diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index fd8fdb7e6..026d79af7 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -130,14 +130,12 @@ workflows:
           filters:
             branches:
               only:
-                - develop
                 - main
       - build-base-arm64: &filters-release
           filters:
             branches:
               only:
                 - main
-                - /.*-ci/
       - test-and-build-dist-amd64:
           <<: *filters-all
           requires:
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 012f87209..f71fb3d36 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -6,11 +6,13 @@ width: 128px;
 border-radius: 128px;
 " />
 
-## v1.10.5
+## v1.10.6
 
 - Fixes
     - Reset settings on OPDS start page more consistently.
 
+## v1.10.5 - Broken release
+
 ## v1.10.4 - Broken release
 
 ## v1.10.3
diff --git a/bin/docker-tag-latest.sh b/bin/docker-tag-latest.sh
index 0e7cbed31..8a62033c1 100755
--- a/bin/docker-tag-latest.sh
+++ b/bin/docker-tag-latest.sh
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ fi
 
 # 1. Log in to registry
 echo "Logging in to $REGISTRY..."
-echo "$DOCKER_PASSWORD" | docker login "$REGISTRY" -u "$DOCKER_USER" --password-stdin
+echo "$DOCKER_PASS" | docker login "$REGISTRY" -u "$DOCKER_USER" --password-stdin
 
 # 2. Retag the multi-arch image
 # This creates a new manifest on the registry side without downloading image layers
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ docker buildx imagetools create \
   --tag "$REGISTRY/$IMAGE_NAME:$TARGET_TAG" \
   "$REGISTRY/$IMAGE_NAME:$SOURCE_TAG"
 
+# shellcheck disable=SC2181
 if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
   echo "Successfully updated $TARGET_TAG"
 else
diff --git a/codex/views/browser/params.py b/codex/views/browser/params.py
index 542a05802..53469890b 100644
--- a/codex/views/browser/params.py
+++ b/codex/views/browser/params.py
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 from types import MappingProxyType
 from typing import Any
 
+from loguru import logger
+
 from codex.serializers.browser.settings import (
     BrowserSettingsSerializer,
     BrowserSettingsSerializerBase,
@@ -32,7 +34,7 @@ def init_params(self) -> MutableMapping[str, Any]:
             params.update(serializer.validated_data)
         return params
 
-    def update_last_route(self, data: MutableMapping) -> None:
+    def _update_last_route(self, data: MutableMapping) -> None:
         """Save last route to data."""
         last_route = data.get("last_route", {})
         last_route.update(
@@ -52,9 +54,14 @@ def set_params(self, params: Mapping) -> None:
     def params(self) -> MappingProxyType:
         """Validate submitted settings and apply them over the session settings."""
         if self._params is None:
-            params = self.init_params()
-            self.update_last_route(params)
-            self.save_params_to_settings(params)
-            self.set_order_by_default(params)
-            self.set_params(params)
+            try:
+                params = self.init_params()
+                self._update_last_route(params)
+                self.save_params_to_settings(params)
+                self.set_order_by_default(params)
+                self.set_params(params)
+            except Exception as exc:
+                # for debugging if this goes awry
+                logger.exception(exc)
+                raise
         return self._params  # pyright: ignore[reportReturnType], # ty: ignore[invalid-return-type]
diff --git a/codex/views/opds/v2/feed/__init__.py b/codex/views/opds/v2/feed/__init__.py
index 3b9501996..164321662 100644
--- a/codex/views/opds/v2/feed/__init__.py
+++ b/codex/views/opds/v2/feed/__init__.py
@@ -111,9 +111,9 @@ def _feed_navigation_and_groups(
     ) -> tuple[tuple, tuple, tuple]:
         groups = []
         navigation = []
-        top_groups = self._get_top_groups()
+        top_groups = self.get_top_groups()
         if self.IS_START_PAGE:
-            groups += self._get_ordered_groups()
+            groups += self.get_ordered_groups()
             first_top_group = next(iter(top_groups), {})
             navigation = first_top_group.get("navigation", [])
             publications = []
@@ -121,14 +121,14 @@ def _feed_navigation_and_groups(
             # Move the first group's navigation to become the feed navigation.
             # The feed navigation is titled "Browse"" in Stump
             zero_pad = zero_pad or 0
-            regular_groups = self._get_groups(group_qs, book_qs, title, zero_pad)
+            regular_groups = self.get_groups(group_qs, book_qs, title, zero_pad)
             first_regular_group = next(iter(regular_groups), {})
             navigation = first_regular_group.pop("navigation", [])
 
             groups += regular_groups
             groups += top_groups
-            groups += self._get_facets()
-            groups += self._get_start_groups()
+            groups += self.get_facets()
+            groups += self.get_start_groups()
 
             publications = first_regular_group.pop("publications", [])
         return tuple(navigation), tuple(groups), tuple(publications)
diff --git a/codex/views/opds/v2/feed/groups.py b/codex/views/opds/v2/feed/groups.py
index 8d3194072..13909e37b 100644
--- a/codex/views/opds/v2/feed/groups.py
+++ b/codex/views/opds/v2/feed/groups.py
@@ -135,12 +135,12 @@ def _create_group(self, group_specs, *, paginate: bool = False) -> list:
             groups += self._create_group_from_group_spec(group_spec, paginate=paginate)
         return groups
 
