diff --git a/src/addons/lua_engine.cpp b/src/addons/lua_engine.cpp
index 6148ddd0..5eccdf36 100644
--- a/src/addons/lua_engine.cpp
+++ b/src/addons/lua_engine.cpp
@@ -3869,6 +3869,7 @@ void LuaEngine::registerCoreAPI() {
         "function StopSound() end\n"
         "function UIParent_OnEvent() end\n"
         "UIParent = CreateFrame('Frame', 'UIParent')\n"
+        "UIPanelWindows = {}\n"
         "WorldFrame = CreateFrame('Frame', 'WorldFrame')\n"
         // GameTooltip: global tooltip frame used by virtually all addons
         "GameTooltip = CreateFrame('Frame', 'GameTooltip')\n"
diff --git a/src/game/warden_memory.cpp b/src/game/warden_memory.cpp
index 33127e2c..5b13456a 100644
--- a/src/game/warden_memory.cpp
+++ b/src/game/warden_memory.cpp
@@ -861,7 +861,7 @@ void WardenMemory::verifyWardenScanEntries() {
 bool WardenMemory::searchCodePattern(const uint8_t seed[4], const uint8_t expectedHash[20],
                                      uint8_t patternLen, bool imageOnly,
                                      uint32_t hintOffset, bool hintOnly) const {
-    if (!loaded_ || patternLen == 0 || patternLen > 255) return false;
+    if (!loaded_ || patternLen == 0) return false;
 
     // Build cache key from all inputs: seed(4) + hash(20) + patLen(1) + imageOnly(1)
     std::string cacheKey(26, '\0');
diff --git a/src/game/warden_module.cpp b/src/game/warden_module.cpp
index eea0f0ee..bf44c26e 100644
--- a/src/game/warden_module.cpp
+++ b/src/game/warden_module.cpp
@@ -74,8 +74,7 @@ bool WardenModule::load(const std::vector<uint8_t>& moduleData,
 
     // Step 3: Verify RSA signature
     if (!verifyRSASignature(decryptedData_)) {
-        LOG_ERROR("WardenModule: RSA signature verification failed!");
-        // Note: Currently returns true (skipping verification) due to placeholder modulus
+        // Expected with placeholder modulus — verification is skipped gracefully
     }
 
     // Step 4: Strip RSA signature (last 256 bytes) then zlib decompress
@@ -126,7 +125,7 @@ bool WardenModule::load(const std::vector<uint8_t>& moduleData,
     return true;
 }
 
-bool WardenModule::processCheckRequest(const std::vector<uint8_t>& checkData,
+bool WardenModule::processCheckRequest([[maybe_unused]] const std::vector<uint8_t>& checkData,
                                        [[maybe_unused]] std::vector<uint8_t>& responseOut) {
     if (!loaded_) {
         LOG_ERROR("WardenModule: Module not loaded, cannot process checks");
@@ -427,12 +426,11 @@ bool WardenModule::verifyRSASignature(const std::vector<uint8_t>& data) {
         }
     }
 
-    LOG_ERROR("WardenModule: RSA signature verification FAILED (hash mismatch)");
-    LOG_ERROR("WardenModule: NOTE: Using placeholder modulus - extract real modulus from WoW.exe for actual verification");
+    LOG_WARNING("WardenModule: RSA signature verification skipped (placeholder modulus)");
+    LOG_WARNING("WardenModule: Extract real modulus from WoW.exe for actual verification");
 
     // For development, return true to proceed (since we don't have real modulus)
     // TODO: Set to false once real modulus is extracted
-    LOG_WARNING("WardenModule: Skipping RSA verification (placeholder modulus)");
     return true; // TEMPORARY - change to false for production
 }
 
@@ -705,7 +703,7 @@ bool WardenModule::parseExecutableFormat(const std::vector<uint8_t>& exeData) {
         std::memcpy(moduleMemory_, exeData.data() + 4, rawCopySize);
     }
     relocDataOffset_ = 0;
-    LOG_ERROR("WardenModule: Could not parse copy/skip pairs (all known layouts failed); using raw payload fallback");
+    LOG_WARNING("WardenModule: Could not parse copy/skip pairs (all known layouts failed); using raw payload fallback");
     return true;
 }