diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/test.yml b/.forgejo/workflows/test.yml
index f3348bf..5c0ed37 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/test.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ jobs:
       NUXT_PUBLIC_COMING_SOON: 'false'
       NODE_ENV: development
       ALLOW_DEV_TEST_ENDPOINTS: 'true'
-      BASE_URL: http://localhost:3000
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
@@ -101,7 +100,6 @@ jobs:
       NUXT_PUBLIC_COMING_SOON: 'false'
       NODE_ENV: development
       ALLOW_DEV_TEST_ENDPOINTS: 'true'
-      BASE_URL: http://localhost:3000
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
diff --git a/app/pages/events/index.vue b/app/pages/events/index.vue
index 66c90e9..3a64189 100644
--- a/app/pages/events/index.vue
+++ b/app/pages/events/index.vue
@@ -232,12 +232,8 @@ const isAlmostFull = (event) => {
 .event-row:hover {
   padding-left: 4px;
 }
-.event-row.is-cancelled .event-title a {
-  text-decoration: line-through;
-  text-decoration-thickness: 1px;
-}
-.event-row.is-cancelled .event-tagline {
-  text-decoration: line-through;
+.event-row.is-cancelled {
+  opacity: 0.5;
 }
 
 .event-date-col {
diff --git a/server/api/admin/board-channels.post.js b/server/api/admin/board-channels.post.js
index bc4a9f8..b49d81f 100644
--- a/server/api/admin/board-channels.post.js
+++ b/server/api/admin/board-channels.post.js
@@ -25,9 +25,7 @@ export default defineEventHandler(async (event) => {
 
   if (!slackChannelId) {
     if (process.env.ALLOW_DEV_TEST_ENDPOINTS === 'true') {
-      // Match the Slack channel ID format (^[A-Z0-9]+$) so the value
-      // round-trips through boardChannelUpdateSchema on subsequent edits.
-      slackChannelId = `CDEV${Date.now().toString(36).toUpperCase()}`
+      slackChannelId = `dev-stub-${Date.now()}`
       console.log('[slack] DEV MODE — skipping createChannel', { name: body.name, slackChannelId })
     } else {
       const slack = getSlackAdminService()