diff --git a/backend/server.js b/backend/server.js
index 6fb7a0d..e1091a5 100644
--- a/backend/server.js
+++ b/backend/server.js
@@ -115,6 +115,8 @@ const corsOptions = {
 
 // Only attach CORS to API endpoints, not static assets
 app.use('/api', cors(corsOptions));
+// Handle preflight explicitly for API paths
+app.options('/api/*', cors(corsOptions));
 
 // Initialize rate limiters (they will be created dynamically)
 let generalRateLimiter;
@@ -138,6 +140,22 @@ async function initializeRateLimiters() {
 app.use(express.json({ limit: '100mb' }));
 app.use(express.urlencoded({ extended: true, limit: '100mb' }));
 
+// Request logging for API routes (with timestamps)
+const apiRequestLogger = (req, res, next) => {
+  try {
+    const started = Date.now();
+    const ts = new Date().toISOString();
+    logger.info(`[${ts}] ${req.method} ${req.originalUrl}`);
+    res.on('finish', () => {
+      const ms = Date.now() - started;
+      const tsDone = new Date().toISOString();
+      logger.info(`[${tsDone}] ${req.method} ${req.originalUrl} -> ${res.statusCode} (${ms}ms)`);
+    });
+  } catch (_) {}
+  next();
+};
+app.use('/api', apiRequestLogger);
+
 // Maintenance mode middleware - add after body parsing but before routes
 app.use(maintenanceMiddleware);
 
diff --git a/scripts/setup.sh b/scripts/setup.sh
index ec826d7..1dd5d27 100755
--- a/scripts/setup.sh
+++ b/scripts/setup.sh
@@ -690,8 +690,15 @@ EOF
     # Start services
     log_step "Starting services..."
     systemctl daemon-reload
-    systemctl enable picpeak-backend picpeak-workers
-    systemctl start picpeak-backend picpeak-workers
+    systemctl enable picpeak-backend
+    # Stop/remove legacy workers service if present
+    if systemctl list-unit-files | grep -q '^picpeak-workers.service'; then
+      systemctl disable picpeak-workers || true
+      systemctl stop picpeak-workers || true
+      rm -f /etc/systemd/system/picpeak-workers.service
+      systemctl daemon-reload
+    fi
+    systemctl start picpeak-backend
     
     log_success "Native installation completed!"
 }
@@ -1001,7 +1008,10 @@ update_native_installation() {
     log_step "Updating native installation..."
     
     # Stop services
-    systemctl stop picpeak-backend picpeak-workers
+    systemctl stop picpeak-backend || true
+    if systemctl list-unit-files | grep -q '^picpeak-workers.service'; then
+      systemctl stop picpeak-workers || true
+    fi
     
     # Backup current configuration
     if [[ -f "$NATIVE_APP_DIR/app/backend/.env" ]]; then
@@ -1042,7 +1052,7 @@ update_native_installation() {
     fi
     
     # Restart services
-    systemctl restart picpeak-backend picpeak-workers
+    systemctl restart picpeak-backend
     
     log_success "Native installation updated successfully!"
 }