diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/me/rhunk/snapenhance/ui/manager/pages/social/ManageScope.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/me/rhunk/snapenhance/ui/manager/pages/social/ManageScope.kt
index 1f14a894..da9efadd 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/me/rhunk/snapenhance/ui/manager/pages/social/ManageScope.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/me/rhunk/snapenhance/ui/manager/pages/social/ManageScope.kt
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ class ManageScope: Routes.Route() {
         EditNoteTextField(
             modifier = Modifier.padding(8.dp),
             primaryColor = Color.White,
-            translation = context.translation,
+            placeholder = context.translation["manager.sections.manage_scope.notes_placeholder"],
             content = scopeNotes,
             setContent = { scopeNotes = it }
         )
diff --git a/common/src/main/assets/lang/en_US.json b/common/src/main/assets/lang/en_US.json
index 503408b0..aa858a77 100644
--- a/common/src/main/assets/lang/en_US.json
+++ b/common/src/main/assets/lang/en_US.json
@@ -354,6 +354,9 @@
     },
 
     "features": {
+        "friend_notes": {
+            "placeholder": "Click to add a note"
+        },
         "notices": {
             "unstable": "\u26A0 Unstable",
             "ban_risk": "\u26A0 This feature may cause bans",
diff --git a/common/src/main/kotlin/me/rhunk/snapenhance/common/ui/Components.kt b/common/src/main/kotlin/me/rhunk/snapenhance/common/ui/Components.kt
index 7ec8cdc6..962d9054 100644
--- a/common/src/main/kotlin/me/rhunk/snapenhance/common/ui/Components.kt
+++ b/common/src/main/kotlin/me/rhunk/snapenhance/common/ui/Components.kt
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import me.rhunk.snapenhance.common.bridge.wrapper.LocaleWrapper
 fun EditNoteTextField(
     modifier: Modifier = Modifier,
     primaryColor: Color,
-    translation: LocaleWrapper,
+    placeholder: String,
     content: String?,
     setContent: (String) -> Unit
 ) {
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ fun EditNoteTextField(
         },
         shape = MaterialTheme.shapes.medium,
         textStyle = LocalTextStyle.current.copy(fontSize = 12.sp, color = primaryColor),
-        placeholder = { Text(text = translation["manager.sections.manage_scope.notes_placeholder"], fontSize = 12.sp) }
+        placeholder = { Text(text = placeholder, fontSize = 12.sp) }
     )
 }
 
diff --git a/core/src/main/kotlin/me/rhunk/snapenhance/core/bridge/BridgeClient.kt b/core/src/main/kotlin/me/rhunk/snapenhance/core/bridge/BridgeClient.kt
index 7ac442d2..6a325a9a 100644
--- a/core/src/main/kotlin/me/rhunk/snapenhance/core/bridge/BridgeClient.kt
+++ b/core/src/main/kotlin/me/rhunk/snapenhance/core/bridge/BridgeClient.kt
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ class BridgeClient(
 
     fun setAllScopeNotes(notes: Map<String, String>) = safeServiceCall { service.setAllScopeNotes(notes) }
 
-    fun getScriptingInterface(): IScripting = safeServiceCall { service.scriptingInterface }
+    fun getScriptingInterface(): IScripting? = safeServiceCall<IScripting?> { service.scriptingInterface }
 
     fun getE2eeInterface(): E2eeInterface = safeServiceCall { service.e2eeInterface }
 
diff --git a/core/src/main/kotlin/me/rhunk/snapenhance/core/features/impl/ui/FriendNotes.kt b/core/src/main/kotlin/me/rhunk/snapenhance/core/features/impl/ui/FriendNotes.kt
index 1c2fdeaf..ae9871ee 100644
--- a/core/src/main/kotlin/me/rhunk/snapenhance/core/features/impl/ui/FriendNotes.kt
+++ b/core/src/main/kotlin/me/rhunk/snapenhance/core/features/impl/ui/FriendNotes.kt
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ class FriendNotes: Feature("Friend Notes") {
                     EditNoteTextField(
                         modifier = Modifier.padding(top = 8.dp),
                         primaryColor = primaryColor,
-                        translation = context.translation,
+                        placeholder = context.translation["features.friend_notes.placeholder"],
                         content = scopeNotes,
                         setContent = { scopeNotes = it }
                     )
diff --git a/core/src/main/kotlin/me/rhunk/snapenhance/core/scripting/CoreScriptRuntime.kt b/core/src/main/kotlin/me/rhunk/snapenhance/core/scripting/CoreScriptRuntime.kt
index dc0f5921..0a7509eb 100644
--- a/core/src/main/kotlin/me/rhunk/snapenhance/core/scripting/CoreScriptRuntime.kt
+++ b/core/src/main/kotlin/me/rhunk/snapenhance/core/scripting/CoreScriptRuntime.kt
@@ -31,30 +31,32 @@ class CoreScriptRuntime(
         }
 
         modContext.bridgeClient.addOnConnectedCallback(initNow = true) {
-            scripting = modContext.bridgeClient.getScriptingInterface()
+            modContext.bridgeClient.getScriptingInterface()?.let { scriptingInterface ->
+                scripting = scriptingInterface
 
-            if (!isBridgeReloaded) {
-                scripting.enabledScripts.forEach { path ->
-                    runCatching {
-                        load(path, scripting.getScriptContent(path))
-                    }.onFailure {
-                        logger.error("Failed to load script $path", it)
+                if (!isBridgeReloaded) {
+                    scriptingInterface.enabledScripts.forEach { path ->
+                        runCatching {
+                            load(path, scriptingInterface.getScriptContent(path))
+                        }.onFailure {
+                            logger.error("Failed to load script $path", it)
+                        }
                     }
                 }
-            }
 
-            scripting.registerAutoReloadListener(object : AutoReloadListener.Stub() {
-                override fun restartApp() {
-                    modContext.softRestartApp()
+                scriptingInterface.registerAutoReloadListener(object : AutoReloadListener.Stub() {
+                    override fun restartApp() {
+                        modContext.softRestartApp()
+                    }
+                })
+
+                eachModule {
+                    onBridgeConnected(reloaded = isBridgeReloaded)
                 }
-            })
 
-            eachModule {
-                onBridgeConnected(reloaded = isBridgeReloaded)
-            }
-
-            if (!isBridgeReloaded) {
-                isBridgeReloaded = true
+                if (!isBridgeReloaded) {
+                    isBridgeReloaded = true
+                }
             }
         }
     }