diff --git a/allstarr/Services/Common/ExtensionManager.cs b/allstarr/Services/Common/ExtensionManager.cs
index 4c01d75f..40fa6f60 100644
--- a/allstarr/Services/Common/ExtensionManager.cs
+++ b/allstarr/Services/Common/ExtensionManager.cs
@@ -50,7 +50,11 @@ public class ExtensionManager
 
     public List<string> GetConfiguredRepositories()
     {
-        var repos = _configuration["EXTENSION_REPOSITORIES"] ?? "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/spotiflacapp/SpotiFLAC-Extension/main/registry.json";
+        var repos = _configuration["EXTENSION_REPOSITORIES"];
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(repos))
+        {
+            repos = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/spotiflacapp/SpotiFLAC-Extension/main/registry.json";
+        }
         return repos.Split(',', StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries | StringSplitOptions.TrimEntries).ToList();
     }
 
diff --git a/gamdl-aio/main.py b/gamdl-aio/main.py
index 0f3cde2a..2db2e182 100644
--- a/gamdl-aio/main.py
+++ b/gamdl-aio/main.py
@@ -118,6 +118,15 @@ async def init_apple_music_api():
 
 @app.on_event("startup")
 async def startup_event():
+    # Restore persistent staged libraries if they exist
+    persisted_libs_dir = DATA_DIR / "apple_libs"
+    if persisted_libs_dir.exists():
+        logger.info("Restoring staged Apple native libraries from persistent data...")
+        SYSTEM_LIBS_DIR.mkdir(exist_ok=True, parents=True)
+        for f in persisted_libs_dir.glob("*.so"):
+            shutil.copy2(f, SYSTEM_LIBS_DIR / f.name)
+            logger.info(f"Restored library: {f.name}")
+            
     # Attempt to start the wrapper daemon on startup
     await start_wrapper_daemon()
 
@@ -245,6 +254,14 @@ async def upload_apk(file: UploadFile = File(...)):
             
         temp_apk.unlink()
         
+        # Back up extracted libraries to persistent storage
+        persisted_libs_dir = DATA_DIR / "apple_libs"
+        persisted_libs_dir.mkdir(exist_ok=True, parents=True)
+        if SYSTEM_LIBS_DIR.exists():
+            for f in SYSTEM_LIBS_DIR.glob("*.so"):
+                shutil.copy2(f, persisted_libs_dir / f.name)
+            logger.info("Backed up staged Apple native libraries to persistent storage.")
+
         global wrapper_proc
         if wrapper_proc:
             wrapper_proc.terminate()