diff --git a/docker/routlin-dash/app/view_page.py b/docker/routlin-dash/app/view_page.py
index e40eee6..37fedcd 100644
--- a/docker/routlin-dash/app/view_page.py
+++ b/docker/routlin-dash/app/view_page.py
@@ -1411,7 +1411,7 @@ def render_layout(view_id, content_html, tokens):
                     text = e(item.get('detail', item.get('name', '')))
                     tip  = item.get('suggestion', '')
                     if tip:
-                        text += f' <span style="opacity:0.75">— {e(tip)}</span>'
+                        text += f' <span style="opacity:0.75">- {e(tip)}</span>'
                     problem_bars += f'<div class="info-bar {cls}">{text}</div>\n'
     except Exception:
         pass
diff --git a/routlin/status.py b/routlin/status.py
index aa6f745..11dbd18 100644
--- a/routlin/status.py
+++ b/routlin/status.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ from pathlib import Path
 from validation import derive_interface, derive_vlan_id, is_wg
 
 # ===================================================================
-# Constants (mirror core.py — no import to avoid circular dependency)
+# Constants (mirror core.py - no import to avoid circular dependency)
 # ===================================================================
 
 PRODUCT_NAME         = "routlin"
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ RADIUS_CLIENTS_CONF  = Path("/etc/freeradius/3.0/clients.conf")
 RADIUS_USERS_FILE    = Path("/etc/freeradius/3.0/users")
 BLIST_TIMER_NAME     = f"{PRODUCT_NAME}-dns-blocklist-update"
 DASHB_TIMER_NAME     = f"{PRODUCT_NAME}-dashboard-queue"
+STATUS_TIMER_NAME    = f"{PRODUCT_NAME}-status-check"
 DASHB_QUEUE_FILE     = SCRIPT_DIR / ".dashboard-queue"
 NAT_SERVICE_NAME     = f"{PRODUCT_NAME}-nat"
 BLOCKLIST_STALE_SECS = 36 * 3600
@@ -160,6 +161,10 @@ def check_services(data):
                   "expected_active": "inactive",
                   "expected_enabled": "enabled"})
 
+    units.append({"id": f"{STATUS_TIMER_NAME}.timer",
+                  "name": f"{STATUS_TIMER_NAME}.timer",
+                  "expected_active": "active", "expected_enabled": "enabled"})
+
     if DASHB_QUEUE_FILE.exists():
         units.append({"id": f"{DASHB_TIMER_NAME}.timer",
                       "name": f"{DASHB_TIMER_NAME}.timer",
@@ -212,17 +217,11 @@ def check_configurations(data):
     vlans    = data.get("vlans", [])
     non_wg   = [v for v in vlans if not is_wg(v)]
     wg_vlans = [v for v in vlans if is_wg(v)]
-    core_mtime = CONFIG_FILE.stat().st_mtime if CONFIG_FILE.exists() else 0
-
     def file_ok(id_, name, path, severity="error", suggestion=""):
         if not path.exists():
             return _problem(id_, name, severity,
                             f"{path} does not exist.",
                             suggestion or f"Run sudo python3 core.py --apply to create it.")
-        if path.stat().st_mtime < core_mtime:
-            return _problem(id_, name, "warning",
-                            f"{path} is older than core.json and may be stale.",
-                            "Run sudo python3 core.py --apply to update it.")
         return _ok(id_, name)
 
     # --- nftables tables ---
@@ -296,12 +295,12 @@ def check_configurations(data):
             results.append(_problem(id_, name, "error",
                                     f"WireGuard interface {iface} does not exist.",
                                     "Run sudo python3 core.py --apply to bring up WireGuard."))
-        elif state != "up":
+        elif state in ("up", "unknown"):  # WireGuard interfaces normally report 'unknown'
+            results.append(_ok(id_, name))
+        else:
             results.append(_problem(id_, name, "error",
                                     f"WireGuard interface {iface} operstate is '{state}'.",
                                     f"Try: sudo wg-quick up {iface}"))
-        else:
-            results.append(_ok(id_, name))
 
     # --- Stale WG interfaces when no WG VLANs configured ---
     if not wg_vlans:
@@ -391,7 +390,7 @@ def check_configurations(data):
         except OSError:
             pass  # already caught above by file_ok
     else:
-        # RADIUS not enabled — warn if generated config files still exist
+        # RADIUS not enabled - warn if generated config files still exist
         if RADIUS_CLIENTS_CONF.exists():
             try:
                 if "# Generated by" in RADIUS_CLIENTS_CONF.read_text():