diff --git a/app/settings/co2-galvo/[id]/co2-galvo.tsx b/app/settings/co2-galvo/[id]/co2-galvo.tsx
index 492ad601..7bbef2eb 100644
--- a/app/settings/co2-galvo/[id]/co2-galvo.tsx
+++ b/app/settings/co2-galvo/[id]/co2-galvo.tsx
@@ -25,16 +25,14 @@ export default function CO2GalvoSettingDetailPage() {
       "submission_id",
       "setting_title",
       "uploader",
-      // ✅ Owner (M2O) — request username explicitly
+      // ✅ fetch username directly
       "owner.id",
       "owner.username",
-      // Content & assets
       "setting_notes",
       "photo.filename_disk",
       "photo.title",
       "screen.filename_disk",
       "screen.title",
-      // Denormalized relations / fields
       "mat.name",
       "mat_coat.name",
       "mat_color.name",
@@ -42,14 +40,15 @@ export default function CO2GalvoSettingDetailPage() {
       "mat_thickness",
       "source.make",
       "source.model",
-      // ✅ laser_soft is a STRING, not a relation
-      "laser_soft",
       "lens.field_size",
       "lens.focal_length",
       "lens_conf.name",
       "lens_apt.name",
       "lens_exp.name",
       "focus",
+      // ✅ handle both shapes
+      "laser_soft",
+      "laser_soft.name",
       "repeat_all",
       "fill_settings",
       "line_settings",
@@ -69,12 +68,14 @@ export default function CO2GalvoSettingDetailPage() {
   if (loading) return <p className="p-6">Loading setting...</p>;
   if (!setting) return <p className="p-6">Setting not found.</p>;
 
-  // ✅ Prefer the owner's username (string). Return null if absent so claim UI shows.
-  const ownerName = (row: any) => {
-    const o = row?.owner;
-    if (!o) return null;
-    return o.username || null;
-  };
+  // ✅ prefer username
+  const ownerName = (row: any) => row?.owner?.username ?? null;
+
+  // Render “name” if relation, or raw string if the field is plain text.
+  const softwareLabel =
+  typeof setting.laser_soft === "object"
+  ? setting.laser_soft?.name ?? "—"
+  : setting.laser_soft ?? "—";
 
   const formatBoolean = (val: any) =>
   val ? "Enabled" : val === false ? "Disabled" : "—";
@@ -109,7 +110,6 @@ export default function CO2GalvoSettingDetailPage() {
     );
   };
 
-  // ✅ Point searches back to the list route under /settings
   const openSearchInNewTab = (value: string) => {
     if (!value || typeof window === "undefined") return;
     const url = new URL("/settings/co2-galvo", window.location.origin);
@@ -161,8 +161,7 @@ export default function CO2GalvoSettingDetailPage() {
 
     <div className="space-y-1 text-sm text-muted-foreground mb-3">
     <p>
-    <strong>Owner:</strong>{" "}
-    {owner ? <span>{owner}</span> : <span>—</span>}
+    <strong>Owner:</strong> {owner ? <span>{owner}</span> : <span>—</span>}
     </p>
     <p>
     <strong>Uploader:</strong> {setting.uploader || "—"}
@@ -178,17 +177,12 @@ export default function CO2GalvoSettingDetailPage() {
       >
       {claimBusy ? "Submitting…" : "Claim this setting"}
       </button>
-      {claimMsg && (
-        <span className="text-green-500 text-sm">{claimMsg}</span>
-      )}
-      {claimErr && (
-        <span className="text-red-500 text-sm">{claimErr}</span>
-      )}
+      {claimMsg && <span className="text-green-500 text-sm">{claimMsg}</span>}
+      {claimErr && <span className="text-red-500 text-sm">{claimErr}</span>}
       </div>
     )}
     </div>
 
-    {/* ✅ Back link to list route */}
     <a
     href="/settings/co2-galvo"
     className="inline-block mt-2 px-4 py-2 bg-accent text-background rounded-md text-sm self-start"
@@ -237,12 +231,8 @@ export default function CO2GalvoSettingDetailPage() {
     {setting.mat_coat?.name || "—"}
     </span>
     </p>
-    <p>
-    <strong>Color:</strong> {setting.mat_color?.name || "—"}
-    </p>
-    <p>
-    <strong>Opacity:</strong> {setting.mat_opacity?.opacity || "—"}
-    </p>
+    <p><strong>Color:</strong> {setting.mat_color?.name || "—"}</p>
+    <p><strong>Opacity:</strong> {setting.mat_opacity?.opacity || "—"}</p>
     <p>
     <strong>Thickness:</strong>{" "}
     {setting.mat_thickness ? `${setting.mat_thickness} mm` : "Not Applicable"}
@@ -253,20 +243,13 @@ export default function CO2GalvoSettingDetailPage() {
     {/* Setup */}
     <div className="card bg-card p-4">
     <h2 className="text-xl font-semibold mb-2">Setup</h2>
-    {/* ✅ laser_soft is a string field */}
-    <p>
-    <strong>Software:</strong> {setting.laser_soft || "—"}
-    </p>
-    <p>
-    <strong>Repeat All (global):</strong> {setting.repeat_all ?? "—"}
-    </p>
-    <p className="mt-4">
-    <strong>Focus:</strong> {setting.focus ?? "—"} mm
-    </p>
+    <p><strong>Software:</strong> {softwareLabel}</p>
+    <p><strong>Repeat All (global):</strong> {setting.repeat_all ?? "—"}</p>
+    <p className="mt-4"><strong>Focus:</strong> {setting.focus ?? "—"} mm</p>
     <small>-Values Focus Closer | +Values Focus Further</small>
     </div>
 
-    {/* Laser (screenshot left, specs right; heading aligned above specs) */}
+    {/* Laser */}
     <div className="card bg-card p-4">
     <div className="grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-2 gap-4 items-start">
     <div className="flex justify-center">
@@ -292,9 +275,7 @@ export default function CO2GalvoSettingDetailPage() {
 
     <div>
     <h2 className="text-xl font-semibold mb-2">Laser</h2>
-    <p>
-    <strong>Source Make:</strong> {setting.source?.make || "—"}
-    </p>
+    <p><strong>Source Make:</strong> {setting.source?.make || "—"}</p>
     <p>
     <strong>Source Model:</strong>{" "}
     <span
@@ -314,15 +295,9 @@ export default function CO2GalvoSettingDetailPage() {
     </span>{" "}
     mm | {setting.lens?.focal_length || "—"}
     </p>
-    <p>
-    <strong>Lens Config:</strong> {setting.lens_conf?.name || "—"}
-    </p>
-    <p>
-    <strong>Aperture Type:</strong> {setting.lens_apt?.name || "—"}
-    </p>
-    <p>
-    <strong>Expansion Type:</strong> {setting.lens_exp?.name || "—"}
-    </p>
+    <p><strong>Lens Config:</strong> {setting.lens_conf?.name || "—"}</p>
+    <p><strong>Aperture Type:</strong> {setting.lens_apt?.name || "—"}</p>
+    <p><strong>Expansion Type:</strong> {setting.lens_exp?.name || "—"}</p>
     </div>
     </div>
     </div>