge_seed_platform_links "$DATA_DIR/admin-content.json" "$SEED_DIR/admin-content.json"
-merge_seed_platform_links "$DATA_DIR/admin-content-draft.json" "$SEED_DIR/admin-content-draft.json"
+merge_seed_platform_links "$DATA_DIR/admin-content.json" "$SEED_DIR/admin-content.json" || true
+merge_seed_platform_links "$DATA_DIR/admin-content-draft.json" "$SEED_DIR/admin-content-draft.json" || true
 
 # Backfill missing lesson releasedAt values from seeded defaults on upgrades.
 # This keeps persistent volumes compatible with release-date access gating.
@@ -207,8 +206,8 @@ console.log(`[siteforge] Backfilled missing releasedAt values in ${targetFile}`)
 NODE
 }
 
-merge_seed_study_release_dates "$DATA_DIR/admin-content.json" "$SEED_DIR/admin-content.json"
-merge_seed_study_release_dates "$DATA_DIR/admin-content-draft.json" "$SEED_DIR/admin-content-draft.json"
+merge_seed_study_release_dates "$DATA_DIR/admin-content.json" "$SEED_DIR/admin-content.json" || true
+merge_seed_study_release_dates "$DATA_DIR/admin-content-draft.json" "$SEED_DIR/admin-content-draft.json" || true
 
 export SITEFORGE_DATA_DIR="$DATA_DIR"
 exec node server.js
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 76a209f..ae1a9ee 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "siteforge",
   "private": true,
-  "version": "2.0.39",
+  "version": "2.0.40",
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "vite",
diff --git a/server/helpers.js b/server/helpers.js
index a5b2166..9245900 100644
--- a/server/helpers.js
+++ b/server/helpers.js
@@ -134,6 +134,11 @@ export function sanitizeFeaturedLinks(value) {
           .slice(0, 30)
         : []
 
+      const sanitizeStringArray = (val, limit) =>
+        Array.isArray(val)
+          ? val.filter(s => typeof s === 'string').map(s => s.trim()).filter(Boolean).slice(0, limit)
+          : []
+
       return {
         id: typeof item.id === 'string' && item.id.trim() ? item.id.trim() : randomUUID(),
         title: typeof item.title === 'string' ? item.title.trim().slice(0, 140) : '',
@@ -142,6 +147,11 @@ export function sanitizeFeaturedLinks(value) {
         url: sanitizeUrl(item.url),
         embedUrl: sanitizeUrl(item.embedUrl),
         showNotes: typeof item.showNotes === 'string' ? item.showNotes.trim().slice(0, 10000) : '',
+        showNotesSummary: typeof item.showNotesSummary === 'string' ? item.showNotesSummary.trim().slice(0, 1000) : '',
+        showNotesThemes: sanitizeStringArray(item.showNotesThemes, 20),
+        showNotesScripture: sanitizeStringArray(item.showNotesScripture, 30),
+        showNotesQuotes: sanitizeStringArray(item.showNotesQuotes, 20),
+        showNotesResources: sanitizeStringArray(item.showNotesResources, 30),
         discussionQuestions,
       }
     })
@@ -152,6 +162,11 @@ export function sanitizeFeaturedLinks(value) {
         item.url ||
         item.embedUrl ||
         item.showNotes ||
+        item.showNotesSummary ||
+        item.showNotesThemes.length > 0 ||
+        item.showNotesScripture.length > 0 ||
+        item.showNotesQuotes.length > 0 ||
+        item.showNotesResources.length > 0 ||
         item.discussionQuestions.length > 0,
     )
 }