diff --git a/src/aind_qc_portal/panel/custom_metrics.py b/src/aind_qc_portal/panel/custom_metrics.py
index b80e08b..6b59a4f 100644
--- a/src/aind_qc_portal/panel/custom_metrics.py
+++ b/src/aind_qc_portal/panel/custom_metrics.py
@@ -114,4 +114,4 @@ def _checkbox_helper(self, data: dict):
         self._panel.param.watch(self._callback_helper, "value")
 
     def _rulebased_helper(self, data: dict):
-        self._panel = pn.widgets.StaticText("Todo")
+        self._panel = pn.widgets.StaticText(value="Todo")
diff --git a/src/aind_qc_portal/panel/media.py b/src/aind_qc_portal/panel/media.py
index b6830d2..594a508 100644
--- a/src/aind_qc_portal/panel/media.py
+++ b/src/aind_qc_portal/panel/media.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 from io import BytesIO
 from urllib.parse import urlparse
 import param
+from pathlib import Path
 from panel.reactive import ReactiveHTML
 
 CSS = """
@@ -150,10 +151,12 @@ def parse_reference(self, reference):
             return _get_s3_asset(self.parent.s3_client, bucket, key)
 
         elif "png" in reference:
+            print(self.parent.s3_bucket)
+            print(Path(self.parent.s3_prefix) / reference)
             return _get_s3_asset(
                 self.parent.s3_client,
                 self.parent.s3_bucket,
-                self.parent.s3_prefix + reference,
+                str(Path(self.parent.s3_prefix) / reference),
             )
 
         elif reference == "ecephys-drift-map":
diff --git a/src/aind_qc_portal/panel/quality_control.py b/src/aind_qc_portal/panel/quality_control.py
index 188bf88..2d851b2 100644
--- a/src/aind_qc_portal/panel/quality_control.py
+++ b/src/aind_qc_portal/panel/quality_control.py
@@ -70,11 +70,16 @@ def get_data(self):
         else:
             return
 
-        if "data_description" in json_data:
+        if "data_description" in json_data and json_data["data_description"] and "modality" in json_data["data_description"]:
             self.modalities = [
                 modality["abbreviation"]
                 for modality in json_data["data_description"]["modality"]
             ]
+        else:
+            # fallback: pull the modality from the name
+            self.modalities = [
+                json_data["name"].split("_")[0]
+            ]
 
         s3_location = json_data.get("location", None)
         if s3_location: