diff --git a/frontend/src/components/tickets/AiTicketParseForm.tsx b/frontend/src/components/tickets/AiTicketParseForm.tsx
index df4b1324..e65b7847 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/tickets/AiTicketParseForm.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/tickets/AiTicketParseForm.tsx
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ export function AiTicketParseForm({ initialHint = '', onParsed }: Props) {
         Describe the ticket in plain language — who, what, which client, and priority.
       </p>
       <textarea
+        aria-label="Ticket description"
         className="w-full bg-input border border-default rounded-[5px] px-3 py-2 text-sm text-primary placeholder:text-muted-foreground focus:border-accent focus:outline-none resize-none"
         rows={4}
         placeholder="e.g. Create a high priority ticket for Acme Corp — Outlook not syncing for jsmith, assign to me"
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/tickets/NewTicketModal.tsx b/frontend/src/components/tickets/NewTicketModal.tsx
index 836c494b..17d1fe68 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/tickets/NewTicketModal.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/tickets/NewTicketModal.tsx
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ export function NewTicketModal({ defaultTab = 'quick', initialValues, summaryHin
 
   useEffect(() => {
     integrationsApi.listBoards().then(setBoards).catch(() => {})
-    ticketsApi.listPriorities().then(setPriorities).catch(() => {})
+    ticketsApi.listPriorities().then(setPriorities).catch(err => console.error('Failed to load priorities', err))
   }, [])
 
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ export function NewTicketModal({ defaultTab = 'quick', initialValues, summaryHin
         {/* Header */}
         <div className="flex items-center justify-between px-5 py-4 border-b border-default shrink-0">
           <h2 className="font-heading font-semibold text-heading">New Ticket</h2>
-          <button onClick={onClose} className="text-muted-foreground hover:text-primary transition-colors">
+          <button onClick={onClose} aria-label="Close" className="text-muted-foreground hover:text-primary transition-colors">
             <X className="w-4 h-4" />
           </button>
         </div>