diff --git a/backend/src/model/config/app.rs b/backend/src/model/config/app.rs
index 0eed7e63a..3164b2c7f 100644
--- a/backend/src/model/config/app.rs
+++ b/backend/src/model/config/app.rs
@@ -290,6 +290,8 @@ impl AppConfig {
             self.access_token_secret = generate_secret();
             self.encrypt_secret = <&[u8] as TryInto<[u8; 16]>>::try_into(&generate_secret()[0..16]).map_err(|err| TuliproxError::new(TuliproxErrorKind::Info, err.to_string()))?;
             self.prepare_paths();
+        } else {
+            self.prepare_mapping_path();
         }
 
         self.prepare_sources()?;
@@ -315,11 +317,13 @@ impl AppConfig {
         }
     }
 
+    fn prepare_mapping_path(&self) {
+        let config = <Arc<ArcSwap<Config>> as Access<Config>>::load(&self.config);
+        self.set_mapping_path(config.mapping_path.as_deref());
+    }
+
     fn prepare_paths(&self) {
-        {
-            let config = <Arc<ArcSwap<Config>> as Access<Config>>::load(&self.config);
-            self.set_mapping_path(config.mapping_path.as_deref());
-        }
+        self.prepare_mapping_path();
         self.prepare_custom_stream_response();
     }
 
diff --git a/backend/src/processing/parser/hls.rs b/backend/src/processing/parser/hls.rs
index fc33a4ae3..c0fc5680b 100644
--- a/backend/src/processing/parser/hls.rs
+++ b/backend/src/processing/parser/hls.rs
@@ -69,6 +69,11 @@ pub fn rewrite_hls(user: &ProxyUserCredentials, props: &RewriteHlsProps) -> Stri
     let password = &user.password;
     let mut result = Vec::new();
     for line in props.content.lines() {
+
+        if line.trim().is_empty() {
+            continue;
+        }
+
         // skip comments
         if line.starts_with('#') {
             let rewritten = rewrite_uri_attrib(line, props);
diff --git a/frontend/scss/_theme.scss b/frontend/scss/_theme.scss
index d5eb4b8e5..423cc3571 100644
--- a/frontend/scss/_theme.scss
+++ b/frontend/scss/_theme.scss
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@
 
   --table-header-background-color: rgba(40, 50, 80, 0.55);
   --table-card-background-color: rgba(35, 35, 45, 0.55);
-  --table-alternate-background-color: rgba(25, 25, 30, 0.55);
+  --table-alternate-background-color: rgba(30, 30, 60, 0.55);
 
   --discord-color: #5865f2;
   --documentation-color: #2bbf5a;
diff --git a/frontend/scss/app/components/_custom_dialog.scss b/frontend/scss/app/components/_custom_dialog.scss
index dae4ab094..d64a3e13a 100644
--- a/frontend/scss/app/components/_custom_dialog.scss
+++ b/frontend/scss/app/components/_custom_dialog.scss
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
   background-color: var(--card-background-color);
   filter: drop-shadow(6px 6px 6px var(--popup-shadow-color));
   backdrop-filter: blur(6px);
-  --webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(6px);
+  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(6px);
 
   border: 1px solid var(--border-color);
   border-radius: var(--border-radius);
diff --git a/frontend/scss/app/components/_login.scss b/frontend/scss/app/components/_login.scss
index 929ff3b35..c22239502 100644
--- a/frontend/scss/app/components/_login.scss
+++ b/frontend/scss/app/components/_login.scss
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 @use "../../size";
+
 .tp__login-view {
   display: flex;
   flex-flow: column;
@@ -11,11 +12,46 @@
   border: 1px solid var(--border-color);
   border-radius: var(--border-radius);
   background-color: var(--card-background-color);
+
   width: 400px;
   @media(max-width: size.$mobile-breakpoint) {
     width: 280px;
   }
 
+  backdrop-filter: blur(4px);
+  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(4px);
+  box-shadow: 0 8px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1), inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1), inset 0 -1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1), inset 0 0 10px 2px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
+
+  &::before {
+    content: '';
+    position: absolute;
+    top: 0;
+    left: 0;
+    right: 0;
+    height: 1px;
+    background: linear-gradient(
+                    90deg,
+                    transparent,
+                    rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.4),
+                    transparent
+    );
+  }
+
+  &::after {
+    content: '';
+    position: absolute;
+    top: 0;
+    left: 0;
+    width: 1px;
+    height: 100%;
+    background: linear-gradient(
+                    180deg,
+                    rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.4),
+                    transparent,
+                    rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.3)
+    );
+  }
+
   &__header {
     display: flex;
     flex-flow: column;
@@ -68,4 +104,25 @@
       height: 3.2rem;
     }
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+$gradient-color: rgb(19, 29, 30);
+$gradient-color77: rgb(12 24 25 / 77%);
+.tp__background {
+  width: 100vw;
+  height: 100vh;
+  position: absolute;
+  overflow: hidden;
+
+  background-color: var(--background-color);
+  background-image:
+          linear-gradient(30deg, $gradient-color 12%, transparent 12.5%, transparent 87%, $gradient-color 87.5%, $gradient-color),
+          linear-gradient(150deg, $gradient-color 12%, transparent 12.5%, transparent 87%, $gradient-color 87.5%, $gradient-color),
+          linear-gradient(30deg, $gradient-color 12%, transparent 12.5%, transparent 87%, $gradient-color 87.5%, $gradient-color),
+          linear-gradient(150deg, $gradient-color 12%, transparent 12.5%, transparent 87%, $gradient-color 87.5%, $gradient-color),
+          linear-gradient(60deg, $gradient-color77 25%, transparent 25.5%, transparent 75%, $gradient-color77 75%, $gradient-color77),
+          linear-gradient(60deg, $gradient-color77 25%, transparent 25.5%, transparent 75%, $gradient-color77 75%, $gradient-color77);
+  background-size: 64px 112px;
+  background-position: 0 0, 0 0, 32px 56px, 32px 56px, 0 0, 32px 56px;
+
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/components/login.rs b/frontend/src/app/components/login.rs
index 4b80eaf81..cddce4600 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/components/login.rs
+++ b/frontend/src/app/components/login.rs
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ pub fn Login() -> Html {
     }
 
     html! {
+        <>
+        <div class="tp__background"></div>
         <div class="tp__login-view">
            <div class={"tp__login-view__header"}>
                 <div class={"tp__login-view__header-logo"}>{app_logo.as_ref().clone()}</div>
@@ -94,5 +96,6 @@ pub fn Login() -> Html {
                 </div>
             </form>
         </div>
+        </>
     }
 }