diff --git a/src/components/InputPanel.tsx b/src/components/InputPanel.tsx
index d0eca1c..ad13df0 100644
--- a/src/components/InputPanel.tsx
+++ b/src/components/InputPanel.tsx
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ export function InputPanel({
   const anyLoading = styleLoading !== null;
 
   return (
-    <form onSubmit={submit} className="flex flex-col gap-4 h-full">
+    <form onSubmit={submit} className="flex flex-col gap-4">
       {/* Music Idea */}
       <div className="flex flex-col gap-1.5">
         <label htmlFor="idea" className="text-xs font-bold uppercase tracking-wider text-fg-muted">
@@ -317,11 +317,8 @@ export function InputPanel({
         </div>
       </div>
 
-      {/* Spacer to push generate button down */}
-      <div className="flex-1" />
-
       {/* Generate Button */}
-      <div className="flex flex-col gap-2">
+      <div className="flex flex-col gap-2 mt-4">
         <button
           type="submit"
           disabled={!canSubmit}
diff --git a/src/lib/i18n.tsx b/src/lib/i18n.tsx
index ac29886..ffb0e51 100644
--- a/src/lib/i18n.tsx
+++ b/src/lib/i18n.tsx
@@ -173,9 +173,7 @@ export function I18nProvider({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
       const stored = localStorage.getItem('melodymuse-lang');
       if (stored === 'de' || stored === 'en') return stored;
     } catch {
-      // ignore
-    }
-    return 'de';
+    return 'en';
   });
 
   const setLang = (l: Language) => {
diff --git a/src/pages/HomePage.tsx b/src/pages/HomePage.tsx
index d79dc21..9656b8a 100644
--- a/src/pages/HomePage.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/HomePage.tsx
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ export function HomePage() {
 
         {/* LEFT PANEL — 1/3 — Input */}
         <div className="w-full md:w-[340px] xl:w-[380px] shrink-0 flex flex-col">
-          <div className="card p-4 flex flex-col flex-none md:flex-1 min-h-0">
+          <div className="card p-4 flex flex-col flex-none md:flex-1 min-h-0 overflow-y-auto scrollbar-thin">
             <InputPanel
               initialValues={inputRef.current}
               forcedUpdate={forcedUpdate}