diff --git a/src/permissions/website.test.ts b/src/permissions/website.test.ts
index dbc53cab2..b9c00a103 100644
--- a/src/permissions/website.test.ts
+++ b/src/permissions/website.test.ts
@@ -279,12 +279,11 @@ describe('canTransferWebsiteToUser', () => {
     ).resolves.toBe(false);
   });
 
-  // NOTE: admins are NOT short-circuited here; there is no isAdmin bypass in this function.
-  test('denies an admin transferring a user-owned website (no team)', async () => {
-    vi.mocked(getWebsite).mockResolvedValue({ userId: 'admin-1' } as any);
+  test('allows admins without any lookup', async () => {
     await expect(
       canTransferWebsiteToUser({ user: adminUser }, 'website-1', 'admin-1'),
-    ).resolves.toBe(false);
+    ).resolves.toBe(true);
+    expect(getWebsite).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 
   test('allows a team owner transferring a team website to themselves', async () => {
@@ -316,6 +315,13 @@ describe('canTransferWebsiteToTeam', () => {
     await expect(canTransferWebsiteToTeam({}, 'website-1', 'team-1')).resolves.toBe(false);
   });
 
+  test('allows admins without any lookup', async () => {
+    await expect(
+      canTransferWebsiteToTeam({ user: adminUser }, 'website-1', 'team-1'),
+    ).resolves.toBe(true);
+    expect(getWebsite).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
   test('denies when website is missing', async () => {
     vi.mocked(getWebsite).mockResolvedValue(null as any);
     await expect(
diff --git a/src/permissions/website.ts b/src/permissions/website.ts
index e549b615e..c01c3d70d 100644
--- a/src/permissions/website.ts
+++ b/src/permissions/website.ts
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@ export async function canViewBatchWebsites({ user, shareToken }: Auth, websiteId
     websites.filter(website => website.userId === user.id).map(website => website.id),
   );
   const teamIds = Array.from(
-    new Set(websites.map(website => website.teamId).filter((teamId): teamId is string => Boolean(teamId))),
+    new Set(
+      websites.map(website => website.teamId).filter((teamId): teamId is string => Boolean(teamId)),
+    ),
   );
   const teamUsers = teamIds.length
     ? await prisma.client.teamUser.findMany({
@@ -187,6 +189,10 @@ export async function canTransferWebsiteToUser({ user }: Auth, websiteId: string
     return false;
   }
 
+  if (user.isAdmin) {
+    return true;
+  }
+
   const website = await getWebsite(websiteId);
 
   if (!website) {
@@ -207,6 +213,10 @@ export async function canTransferWebsiteToTeam({ user }: Auth, websiteId: string
     return false;
   }
 
+  if (user.isAdmin) {
+    return true;
+  }
+
   const website = await getWebsite(websiteId);
 
   if (!website) {
diff --git a/src/queries/sql/getChannelExpandedMetrics.test.ts b/src/queries/sql/getChannelExpandedMetrics.test.ts
index b9b403138..452071e86 100644
--- a/src/queries/sql/getChannelExpandedMetrics.test.ts
+++ b/src/queries/sql/getChannelExpandedMetrics.test.ts
@@ -102,8 +102,13 @@ describe('getChannelExpandedMetrics postgres branch', () => {
     await getChannelExpandedMetrics('website-1', {});
     const [query] = prismaRawQuery.mock.calls[0];
 
+    // LIKE wildcards/backslashes are escaped so values match literally (e.g. the
+    // underscores in PAID_AD_PARAMS like `ad_id=` become `ad\_id=`).
+    const escapeLike = (val: string) =>
+      val.replace(/\\/g, '\\\\').replace(/%/g, '\\%').replace(/_/g, '\\_').replace(/'/g, "''");
+
     for (const val of PAID_AD_PARAMS) {
-      expect(query).toContain(`url_query ilike '%${val}%'`);
+      expect(query).toContain(`url_query ilike '%${escapeLike(val)}%'`);
     }
     for (const domainList of [
       LLM_DOMAINS,
@@ -114,10 +119,22 @@ describe('getChannelExpandedMetrics postgres branch', () => {
       VIDEO_DOMAINS,
     ]) {
       for (const val of domainList) {
-        expect(query).toContain(`referrer_domain ilike '%${val}%'`);
+        expect(query).toContain(`referrer_domain ilike '%${escapeLike(val)}%'`);
       }
     }
   });
+
+  test('returns the query rows unchanged without a spurious y column', async () => {
+    const rows = [
+      { name: 'direct', pageviews: 10, visitors: 4, visits: 5, bounces: 1, totaltime: 100 },
+    ];
+    prismaRawQuery.mockResolvedValue(rows);
+
+    const result = await getChannelExpandedMetrics('website-1', {});
+
+    expect(result).toEqual(rows);
+    expect(result[0]).not.toHaveProperty('y');
+  });
 });
 
