diff --git a/app/Livewire/Admin/Maintenance.php b/app/Livewire/Admin/Maintenance.php
index d591ae6..b066c30 100644
--- a/app/Livewire/Admin/Maintenance.php
+++ b/app/Livewire/Admin/Maintenance.php
@@ -129,7 +129,9 @@ class Maintenance extends Component
                 ['email' => $customer->email],
             );
             if ($delivery->wasRecentlyCreated) {
-                Mail::to($customer->email)->queue(new MaintenanceAnnouncementMail($window, $customer));
+                Mail::to($customer->email)
+                    ->locale($customer->locale ?: config('app.locale'))
+                    ->queue(new MaintenanceAnnouncementMail($window, $customer));
                 $delivery->update(['sent_at' => now()]);
             }
         }
diff --git a/database/migrations/2026_07_25_133900_seed_roles_and_permissions.php b/database/migrations/2026_07_25_133900_seed_roles_and_permissions.php
index ec35d43..e4ec7e3 100644
--- a/database/migrations/2026_07_25_133900_seed_roles_and_permissions.php
+++ b/database/migrations/2026_07_25_133900_seed_roles_and_permissions.php
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 <?php
 
+use App\Models\User;
 use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
 use Spatie\Permission\Models\Permission;
 use Spatie\Permission\Models\Role;
@@ -44,6 +45,14 @@ return new class extends Migration
             Role::findOrCreate($roleName, 'web')->syncPermissions($perms);
         }
 
+        // Migrate existing operators BEFORE the gate switches to console.view:
+        // every legacy is_admin user becomes an Owner so none are locked out.
+        User::query()->where('is_admin', true)->get()->each(function (User $u) {
+            if (! $u->hasAnyRole(User::OPERATOR_ROLES)) {
+                $u->assignRole('Owner');
+            }
+        });
+
         app(PermissionRegistrar::class)->forgetCachedPermissions();
     }