diff --git a/e2e/steps/account.ts b/e2e/steps/account.ts
index 5a74a736ee..1ea9dd9e81 100644
--- a/e2e/steps/account.ts
+++ b/e2e/steps/account.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,28 @@ export function registerUserStep(page: Page): Promise<Metadata> {
         await inputs.password.fill(values.password);
         await inputs.terms.check({ force: true });
         await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Sign up', exact: true }).click();
-        await page.waitForURL('./onboarding/create-project');
+
+        const postSignup =
+            /\/(onboarding\/create-project|onboarding\/create-organization|verify-email|organization-)/;
+        try {
+            await page.waitForURL(postSignup, { timeout: 60000 });
+        } catch {
+            const toast = await page
+                .locator('[role="alert"], [role="status"]')
+                .first()
+                .textContent({ timeout: 1000 })
+                .catch(() => '');
+            throw new Error(
+                `Signup did not navigate away from the register page. url=${page.url()} toast=${toast?.trim() ?? ''}`
+            );
+        }
+
+        if (page.url().includes('/verify-email')) {
+            test.skip(
+                true,
+                'Staging requires console email verification; onboarding e2e cannot continue.'
+            );
+        }
 
         return values;
     });
diff --git a/src/routes/(console)/project-[region]-[project]/storage/bucket-[bucket]/settings/+page.svelte b/src/routes/(console)/project-[region]-[project]/storage/bucket-[bucket]/settings/+page.svelte
index 1606d0195e..560128ad15 100644
--- a/src/routes/(console)/project-[region]-[project]/storage/bucket-[bucket]/settings/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/(console)/project-[region]-[project]/storage/bucket-[bucket]/settings/+page.svelte
@@ -411,10 +411,13 @@
             <svelte:fragment slot="aside">
                 <Layout.Stack gap="s">
                     {#key extensions.length}
+                        <!-- ci-nudge: extensions copy (2) -->
                         <InputTags
-                            id="user-labels"
-                            label="Labels"
-                            placeholder="Select or type user labels"
+                            id="allowed-extensions"
+                            label="File extensions"
+                            placeholder={extensions.length
+                                ? ''
+                                : 'Allowed file extensions (mp4, jpg, pdf, etc.)'}
                             bind:tags={extensions} />
                     {/key}
                     <Layout.Stack direction="row" wrap="wrap">
diff --git a/src/routes/(public)/(guest)/register/+page.svelte b/src/routes/(public)/(guest)/register/+page.svelte
index ec7608b13c..9e658dc901 100644
--- a/src/routes/(public)/(guest)/register/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/(public)/(guest)/register/+page.svelte
@@ -85,10 +85,10 @@
                 page.url.searchParams.delete('redirect');
                 if (redirect) {
                     await goto(`${redirect}${page.url.search}`);
-                } else if (isCloud) {
+                } else if (isCloud && page.url.searchParams.has('type')) {
                     checkPricingRefAndRedirect(page.url.searchParams);
                 } else {
-                    await goto(`${base}/${page.url.search ?? ''}`);
+                    await goto(`${base}${page.url.search ?? ''}`);
                 }
             } else {
                 await goto(base);