diff --git a/includes/helpers.php b/includes/helpers.php
index d436020..0e102f7 100644
--- a/includes/helpers.php
+++ b/includes/helpers.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 require_once __DIR__ . '/../db/config.php';
 
-function get_current_user() {
+function getCurrentAppUser() {
     // In a real application, this would fetch the logged-in user from a session or token.
     // For now, we'll hardcode the admin user from the seeded data.
     // This assumes the admin user has company_id 1 (from the seed).
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ function get_current_user() {
 }
 
 function get_current_company_id() {
-    $user = get_current_user();
+    $user = getCurrentAppUser();
     return $user ? $user['company_id'] : null;
 }
 
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ function get_company_onboarding_status($company_id) {
 }
 
 function logActivity($job_id, $event_type, $field_name = null, $old_value = null, $new_value = null) {
-    $user = get_current_user();
+    $user = getCurrentAppUser();
     if (!$user) { return; } // Don't log if no user context
     $stmt = db()->prepare("INSERT INTO activity_logs (job_id, company_id, user_id, user_name, event_type, field_name, old_value, new_value) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)");
     $stmt->execute([
@@ -206,4 +206,4 @@ function deleteJobFile($file_id, $job_id, $company_id) {
         $pdo->rollBack();
         return ['success' => FALSE, 'message' => 'Database error: ' . $e->getMessage()];
     }
-}
+}
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diff --git a/index.php b/index.php
index 6088ff5..2c12723 100644
--- a/index.php
+++ b/index.php
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 require_once 'includes/helpers.php';
 
 // Get current user and company ID
-$user = get_current_user();
+$user = getCurrentAppUser();
 
 // If no user or company ID, redirect to a login/error page (to be implemented later)
 if (!$user || !($company_id = get_current_company_id())) {
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ $clients = getClients($company_id);
         <div class="container">
             <a class="navbar-brand fw-bold" href="index.php">Repairs Pro</a>
             <div class="d-flex align-items-center">
-                <span class="me-3 text-secondary"><?php echo htmlspecialchars($user['name']); ?></span>
+                <span class="me-3 text-secondary"><?php echo htmlspecialchars($user['name'] ?? ''); ?></span>
                 <button class="btn btn-primary btn-sm" data-bs-toggle="modal" data-bs-target="#createJobModal">New Job</button>
             </div>
         </div>
@@ -185,4 +185,4 @@ $clients = getClients($company_id);
 
     <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.3.0/dist/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js"></script>
 </body>
-</html>
+</html>
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diff --git a/job_detail.php b/job_detail.php
index 033d9ee..f9e55d8 100644
--- a/job_detail.php
+++ b/job_detail.php
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?php
 require_once 'includes/helpers.php';
-$user = get_current_user();
+$user = getCurrentAppUser();
 $company_id = get_current_company_id();
 $job_id = $_GET['id'] ?? null;
 
@@ -389,4 +389,4 @@ $message_type = $_GET['message_type'] ?? '';
         });
     </script>
 </body>
-</html>
\ No newline at end of file
+</html>
diff --git a/onboarding.php b/onboarding.php
index 6778d8c..8f6ae06 100644
--- a/onboarding.php
+++ b/onboarding.php
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ require_once __DIR__ . '/includes/helpers.php';
 
 // Placeholder for company ID - in a real app, this would come from the session after login
 $company_id = get_current_company_id();
-$current_user = get_current_user();
+$current_user = getCurrentAppUser();
 
 if (!$company_id) {
     // Redirect to login or error page if no company is identified
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ if ($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] === 'POST') {
 
                 $insert_stmt = $pdo->prepare("INSERT INTO job_statuses (company_id, name, is_default) VALUES (?, ?, ?)");
                 foreach ($statuses as $index => $status_name) {
-                    $is_default = ($index == $default_status_index);
+                    $is_default = (int)($index == $default_status_index); // Explicitly cast to int (0 or 1)
                     $insert_stmt->execute([$company_id, $status_name, $is_default]);
                 }
 
@@ -259,4 +259,4 @@ if (isset($_GET['message'])) {
         <?php endif; ?>
     </div>
 </body>
-</html>
+</html>
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