diff --git a/Oqtane.Client/Modules/Admin/Jobs/Edit.razor b/Oqtane.Client/Modules/Admin/Jobs/Edit.razor
index bcb500ff..26d96688 100644
--- a/Oqtane.Client/Modules/Admin/Jobs/Edit.razor
+++ b/Oqtane.Client/Modules/Admin/Jobs/Edit.razor
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
                         <input id="starting" type="date" class="form-control" @bind="@_startDate" />
                     </div>
                     <div class="col">
-                        <input id="starting" type="time" class="form-control" placeholder="hh:mm" @bind="@_startTime" />
+                        <input id="starting" type="time" class="form-control" @bind="@_startTime" placeholder="hh:mm" required="@(_startDate.HasValue)" />
                     </div>
                 </div>
             </div>
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
                         <input id="ending" type="date" class="form-control" @bind="@_endDate" />
                     </div>
                     <div class="col">
-                        <input id="ending" type="time" class="form-control" placeholder="hh:mm" @bind="@_endTime" />
+                        <input id="ending" type="time" class="form-control" placeholder="hh:mm" @bind="@_endTime" required="@(_endDate.HasValue)" />
                     </div>
                 </div>
             </div>
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
                         <input id="next" type="date" class="form-control" @bind="@_nextDate" />
                     </div>
                     <div class="col">
-                        <input id="next" type="time" class="form-control" placeholder="hh:mm" @bind="@_nextTime" />
+                        <input id="next" type="time" class="form-control" placeholder="hh:mm" @bind="@_nextTime" required="@(_nextDate.HasValue)" />
                     </div>
                 </div>
             </div>
@@ -176,10 +176,18 @@
 			{
 				job.Interval = int.Parse(_interval);
 			}
-            job.StartDate = LocalToUtc(_startDate.Value.Date.Add(_startTime.Value.TimeOfDay));
-            job.EndDate = LocalToUtc(_endDate.Value.Date.Add(_endTime.Value.TimeOfDay));
-			job.RetentionHistory = int.Parse(_retentionHistory);
-            job.NextExecution = LocalToUtc(_nextDate.Value.Date.Add(_nextTime.Value.TimeOfDay));
+            job.StartDate = _startDate.HasValue && _startTime.HasValue
+                ? LocalToUtc(_startDate.GetValueOrDefault().Date.Add(_startTime.GetValueOrDefault().TimeOfDay))
+                : null;
+
+            job.EndDate = _endDate.HasValue && _endTime.HasValue
+                ? LocalToUtc(_endDate.GetValueOrDefault().Date.Add(_endTime.GetValueOrDefault().TimeOfDay))
+                : null;
+
+            job.NextExecution = _nextDate.HasValue && _nextTime.HasValue
+                ? LocalToUtc(_nextDate.GetValueOrDefault().Date.Add(_nextTime.GetValueOrDefault().TimeOfDay))
+                : null;
+            job.RetentionHistory = int.Parse(_retentionHistory);
 
 			try
 			{
@@ -198,5 +206,4 @@
 			AddModuleMessage(Localizer["Message.Required.JobInfo"], MessageType.Warning);
 		}
 	}
-
 }
diff --git a/Oqtane.Client/Modules/ModuleBase.cs b/Oqtane.Client/Modules/ModuleBase.cs
index 39681067..a066d159 100644
--- a/Oqtane.Client/Modules/ModuleBase.cs
+++ b/Oqtane.Client/Modules/ModuleBase.cs
@@ -500,32 +500,56 @@ namespace Oqtane.Modules
             };
         }
 