 describe('getChannelExpandedMetrics clickhouse branch', () => {
diff --git a/src/queries/sql/getChannelExpandedMetrics.ts b/src/queries/sql/getChannelExpandedMetrics.ts
index 71985a831..6f225f9eb 100644
--- a/src/queries/sql/getChannelExpandedMetrics.ts
+++ b/src/queries/sql/getChannelExpandedMetrics.ts
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ async function relationalQuery(
       `,
     queryParams,
     FUNCTION_NAME,
-  ).then(results => results.map(item => ({ ...item, y: Number(item.y) })));
+  );
 }
 
 async function clickhouseQuery(
@@ -222,9 +222,16 @@ async function clickhouseQuery(
 }
 
 function toClickHouseStringArray(arr: string[]): string {
-  return arr.map(p => `'${p.replace(/'/g, "\\'")}'`).join(', ');
+  // Escape backslashes first, then single quotes, for ClickHouse string literals.
+  return arr.map(p => `'${p.replace(/\\/g, '\\\\').replace(/'/g, "\\'")}'`).join(', ');
+}
+
+function escapePostgresLikeValue(val: string) {
+  // Escape LIKE wildcards/backslashes so the value is matched literally, then
+  // escape single quotes for the surrounding SQL string literal.
+  return val.replace(/\\/g, '\\\\').replace(/%/g, '\\%').replace(/_/g, '\\_').replace(/'/g, "''");
 }
 
 function toPostgresPositionClause(column: string, arr: string[]) {
-  return arr.map(val => `${column} ilike '%${val.replace(/'/g, "''")}%'`).join(' OR\n  ');
+  return arr.map(val => `${column} ilike '%${escapePostgresLikeValue(val)}%'`).join(' OR\n  ');
 }
diff --git a/src/queries/sql/getChannelMetrics.test.ts b/src/queries/sql/getChannelMetrics.test.ts
index c5367dfca..618f35a0e 100644
--- a/src/queries/sql/getChannelMetrics.test.ts
+++ b/src/queries/sql/getChannelMetrics.test.ts
@@ -101,11 +101,16 @@ describe('getChannelMetrics postgres branch', () => {
     await getChannelMetrics('website-1', {});
     const [query] = prismaRawQuery.mock.calls[0];
 
+    // LIKE wildcards/backslashes are escaped so values match literally (e.g. the
+    // underscores in PAID_AD_PARAMS like `ad_id=` become `ad\_id=`).
+    const escapeLike = (val: string) =>
+      val.replace(/\\/g, '\\\\').replace(/%/g, '\\%').replace(/_/g, '\\_').replace(/'/g, "''");
+
     for (const val of PAID_AD_PARAMS) {
-      expect(query).toContain(`url_query ilike '%${val}%'`);
+      expect(query).toContain(`url_query ilike '%${escapeLike(val)}%'`);
     }
     for (const val of SEARCH_DOMAINS) {
-      expect(query).toContain(`referrer_domain ilike '%${val}%'`);
+      expect(query).toContain(`referrer_domain ilike '%${escapeLike(val)}%'`);
     }
     for (const domainList of [
       LLM_DOMAINS,
@@ -115,7 +120,7 @@ describe('getChannelMetrics postgres branch', () => {
       VIDEO_DOMAINS,
     ]) {
       for (const val of domainList) {
-        expect(query).toContain(`referrer_domain ilike '%${val}%'`);
+        expect(query).toContain(`referrer_domain ilike '%${escapeLike(val)}%'`);
       }
     }
     // referral clause uses a literal array, not a constant
@@ -132,21 +137,19 @@ describe('getChannelMetrics postgres branch', () => {
     expect(result).toEqual([{ x: 'direct', y: 42 }]);
   });
 
