diff --git a/starpilot/system/the_galaxy/assets/components/recordings/dashcam_routes.js b/starpilot/system/the_galaxy/assets/components/recordings/dashcam_routes.js
index 246a8fe11..b89ae66c7 100644
--- a/starpilot/system/the_galaxy/assets/components/recordings/dashcam_routes.js
+++ b/starpilot/system/the_galaxy/assets/components/recordings/dashcam_routes.js
@@ -825,11 +825,11 @@ export function RouteRecordings() {
           </div>
           <label class="dashcam-sort">
             <span>Sort</span>
-            <select @change="${event => { state.sortOrder = event.target.value }}">
-              <option value="newest" selected="${() => state.sortOrder === "newest" || false}">Newest first</option>
-              <option value="oldest" selected="${() => state.sortOrder === "oldest" || false}">Oldest first</option>
-              <option value="longest" selected="${() => state.sortOrder === "longest" || false}">Longest duration</option>
-              <option value="shortest" selected="${() => state.sortOrder === "shortest" || false}">Shortest duration</option>
+            <select value="${() => state.sortOrder}" @change="${event => { state.sortOrder = event.target.value }}">
+              <option value="newest">Newest first</option>
+              <option value="oldest">Oldest first</option>
+              <option value="longest">Longest duration</option>
+              <option value="shortest">Shortest duration</option>
             </select>
           </label>
           <div class="dashcam-view-toggle" aria-label="Layout view mode">
@@ -862,7 +862,7 @@ export function RouteRecordings() {
                     <h2>${group.label}</h2>
                     <span class="dashcam-date-group-count">${group.routes.length} ${group.routes.length === 1 ? "drive" : "drives"}</span>
                   </div>
-                  ${() => state.viewMode === "grid" ? html`<div class="screen-recordings-grid dashcam-routes-grid">
+                  ${state.viewMode === "grid" ? html`<div class="screen-recordings-grid dashcam-routes-grid">
                       ${group.routes.map(route => html`
                         <article class="${() => `recording-card dashcam-route-card ${route.is_preserved ? "is-preserved" : ""}`}" @click="${() => { state.selectedRoute = route }}">
                           <div class="dashcam-card-top-bar">
@@ -901,7 +901,7 @@ export function RouteRecordings() {
                               </button>
                             </div>
                           </div>
-                        </article>`)}
+                        </article>`.key(route.name))}
                     </div>` : html`<div class="dashcam-routes-list">
                       ${group.routes.map(route => html`
                         <article class="${() => `dashcam-route-row ${route.is_preserved ? "is-preserved" : ""}`}" @click="${() => { state.selectedRoute = route }}">
@@ -940,9 +940,9 @@ export function RouteRecordings() {
                               <i class="bi bi-trash"></i>
                             </button>
                           </div>
-                        </article>`)}
+                        </article>`.key(route.name))}
                     </div>`}
-                </section>`)}
+                </section>`.key(group.key))}
             </div>
             ${view.truncated ? html`<p class="screen-recordings-message">Showing the first ${MAX_RENDERED_ROUTES} of ${view.matching.length} matching routes.</p>` : ""}`
         }}
diff --git a/starpilot/system/the_galaxy/assets/components/recordings/dashcam_routes_helpers.js b/starpilot/system/the_galaxy/assets/components/recordings/dashcam_routes_helpers.js
index e52272a9a..364631a1e 100644
--- a/starpilot/system/the_galaxy/assets/components/recordings/dashcam_routes_helpers.js
+++ b/starpilot/system/the_galaxy/assets/components/recordings/dashcam_routes_helpers.js
@@ -40,6 +40,11 @@ export function normalizeRoute(route, locale) {
     `${routeDate.getMonth() + 1}/${routeDate.getDate()}/${routeDate.getFullYear()}`,
     `${routeDate.getFullYear()}-${routeDate.getMonth() + 1}-${routeDate.getDate()}`,
   ] : []
+  const timeAliases = routeDate ? [
+    new Intl.DateTimeFormat(locale, { hour: "numeric", minute: "2-digit" }).format(routeDate),
+    new Intl.DateTimeFormat("en-US", { hour: "numeric", minute: "2-digit", hour12: true }).format(routeDate),
+    `${String(routeDate.getHours()).padStart(2, "0")}:${String(routeDate.getMinutes()).padStart(2, "0")}`,
+  ] : []
 
