diff --git a/src/components/builder/AppBuilder.vue b/src/components/builder/AppBuilder.vue
index d70b077bac..5c9b3367da 100644
--- a/src/components/builder/AppBuilder.vue
+++ b/src/components/builder/AppBuilder.vue
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ const renderedInputs = computed<[string, MaybeRef<BoundStyle> | undefined][]>(
               :class="
                 cn(dragClass, 'my-2 rounded-lg bg-primary-background/30 p-2')
               "
-              :title="entry.widget.label ?? entry.entityId"
+              :title="entry.widget.label ?? entry.displayName"
               :sub-title="entry.node.title"
               can-rename
               :remove="() => appModeStore.removeSelectedInput(entry.widget)"
diff --git a/src/core/graph/subgraph/promotedWidgetView.ts b/src/core/graph/subgraph/promotedWidgetView.ts
index d3f493074c..02fad6fb84 100644
--- a/src/core/graph/subgraph/promotedWidgetView.ts
+++ b/src/core/graph/subgraph/promotedWidgetView.ts
@@ -241,7 +241,10 @@ class PromotedWidgetView implements IPromotedWidgetView {
    */
   ensureHostWidgetState(): void {
     if (this.getHostWidgetState()) return
-    this.registerHostWidgetState(this.resolveAtHost()?.widget.value)
+    // Seed from the effective promoted value (host → linked → deepest →
+    // interior fallback) instead of the raw interior default, so a restored
+    // promoted value isn't shadowed on first render.
+    this.registerHostWidgetState(this.value)
   }
 
   private registerHostWidgetState(value: IBaseWidget['value']): void {
diff --git a/src/lib/litegraph/src/LGraphNode.ts b/src/lib/litegraph/src/LGraphNode.ts
index 6b82ebaa3e..9247a5efb0 100644
--- a/src/lib/litegraph/src/LGraphNode.ts
+++ b/src/lib/litegraph/src/LGraphNode.ts
@@ -997,7 +997,16 @@ export class LGraphNode
     return o
   }
 
-  /* Creates a clone of this node */
+  /**
+   * Creates a clone of this node.
+   *
+   * Note: between this call returning and `graph.add(clone)` running, the
+   * returned node briefly carries the **source node's id** rather than the
+   * historical `-1` sentinel. This is required so that subclass `configure()`
+   * implementations (e.g. {@link SubgraphNode}) which key per-instance state
+   * by id hydrate into the correct slot. `graph.add` will reassign a fresh id
+   * (or detect the collision and reassign) on insert.
+   */
   clone(): LGraphNode | null {
     if (this.type == null) return null
     const node = LiteGraph.createNode(this.type)
diff --git a/src/stores/appModeStore.test.ts b/src/stores/appModeStore.test.ts
index 111114c840..7a4d2047b0 100644
--- a/src/stores/appModeStore.test.ts
+++ b/src/stores/appModeStore.test.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { createTestingPinia } from '@pinia/testing'
 import { fromAny, fromPartial } from '@total-typescript/shoehorn'
 import { setActivePinia } from 'pinia'
 import { nextTick } from 'vue'
-import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
 
 import type { LGraphNode, NodeId } from '@/lib/litegraph/src/LGraphNode'
 import { SubgraphNode } from '@/lib/litegraph/src/litegraph'
@@ -118,6 +118,12 @@ describe('appModeStore', () => {
     vi.clearAllMocks()
   })
 
+  afterEach(() => {
+    // Restore any per-test spies (e.g. console.warn) so an assertion failure
+    // can't leak the spy into the next test.
+    vi.restoreAllMocks()
+  })
+
   describe('enterBuilder', () => {
     it('navigates to builder:arrange when in app mode with outputs', () => {
       workflowStore.activeWorkflow = createBuilderWorkflowWithOutputs('app')