diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-smol.yml b/.github/workflows/build-smol.yml
index 18070d9ea..e76c70f75 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-smol.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-smol.yml
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ jobs:
 
   build-smol:
     needs: build-deps
-    name: ⚡ Smol - ${{ matrix.platform }}-${{ matrix.arch }}
+    name: ⚡ Smol Binaries
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.runner }}
     timeout-minutes: ${{ inputs.force && 180 || 150 }}
     strategy:
diff --git a/packages/node-smol-builder/patches/012-socketsecurity_fix_inspector_protocol_windows_v24.10.0.patch b/packages/node-smol-builder/patches/012-socketsecurity_fix_inspector_protocol_windows_v24.10.0.patch
index f34d54ef0..3d01c2d56 100644
--- a/packages/node-smol-builder/patches/012-socketsecurity_fix_inspector_protocol_windows_v24.10.0.patch
+++ b/packages/node-smol-builder/patches/012-socketsecurity_fix_inspector_protocol_windows_v24.10.0.patch
@@ -14,13 +14,14 @@
 # never gets added to the protocol config object by init_defaults().
 #
 # Solution:
-# 1. Modify Protocol.__init__() to accept config_file parameter
-# 2. Compute protocol path from config file location when missing
-# 3. Add the path to config.protocol so main() can use it
+# 1. Compute protocol path in main() before creating Protocol object
+# 2. Add path to config.protocol namedtuple using _replace()
+# 3. Pass updated config to Protocol.__init__()
+# 4. Use protocol.config.protocol.path in main() for inputs
 #
 # Original error:
 # AttributeError: 'X' object has no attribute 'path'
-# At: code_generator.py:365 in Protocol.__init__
+# At: code_generator.py:365 in Protocol.__init__() and line 635 in main()
 #
 # References:
 # - Node.js v24 gyp build system Windows argument passing
@@ -28,42 +29,23 @@
 
 --- a/deps/v8/third_party/inspector_protocol/code_generator.py
 +++ b/deps/v8/third_party/inspector_protocol/code_generator.py
-@@ -357,12 +357,27 @@
- 
- class Protocol(object):
- 
--  def __init__(self, config):
-+  def __init__(self, config, config_file=None):
-     self.config = config
-     self.json_api = {"domains": []}
-     self.imported_domains = []
-     self.exported_domains = []
--    self.generate_domains = self.read_protocol_file(config.protocol.path)
-+    # Windows gyp-win-tool may fail to pass --config_value correctly.
-+    # Fall back to computing the path from the config file location.
-+    if hasattr(config.protocol, 'path'):
-+      protocol_path = config.protocol.path
-+    else:
-+      # Compute path from config file: deps/v8/src/inspector -> deps/v8/include
-+      if config_file:
-+        config_dir = os.path.dirname(config_file)
-+        protocol_path = os.path.normpath(os.path.join(config_dir, '../../include/js_protocol.pdl'))
-+      else:
-+        raise Exception("config.protocol.path not set and config_file not provided")
-+      # Add path to config so main() can use it later.
-+      protocol_obj = config.protocol._replace(path=protocol_path)
-+      config = config._replace(protocol=protocol_obj)
-+      self.config = config
-+    self.generate_domains = self.read_protocol_file(protocol_path)
- 
-     if config.protocol.options:
-       self.generate_domains = [rule.domain for rule in config.protocol.options]
-@@ -604,7 +619,7 @@
+@@ -604,6 +604,19 @@
  def main():
    jinja_dir, config_file, config = read_config()
  
--  protocol = Protocol(config)
-+  protocol = Protocol(config, config_file)
++  # Windows gyp-win-tool may fail to pass --config_value correctly.
++  # Fall back to computing the path from the config file location.
++  if not hasattr(config.protocol, 'path'):
++    # Compute path from config file: deps/v8/src/inspector -> deps/v8/include
++    if config_file:
++      config_dir = os.path.dirname(config_file)
++      protocol_path = os.path.normpath(os.path.join(config_dir, '../../include/js_protocol.pdl'))
++      # Add path to config.protocol so Protocol.__init__() and later code can use it
++      protocol_obj = config.protocol._replace(path=protocol_path) if hasattr(config.protocol, '_replace') else config.protocol
++      config = config._replace(protocol=protocol_obj) if hasattr(config, '_replace') else config
++    else:
++      raise Exception("config.protocol.path not set and config_file not provided")
++
+   protocol = Protocol(config)
  
    if not config.exported and len(protocol.exported_domains):
-     sys.stderr.write(("Domains [%s] are exported, but config is missing export "
diff --git a/packages/socket/scripts/build.mjs b/packages/socket/scripts/build.mjs
index dec936775..0b3d6e18c 100644
--- a/packages/socket/scripts/build.mjs
+++ b/packages/socket/scripts/build.mjs
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import { spawn } from '@socketsecurity/lib/spawn'
 
 import seaConfig from './esbuild.bootstrap.config.mjs'
 
+const logger = getDefaultLogger()
 const __dirname = path.dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url))
 const packageRoot = path.resolve(__dirname, '..')
 const monorepoRoot = path.resolve(packageRoot, '../..')
@@ -39,7 +40,6 @@ async function ensureBootstrapPackageBuilt() {
     'packages/bootstrap/dist/bootstrap-npm.js'
   )
 
-  const logger = getDefaultLogger()
   logger.group('Checking bootstrap package')
 
   // Check if bootstrap source and dist exist.