diff --git a/app/src/main/frontend/components/administration/MessageManagement.tsx b/app/src/main/frontend/components/administration/MessageManagement.tsx
index 8ad552b..1844e43 100644
--- a/app/src/main/frontend/components/administration/MessageManagement.tsx
+++ b/app/src/main/frontend/components/administration/MessageManagement.tsx
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import {PaperPlaneRight, Pencil} from "@phosphor-icons/react";
 import MessageTemplateDto from "Frontend/generated/org/gameyfin/app/messages/templates/MessageTemplateDto";
 import SendTestNotificationModal from "Frontend/components/administration/messages/SendTestNotificationModal";
 import EditTemplateModal from "Frontend/components/administration/messages/EditTemplateModel";
+import * as Yup from "yup";
 
 function MessageManagementLayout({getConfig, formik}: any) {
 
@@ -126,4 +127,21 @@ function MessageManagementLayout({getConfig, formik}: any) {
     );
 }
 
-export const MessageManagement = withConfigPage(MessageManagementLayout, "Messages", "messages");
\ No newline at end of file
+const validationSchema = Yup.object({
+    messages: Yup.object({
+        providers: Yup.object({
+            email: Yup.object({
+                enabled: Yup.boolean().required("Required"),
+                host: Yup.string().required("Host is required"),
+                port: Yup.number().required("Port is required")
+                    .min(0, "Port must be between 0 and 65535")
+                    .max(65535, "Port must be between 0 and 65535"),
+                username: Yup.string()
+                    .email("Invalid email address")
+                    .required("Username is required"),
+            })
+        })
+    })
+});
+
+export const MessageManagement = withConfigPage(MessageManagementLayout, "Messages", validationSchema);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/src/main/frontend/routes.tsx b/app/src/main/frontend/routes.tsx
index a57c23c..33ede5c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/frontend/routes.tsx
+++ b/app/src/main/frontend/routes.tsx
@@ -23,20 +23,18 @@ import SearchView from "Frontend/views/SearchView";
 import RecentlyAddedView from "Frontend/views/RecentlyAddedView";
 import LibraryView from "Frontend/views/LibraryView";
 import {RouterConfigurationBuilder} from "@vaadin/hilla-file-router/runtime.js";
-import {ConfigEndpoint} from "Frontend/generated/endpoints";
 
 export const {router, routes} = new RouterConfigurationBuilder()
     .withReactRoutes([
         {
             element: <App/>,
-            handle: {requiresLogin: false},
             children: [
                 {
                     element: <MainLayout/>,
-                    handle: {requiresLogin: !ConfigEndpoint.isPublicAccessEnabled()},
                     children: [
                         {
-                            index: true, element: <HomeView/>
+                            index: true,
+                            element: <HomeView/>
                         },
                         {
                             path: 'search',
@@ -65,7 +63,6 @@ export const {router, routes} = new RouterConfigurationBuilder()
                         {
                             path: 'administration',
                             element: <AdministrationView/>,
-                            handle: {requiresLogin: true},
                             children: [
                                 {
                                     path: 'libraries',
@@ -86,19 +83,19 @@ export const {router, routes} = new RouterConfigurationBuilder()
                     ]
                 },
                 {
-                    path: 'login', element: <LoginView/>, handle: {requiresLogin: false}
+                    path: 'login', element: <LoginView/>
                 },
                 {
-                    path: 'setup', element: <SetupView/>, handle: {requiresLogin: false}
+                    path: 'setup', element: <SetupView/>
                 },
                 {
-                    path: 'accept-invitation', element: <InvitationRegistrationView/>, handle: {requiresLogin: false}
+                    path: 'accept-invitation', element: <InvitationRegistrationView/>
                 },
                 {
-                    path: 'reset-password', element: <PasswordResetView/>, handle: {requiresLogin: false}
+                    path: 'reset-password', element: <PasswordResetView/>
                 },
                 {
-                    path: 'confirm-email', element: <EmailConfirmationView/>, handle: {requiresLogin: true}
+                    path: 'confirm-email', element: <EmailConfirmationView/>
                 },
             ]
         }
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/org/gameyfin/app/core/security/SecurityConfig.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/org/gameyfin/app/core/security/SecurityConfig.kt
index 1319366..3cd9ebf 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/org/gameyfin/app/core/security/SecurityConfig.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/org/gameyfin/app/core/security/SecurityConfig.kt
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ class SecurityConfig(
                 .requestMatchers("/reset-password").permitAll()
                 .requestMatchers("/accept-invitation").permitAll()
                 .requestMatchers("/public/**").permitAll()
+                .requestMatchers("/images/**").permitAll()
 