-        // date methods
+        // date conversion methods
         public DateTime? UtcToLocal(DateTime? datetime)
         {
+            // Early return if input is null
+            if (datetime == null)
+                return null;
+
             TimeZoneInfo timezone = null;
-            if (PageState.User != null && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(PageState.User.TimeZoneId))
+            try
             {
-                timezone = TimeZoneInfo.FindSystemTimeZoneById(PageState.User.TimeZoneId);
+                if (PageState.User != null && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(PageState.User.TimeZoneId))
+                {
+                    timezone = TimeZoneInfo.FindSystemTimeZoneById(PageState.User.TimeZoneId);
+                }
+                else if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(PageState.Site.TimeZoneId))
+                {
+                    timezone = TimeZoneInfo.FindSystemTimeZoneById(PageState.Site.TimeZoneId);
+                }
             }
-            else if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(PageState.Site.TimeZoneId))
+            catch
             {
-                timezone = TimeZoneInfo.FindSystemTimeZoneById(PageState.Site.TimeZoneId);
+                // The time zone ID was not found on the local computer
             }
+
             return Utilities.UtcAsLocalDateTime(datetime, timezone);
         }
 
         public DateTime? LocalToUtc(DateTime? datetime)
         {
+            // Early return if input is null
+            if (datetime == null)
+                return null;
+
             TimeZoneInfo timezone = null;
-            if (PageState.User != null && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(PageState.User.TimeZoneId))
+            try
             {
-                timezone = TimeZoneInfo.FindSystemTimeZoneById(PageState.User.TimeZoneId);
+                if (PageState.User != null && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(PageState.User.TimeZoneId))
+                {
+                    timezone = TimeZoneInfo.FindSystemTimeZoneById(PageState.User.TimeZoneId);
+                }
+                else if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(PageState.Site.TimeZoneId))
+                {
+                    timezone = TimeZoneInfo.FindSystemTimeZoneById(PageState.Site.TimeZoneId);
+                }
             }
-            else if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(PageState.Site.TimeZoneId))
+            catch
             {
-                timezone = TimeZoneInfo.FindSystemTimeZoneById(PageState.Site.TimeZoneId);
+                // The time zone ID was not found on the local computer
             }
+
             return Utilities.LocalDateAndTimeAsUtc(datetime, timezone);
         }
 
diff --git a/Oqtane.Client/Themes/Controls/Container/ModuleActions.razor b/Oqtane.Client/Themes/Controls/Container/ModuleActions.razor
index 4b973c48..8672c85a 100644
--- a/Oqtane.Client/Themes/Controls/Container/ModuleActions.razor
+++ b/Oqtane.Client/Themes/Controls/Container/ModuleActions.razor
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
     protected override void OnParametersSet()
     {
         // trim PageState to mitigate page bloat caused by Blazor serializing/encrypting state when crossing render mode boundaries
+        // only include properties required by the ModuleActionsInteractive component
         _pageState = new PageState
         {
             Alias = PageState.Alias,
diff --git a/Oqtane.Client/Themes/Controls/Theme/ControlPanel.razor b/Oqtane.Client/Themes/Controls/Theme/ControlPanel.razor
index 717cc31e..f38a66c3 100644
--- a/Oqtane.Client/Themes/Controls/Theme/ControlPanel.razor
+++ b/Oqtane.Client/Themes/Controls/Theme/ControlPanel.razor
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@
         }
 
         // trim PageState to mitigate page bloat caused by Blazor serializing/encrypting state when crossing render mode boundaries
+        // only include properties required by the ControlPanelInteractive component
         _pageState = new PageState
         {
             Alias = PageState.Alias,
diff --git a/Oqtane.Client/Themes/Controls/Theme/CookieConsent.razor b/Oqtane.Client/Themes/Controls/Theme/CookieConsent.razor
index 66626cbc..207de910 100644
--- a/Oqtane.Client/Themes/Controls/Theme/CookieConsent.razor
+++ b/Oqtane.Client/Themes/Controls/Theme/CookieConsent.razor
@@ -103,6 +103,9 @@
     {
         var cookieConsentSetting = SettingService.GetSetting(PageState.Site.Settings, "CookieConsent", string.Empty);
         _enabled = !string.IsNullOrEmpty(cookieConsentSetting);
+
+        if (!_enabled) return;
+
         _optout = cookieConsentSetting == "optout";
         _actioned = await CookieConsentService.IsActionedAsync();
 
