diff --git a/patch/apply.sh b/patch/apply.sh
index bf6dcb5..fb9fa41 100755
--- a/patch/apply.sh
+++ b/patch/apply.sh
@@ -38,11 +38,6 @@ if [ -f "$PATCH_DIR/disabled" ]; then
     exit 0
 fi
 
-# ── Helpers ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
-warn() { echo "WARNING: $*"; }
-ok()   { echo "OK: $*"; }
-
 # Find the Python interpreter that middlewared actually uses.
 # On TrueNAS SCALE, /usr/bin/middlewared is usually a Python entry-point script
 # with a shebang pointing at the right interpreter (system or venv).
@@ -81,21 +76,21 @@ echo "Using Python: $PYTHON"
 SITE_PKG=$("$PYTHON" -c "import site; print(site.getsitepackages()[0])" 2>/dev/null || true)
 
 if [ -z "$SITE_PKG" ]; then
-    warn "Cannot determine site-packages directory; skipping backend patch."
-    warn "Verify that '$PYTHON -c \"import site; print(site.getsitepackages())\"' works."
+    echo "WARNING: Cannot determine site-packages directory; skipping backend patch."
+    echo "WARNING: Verify that '$PYTHON -c \"import site; print(site.getsitepackages())\"' works."
 else
     # Back up any pre-existing sitecustomize.py that isn't ours.
     if [ -f "$SITE_PKG/sitecustomize.py" ] && \
        ! grep -q "truecloud-patch" "$SITE_PKG/sitecustomize.py" 2>/dev/null; then
         cp "$SITE_PKG/sitecustomize.py" \
            "$SITE_PKG/sitecustomize.py.pre-truecloud-patch"
-        ok "Backed up existing sitecustomize.py"
+        echo "OK: Backed up existing sitecustomize.py"
     fi
 
     if cp "$PATCH_DIR/sitecustomize.py" "$SITE_PKG/sitecustomize.py" 2>/dev/null; then
-        ok "Installed sitecustomize.py → $SITE_PKG/sitecustomize.py"
+        echo "OK: Installed sitecustomize.py → $SITE_PKG/sitecustomize.py"
     else
-        warn "Failed to write $SITE_PKG/sitecustomize.py (permission error?)"
+        echo "WARNING: Failed to write $SITE_PKG/sitecustomize.py (permission error?)"
     fi
 fi
 
@@ -103,11 +98,7 @@ fi
 
 echo "--- UI patch ---"
 
-if "$PYTHON" "$PATCH_DIR/patch_ui.py"; then
-    : # patch_ui.py prints its own status
-else
-    warn "patch_ui.py exited non-zero; UI dropdown may still show Storj only."
-fi
+"$PYTHON" "$PATCH_DIR/patch_ui.py" || echo "WARNING: patch_ui.py exited non-zero; UI dropdown may still show Storj only."
 
 # ── Done ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
diff --git a/patch/create_task.py b/patch/create_task.py
index c26379d..107e78b 100755
--- a/patch/create_task.py
+++ b/patch/create_task.py
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ def make_client(host, api_key, insecure=False):
 
 # ── Sub-commands ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
-def cmd_verify(_client, _args):
+def cmd_verify():
     """Print the hook status written by sitecustomize.py at middlewared startup."""
     if not os.path.exists(_STATUS_FILE):
         print("No hook status file found.")
@@ -233,19 +233,19 @@ def main():
     args = p.parse_args()
 
     if args.cmd == "verify":
-        cmd_verify(None, args)
+        cmd_verify()
         return
 
     if not args.host or not args.api_key:
         p.error("--host and --api-key are required for this command")
 
     client = make_client(args.host, args.api_key, args.insecure)
-    dispatch = {
-        "list-credentials": cmd_list_credentials,
-        "list-tasks":       cmd_list_tasks,
-        "create":           cmd_create,
-    }
-    dispatch[args.cmd](client, args)
+    if args.cmd == "list-credentials":
+        cmd_list_credentials(client, args)
+    elif args.cmd == "list-tasks":
+        cmd_list_tasks(client, args)
+    elif args.cmd == "create":
+        cmd_create(client, args)
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
diff --git a/patch/sitecustomize.py b/patch/sitecustomize.py
index 220053a..f034c5f 100644
--- a/patch/sitecustomize.py
+++ b/patch/sitecustomize.py
@@ -106,7 +106,10 @@ class _Loader:
 
