diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 63f21e4..e6fe451 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -292,6 +292,22 @@ touch /mnt/tank/truenas-truecloud-patch/disabled
 systemctl restart middlewared
 ```
 
+If you don't remember where you cloned the repo (midclt won't work while middlewared is
+down), find the path two ways:
+
+```bash
+# Option 1 — search the filesystem:
+find /mnt -name "recover.sh" -path "*/truenas-truecloud-patch/*" 2>/dev/null
+
+# Option 2 — query the TrueNAS database directly:
+sqlite3 /data/freenas-v1.db \
+    "SELECT script FROM initshutdownscript WHERE comment = 'TrueCloud provider patch (S3/B2)';"
+```
+
+The `script` column shows the full path to `patch/apply.sh`; your clone root is one
+level up (strip `/patch/apply.sh` from the end). Then run the `touch` command above
+with that path.
+
 If middlewared **still** won't start after the kill switch is set, the problem
 is unrelated to this patch. Check:
 
diff --git a/patch/create_task.py b/patch/create_task.py
index 6630f72..69545c6 100755
--- a/patch/create_task.py
+++ b/patch/create_task.py
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ def cmd_list_tasks(client, _args):
     print("─" * 60)
     for t in sorted(tasks, key=lambda x: x["id"]):
         creds = t.get("credentials") or {}
-        ptype = creds.get("provider", {}).get("type", "?")
+        ptype = (creds.get("provider") or {}).get("type", "?")
         enabled = "yes" if t.get("enabled") else "no"
         print(f"{t['id']:>4}  {enabled:<8}  {ptype:<14}  {t.get('description', '')}")
 
diff --git a/patch/sitecustomize.py b/patch/sitecustomize.py
index fd5dbee..f5d75d1 100644
--- a/patch/sitecustomize.py
+++ b/patch/sitecustomize.py
@@ -219,8 +219,6 @@ def _record_status(fullname: str, ok: bool, detail: str = "") -> None:
     if fullname in _hook_status:
         return  # idempotent: first call wins
     _hook_status[fullname] = {"ok": ok, "detail": detail}
-    if len(_hook_status) < len(_Finder._targets):
-        return  # wait for all patches; _Finder._targets is the canonical count
 
     payload = {
         "patched_at": time.strftime("%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ", time.gmtime()),