diff --git a/app/features/tournament-bracket/components/Bracket/PlacementsTable.tsx b/app/features/tournament-bracket/components/Bracket/PlacementsTable.tsx
index f635335ea..51a18bdef 100644
--- a/app/features/tournament-bracket/components/Bracket/PlacementsTable.tsx
+++ b/app/features/tournament-bracket/components/Bracket/PlacementsTable.tsx
@@ -196,10 +196,10 @@ export function PlacementsTable({
 
 					const key = () => {
 						if (overridenDestinationBracket === null) {
-							return "null";
+							return `${s.team.id}-null`;
 						}
 
-						return overridenDestinationBracket?.idx;
+						return `${s.team.id}-${overridenDestinationBracket?.idx}`;
 					};
 
 					const renderQualifiedRow =
diff --git a/app/features/tournament-bracket/routes/to.$id.matches.$mid.test.ts b/app/features/tournament-bracket/routes/to.$id.matches.$mid.test.ts
index 89231ae60..a71f1ef76 100644
--- a/app/features/tournament-bracket/routes/to.$id.matches.$mid.test.ts
+++ b/app/features/tournament-bracket/routes/to.$id.matches.$mid.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
-import type { adminActionSchema } from "~/features/tournament/actions/to.$id.admin.server";
+import type { adminActionSchema } from "~/features/tournament/tournament-schemas.server";
 import {
 	dbInsertTournament,
 	dbInsertTournamentTeam,
diff --git a/app/features/tournament-bracket/tournament-bracket.css b/app/features/tournament-bracket/tournament-bracket.css
index 04c8516bc..5064a351d 100644
--- a/app/features/tournament-bracket/tournament-bracket.css
+++ b/app/features/tournament-bracket/tournament-bracket.css
@@ -509,7 +509,8 @@
 }
 
 .tournament-bracket__compactify-button svg {
-	width: 0.85rem;
+	min-width: 0.85rem;
+	max-width: 0.85rem;
 }
 
 .tournament-bracket__cast-info-container {
diff --git a/app/features/tournament/actions/to.$id.admin.server.ts b/app/features/tournament/actions/to.$id.admin.server.ts
index 7c0052c6d..a8f00ab56 100644
--- a/app/features/tournament/actions/to.$id.admin.server.ts
+++ b/app/features/tournament/actions/to.$id.admin.server.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 import type { ActionFunction } from "@remix-run/node";
-import { z } from "zod/v4";
 import { requireUser } from "~/features/auth/core/user.server";
 import { userIsBanned } from "~/features/ban/core/banned.server";
-import { bracketProgressionSchema } from "~/features/calendar/calendar-schemas";
 import * as ShowcaseTournaments from "~/features/front-page/core/ShowcaseTournaments.server";
 import { notify } from "~/features/notifications/core/notify.server";
 import * as TournamentTeamRepository from "~/features/tournament/TournamentTeamRepository.server";
@@ -11,7 +9,6 @@ import {
 	clearTournamentDataCache,
 	tournamentFromDB,
 } from "~/features/tournament-bracket/core/Tournament.server";
-import { USER } from "~/features/user-page/user-page-constants";
 import invariant from "~/utils/invariant";
 import { logger } from "~/utils/logger";
 import {
@@ -22,13 +19,12 @@ import {
 	successToast,
 } from "~/utils/remix.server";
 import { assertUnreachable } from "~/utils/types";
-import { _action, id, idObject } from "../../../utils/zod";
-import { bracketIdx } from "../../tournament-bracket/tournament-bracket-schemas.server";
+import { idObject } from "../../../utils/zod";
 import { changeTeamOwner } from "../queries/changeTeamOwner.server";
 import { deleteTeam } from "../queries/deleteTeam.server";
 import { joinTeam, leaveTeam } from "../queries/joinLeaveTeam.server";
 import * as TournamentRepository from "../TournamentRepository.server";
-import { teamName } from "../tournament-schemas.server";
+import { adminActionSchema } from "../tournament-schemas.server";
 import { inGameNameIfNeeded } from "../tournament-utils.server";
 
 export const action: ActionFunction = async ({ request, params }) => {
@@ -458,95 +454,3 @@ export const action: ActionFunction = async ({ request, params }) => {
 
