diff --git a/lang/de/admin.php b/lang/de/admin.php
index 54577ea..06d6c8a 100644
--- a/lang/de/admin.php
+++ b/lang/de/admin.php
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ return [
         'warning' => 'Warnung',
     ],
 
-    'retry' => 'Erneut versuchen',
+    'retry' => 'Wiederholen',
     'run_retried' => 'Lauf wird erneut gestartet.',
     'run_started' => 'Gestartet',
     'run_activity' => 'Letzte Aktivität',
diff --git a/lang/de/instances.php b/lang/de/instances.php
index 723c6d0..e137677 100644
--- a/lang/de/instances.php
+++ b/lang/de/instances.php
@@ -15,5 +15,5 @@ return [
     'wrong_password' => 'Passwort stimmt nicht.',
     'too_many_attempts' => 'Zu viele Versuche. Bitte in :seconds Sekunden erneut versuchen.',
     'cancel' => 'Abbrechen',
-    'admin_action' => 'Als Administrator anmelden',
+    'admin_action' => 'Adminzugang',
 ];
diff --git a/lang/en/instances.php b/lang/en/instances.php
index 98610cd..e8a6df8 100644
--- a/lang/en/instances.php
+++ b/lang/en/instances.php
@@ -15,5 +15,5 @@ return [
     'wrong_password' => 'That password is not correct.',
     'too_many_attempts' => 'Too many attempts. Try again in :seconds seconds.',
     'cancel' => 'Cancel',
-    'admin_action' => 'Sign in as administrator',
+    'admin_action' => 'Admin access',
 ];
diff --git a/resources/views/components/shell/nav.blade.php b/resources/views/components/shell/nav.blade.php
index 16fe336..8bbddf2 100644
--- a/resources/views/components/shell/nav.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/components/shell/nav.blade.php
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@
     density, and that lives in the tokens — not here.
 --}}
 <aside
-    class="fixed inset-y-0 left-0 z-50 flex w-[15.5rem] flex-col overflow-y-auto border-r border-line bg-surface px-3 py-4 shadow-md transition-transform lg:static lg:h-screen lg:translate-x-0 lg:shadow-none"
+    class="fixed inset-y-0 left-0 z-50 flex w-[15.5rem] flex-col border-r border-line bg-surface px-3 py-4 shadow-md transition-transform lg:static lg:h-screen lg:translate-x-0 lg:shadow-none"
     :class="nav ? 'translate-x-0' : '-translate-x-full'"
 >
-    <div class="flex items-center justify-between gap-2 px-2.5 pb-5">
+    <div class="flex shrink-0 items-center justify-between gap-2 px-2.5 pb-5">
         <a href="{{ $console ? \App\Support\AdminArea::home() : route('dashboard') }}" class="flex items-center gap-2.5">
             <x-ui.logo class="size-7" />
             {{-- One element: as separate flex children the gap lands inside the
@@ -36,27 +36,35 @@
         </button>
     </div>
 
-    @foreach ($groups as $group)
-        @if (! empty($group['label']))
-            <p class="px-3 pb-2 pt-5 lbl">{{ $group['label'] }}</p>
-        @endif
-        <nav class="space-y-0.5">
-            @foreach ($group['items'] as [$route, $icon, $key, $capability])
-                @continue($capability !== null && ! auth()->user()?->can($capability))
-                <x-ui.nav-item
-                    :href="route($route)"
-                    :active="$console ? \App\Support\AdminArea::routeIs($route) : request()->routeIs($route)"
-                    @click="nav = false"
-                >
-                    <x-slot:icon><x-ui.icon :name="$icon" class="size-[1.15rem]" /></x-slot:icon>
-                    {{ __($prefix.'.'.$key) }}
-                </x-ui.nav-item>
-            @endforeach
-        </nav>
-    @endforeach
+    {{-- The only scroll region in the sidebar: header above and footer below
+         stay put (operator requirement), only the nav list itself scrolls
+         when it is taller than the viewport. overflow-y-auto (not -hidden)
+         on a flex-1 child resolves its automatic min-height to 0, which is
+         what lets it shrink to the available space instead of stretching the
+         aside past the viewport — same mechanism <main> already relies on. --}}
+    <div class="min-h-0 flex-1 overflow-y-auto">
+        @foreach ($groups as $group)
+            @if (! empty($group['label']))
+                <p class="px-3 pb-2 pt-5 lbl">{{ $group['label'] }}</p>
+            @endif
+            <nav class="space-y-0.5">
+                @foreach ($group['items'] as [$route, $icon, $key, $capability])
+                    @continue($capability !== null && ! auth()->user()?->can($capability))
+                    <x-ui.nav-item
+                        :href="route($route)"
+                        :active="$console ? \App\Support\AdminArea::routeIs($route) : request()->routeIs($route)"
+                        @click="nav = false"
+                    >
+                        <x-slot:icon><x-ui.icon :name="$icon" class="size-[1.15rem]" /></x-slot:icon>
+                        {{ __($prefix.'.'.$key) }}
+                    </x-ui.nav-item>
+                @endforeach
+            </nav>
+        @endforeach
+    </div>
 
     @if ($footer)
-        <p class="mt-auto px-3 pt-6 font-mono text-[11px] leading-relaxed text-muted">{{ $footer }}</p>
+        <p class="shrink-0 px-3 pt-6 font-mono text-[11px] leading-relaxed text-muted">{{ $footer }}</p>
     @endif
 </aside>