diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
index 2a88165..5308354 100644
--- a/.vscode/launch.json
+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@
             "request": "launch",
             "mode": "debug",
             "program": "rhemawave.go",
-            "env": {
-                "DEBUGINFOD_URLS": ""
-            }
+            // "env": {
+            //     "DEBUGINFOD_URLS": ""
+            // }
         },
     ]
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/internal/page/scrollerPage.go b/internal/page/scrollerPage.go
index 18e6ef5..d884245 100644
--- a/internal/page/scrollerPage.go
+++ b/internal/page/scrollerPage.go
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ import (
 	"rhemawavetech.com/rhemawave/internal/colors"
 	"rhemawavetech.com/rhemawave/internal/db"
 	"rhemawavetech.com/rhemawave/internal/fontManager"
+	"rhemawavetech.com/rhemawave/internal/logger"
 	"rhemawavetech.com/rhemawave/internal/mixer"
 	colorPattern "rhemawavetech.com/rhemawave/internal/pattern/color"
 	linePattern "rhemawavetech.com/rhemawave/internal/pattern/line"
@@ -207,6 +208,7 @@ func (p *ScrollerPage) Init(ctx *PageCtx) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("unable to fetch font 'Scrambled'")
 	}
 	p.font = font
+	logger.Info("Font name: %s", font.Name)
 
 	p.Base.Init(ctx)
 
@@ -216,11 +218,14 @@ func (p *ScrollerPage) Init(ctx *PageCtx) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("text shader not found")
 	}
 	p.shader = textShader
+	logger.Info("Shader Program ID: %d", textShader.ProgramID)
+	logger.Info("p.shader Program ID: %d", p.shader.ProgramID)
 
 	// Load proclamation words from database
 	if err := p.loadProclamations(); err != nil {
-		// Don't stop execution, just show fallback words
-		p.words = strings.Fields("No Proclamations Selected!")
+		logger.Error("Error loading proclamations: %v", err)
+		p.Context.NavigateTo(PROCLAMATIONS)
+		return nil
 	}
 	p.wordIndex = 0
 
@@ -254,14 +259,17 @@ func (p *ScrollerPage) Init(ctx *PageCtx) error {
 	p.lines = NewLineDeque(nLines * 2)
 
 	// Calculate space width using the SCALE ratio, not the font size int
-	spaceGlyph, ok := fm.GetGlyph(p.font.Name, ' ')
+	spaceGlyph, ok := fm.GetGlyph(font.Name, ' ')
 	if !ok {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to get space glyph")
 	}
 	p.spaceWidth = int32(float32(spaceGlyph.Advance) * p.fontScale)
 
 	// Get line height using the SCALE ratio
-	tmpStrID, _, H, err := fm.NewCreateStringTexture(p.font.Name, "Mg", p.shader)
+	if fm == nil {
+		logger.Error("FontManager somehow ended up nil...")
+	}
+	tmpStrID, _, H, err := fm.NewCreateStringTexture(font.Name, "Mg", p.shader)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create sample texture: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -270,7 +278,7 @@ func (p *ScrollerPage) Init(ctx *PageCtx) error {
 
 	p.lineCtx = &linePattern.LineRenderContext{
 		ScreenWidth: p.ScreenWidth,
-		Font:        p.font,
+		Font:        font,
 		FontScale:   p.fontScale,
 		SpaceWidth:  p.spaceWidth,
 	}
@@ -324,7 +332,7 @@ func (p *ScrollerPage) loadProclamations() error {
 
 	// Build word list from selected, available proclamations
 	for _, proclamation := range proclamations {
-		if proclamation.Selected && proclamation.Available {
+		if proclamation.Selected {
 			// Split content into words and add to list
 			words := strings.Fields(proclamation.Content)
 			p.words = append(p.words, words...)
@@ -332,8 +340,7 @@ func (p *ScrollerPage) loadProclamations() error {
 	}
 
 	if len(p.words) == 0 {
-		p.words = strings.Fields("No Proclamations Selected!")
-		return fmt.Errorf("no proclamations selected or available")
+		return fmt.Errorf("Failed to load proclamations, no proclamations selected!")
 	}
 
 	return nil
@@ -590,25 +597,39 @@ func (p *ScrollerPage) Destroy() error {
 	mixer.Stop(1000, p.Base.Context.CfgPtr)
 
 	// GL cleanup — delete all text textures
-	for i := 0; i < p.lines.Len(); i++ {
-		line := p.lines.Get(i)
-		for j := range line.words {
-			if id := line.words[j].ID; id != 0 {
-				gl.DeleteTextures(1, &line.words[j].ID)
-				line.words[j].ID = 0
+	if p.lines != nil {
+		for i := 0; i < p.lines.Len(); i++ {
+			line := p.lines.Get(i)
+			for j := range line.words {
+				if id := line.words[j].ID; id != 0 {
+					gl.DeleteTextures(1, &line.words[j].ID)
+					line.words[j].ID = 0
+				}
 			}
 		}
 	}
 
 	gl.Flush()
 
-	// Drop references for GC
-	p.lines = nil
-	p.words = nil
-	p.lineCtx = nil
-	p.font = nil
-	p.shader = nil
-	p.colorPattern = nil
+	// Drop references for GC safely
+	if p.lines != nil {
+		p.lines = nil
+	}
+	if p.words != nil {
+		p.words = nil
+	}
+	if p.lineCtx != nil {
+		p.lineCtx = nil
+	}
+	if p.font != nil {
+		p.font = nil
+	}
+	if p.shader != nil {
+		p.shader = nil
+	}
+	if p.colorPattern != nil {
+		p.colorPattern = nil
+	}
 
 	return nil
 }