             // Dynamic public access for certain endpoints
             auth.requestMatchers("/").access(DynamicPublicAccessAuthorizationManager(config))
@@ -51,8 +52,6 @@ class SecurityConfig(
                 .requestMatchers("/library/**").access(DynamicPublicAccessAuthorizationManager(config))
                 .requestMatchers("/search/**").access(DynamicPublicAccessAuthorizationManager(config))
                 .requestMatchers("/download/**").access(DynamicPublicAccessAuthorizationManager(config))
-                .requestMatchers("/images/**").access(DynamicPublicAccessAuthorizationManager(config))
-                .requestMatchers("/images/**").access(DynamicPublicAccessAuthorizationManager(config))
         }
 
         http.sessionManagement { sessionManagement ->
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/org/gameyfin/app/games/GameService.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/org/gameyfin/app/games/GameService.kt
index e496747..d84df0d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/org/gameyfin/app/games/GameService.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/org/gameyfin/app/games/GameService.kt
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ import java.net.URI
 import java.nio.file.Path
 import java.time.ZoneId
 import java.time.ZoneOffset
+import java.util.concurrent.Executors
+import java.util.concurrent.Future
 import kotlin.time.Duration.Companion.milliseconds
 import kotlin.time.toJavaDuration
 import org.gameyfin.pluginapi.gamemetadata.GameMetadata as PluginApiMetadata
@@ -71,6 +73,8 @@ class GameService(
         fun emit(event: GameEvent) {
             gameEvents.tryEmitNext(event)
         }
+
+        private val executor = Executors.newVirtualThreadPerTaskExecutor()
     }
 
     private val metadataPlugins: List<GameMetadataProvider>
@@ -237,15 +241,18 @@ class GameService(
 
     fun getPotentialMatches(searchTerm: String): List<GameSearchResultDto> {
         // 1. Query all plugins for up to 10 results each
-        val results = metadataPlugins.flatMap { plugin ->
-            try {
-                plugin.fetchByTitle(searchTerm, 10)
-                    .map { plugin to it }
-            } catch (e: Exception) {
-                log.error(e) { "Error fetching metadata for game with plugin ${plugin.javaClass.name}" }
-                emptyList()
+        val futures: List<Future<List<Pair<GameMetadataProvider, PluginApiMetadata>>>> = metadataPlugins.map { plugin ->
+            executor.submit<List<Pair<GameMetadataProvider, PluginApiMetadata>>> {
+                try {
+                    plugin.fetchByTitle(searchTerm, 10).map { plugin to it }
+                } catch (e: Exception) {
+                    log.error(e) { "Error fetching metadata for searchterm '$searchTerm' with plugin ${plugin.javaClass.name}" }
+                    emptyList()
+                }
             }
         }
+        val results = futures.flatMap { it.get() }
+
         val providerToManagementEntry =
             results.toMap().entries.associate { it.key to pluginService.getPluginManagementEntry(it.key.javaClass) }
 
