diff --git a/admin/docs/release-notes.md b/admin/docs/release-notes.md
index 6ea2f34..013ce07 100644
--- a/admin/docs/release-notes.md
+++ b/admin/docs/release-notes.md
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@
 - **Knowledge Base**: Fixed an issue where file embedding jobs could cause a retry storm if the Ollama service was unavailable. Thanks @skyam25 for the bug report!
 - **Curated Collections**: Fixed some broken links in the curated collections definitions (maps and ZIM files) that were causing some resources to fail to download.
 - **Easy Setup**: Fixed an issue where the "Start Here" badge would persist even after visiting the Easy Setup Wizard for the first time. Thanks @chriscrosstalk for the fix!
+- **UI**: Fixed an issue where the loading spinner could look strange in certain use cases.
 - **System Updates**: Fixed an issue where the update banner would persist even after the system was updated successfully. Thanks @chriscrosstalk for the fix!
+- **Performance**: Various small memory leak fixes and performance improvements across the UI to ensure a smoother experience.
 
 ### Improvements
 - **Ollama**: Improved GPU detection logic to ensure the latest GPU config is always passed to the Ollama container on update
diff --git a/admin/inertia/components/LoadingSpinner.tsx b/admin/inertia/components/LoadingSpinner.tsx
index 2d81a85..493e9b0 100644
--- a/admin/inertia/components/LoadingSpinner.tsx
+++ b/admin/inertia/components/LoadingSpinner.tsx
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ const LoadingSpinner: React.FC<LoadingSpinnerProps> = ({
 }) => {
   if (!fullscreen) {
     return (
-      <div className={`flex flex-col items-center justify-center ${className}`}>
+      <div className="flex flex-col items-center justify-center">
         <div
-          className={`w-8 h-8 border-[3px] ${light ? 'border-white' : 'border-text-muted'} border-t-transparent rounded-full animate-spin`}
+          className={`w-8 h-8 border-[3px] ${light ? 'border-white' : 'border-text-muted'} border-t-transparent rounded-full animate-spin ${className || ''}`}
         ></div>
         {!iconOnly && (
           <div className={light ? 'text-white mt-2' : 'text-text-primary mt-2'}>
diff --git a/admin/inertia/components/WikipediaSelector.tsx b/admin/inertia/components/WikipediaSelector.tsx
index 7587aa2..e42daa7 100644
--- a/admin/inertia/components/WikipediaSelector.tsx
+++ b/admin/inertia/components/WikipediaSelector.tsx
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ const WikipediaSelector: React.FC<WikipediaSelectorProps> = ({
       {/* Downloading status message */}
       {isDownloading && (
         <div className="mb-4 p-3 bg-blue-50 border border-blue-200 rounded-lg flex items-center gap-2">
-          <LoadingSpinner fullscreen={false} iconOnly className="size-5" />
+          <LoadingSpinner fullscreen={false} iconOnly className="size-4" />
           <span className="text-sm text-blue-700">
             Downloading Wikipedia... This may take a while for larger packages.
           </span>