@@ -164,4 +167,4 @@
             StateHasChanged();
         }
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/Oqtane.Client/UI/ContainerBuilder.razor b/Oqtane.Client/UI/ContainerBuilder.razor
index 6a769aed..76565c6b 100644
--- a/Oqtane.Client/UI/ContainerBuilder.razor
+++ b/Oqtane.Client/UI/ContainerBuilder.razor
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 @if (ComponentType != null && _visible)
 {
     <a id="@ModuleState.PageModuleId.ToString()"></a>
-    <CascadingValue Value="@ModuleState">
+    <CascadingValue Value="@ModuleState" IsFixed="true">
 		@if (_useadminborder)
 		{
 			<div class="app-pane-admin-border">
diff --git a/Oqtane.Client/UI/ModuleInstance.razor b/Oqtane.Client/UI/ModuleInstance.razor
index e9a634d3..0fda480f 100644
--- a/Oqtane.Client/UI/ModuleInstance.razor
+++ b/Oqtane.Client/UI/ModuleInstance.razor
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@
     @((MarkupString)_comment)
     @if (PageState.RenderMode == RenderModes.Interactive || ModuleState.RenderMode == RenderModes.Static)
     {
-        <RenderModeBoundary ModuleState="@ModuleState" PageState="@PageState" SiteState="@SiteState" />
+        <RenderModeBoundary ModuleState="@ModuleState" PageState="@_pageState" SiteState="@SiteState" />
     }
     else
     {
-        <RenderModeBoundary ModuleState="@ModuleState" PageState="@PageState" SiteState="@SiteState" @rendermode="InteractiveRenderMode.GetInteractiveRenderMode(PageState.Site.Runtime, _prerender)" />
+        <RenderModeBoundary ModuleState="@ModuleState" PageState="@_pageState" SiteState="@SiteState" @rendermode="InteractiveRenderMode.GetInteractiveRenderMode(PageState.Site.Runtime, _prerender)" />
     }
 }
 @if (PageState.ModuleId == -1)
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 
     private bool _prerender;
     private string _comment;
+    private PageState _pageState;
 
     protected override void OnParametersSet()
     {
@@ -48,11 +49,12 @@
         }
         _comment += " -->";
 
+        _pageState = PageState.Clone();
         if (PageState.RenderMode == RenderModes.Static && ModuleState.RenderMode == RenderModes.Interactive)
         {
             // trim PageState to mitigate page bloat caused by Blazor serializing/encrypting state when crossing render mode boundaries
-            // please note that this performance optimization results in the PageState.Pages property not being available for use in Interactive components
-            PageState.Site.Pages = new List<Page>();
+            // please note that this performance optimization results in the PageState.Pages property not being available for use in downstream Interactive components
+            _pageState.Site.Pages = new List<Page>();
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/Oqtane.Client/UI/PageState.cs b/Oqtane.Client/UI/PageState.cs
index a038a81e..91cf158c 100644
--- a/Oqtane.Client/UI/PageState.cs
+++ b/Oqtane.Client/UI/PageState.cs
@@ -37,5 +37,34 @@ namespace Oqtane.UI
         {
             get { return Site?.Languages; }
         }
+
+        public PageState Clone()
+        {
+            return new PageState
+            {
+                Alias = Alias,
+                Site = Site,
+                Page = Page,
+                Modules = Modules,
+                User = User,
+                Uri = Uri,
+                Route = Route,
+                QueryString = QueryString,
+                UrlParameters = UrlParameters,
+                ModuleId = ModuleId,
+                Action = Action,
+                EditMode = EditMode,
+                LastSyncDate = LastSyncDate,
+                RenderMode = RenderMode,
+                Runtime = Runtime,
+                VisitorId = VisitorId,
+                RemoteIPAddress = RemoteIPAddress,
+                ReturnUrl = ReturnUrl,
+                IsInternalNavigation = IsInternalNavigation,
+                RenderId = RenderId,
+                Refresh = Refresh,
+                AllowCookies = AllowCookies
+            };
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/Oqtane.Client/UI/Pane.razor b/Oqtane.Client/UI/Pane.razor
index 70226c2e..633cd4fd 100644
--- a/Oqtane.Client/UI/Pane.razor
+++ b/Oqtane.Client/UI/Pane.razor
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ else
     RenderFragment DynamicComponent { get; set; }
 
     protected override void OnParametersSet()
-    {
+    {        
         if (PageState.EditMode && UserSecurity.IsAuthorized(PageState.User, PermissionNames.Edit, PageState.Page.PermissionList) && PageState.Action == Constants.DefaultAction)
         {
             _useadminborder = true;
@@ -45,12 +45,6 @@ else
         {
             foreach (Module module in PageState.Modules)
             {
-                // set renderid - this allows the framework to determine which components should be rendered when PageState changes
-                if (module.RenderId != PageState.RenderId)
-                {
-                    module.RenderId = PageState.RenderId;
-                }
-
                 var pane = module.Pane;
                 if (module.ModuleId == PageState.ModuleId && PageState.Action != Constants.DefaultAction)
                 {
@@ -101,7 +95,7 @@ else
 
