diff --git a/nfoguard-web/static/js/app.js b/nfoguard-web/static/js/app.js
index e06fd3d..414a4d9 100644
--- a/nfoguard-web/static/js/app.js
+++ b/nfoguard-web/static/js/app.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ let currentMoviesPage = 1;
 let currentSeriesPage = 1;
 let dashboardData = null;
 let seriesSourcesLoaded = false;
+let authRetryAttempts = 0;
 
 // Initialize app
 document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function() {
@@ -204,7 +205,6 @@ async function loadMovies(page = 1) {
     const sourceFilter = document.getElementById('movies-filter-source').value;
     
     const skip = (page - 1) * 100;
-    console.log(`DEBUG: loadMovies called with page=${page}, calculated skip=${skip}`);
     
     const params = new URLSearchParams({
         skip: skip,
@@ -382,7 +382,6 @@ async function loadSeries(page = 1) {
     const sourceFilter = document.getElementById('series-filter-source').value;
     
     const skip = (page - 1) * 50;
-    console.log(`DEBUG: loadSeries called with page=${page}, calculated skip=${skip}`);
     
     const params = new URLSearchParams({
         skip: skip,
@@ -1361,8 +1360,16 @@ async function checkAuthStatus() {
             authUsernameSpan.textContent = authStatus.username;
             authStatusDiv.style.display = 'flex';
         } else if (authStatus.auth_enabled && !authStatus.authenticated) {
-            // This shouldn't happen if middleware is working, but handle it
-            console.warn('Auth enabled but not authenticated - middleware may be misconfigured');
+            // This can happen briefly during page load - retry once after a short delay
+            if (authRetryAttempts < 1) {
+                authRetryAttempts++;
+                console.debug('Auth enabled but not authenticated - retrying auth check in 500ms');
+                setTimeout(() => {
+                    checkAuthStatus();
+                }, 500);
+            } else {
+                console.warn('Auth enabled but not authenticated after retry - middleware may be misconfigured');
+            }
         } else {
             // Authentication disabled - hide auth status
             authStatusDiv.style.display = 'none';
diff --git a/processors/movie_processor.py b/processors/movie_processor.py
index 4b18192..c7a5007 100644
--- a/processors/movie_processor.py
+++ b/processors/movie_processor.py
@@ -387,9 +387,6 @@ class MovieProcessor:
         
         _log("DEBUG", f"Movie processing reached file mtime section: fix_dir_mtimes={config.fix_dir_mtimes}, dateadded={dateadded}")
         
-        # Yield control briefly during movie processing to allow web interface requests
-        import time
-        time.sleep(0.005)  # 5ms yield per movie to improve responsiveness
         
         # Save to database
         _log("DEBUG", f"About to save to database: imdb_id={imdb_id}, dateadded={dateadded}")
diff --git a/processors/tv_processor.py b/processors/tv_processor.py
index 051d29e..a3f3ac3 100644
--- a/processors/tv_processor.py
+++ b/processors/tv_processor.py
@@ -214,11 +214,6 @@ class TVProcessor:
                     _log("ERROR", f"S{season:02d}E{episode:02d}: Database write failed: {e}")
                     # Continue processing other episodes
                 
-                # Yield control every 3 episodes to allow other requests (webhooks, web interface)
-                if episode_count % 3 == 0:
-                    import time
-                    time.sleep(0.1)  # 100ms yield to improve responsiveness during episode processing
-                    _log("DEBUG", f"Processed {episode_count} episodes, yielding to allow other requests...")
         
         # Skip season.nfo and tvshow.nfo creation - focus only on episode NFOs
         pass
@@ -453,11 +448,6 @@ class TVProcessor:
                             episode_data['dateAdded'] = import_date
                             _log("DEBUG", f"Got import date from history for S{season:02d}E{episode_num:02d}: {import_date}")
                         
-                        # Yield control every 5 API calls to allow other requests
-                        if api_calls_made % 5 == 0:
-                            import time
-                            time.sleep(0.01)  # 10ms yield to other processes
-                            _log("DEBUG", f"Yielded after {api_calls_made} Sonarr API calls to allow other requests...")
                     
                     # Fallback to episodeFile.dateAdded if history didn't work
                     if not episode_data['dateAdded'] and episode.get('hasFile'):
@@ -468,11 +458,6 @@ class TVProcessor:
                     
                     episode_map[(season, episode_num)] = episode_data
                     
-                    # Also yield control every 20 episodes processed to prevent blocking
-                    if episodes_processed % 20 == 0:
-                        import time
-                        time.sleep(0.01)  # 10ms yield for large episode lists
-                        _log("DEBUG", f"Processed {episodes_processed} episodes, yielding to allow other requests...")
             
             if filter_set:
                 _log("DEBUG", f"Made {api_calls_made} Sonarr history API calls for filtered episodes (instead of all episodes)")