diff --git a/src/font_manager.py b/src/font_manager.py
index 8be283be..93640808 100644
--- a/src/font_manager.py
+++ b/src/font_manager.py
@@ -96,7 +96,8 @@ class FontManager:
         self.common_fonts = {
             "press_start": "assets/fonts/PressStart2P-Regular.ttf",
             "four_by_six": "assets/fonts/4x6-font.ttf",
-            "five_by_seven": "assets/fonts/5x7.bdf"
+            "five_by_seven": "assets/fonts/5x7.bdf",
+            "tom_thumb": "assets/fonts/tom-thumb.bdf"
             # Note: cozette_bdf removed - font file not available
             # To re-enable: download cozette.bdf from https://github.com/the-moonwitch/Cozette
             # and add: "cozette_bdf": "assets/fonts/cozette.bdf"
diff --git a/src/plugin_system/testing/visual_display_manager.py b/src/plugin_system/testing/visual_display_manager.py
index e33d2309..732d6d61 100644
--- a/src/plugin_system/testing/visual_display_manager.py
+++ b/src/plugin_system/testing/visual_display_manager.py
@@ -506,9 +506,16 @@ class VisualTestDisplayManager:
     # Scrolling state (no-op interface compat)
     # ------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-    def set_scrolling_state(self, is_scrolling: bool):
-        """Set the current scrolling state (no-op for testing)."""
+    def set_scrolling_state(self, is_scrolling: bool, frame_hold: int = 1):
+        """Set the current scrolling state (no-op for testing).
+
+        ``frame_hold`` mirrors DisplayManager.set_scrolling_state so a plugin
+        that paces its scroll can be rendered here. Without it every such
+        plugin raised TypeError at render time and failed every size, which is
+        invisible until a plugin happens to pass the argument.
+        """
         self._scrolling_state['is_scrolling'] = is_scrolling
+        self._scrolling_state['frame_hold'] = frame_hold
         if is_scrolling:
             self._scrolling_state['last_scroll_activity'] = time.time()
 
diff --git a/web_interface/blueprints/api_v3.py b/web_interface/blueprints/api_v3.py
index 35dfd885..845c6884 100644
--- a/web_interface/blueprints/api_v3.py
+++ b/web_interface/blueprints/api_v3.py
@@ -78,8 +78,11 @@ def _scrub_git_remote_url(url: str) -> str:
     return url
 
 # Will be initialized when blueprint is registered
-config_manager = None
-plugin_manager = None
+# NOTE: the managers live on the blueprint object (app.py sets
+# api_v3.config_manager / api_v3.plugin_manager). Deliberately not
+# mirrored as module globals: a bare `config_manager` used to resolve to
+# a None that was never assigned, which silently disabled the /health
+# checks and made /display/current fall back to a hardcoded 128x64.
 plugin_store_manager = None
 saved_repositories_manager = None
 cache_manager = None
@@ -1598,11 +1601,16 @@ def get_health():
         }
 
         # Check web interface service
+        # Stamp the start time before measuring against it -- reading it with a
+        # fallback of time.time() and only assigning afterwards made the very
+        # first call subtract two separate clock reads, reporting a small
+        # negative uptime.
+        if not hasattr(get_health, '_start_time'):
+            get_health._start_time = time.time()
         health_status['services']['web_interface'] = {
             'status': 'running',
-            'uptime_seconds': time.time() - (getattr(get_health, '_start_time', time.time()))
+            'uptime_seconds': time.time() - get_health._start_time
         }
-        get_health._start_time = getattr(get_health, '_start_time', time.time())
 
         # Check display service
         display_service_status = _get_display_service_status()
@@ -1613,8 +1621,8 @@ def get_health():
 
         # Check config file accessibility
         try:
-            if config_manager:
-                test_config = config_manager.load_config()
+            if api_v3.config_manager:
+                test_config = api_v3.config_manager.load_config()
                 health_status['checks']['config_file'] = {
                     'status': 'accessible',
                     'readable': True
@@ -1633,9 +1641,9 @@ def get_health():
 
         # Check plugin system
         try:
-            if plugin_manager:
+            if api_v3.plugin_manager:
                 # Try to discover plugins (lightweight check)
-                plugin_count = len(plugin_manager.get_available_plugins()) if hasattr(plugin_manager, 'get_available_plugins') else 0
+                plugin_count = len(api_v3.plugin_manager.get_available_plugins()) if hasattr(api_v3.plugin_manager, 'get_available_plugins') else 0
                 health_status['checks']['plugin_system'] = {
                     'status': 'operational',
                     'plugin_count': plugin_count
@@ -2468,8 +2476,8 @@ def get_display_current():
 
         # Get display dimensions from config
         try:
-            if config_manager:
-                main_config = config_manager.load_config()
+            if api_v3.config_manager:
+                main_config = api_v3.config_manager.load_config()
                 hardware_config = main_config.get('display', {}).get('hardware', {})
                 cols = hardware_config.get('cols', 64)
                 chain_length = hardware_config.get('chain_length', 2)