                             if (authorized)
                             {
-                                CreateComponent(builder, module, module.PageModuleId);
+                                CreateComponent(builder, module);
                             }
                         }
                     }
@@ -112,7 +106,7 @@ else
                             // check if user is authorized to view module
                             if (UserSecurity.IsAuthorized(PageState.User, PermissionNames.View, module.PermissionList))
                             {
-                                CreateComponent(builder, module, -1);
+                                CreateComponent(builder, module);
                             }
                         }
                     }
@@ -121,14 +115,11 @@ else
         };
     }
 
-    private void CreateComponent(RenderTreeBuilder builder, Module module, int key)
+    private void CreateComponent(RenderTreeBuilder builder, Module module)
     {
         builder.OpenComponent(0, typeof(ContainerBuilder));
         builder.AddAttribute(1, "ModuleState", module);
-        if (key != -1)
-        {
-            builder.SetKey(module.PageModuleId);
-        }
+        builder.SetKey(module.PageModuleId);
         builder.CloseComponent();
     }
 }
diff --git a/Oqtane.Client/UI/RenderModeBoundary.razor b/Oqtane.Client/UI/RenderModeBoundary.razor
index 2c451f29..dbaac7f5 100644
--- a/Oqtane.Client/UI/RenderModeBoundary.razor
+++ b/Oqtane.Client/UI/RenderModeBoundary.razor
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 @inject ILogService LoggingService
 @inherits ErrorBoundary
 
-<CascadingValue Value="@PageState">
-    <CascadingValue Value="@ModuleState">
+<CascadingValue Value="@PageState" IsFixed="true">
+    <CascadingValue Value="@ModuleState" IsFixed="true">
         @if (CurrentException is null)
         {
             @if (ModuleType != null)
diff --git a/Oqtane.Client/UI/Routes.razor b/Oqtane.Client/UI/Routes.razor
index 20dc0a09..6081966c 100644
--- a/Oqtane.Client/UI/Routes.razor
+++ b/Oqtane.Client/UI/Routes.razor
@@ -48,12 +48,18 @@
 
     private bool _initialized = false;
     private bool _installed = false;
-    private string _display = "display: none;";
+    private string _display = "";
 
     private PageState _pageState { get; set; }
 
     protected override async Task OnParametersSetAsync()
     {
+        if (PageState != null && PageState.RenderMode == RenderModes.Interactive && PageState.Site.Prerender)
+        {
+            // prevents flash on initial interactive page load when using prerendering
+            _display = "display: none;";
+        }
+
         SiteState.AntiForgeryToken = AntiForgeryToken;
         SiteState.AuthorizationToken = AuthorizationToken;
         SiteState.Platform = Platform;
@@ -61,7 +67,7 @@
 
         if (Runtime == Runtimes.Hybrid)
         {
-             var installation = await InstallationService.IsInstalled();
+            var installation = await InstallationService.IsInstalled();
             _installed = installation.Success;
             if (installation.Alias != null)
             {
@@ -73,8 +79,8 @@
             if (PageState != null)
             {
                 _pageState = PageState;
-                SiteState.Alias = PageState.Alias;
-                SiteState.RemoteIPAddress = (PageState != null) ? PageState.RemoteIPAddress : "";
+                SiteState.Alias = _pageState.Alias;
+                SiteState.RemoteIPAddress = _pageState.RemoteIPAddress;
                 _installed = true;
             }
         }
@@ -85,9 +91,7 @@
     {
         if (firstRender)
         {
-            // prevents flash on initial interactive page load
             _display = "";
-            StateHasChanged();
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/Oqtane.Client/UI/SiteRouter.razor b/Oqtane.Client/UI/SiteRouter.razor
index 3c3c81fe..a345a7f0 100644
--- a/Oqtane.Client/UI/SiteRouter.razor
+++ b/Oqtane.Client/UI/SiteRouter.razor
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
     {
         if (PageState == null || PageState.Refresh)
         {
-            await Refresh();
+            await Refresh(false);
         }
     }
 
