diff --git a/client/static/js/spc-charts.js b/client/static/js/spc-charts.js
index 85c0063..1ed1502 100644
--- a/client/static/js/spc-charts.js
+++ b/client/static/js/spc-charts.js
@@ -35,14 +35,14 @@ const PLOTLY_LAYOUT_DEFAULTS = {
   font: { family: 'Inter, system-ui, sans-serif', color: SPC_COLORS.textColor },
   paper_bgcolor: 'rgba(0,0,0,0)',
   plot_bgcolor: 'rgba(0,0,0,0)',
-  margin: { t: 40, r: 30, b: 50, l: 60 },
+  margin: { t: 20, r: 30, b: 50, l: 60 },
   xaxis: { gridcolor: SPC_COLORS.gridColor, zeroline: false },
   yaxis: { gridcolor: SPC_COLORS.gridColor, zeroline: false },
 };
 
 const PLOTLY_CONFIG = {
   responsive: true,
-  displayModeBar: true,
+  displayModeBar: 'hover',
   modeBarButtonsToRemove: ['lasso2d', 'select2d'],
   displaylogo: false,
 };
@@ -154,7 +154,6 @@ function renderControlChart(containerId, data) {
 
   const layout = {
     ...PLOTLY_LAYOUT_DEFAULTS,
-    title: { text: _t('controlChart'), font: { size: 14 } },
     xaxis: { ...PLOTLY_LAYOUT_DEFAULTS.xaxis, title: _t('measureNum') },
     yaxis: { ...PLOTLY_LAYOUT_DEFAULTS.yaxis, title: _t('value') },
     shapes,
@@ -231,7 +230,6 @@ function renderHistogram(containerId, data, tol) {
 
   const layout = {
     ...PLOTLY_LAYOUT_DEFAULTS,
-    title: { text: _t('histogram'), font: { size: 14 } },
     xaxis: { ...PLOTLY_LAYOUT_DEFAULTS.xaxis, title: _t('value') },
     yaxis: { ...PLOTLY_LAYOUT_DEFAULTS.yaxis, title: _t('frequency') },
     shapes,
diff --git a/client/templates/statistics/dashboard.html b/client/templates/statistics/dashboard.html
index 685b2fe..f591e7a 100644
--- a/client/templates/statistics/dashboard.html
+++ b/client/templates/statistics/dashboard.html
@@ -108,6 +108,12 @@
         {{ _("Applica filtri") }}
       </button>
     </div>
+    <!-- Inline report error (shown below buttons row) -->
+    <div x-show="reportError" x-cloak
+         class="mt-2 text-sm text-red-600 dark:text-red-400 flex items-center gap-1"
+         x-text="reportError"
+         x-transition>
+    </div>
   </div>
 
   <!-- Nessuna ricetta selezionata -->
@@ -266,6 +272,7 @@ function spcDashboard() {
     loading: false,
     hasData: false,
     errorMessage: '',
+    reportError: '',
     downloadingReport: false,
 
     init() {
@@ -387,7 +394,7 @@ function spcDashboard() {
         renderHistogram('histogram-chart', this.histogram, tol);
       } else {
         const el = document.getElementById('histogram-chart');
-        if (el) el.innerHTML = '<p class="text-center text-steel py-12">{{ _("Seleziona un punto di misura per l\'istogramma") }}</p>';
+        if (el) el.innerHTML = '<p class="text-center text-steel py-12">' + {{ _("Seleziona un punto di misura per l'istogramma")|tojson }} + '</p>';
       }
 
       // Capability gauge
@@ -404,6 +411,7 @@ function spcDashboard() {
     },
 
     async downloadReport(type) {
+      this.reportError = '';
       this.downloadingReport = type;
       try {
         const params = new URLSearchParams();
@@ -417,7 +425,19 @@ function spcDashboard() {
 
         if (!resp.ok) {
           const errData = await resp.json().catch(() => ({}));
-          this.errorMessage = errData.detail || '{{ _("Errore nella generazione del report") }}';
+          const msg = errData.detail || '{{ _("Errore nella generazione del report") }}';
+          console.error('Report download failed (' + resp.status + '):', msg, errData);
+          this.reportError = msg;
+          return;
+        }
+
+        // Check Content-Type: server may return JSON error with 200 status
+        const contentType = resp.headers.get('Content-Type') || '';
+        if (!contentType.includes('application/pdf')) {
+          const errData = await resp.json().catch(() => ({}));
+          const msg = errData.detail || '{{ _("Errore nella generazione del report") }}';
+          console.error('Report returned non-PDF content-type "' + contentType + '":', msg, errData);
+          this.reportError = msg;
           return;
         }
 
@@ -434,7 +454,7 @@ function spcDashboard() {
         URL.revokeObjectURL(a.href);
       } catch (e) {
         console.error('Error downloading report:', e);
-        this.errorMessage = '{{ _("Errore di connessione al server") }}';
+        this.reportError = '{{ _("Errore di connessione al server") }}';
       } finally {
         this.downloadingReport = false;
       }
diff --git a/server/routers/setup.py b/server/routers/setup.py
index bb2a257..7d9e403 100644
--- a/server/routers/setup.py
+++ b/server/routers/setup.py
@@ -268,6 +268,14 @@ async def seed_demo_data(body: PasswordBody):
 
             created_users: list[User] = []
             for u in users_data:
+                # Skip users that already exist
+                existing = await session.execute(
+                    select(User).where(User.username == u["username"])
+                )
+                existing_user = existing.scalar_one_or_none()
+                if existing_user:
+                    created_users.append(existing_user)
+                    continue
                 user = User(
                     username=u["username"],
                     password_hash=hash_password(u["password"]),
@@ -286,6 +294,19 @@ async def seed_demo_data(body: PasswordBody):
             admin_user = created_users[0]
 
             # ---- Recipe -------------------------------------------------------
+            # Skip if recipe already exists
+            existing_recipe = await session.execute(
+                select(Recipe).where(Recipe.code == "DEMO-001")
+            )
+            if existing_recipe.scalar_one_or_none():
+                return {
+                    "status": "ok",
+                    "message": "Demo data already exists, skipped",
+                    "users_created": [u["username"] for u in users_data],
+                    "recipe_created": "DEMO-001",
+                    "measurements_created": 0,
+                }
+
             recipe = Recipe(
                 code="DEMO-001",
                 name="Demo Measurement Recipe",
diff --git a/server/templates/setup/setup.html b/server/templates/setup/setup.html
index 9bee60a..081b256 100644
--- a/server/templates/setup/setup.html
+++ b/server/templates/setup/setup.html
@@ -603,7 +603,8 @@
                 showToast('Setup is disabled. Set SETUP_PASSWORD in .env', 'error');
                 return;
             }
-            // Password accepted (status endpoint is accessible)
+            // Validate password via init-db (idempotent, no tables needed)
+            await apiPost('/init-db', { password: pwd });
             setupPassword = pwd;
             document.getElementById('login-screen').classList.add('hidden');
             document.getElementById('setup-panel').classList.remove('hidden');
@@ -611,7 +612,11 @@
             await loadUsers();
             showToast('Setup panel unlocked', 'success');
         } catch (e) {
-            showToast('Connection error: ' + e.message, 'error');
+            if (e.message.indexOf('403') !== -1 || e.message.indexOf('Invalid') !== -1) {
+                showToast('Invalid setup password', 'error');
+            } else {
+                showToast('Connection error: ' + e.message, 'error');
+            }
         } finally {
             setLoading('btn-login', false);
         }