   return {
     ...route,
@@ -54,6 +59,7 @@ export function normalizeRoute(route, locale) {
       normalizeRouteSearchText(route?.name),
       normalizeRouteSearchText(isCustomName ? displayName : ""),
       ...dateAliases.map(normalizeRouteSearchText),
+      ...timeAliases.map(normalizeRouteSearchText),
     ].filter(Boolean),
   }
 }
@@ -120,7 +126,8 @@ export function sortRoutes(routes, sortOrder = "newest") {
 }
 
 export function routeMatchesSearch(route, searchQuery) {
-  const queryTokens = normalizeRouteSearchText(searchQuery).split(" ").filter(Boolean)
+  const normalizedQuery = normalizeRouteSearchText(searchQuery)
+  const queryTokens = normalizedQuery.split(" ").filter(Boolean)
   if (!queryTokens.length) return true
 
   const searchValues = Array.isArray(route?._searchValues) ? route._searchValues : [
@@ -130,8 +137,9 @@ export function routeMatchesSearch(route, searchQuery) {
     route?.displayDate,
   ].map(normalizeRouteSearchText).filter(Boolean)
   return searchValues.some(value => {
+    if (value.includes(normalizedQuery)) return true
     const searchTokens = value.split(" ").filter(Boolean)
-    return queryTokens.every(queryToken => searchTokens.some(searchToken => searchToken.includes(queryToken)))
+    return queryTokens.every(queryToken => searchTokens.some(searchToken => searchToken.startsWith(queryToken)))
   })
 }
 
diff --git a/starpilot/system/the_galaxy/tests/test_dashcam_routes_helpers.py b/starpilot/system/the_galaxy/tests/test_dashcam_routes_helpers.py
index a52963950..fb9b5a4c4 100644
--- a/starpilot/system/the_galaxy/tests/test_dashcam_routes_helpers.py
+++ b/starpilot/system/the_galaxy/tests/test_dashcam_routes_helpers.py
@@ -79,6 +79,14 @@ def test_route_titles_and_custom_name_badges_are_reactive():
   assert source.count('${() => route.isCustomName ? html`') >= 4
 
 
+def test_sort_order_select_and_route_items_are_keyed_and_reactive():
+  source = COMPONENT_PATH.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+
+  assert '<select value="${() => state.sortOrder}" @change="${event => { state.sortOrder = event.target.value }}">' in source
+  assert ".key(group.key)" in source
+  assert ".key(route.name)" in source
+
+
 def test_player_shell_matches_low_quality_video_aspect_ratio():
   source = COMPONENT_CSS_PATH.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
 
@@ -163,6 +171,24 @@ def test_route_search_input_updates_on_every_keystroke():
   assert '@input="${event => { state.searchQuery = event.target.value }}"' in source
 
 
+def test_search_indexes_the_displayed_time_for_every_route():
+  result = evaluate('''
+    const routes = [
+      route("0000006a--9f0a7bdf9c", "2026-08-27T12:15:00Z"),
+      route("0000006b--9f0a7bdf9d", "2026-08-27T12:50:00Z"),
+      route("0000006c--9f0a7bdf9e", "2026-08-27T13:05:00Z"),
+    ]
+    return ["12", "12:5", "12:15"]
+      .map(searchQuery => buildRouteView(routes, { searchQuery }).matching.map(item => item.name))
+  ''')
+
+  assert result == [
+    ["0000006b--9f0a7bdf9d", "0000006a--9f0a7bdf9c"],
+    ["0000006b--9f0a7bdf9d"],
+    ["0000006a--9f0a7bdf9c"],
+  ]
+
+
 def test_filters_preserved_routes_before_applying_the_render_limit():
   view = evaluate('''
     const routes = Array.from({ length: MAX_RENDERED_ROUTES + 25 }, (_, index) => route(