-  // NOTE: toPostgresLikeClause only escapes single quotes (' -> ''). LIKE
-  // wildcards (% and _) and backslashes pass through unescaped. This is safe
-  // today because the helper is private and only ever receives the hardcoded
-  // constant arrays, but it would be an escaping gap if user input reached it.
-  // See getChannelMetrics.ts:180-182.
-  test('single-quote escaping doubles quotes (documenting current helper behavior)', async () => {
-    // None of the real constants contain quotes, so assert the round-trip of
-    // the escaping regex against every constant value: no bare `''` artifacts
-    // should appear inside a domain fragment.
+  // toPostgresLikeClause escapes LIKE wildcards (% and _) and backslashes so the
+  // value matches literally, then escapes single quotes for the SQL string
+  // literal. The hardcoded constants contain none of these, so their rendered
+  // form is unchanged; this asserts each constant appears intact in the clause.
+  test('renders an ilike clause for each escaped constant value', async () => {
     await getChannelMetrics('website-1', {});
     const [query] = prismaRawQuery.mock.calls[0];
 
+    const escapeLike = (val: string) =>
+      val.replace(/\\/g, '\\\\').replace(/%/g, '\\%').replace(/_/g, '\\_').replace(/'/g, "''");
+
     for (const val of [...PAID_AD_PARAMS, ...LLM_DOMAINS, ...SEARCH_DOMAINS]) {
-      const escaped = val.replace(/'/g, "''");
-      expect(query).toContain(`'%${escaped}%'`);
+      expect(query).toContain(`'%${escapeLike(val)}%'`);
     }
   });
 });
@@ -194,15 +197,15 @@ describe('getChannelMetrics clickhouse branch', () => {
     );
   });
 
-  // NOTE: toClickHouseStringArray escapes single quotes as \' but leaves
-  // backslashes and other metacharacters untouched (getChannelMetrics.ts:176-178).
-  // Safe today (constants only), documented here as current behavior.
-  test('clickhouse array escaping only handles single quotes', async () => {
+  // toClickHouseStringArray escapes backslashes and single quotes for ClickHouse
+  // string literals. The constants contain neither, so they render unchanged.
+  test('clickhouse array escaping handles backslashes and single quotes', async () => {
     await getChannelMetrics('website-1', {});
     const [query] = clickhouseRawQuery.mock.calls[0];
 
     for (const val of [...VIDEO_DOMAINS, ...SHOPPING_DOMAINS]) {
-      expect(query).toContain(`'${val.replace(/'/g, "\\'")}'`);
+      const escaped = val.replace(/\\/g, '\\\\').replace(/'/g, "\\'");
+      expect(query).toContain(`'${escaped}'`);
     }
   });
 });
diff --git a/src/queries/sql/getChannelMetrics.ts b/src/queries/sql/getChannelMetrics.ts
index 98e2274a7..b369f26c9 100644
--- a/src/queries/sql/getChannelMetrics.ts
+++ b/src/queries/sql/getChannelMetrics.ts
@@ -174,9 +174,16 @@ async function clickhouseQuery(
 }
 
 function toClickHouseStringArray(arr: string[]): string {
-  return arr.map(p => `'${p.replace(/'/g, "\\'")}'`).join(', ');
+  // Escape backslashes first, then single quotes, for ClickHouse string literals.
+  return arr.map(p => `'${p.replace(/\\/g, '\\\\').replace(/'/g, "\\'")}'`).join(', ');
+}
+
+function escapePostgresLikeValue(val: string) {
+  // Escape LIKE wildcards/backslashes so the value is matched literally, then
+  // escape single quotes for the surrounding SQL string literal.
+  return val.replace(/\\/g, '\\\\').replace(/%/g, '\\%').replace(/_/g, '\\_').replace(/'/g, "''");
 }
 
 function toPostgresLikeClause(column: string, arr: string[]) {
-  return arr.map(val => `${column} ilike '%${val.replace(/'/g, "''")}%'`).join(' OR\n  ');
+  return arr.map(val => `${column} ilike '%${escapePostgresLikeValue(val)}%'`).join(' OR\n  ');
 }