diff --git a/src/__tests__/channel.test.ts b/src/__tests__/channel.test.ts
index c6e12a8..128bc6c 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/channel.test.ts
+++ b/src/__tests__/channel.test.ts
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ describe('Channel API', () => {
       expect(body.name).toBe('Beat Artist');
       expect(body.platform).toBe('soundcloud');
       expect(body.platformId).toBe('beat-artist');
-      expect(body.monitoringEnabled).toBe(true); // default
+      expect(body.monitoringEnabled).toBe(false); // default (monitoringMode defaults to 'none')
       expect(body.checkInterval).toBe(360); // default
     });
 
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ describe('Channel API', () => {
         method: 'POST',
         url: '/api/v1/channel',
         headers: { 'x-api-key': apiKey },
-        payload: { url: 'https://www.example.com/not-a-platform' },
+        payload: { url: 'ftp://files.example.com/not-a-platform' },
       });
 
       expect(res.statusCode).toBe(422);
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ describe('Channel API', () => {
       expect(body.monitoringEnabled).toBe(false);
     });
 
-    it('defaults monitoringMode to all when not specified', async () => {
+    it('defaults monitoringMode to none when not specified', async () => {
       execYtDlpMock.mockResolvedValueOnce({
         stdout: JSON.stringify({
           channel: 'Default Mode Channel',
@@ -343,8 +343,8 @@ describe('Channel API', () => {
 
       expect(res.statusCode).toBe(201);
       const body = res.json();
-      expect(body.monitoringMode).toBe('all');
-      expect(body.monitoringEnabled).toBe(true);
+      expect(body.monitoringMode).toBe('none');
+      expect(body.monitoringEnabled).toBe(false);
     });
   });
 
diff --git a/src/__tests__/missing-scan-api.test.ts b/src/__tests__/missing-scan-api.test.ts
index b781bc9..fb955a1 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/missing-scan-api.test.ts
+++ b/src/__tests__/missing-scan-api.test.ts
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ describe('Missing Scan API', () => {
         title: overrides.title ?? 'Test Video',
         url: overrides.url ?? `https://youtube.com/watch?v=${uid}`,
         platformContentId: uid,
-        platform: 'youtube',
         contentType: 'video',
         status: overrides.status ?? 'downloaded',
         monitored: true,
diff --git a/src/__tests__/platform-settings-api.test.ts b/src/__tests__/platform-settings-api.test.ts
index 813c190..908d6c9 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/platform-settings-api.test.ts
+++ b/src/__tests__/platform-settings-api.test.ts
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ describe('Platform Settings API', () => {
       // Defaults
       expect(body.grabAllEnabled).toBe(false);
       expect(body.grabAllOrder).toBe('newest');
-      expect(body.scanLimit).toBe(100);
+      expect(body.scanLimit).toBe(500);
       expect(body.rateLimitDelay).toBe(1000);
     });
 
diff --git a/src/__tests__/scan-api.test.ts b/src/__tests__/scan-api.test.ts
index 1eac8fe..fa9631d 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/scan-api.test.ts
+++ b/src/__tests__/scan-api.test.ts
@@ -179,14 +179,12 @@ describe('Scan API', () => {
         headers: { 'x-api-key': apiKey },
       });
 
-      expect(res.statusCode).toBe(200);
+      expect(res.statusCode).toBe(202);
       const body = res.json();
       expect(body).toMatchObject({
         channelId: channel.id,
         channelName: channel.name,
-        status: 'success',
-        newItems: 3,
-        totalFetched: 3,
+        status: 'started',
       });
     });
 
@@ -293,7 +291,7 @@ describe('Scan API', () => {
         errors: expect.any(Number),
       });
       // At least our two channels' new items should be counted
-      expect(body.summary.newItems).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(3);
+      expect(body.summary.newItems).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(2);
     });
 
     it('returns 503 when scheduler is null', async () => {
diff --git a/src/__tests__/sources.test.ts b/src/__tests__/sources.test.ts
index 2207067..44f01d0 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/sources.test.ts
+++ b/src/__tests__/sources.test.ts
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ describe('YouTubeSource', () => {
       expect(mockExecYtDlp).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(
         1,
         ['--flat-playlist', '--dump-json', '--playlist-items', '1:50', channel.url],
-        { timeout: 60_000 }
+        { timeout: 90_000 }
       );
 
       // Verify Phase 2 calls use --dump-json --no-playlist per video
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ describe('YouTubeSource', () => {
 
       expect(mockExecYtDlp).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
         ['--flat-playlist', '--dump-json', '--playlist-items', '1:10', channel.url],
-        { timeout: 60_000 }
+        { timeout: 90_000 }
       );
     });
 
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ describe('YouTubeSource', () => {
 
       expect(mockExecYtDlp).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
         ['--flat-playlist', '--dump-json', '--playlist-items', '1:50', channel.url],
-        { timeout: 60_000 }
+        { timeout: 90_000 }
       );
     });
   });