 	return successToast(message);
 };
-
-export const adminActionSchema = z.union([
-	z.object({
-		_action: _action("CHANGE_TEAM_OWNER"),
-		teamId: id,
-		memberId: id,
-	}),
-	z.object({
-		_action: _action("CHANGE_TEAM_NAME"),
-		teamId: id,
-		teamName,
-	}),
-	z.object({
-		_action: _action("CHECK_IN"),
-		teamId: id,
-		bracketIdx,
-	}),
-	z.object({
-		_action: _action("CHECK_OUT"),
-		teamId: id,
-		bracketIdx,
-	}),
-	z.object({
-		_action: _action("ADD_MEMBER"),
-		teamId: id,
-		userId: id,
-	}),
-	z.object({
-		_action: _action("REMOVE_MEMBER"),
-		teamId: id,
-		memberId: id,
-	}),
-	z.object({
-		_action: _action("DELETE_TEAM"),
-		teamId: id,
-	}),
-	z.object({
-		_action: _action("ADD_TEAM"),
-		userId: id,
-		teamName,
-	}),
-	z.object({
-		_action: _action("ADD_STAFF"),
-		userId: id,
-		role: z.enum(["ORGANIZER", "STREAMER"]),
-	}),
-	z.object({
-		_action: _action("REMOVE_STAFF"),
-		userId: id,
-	}),
-	z.object({
-		_action: _action("DROP_TEAM_OUT"),
-		teamId: id,
-	}),
-	z.object({
-		_action: _action("UNDO_DROP_TEAM_OUT"),
-		teamId: id,
-	}),
-	z.object({
-		_action: _action("DELETE_LOGO"),
-		teamId: id,
-	}),
-	z.object({
-		_action: _action("UPDATE_CAST_TWITCH_ACCOUNTS"),
-		castTwitchAccounts: z.preprocess(
-			(val) =>
-				typeof val === "string"
-					? val
-							.split(",")
-							.map((account) => account.trim())
-							.map((account) => account.toLowerCase())
-					: val,
-			z.array(z.string()),
-		),
-	}),
-	z.object({
-		_action: _action("RESET_BRACKET"),
-		stageId: id,
-	}),
-	z.object({
-		_action: _action("UPDATE_IN_GAME_NAME"),
-		inGameNameText: z.string().max(USER.IN_GAME_NAME_TEXT_MAX_LENGTH),
-		inGameNameDiscriminator: z
-			.string()
-			.refine((val) => /^[0-9a-z]{4,5}$/.test(val)),
-		memberId: id,
-	}),
-	z.object({
-		_action: _action("UPDATE_TOURNAMENT_PROGRESSION"),
-		bracketProgression: bracketProgressionSchema,
-	}),
-]);
diff --git a/app/features/tournament/routes/to.$id.admin.tsx b/app/features/tournament/routes/to.$id.admin.tsx
index 398946edc..9070c4945 100644
--- a/app/features/tournament/routes/to.$id.admin.tsx
+++ b/app/features/tournament/routes/to.$id.admin.tsx
@@ -330,7 +330,17 @@ function TeamActions() {
 						<label htmlFor="bracket">Bracket</label>
 						<select id="bracket" name="bracketIdx">
 							{tournament.brackets.map((bracket, bracketIdx) => (
-								<option key={bracket.name} value={bracketIdx}>
+								<option
+									key={bracket.name}
+									value={
+										// no sources means it's a starting bracket
+										// in terms of check out and check in
+										// bracket idx = 0 refers to the check-in for the tournament as a whole
+										!bracket.sources || bracket.sources.length === 0
+											? 0
+											: bracketIdx
+									}
+								>
 									{bracket.name}
 								</option>
 							))}
diff --git a/app/features/tournament/tournament-schemas.server.ts b/app/features/tournament/tournament-schemas.server.ts
index 02f7427df..c91f6831d 100644
--- a/app/features/tournament/tournament-schemas.server.ts
+++ b/app/features/tournament/tournament-schemas.server.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ import {
 	safeStringSchema,
 	stageId,
 } from "~/utils/zod";
+import { bracketProgressionSchema } from "../calendar/calendar-schemas";
 import { bracketIdx } from "../tournament-bracket/tournament-bracket-schemas.server";
+import { USER } from "../user-page/user-page-constants";
 import { TOURNAMENT } from "./tournament-constants";
 
 export const teamName = safeStringSchema({
@@ -75,3 +77,95 @@ export const seedsActionSchema = z.union([
 export const joinSchema = z.object({
 	trust: z.preprocess(checkboxValueToBoolean, z.boolean()),
 });
+
+export const adminActionSchema = z.union([
+	z.object({
+		_action: _action("CHANGE_TEAM_OWNER"),
+		teamId: id,
+		memberId: id,
+	}),
+	z.object({
+		_action: _action("CHANGE_TEAM_NAME"),
+		teamId: id,
+		teamName,
+	}),
+	z.object({
+		_action: _action("CHECK_IN"),
+		teamId: id,
+		bracketIdx,
+	}),
+	z.object({
+		_action: _action("CHECK_OUT"),
+		teamId: id,
+		bracketIdx,
+	}),
+	z.object({
+		_action: _action("ADD_MEMBER"),
+		teamId: id,
+		userId: id,
+	}),
+	z.object({
+		_action: _action("REMOVE_MEMBER"),
+		teamId: id,
+		memberId: id,
+	}),
+	z.object({
+		_action: _action("DELETE_TEAM"),
+		teamId: id,
+	}),
+	z.object({
+		_action: _action("ADD_TEAM"),
+		userId: id,
+		teamName,
+	}),
+	z.object({
+		_action: _action("ADD_STAFF"),
+		userId: id,
+		role: z.enum(["ORGANIZER", "STREAMER"]),
+	}),
+	z.object({
+		_action: _action("REMOVE_STAFF"),
+		userId: id,
+	}),
+	z.object({
+		_action: _action("DROP_TEAM_OUT"),
+		teamId: id,
+	}),
+	z.object({
+		_action: _action("UNDO_DROP_TEAM_OUT"),
+		teamId: id,
+	}),
+	z.object({
+		_action: _action("DELETE_LOGO"),
+		teamId: id,
+	}),
+	z.object({
+		_action: _action("UPDATE_CAST_TWITCH_ACCOUNTS"),
+		castTwitchAccounts: z.preprocess(
+			(val) =>
+				typeof val === "string"
+					? val
+							.split(",")
+							.map((account) => account.trim())
+							.map((account) => account.toLowerCase())
+					: val,
+			z.array(z.string()),
+		),
+	}),
+	z.object({
+		_action: _action("RESET_BRACKET"),
+		stageId: id,
+	}),
+	z.object({
+		_action: _action("UPDATE_IN_GAME_NAME"),
+		inGameNameText: z.string().max(USER.IN_GAME_NAME_TEXT_MAX_LENGTH),
+		inGameNameDiscriminator: z
+			.string()
+			.refine((val) => /^[0-9a-z]{4,5}$/.test(val)),
+		memberId: id,
+	}),
+	z.object({
+		_action: _action("UPDATE_TOURNAMENT_PROGRESSION"),
+		bracketProgression: bracketProgressionSchema,
+	}),
+]);