diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 55dc2b3a..e46bac53 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 repos:
   - repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit-hooks
-    rev: v5.0.0
+    rev: v6.0.0
     hooks:
       - id: end-of-file-fixer
   - repo: https://github.com/psf/black
-    rev: 25.1.0
+    rev: 25.9.0
     hooks:
       - id: black
         alias: python
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ repos:
       - id: codespell
         exclude: ^frontend/package-lock.json
   - repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/mirrors-eslint
-    rev: v9.30.1
+    rev: v9.36.0
     hooks:
       - id: eslint
         name: eslint
diff --git a/backend/channel/src/remote_query.py b/backend/channel/src/remote_query.py
index 2a49a0b7..71049757 100644
--- a/backend/channel/src/remote_query.py
+++ b/backend/channel/src/remote_query.py
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ def get_last_channel_videos(
     builder = VideoQueryBuilder(config, limit=limit)
 
     queries = []
-    if query_filter is None:
+    if query_filter is None or query_filter == VideoTypeEnum.UNKNOWN:
         queries = builder.build_queries()
     elif isinstance(query_filter, list):
         queries = builder.build_queries(vid_types=query_filter)
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ def get_last_channel_videos(
 
     last_videos: list[dict] = []
 
-    if not query:
+    if not queries:
         return last_videos
 
     for vid_type_enum, limit_amount in queries:
diff --git a/backend/channel/tests/test_src/test_remote_query.py b/backend/channel/tests/test_src/test_remote_query.py
index a680b2fb..9745cb9a 100644
--- a/backend/channel/tests/test_src/test_remote_query.py
+++ b/backend/channel/tests/test_src/test_remote_query.py
@@ -68,6 +68,17 @@ def test_build_specific_query(default_config, empty_overwrites):
     assert result == (VideoTypeEnum.VIDEOS, 5)
 
 
+def test_build_unknown_type(default_config, empty_overwrites):
+    """unknown vid_type build list"""
+    builder = VideoQueryBuilder(default_config, empty_overwrites, limit=None)
+    result = builder.build_queries()
+    assert result == [
+        (VideoTypeEnum.VIDEOS, None),
+        (VideoTypeEnum.STREAMS, None),
+        (VideoTypeEnum.SHORTS, None),
+    ]
+
+
 def test_build_multiple_queries(default_config, empty_overwrites):
     """vid_type list"""
     builder = VideoQueryBuilder(default_config, empty_overwrites)
@@ -104,6 +115,25 @@ def test_zero_query_not_included(default_config):
     assert not result  # Should be skipped due to 0
 
 
+def test_zero_config_overwrite(default_config):
+    """zero default config but with overwrite"""
+    new_default = default_config.copy()
+    new_default["subscriptions"]["shorts_channel_size"] = 0
+    new_overwrites = {
+        "subscriptions_channel_size": 20,
+        "subscriptions_live_channel_size": 20,
+        "subscriptions_shorts_channel_size": 8,
+    }
+
+    builder = VideoQueryBuilder(new_default, new_overwrites, limit=True)
+    result = builder.build_queries()
+    assert result == [
+        (VideoTypeEnum.VIDEOS, 20),
+        (VideoTypeEnum.STREAMS, 20),
+        (VideoTypeEnum.SHORTS, 8),
+    ]
+
+
 def test_invalid_video_type_is_ignored(default_config):
     """invalid enum"""
     builder = VideoQueryBuilder(default_config)
diff --git a/backend/requirements.txt b/backend/requirements.txt
index af5d2cab..68e1394f 100644
--- a/backend/requirements.txt
+++ b/backend/requirements.txt
@@ -2,14 +2,14 @@ apprise==1.9.4
 celery==5.5.3
 django-auth-ldap==5.2.0
 django-celery-beat==2.8.1
-django-cors-headers==4.7.0
-Django==5.2.5
+django-cors-headers==4.9.0
+Django==5.2.6
 djangorestframework==3.16.1
 drf-spectacular==0.28.0
 Pillow==11.3.0
 redis==6.4.0
 requests==2.32.5
 ryd-client==0.0.6
-uvicorn==0.35.0
-whitenoise==6.9.0
-yt-dlp[default]==2025.8.27
+uvicorn==0.37.0
+whitenoise==6.11.0
+yt-dlp[default]==2025.9.26
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 3087ba64..21855bfa 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ services:
       - ELASTIC_PASSWORD=verysecret         # set password for Elasticsearch
       - TZ=America/New_York                 # set your time zone
     healthcheck:
-      test: ["CMD", "curl", "-f", "http://localhost:8000/api/health"]
+      test: ["CMD", "curl", "-f", "http://localhost:8000/api/health/"]
       interval: 2m
       timeout: 10s
       retries: 3
diff --git a/requirements-dev.txt b/requirements-dev.txt
index f2b7786f..4c975adc 100644
--- a/requirements-dev.txt
+++ b/requirements-dev.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ pre-commit==4.3.0
 pylint-django==2.6.1
 pylint==3.3.8
 pytest-django==4.11.1
-pytest==8.4.1
+pytest==8.4.2
 python-dotenv==1.1.1
 requirementscheck==0.1.0
-types-requests==2.32.4.20250809
+types-requests==2.32.4.20250913