diff --git a/src/hooks/useSettingsState.ts b/src/hooks/useSettingsState.ts
index 3540379..4fd97b7 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useSettingsState.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useSettingsState.ts
@@ -246,6 +246,8 @@ export function useSettingsState() {
         backend: 'indexeddb'
       })
       
+      // Full page reload is necessary here to reinitialize the database layer
+      // with the new backend after migration from Flask to IndexedDB
       window.location.reload()
       
       toast.success(`Successfully migrated ${snippets.length} snippets to IndexedDB`)
diff --git a/src/lib/db-mapper.ts b/src/lib/db-mapper.ts
index a25aa2d..b561c27 100644
--- a/src/lib/db-mapper.ts
+++ b/src/lib/db-mapper.ts
@@ -17,9 +17,18 @@ export function mapRowToObject<T>(row: any[], columns: string[]): T {
     if (col === 'hasPreview' || col === 'isDefault') {
       obj[col] = value === 1
     } 
-    // Parse JSON string fields
+    // Parse JSON string fields with error handling
     else if (col === 'inputParameters') {
-      obj[col] = value ? JSON.parse(value as string) : undefined
+      if (value) {
+        try {
+          obj[col] = JSON.parse(value as string)
+        } catch (error) {
+          console.warn(`Failed to parse JSON for ${col}:`, error)
+          obj[col] = undefined
+        }
+      } else {
+        obj[col] = undefined
+      }
     } 
     // All other fields pass through as-is
     else {
diff --git a/src/lib/monaco-config.ts b/src/lib/monaco-config.ts
index a69ab8a..d2bf314 100644
--- a/src/lib/monaco-config.ts
+++ b/src/lib/monaco-config.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@ import type { Monaco } from '@monaco-editor/react'
 
 /**
  * TypeScript compiler options for both TypeScript and JavaScript files
+ * Note: Values are enum numbers since Monaco enums aren't directly importable:
+ * - target: 2 = ScriptTarget.Latest
+ * - moduleResolution: 2 = ModuleResolutionKind.NodeJs
+ * - module: 99 = ModuleKind.ESNext
+ * - jsx: 2 = JsxEmit.React
  */
 export const compilerOptions = {
   target: 2, // ScriptTarget.Latest