         # exec_module succeeded — apply our patch.
         try:
-            _PATCHES[fullname](module)
+            if fullname == "middlewared.rclone.remote.b2":
+                _patch_b2(module)
+            elif fullname == "middlewared.plugins.cloud_backup.restic":
+                _patch_restic(module)
         except Exception as exc:
             sys.stderr.write(
                 f"[truecloud-patch] patch failed for {fullname}: {exc}\n"
@@ -125,15 +128,11 @@ def _patch_b2(module):
                        detail="native support present; patch not needed")
         return
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def get_restic_config(task):
+    def _b2_restic_config(task):
         p = task["credentials"]["provider"]
-        return "", {
-            "B2_ACCOUNT_ID": p["account"],
-            "B2_ACCOUNT_KEY": p["key"],
-        }
+        return "", {"B2_ACCOUNT_ID": p["account"], "B2_ACCOUNT_KEY": p["key"]}
 
-    cls.get_restic_config = get_restic_config
+    cls.get_restic_config = staticmethod(_b2_restic_config)
     cls.restic = True
     sys.stderr.write("[truecloud-patch] B2 restic support enabled\n")
     _record_status("middlewared.rclone.remote.b2", ok=True)
@@ -146,37 +145,29 @@ def _patch_restic(module):
         return
 
     import dataclasses
-    import re
 
     _orig = module.get_restic_config
 
-    # Matches "scheme:/path" — the broken form the stock URL builder produces
-    # when a provider has no hostname component (url == "").
-    # Does NOT match "scheme://path" (Storj and similar legitimately use ://).
-    _broken_url = re.compile(r'^(\w[\w+.-]*):/(?!/)(.+)$')
-
     def get_restic_config(cloud_backup):
         # Call the original — it handles transfer_setting, cache, RESTIC_PASSWORD,
         # env construction, and everything else we don't own.
         result = _orig(cloud_backup)
 
         # Scan the built command for the -r <repo> argument and fix the URL if
-        # it contains a stray leading slash: "b2:/bucket/path" → "b2:bucket/path".
+        # it has a stray leading slash: "b2:/bucket/path" → "b2:bucket/path".
+        # "scheme://path" is intentional (Storj) and must not be touched.
         cmd = list(result.cmd)
         for i, part in enumerate(cmd):
             if i and cmd[i - 1] == "-r":
-                m = _broken_url.match(part)
-                if m:
-                    cmd[i] = f"{m.group(1)}:{m.group(2)}"
-                    # Prefer dataclasses.replace (passes unknown future fields
-                    # through automatically). Fall back to NamedTuple._replace
-                    # in case ResticConfig is refactored.
+                scheme, sep, rest = part.partition(":")
+                if sep and rest.startswith("/") and not rest.startswith("//"):
+                    cmd[i] = f"{scheme}:{rest[1:]}"
                     try:
                         return dataclasses.replace(result, cmd=cmd)
                     except TypeError:
                         return result._replace(cmd=cmd)
-                break  # -r arg present and already correct
-        return result  # URL was fine; return original unchanged
+                break
+        return result
 
     get_restic_config._truecloud_patched = True
     module.get_restic_config = get_restic_config
@@ -184,11 +175,6 @@ def _patch_restic(module):
     _record_status("middlewared.plugins.cloud_backup.restic", ok=True)
 
 
-_PATCHES = {
-    "middlewared.rclone.remote.b2": _patch_b2,
-    "middlewared.plugins.cloud_backup.restic": _patch_restic,
-}
-
 _STATUS_FILE = "/data/truecloud-patch/hook_status.json"
 _hook_status: dict = {}
 
@@ -201,8 +187,6 @@ 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(_PATCHES):
-        return  # wait until all patches have reported
 
     payload = {
         "patched_at": time.strftime("%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ", time.gmtime()),