diff --git a/components/forms/SettingsSubmit.tsx b/components/forms/SettingsSubmit.tsx
index 54599d2d..5e9f86ea 100644
--- a/components/forms/SettingsSubmit.tsx
+++ b/components/forms/SettingsSubmit.tsx
@@ -92,14 +92,27 @@ export default function SettingsSubmit({ mode = "create", submissionId, initialV
           url = `${API}/items/laser_software?fields=id,name&limit=1000&sort=name`;
         } else if (path === "laser_source_co2_galvo") {
           url = `${API}/items/laser_source?fields=submission_id,make,model,nm&limit=2000&sort=make,model`;
-          map = (rows) =>
+          // Patched: robust numeric parsing to avoid JSX/Element inference and ensure number comparisons
+          type Row = { submission_id?: string | number; make?: string; model?: string; nm?: string | number | null };
+          const toNum = (v: unknown): number | null => {
+            if (typeof v === "number") return Number.isFinite(v) ? v : null;
+            if (typeof v === "string") {
+              const m = v.match(/-?\d+(\.\d+)?/);
+              const n = m ? Number(m[0]) : NaN;
+              return Number.isFinite(n) ? n : null;
+            }
+            return null;
+          };
+          map = (rows: Row[]) =>
           rows
           .filter((r) => {
-            const m = String(r.nm ?? "").match(/-?\d+(\.\d+)?/);
-            const nm = m ? Number(m[0]) : null;
-            return nm != null && nm >= 10000 && nm <= 11000;
+            const nmVal = toNum(r.nm);
+            return nmVal !== null && nmVal >= 10000 && nmVal <= 11000;
           })
-          .map((r) => ({ id: String(r.submission_id), label: [r.make, r.model].filter(Boolean).join(" ") || String(r.submission_id) }));
+          .map((r) => ({
+            id: String(r.submission_id ?? ""),
+                       label: [r.make, r.model].filter(Boolean).join(" ") || String(r.submission_id ?? ""),
+          }));
         } else if (path === "laser_scan_lens") {
           url = `${API}/items/laser_scan_lens?fields=id,field_size,focal_length&limit=1000`;
           map = (rows) =>