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
     {
         _absoluteUri = args.Location;
         _isInternalNavigation = true;
-        await Refresh();
+        await Refresh(true);
     }
 
     Task IHandleAfterRender.OnAfterRenderAsync()
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
     }
 
     [SuppressMessage("ReSharper", "StringIndexOfIsCultureSpecific.1")]
-    private async Task Refresh()
+    private async Task Refresh(bool locationChanged)
     {
         Site site = null;
         Page page = null;
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@
         var refresh = false;
         var lastsyncdate = DateTime.MinValue;
         var visitorId = -1;
+        var renderid = Guid.Empty;
         _error = "";
 
         Route route = new Route(_absoluteUri, SiteState.Alias.Path);
@@ -288,11 +289,21 @@
                     modules = PageState.Modules;
                 }
 
+                // renderid allows the framework to determine which module components should be rendered on a page
+                if (PageState == null || locationChanged)
+                {
+                    renderid = Guid.NewGuid();
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    renderid = PageState.RenderId;
+                }
+                
                 // load additional metadata for current page
                 page = ProcessPage(page, site, user, SiteState.Alias, action);
 
                 // load additional metadata for modules
-                (page, modules) = ProcessModules(site, page, modules, moduleid, action, (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(page.DefaultContainerType)) ? page.DefaultContainerType : site.DefaultContainerType, SiteState.Alias);
+                (page, modules) = ProcessModules(site, page, modules, moduleid, action, (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(page.DefaultContainerType)) ? page.DefaultContainerType : site.DefaultContainerType, SiteState.Alias, renderid);
 
                 //cookie consent
                 var _allowCookies = PageState?.AllowCookies;
@@ -324,7 +335,7 @@
 					RemoteIPAddress = SiteState.RemoteIPAddress,
 					ReturnUrl = returnurl,
                     IsInternalNavigation = _isInternalNavigation,
-                    RenderId = Guid.NewGuid(),
+                    RenderId = renderid,
                     Refresh = false,
                     AllowCookies = _allowCookies.GetValueOrDefault(true)
                 };
@@ -447,7 +458,7 @@
         return page;
     }
 
-    private (Page Page, List<Module> Modules) ProcessModules(Site site, Page page, List<Module> modules, int moduleid, string action, string defaultcontainertype, Alias alias)
+    private (Page Page, List<Module> Modules) ProcessModules(Site site, Page page, List<Module> modules, int moduleid, string action, string defaultcontainertype, Alias alias, Guid renderid)
     {
         var paneindex = new Dictionary<string, int>();
 
@@ -592,6 +603,8 @@
             {
                 module.ContainerType = defaultcontainertype;
             }
+
+            module.RenderId = renderid;
         }
 
         foreach (Module module in modules.Where(item => item.PageId == page.PageId))
diff --git a/Oqtane.Server/Oqtane.Server.csproj b/Oqtane.Server/Oqtane.Server.csproj
index 2068c0ea..56a682a9 100644
--- a/Oqtane.Server/Oqtane.Server.csproj
+++ b/Oqtane.Server/Oqtane.Server.csproj
@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.OpenIdConnect" Version="9.0.5" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite.Core" Version="9.0.5" />
     <PackageReference Include="SQLitePCLRaw.bundle_e_sqlite3" Version="2.1.11" />
-    <PackageReference Include="SixLabors.ImageSharp" Version="3.1.8" />
+    <PackageReference Include="SixLabors.ImageSharp" Version="3.1.9" />
     <PackageReference Include="HtmlAgilityPack" Version="1.12.1" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Swashbuckle.AspNetCore" Version="8.1.2" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Swashbuckle.AspNetCore" Version="8.1.4" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ProjectReference Include="..\Oqtane.Client\Oqtane.Client.csproj" />