diff --git a/src-tauri/src/api_client.rs b/src-tauri/src/api_client.rs
index 301a39b..4c60f10 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/api_client.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/api_client.rs
@@ -334,15 +334,21 @@ pub struct ApiClient {
 }
 
 impl ApiClient {
-  fn new() -> Self {
+  pub fn new() -> Self {
+    let client = Client::builder()
+      .timeout(std::time::Duration::from_secs(30))
+      .build()
+      .unwrap_or_else(|_| Client::new());
+    
     Self {
-      client: Client::new(),
+      client,
       firefox_api_base: "https://product-details.mozilla.org/1.0".to_string(),
       firefox_dev_api_base: "https://product-details.mozilla.org/1.0".to_string(),
       github_api_base: "https://api.github.com".to_string(),
       chromium_api_base: "https://commondatastorage.googleapis.com/chromium-browser-snapshots"
         .to_string(),
-      tor_archive_base: "https://archive.torproject.org/tor-package-archive/torbrowser".to_string(),
+      tor_archive_base: "https://archive.torproject.org/tor-package-archive/torbrowser"
+        .to_string(),
     }
   }
 
@@ -653,13 +659,12 @@ impl ApiClient {
       .await?;
 
     if !response.status().is_success() {
-      return Err(
-        format!(
-          "Failed to fetch Firefox Developer Edition versions: {}",
-          response.status()
-        )
-        .into(),
+      let error_msg = format!(
+        "Failed to fetch Firefox Developer Edition versions: {} - URL: {}",
+        response.status(), url
       );
+      eprintln!("{}", error_msg);
+      return Err(error_msg.into());
     }
 
     let firefox_response: FirefoxApiResponse = response.json().await?;
diff --git a/src/components/create-profile-dialog.tsx b/src/components/create-profile-dialog.tsx
index 2d2daf0..07acdcc 100644
--- a/src/components/create-profile-dialog.tsx
+++ b/src/components/create-profile-dialog.tsx
@@ -236,10 +236,14 @@ export function CreateProfileDialog({
   // Load data when dialog opens
   useEffect(() => {
     if (isOpen) {
+      // Ensure we have a selected browser
+      if (!selectedBrowser) {
+        setSelectedBrowser("camoufox");
+      }
       void loadSupportedBrowsers();
       void loadStoredProxies();
       // Load camoufox release types when dialog opens
-      void loadReleaseTypes("camoufox");
+      void loadReleaseTypes(selectedBrowser || "camoufox");
       // Check and download GeoIP database if needed for Camoufox
       void checkAndDownloadGeoIPDatabase();
     }
@@ -249,6 +253,7 @@ export function CreateProfileDialog({
     loadStoredProxies,
     loadReleaseTypes,
     checkAndDownloadGeoIPDatabase,
+    selectedBrowser,
   ]);
 
   // Load release types when browser selection changes
@@ -361,7 +366,7 @@ export function CreateProfileDialog({
 
     // Reset all states
     setProfileName("");
-    setSelectedBrowser(null);
+    setSelectedBrowser("camoufox"); // Set default browser instead of null
     setSelectedProxyId(undefined);
     setReleaseTypes({});
     setCamoufoxConfig({