diff --git a/play.pokemonshowdown.com/src/panel-mainmenu.tsx b/play.pokemonshowdown.com/src/panel-mainmenu.tsx
index d2e104f9f..1b3d70738 100644
--- a/play.pokemonshowdown.com/src/panel-mainmenu.tsx
+++ b/play.pokemonshowdown.com/src/panel-mainmenu.tsx
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ class NewsPanel extends PSRoomPanel {
 	change = (ev: Event) => {
 		const target = ev.currentTarget as HTMLInputElement;
 		if (target.value === '1') {
-			document.cookie = "preactalpha=1; expires=Thu, 1 Jan 2026 12:00:00 UTC; path=/";
+			document.cookie = "preactalpha=1; expires=Thu, 1 May 2026 12:00:00 UTC; path=/";
 		} else {
 			document.cookie = "preactalpha=; expires=Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 UTC; path=/;";
 		}
diff --git a/play.pokemonshowdown.com/src/panels.tsx b/play.pokemonshowdown.com/src/panels.tsx
index 233fc3e6e..0749f3708 100644
--- a/play.pokemonshowdown.com/src/panels.tsx
+++ b/play.pokemonshowdown.com/src/panels.tsx
@@ -702,6 +702,11 @@ export class PSView extends preact.Component {
 				parentElem: elem,
 			});
 			return true;
+		case 'openOptions':
+			PS.join('options' as RoomID, {
+				parentElem: elem,
+			});
+			return true;
 		case 'showOtherFormats': {
 			// TODO: refactor to a command after we drop support for the old client
 			const table = elem.closest('table');