-    def _get_top_groups(self):
+    def get_top_groups(self):
         """Top Nav Groups."""
         return self._create_group(TOP_GROUPS)
 
-    def _get_ordered_groups(self) -> list:
-        # Top Nav Groups
+    def get_ordered_groups(self) -> list:
+        """Ordered Publication Groups."""
         groups = []
         for group_spec in PREVIEW_GROUPS:
             # explode into individual groups
@@ -149,11 +149,12 @@ def _get_ordered_groups(self) -> list:
                 groups += pub_section
         return groups
 
-    def _get_start_groups(self):
-        # Top Nav Groups
+    def get_start_groups(self):
+        """Start Groups."""
         return self._create_group(START_GROUPS)
 
-    def _get_groups(self, group_qs, book_qs, title: str, zero_pad: int):
+    def get_groups(self, group_qs, book_qs, title: str, zero_pad: int):
+        """Regular publication groups."""
         groups = []
 
         # Regular Groups
@@ -168,5 +169,6 @@ def _get_groups(self, group_qs, book_qs, title: str, zero_pad: int):
 
         return groups
 
-    def _get_facets(self):
+    def get_facets(self):
+        """Facet Groups."""
         return self._create_group(FACETS)
diff --git a/codex/views/opds/v2/feed/publications.py b/codex/views/opds/v2/feed/publications.py
index 3147c0a4e..2dd62112c 100644
--- a/codex/views/opds/v2/feed/publications.py
+++ b/codex/views/opds/v2/feed/publications.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 from codex.models import AdminFlag, Comic
 from codex.models.groups import BrowserGroupModel, Folder
 from codex.settings import BROWSER_MAX_OBJ_PER_PAGE
-from codex.views.opds.const import MimeType, Rel
+from codex.views.opds.const import DEFAULT_PARAMS, MimeType, Rel
 from codex.views.opds.v2.const import HrefData, Link, LinkData
 from codex.views.opds.v2.feed.feed_links import OPDS2FeedLinksView
 
@@ -239,12 +239,12 @@ def _get_publications_preview_feed_view(self, link_spec: Link):
         feed_view.request = self.request
         group = link_spec.group
         feed_view.kwargs = {"group": group, "pks": [0], "page": 1}
-        params = {}
+        params = dict(DEFAULT_PARAMS)
         if link_spec.query_params:
             for key, value in link_spec.query_params.items():
                 params[snakecase(key)] = value
-        params["show"] = {"p": True, "s": True}
-        params["limit"] = _PUBLICATION_PREVIEW_LIMIT
+        params["show"].update({"p": True, "s": True})  # pyright: ignore[reportCallIssue,reportAttributeAccessIssue,reportArgumentType], # ty: ignore[unresolved-attribute]
+        params["limit"] = _PUBLICATION_PREVIEW_LIMIT  # pyright: ignore[reportArgumentType], # ty:ignore[invalid-assignment]
 
         feed_view.set_params(params)
         return feed_view
@@ -260,8 +260,7 @@ def get_publications_preview(self, link_spec: Link) -> list:
             book_qs,
             zero_pad,
             link_spec.title,
-            "",
-            _PUBLICATION_PREVIEW_LIMIT,
-            link_spec,
+            items_per_page=_PUBLICATION_PREVIEW_LIMIT,
+            link_spec=link_spec,
             number_of_items=book_count,
         )
diff --git a/frontend/package-lock.json b/frontend/package-lock.json
index 22d75fc2f..91f376916 100644
--- a/frontend/package-lock.json
+++ b/frontend/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "codex",
-  "version": "1.10.5",
+  "version": "1.10.6",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "codex",
-      "version": "1.10.5",
+      "version": "1.10.6",
       "dependencies": {
         "@unhead/vue": "^2.0.8",
         "@vueuse/core": "^14.2.1",
diff --git a/frontend/package.json b/frontend/package.json
index 62691bf0f..8445058ae 100644
--- a/frontend/package.json
+++ b/frontend/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "codex",
-  "version": "1.10.5",
+  "version": "1.10.6",
   "private": true,
   "description": "ui for codex api",
   "type": "module",
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 8d2b0dc46..14d627ea4 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.12"
 license = "GPL-3.0-only"
 name = "codex"
-version = "1.10.5"
+version = "1.10.6"
 [[project.authors]]
 name = "AJ Slater"
 email = "aj@slater.net"
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index 4ae2ec0f3..3fbef1cba 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "codex"
-version = "1.10.5"
+version = "1.10.6"
 source = { editable = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "bidict" },