@@ -423,20 +430,17 @@ class GameService(
      * @return A map of metadata plugins and their respective results
      */
     private fun queryPlugins(gameTitle: String): Map<GameMetadataProvider, PluginApiMetadata?> {
-        return runBlocking {
-            coroutineScope {
-                metadataPlugins.associateWith {
-                    async {
-                        try {
-                            it.fetchByTitle(gameTitle).firstOrNull()
-                        } catch (e: Exception) {
-                            log.error(e) { "Error fetching metadata for game with plugin ${it.javaClass.name}" }
-                            null
-                        }
-                    }.await()
+        val futures = metadataPlugins.associateWith { plugin ->
+            executor.submit<PluginApiMetadata?> {
+                try {
+                    plugin.fetchByTitle(gameTitle).firstOrNull()
+                } catch (_: Exception) {
+                    log.error { "Error fetching metadata for game title '$gameTitle' with plugin ${plugin.javaClass.name}" }
+                    null
                 }
             }
         }
+        return futures.mapValues { it.value.get() }
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/org/gameyfin/app/users/UserService.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/org/gameyfin/app/users/UserService.kt
index ab67587..7a84315 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/org/gameyfin/app/users/UserService.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/org/gameyfin/app/users/UserService.kt
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ class UserService(
             username = user.username,
             email = user.email,
             emailConfirmed = user.emailConfirmed,
-            isEnabled = user.enabled,
+            enabled = user.enabled,
             hasAvatar = user.avatar != null,
             avatarId = user.avatar?.id,
             managedBySso = user.oidcProviderId != null,
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/org/gameyfin/app/users/dto/UserInfoDto.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/org/gameyfin/app/users/dto/UserInfoDto.kt
index 33881d1..26d3d96 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/org/gameyfin/app/users/dto/UserInfoDto.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/org/gameyfin/app/users/dto/UserInfoDto.kt
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ data class UserInfoDto(
     val managedBySso: Boolean,
     val email: String,
     val emailConfirmed: Boolean,
-    val isEnabled: Boolean,
+    val enabled: Boolean,
     val hasAvatar: Boolean,
     val avatarId: Long? = null,
     var roles: List<Role>
diff --git a/plugins/steamgriddb/src/main/kotlin/org/gameyfin/plugins/metadata/steamgriddb/SteamGridDbPlugin.kt b/plugins/steamgriddb/src/main/kotlin/org/gameyfin/plugins/metadata/steamgriddb/SteamGridDbPlugin.kt
index 8c25d0c..aae93b3 100644
--- a/plugins/steamgriddb/src/main/kotlin/org/gameyfin/plugins/metadata/steamgriddb/SteamGridDbPlugin.kt
+++ b/plugins/steamgriddb/src/main/kotlin/org/gameyfin/plugins/metadata/steamgriddb/SteamGridDbPlugin.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 package org.gameyfin.plugins.metadata.steamgriddb
 
+import kotlinx.coroutines.async
+import kotlinx.coroutines.awaitAll
+import kotlinx.coroutines.coroutineScope
 import kotlinx.coroutines.runBlocking
 import org.gameyfin.pluginapi.core.config.*
 import org.gameyfin.pluginapi.core.wrapper.ConfigurableGameyfinPlugin
@@ -81,18 +84,21 @@ class SteamGridDbPlugin(wrapper: PluginWrapper) : ConfigurableGameyfinPlugin(wra
         override fun fetchByTitle(gameTitle: String, maxResults: Int): List<GameMetadata> {
             return runBlocking {
                 val results = searchSteamGridDb(gameTitle)
-
-                results.map { game ->
-                    val grids = getGridsForGame(game.id)
-                    val heroes = getHeroesForGame(game.id)
-                    GameMetadata(
-                        originalId = game.id.toString(),
-                        title = game.name,
-                        release = game.releaseDate,
-                        coverUrls = grids?.map { URI(it.url) },
-                        headerUrls = heroes?.map { URI(it.url) }
-                    )
-                }.take(maxResults)
+                coroutineScope {
+                    results.map { game ->
+                        async {
+                            val grids = getGridsForGame(game.id)
+                            val heroes = getHeroesForGame(game.id)
+                            GameMetadata(
+                                originalId = game.id.toString(),
+                                title = game.name,
+                                release = game.releaseDate,
+                                coverUrls = grids?.map { URI(it.url) },
+                                headerUrls = heroes?.map { URI(it.url) }
+                            )
+                        }
+                    }.awaitAll().take(maxResults)
+                }
             }
         }