diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index cab75a81..e7e9545c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 2026-05-01 (latest)
+- Changed panel update backup location from `/var/backups/gsp-panel` to `<panel_root>/backups/` so all backups are self-contained inside the panel directory and require no external path or elevated permissions.
+- Removed stale "Dev Testing" placeholder heading from the panel login page (`index.php`).
+
 ## 2026-05-01
 - Added safe panel update system to `home.php?m=administration&p=main`:
   - Numbered Releases: fetches GitHub releases via API, shows newest-first dropdown, updates to selected tag.
diff --git a/index.php b/index.php
index 5b72db79..e27aacd7 100644
--- a/index.php
+++ b/index.php
@@ -485,8 +485,7 @@ function ogpHome()
 
 <hr>
 
-<div style="text-align:center"> <h1>Dev Testing</h1></div>
-this is dev
+<div style="text-align:center"> <h1>Level up your gaming</h1></div>
 <div class="row">
 
 	%bottom%
diff --git a/modules/administration/panel_update.php b/modules/administration/panel_update.php
index f648f8ff..9705932b 100644
--- a/modules/administration/panel_update.php
+++ b/modules/administration/panel_update.php
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 // Panel root is two directories up from this file (modules/administration/panel_update.php)
 define('GSP_PANEL_DIR',     realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . '/../../'));
-define('GSP_BACKUP_BASE',   '/var/backups/gsp-panel');
+define('GSP_BACKUP_BASE',   GSP_PANEL_DIR . '/backups');
 define('GSP_UPDATE_LOG',    GSP_PANEL_DIR . '/logs/panel_updates.log');
 define('GSP_VERSION_FILE',  GSP_PANEL_DIR . '/includes/panel_version.php');
 define('GSP_VERSION_JSON',  GSP_PANEL_DIR . '/version.json');
@@ -283,8 +283,7 @@ function gsp_create_full_backup($update_type, $update_target)
 		return [
 			'success' => false,
 			'error'   => 'Cannot create backup directory ' . GSP_BACKUP_BASE
-			           . '. Run: sudo mkdir -p ' . GSP_BACKUP_BASE
-			           . ' && sudo chown www-data:www-data ' . GSP_BACKUP_BASE,
+			           . '. Ensure the panel directory is writable by the web server.',
 		];
 	}