diff --git a/src/routes/events/[event_id]/(badges)/badges/ae_comp__badge_search.svelte b/src/routes/events/[event_id]/(badges)/badges/ae_comp__badge_search.svelte
index 7fff0840..b4980a94 100644
--- a/src/routes/events/[event_id]/(badges)/badges/ae_comp__badge_search.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/events/[event_id]/(badges)/badges/ae_comp__badge_search.svelte
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ function handle_qr_scan_result(event: {
                         class:hidden={$ae_loc.trusted_access}
                         >
                         <StepForward size="1em" class="mx-1" />
-                        Start Here
+                        Start Here:
                     </button>
 
                     <!-- svelte-ignore a11y_autofocus -->
@@ -209,10 +209,11 @@ function handle_qr_scan_result(event: {
                             bg-red-50-900 dark:bg-red-50-950
                             focus:bg-white
                             focus:text-black
-                            border border-l-2 border-b-2
-                            border-l-primary-500 border-b-primary-500
-                            border-r-primary-300 border-t-primary-300
-                            dark:border-l-primary-800 dark:border-b-primary-800
+                            border border-l-2 border-r-2 border-b-3
+                            border-l-success-300 border-b-success-500
+                            border-r-success-300 border-t-success-300
+                            dark:border-l-success-800 dark:border-b-success-800
+                            preset-tonal-success
                             "
                         onkeyup={(e) => {
                             if (e.key === 'Enter') {
@@ -233,8 +234,10 @@ function handle_qr_scan_result(event: {
             <div class="flex flex-row items-center justify-center gap-1">
                 <button
                     type="submit"
+                    class:opacity-50={($events_sess.badges.search_status === 'loading') || (badges_loc.current.fulltext_search_qry_str ?? '').trim().length < effective_min_chars}
+                    class:pointer-events-none={($events_sess.badges.search_status === 'loading') || (badges_loc.current.fulltext_search_qry_str ?? '').trim().length < effective_min_chars}
                     class="
-                    hover:text-primary-800-200 hover:bg-primary-200-800 active:bg-surface-200-700 flex items-center justify-center gap-1 px-3 py-2 text-2xl font-bold transition-all duration-1000 hover:duration-300 min-w-0 preset-tonal-success rounded-lg border border-success-200-800
+                    hover:text-primary-800-200 hover:bg-primary-200-800 active:bg-surface-200-700 flex items-center justify-center gap-1 px-3 py-2 text-2xl font-bold transition-all duration-1000 hover:duration-50 min-w-0 preset-tonal-success rounded-lg border border-success-200-800
                     w-48
                     ">
                     {#if $events_sess.badges.search_status === 'loading'}