diff --git a/asl_articles/tests/test_db_report.py b/asl_articles/tests/test_db_report.py
index 9213e33..9782a7a 100644
--- a/asl_articles/tests/test_db_report.py
+++ b/asl_articles/tests/test_db_report.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ from asl_articles.tests.test_publications import edit_publication
 from asl_articles.tests.test_articles import edit_article
 from asl_articles.tests.utils import init_tests, \
     select_main_menu_option, select_sr_menu_option, check_ask_dialog, \
-    do_search, find_search_result, \
+    do_search, find_search_result, get_search_results, \
     wait_for, wait_for_elem, find_child, find_children
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -36,10 +36,11 @@ def test_db_report( webdriver, flask_app, dbconn ):
     assert image_sizes == {}
 
     # add some images
-    results = do_search( SEARCH_ALL )
-    publ_sr = find_search_result( "Avalon Hill", results )
+    do_search( SEARCH_ALL )
+    publ_sr = find_search_result( "Avalon Hill", wait=2 )
     fname = os.path.join( os.path.split(__file__)[0], "fixtures/images/1.gif" )
     edit_publisher( publ_sr, { "image": fname } )
+    results = get_search_results()
     pub_sr = find_search_result( "ASL Journal (1)", results )
     fname = os.path.join( os.path.split(__file__)[0], "fixtures/images/2.gif" )
     edit_publication( pub_sr, { "image": fname } )
@@ -78,11 +79,12 @@ def test_db_report( webdriver, flask_app, dbconn ):
     }
 
     # delete all the publishers (and associated objects), then check the updated report
-    results = do_search( SEARCH_ALL )
-    publ_sr = find_search_result( "Avalon Hill", results )
+    do_search( SEARCH_ALL )
+    publ_sr = find_search_result( "Avalon Hill", wait=2 )
     select_sr_menu_option( publ_sr, "delete" )
     check_ask_dialog( "Delete this publisher?", "ok" )
-    publ_sr = find_search_result( "Multiman Publishing" )
+    results = get_search_results()
+    publ_sr = find_search_result( "Multiman Publishing", results )
     select_sr_menu_option( publ_sr, "delete" )
     check_ask_dialog( "Delete this publisher?", "ok" )
     row_counts, links, dupe_images, image_sizes = _get_db_report()
diff --git a/asl_articles/tests/utils.py b/asl_articles/tests/utils.py
index b7883ba..60420c3 100644
--- a/asl_articles/tests/utils.py
+++ b/asl_articles/tests/utils.py
@@ -132,13 +132,15 @@ def get_search_result_names( results=None ):
         results = get_search_results()
     return [ find_child( ".name", r ).text for r in results ]
 
-def find_search_result( name, results=None ):
+def find_search_result( name, results=None, wait=0 ):
     """Find a search result."""
-    if not results:
-        results = get_search_results()
-    results = [ r for r in results if find_child( ".name", r ).text == name ]
-    assert len(results) == 1
-    return results[0]
+    def find_sr():
+        matches = [
+            r for r in results or get_search_results()
+            if find_child( ".name", r ).text == name
+        ]
+        return matches[0] if len(matches) == 1 else None
+    return wait_for( wait, find_sr )
 
 def check_search_result( sr, check, expected ):
     """Check a search result in the UI."""
diff --git a/web/public/images/watermark.png b/web/public/images/watermark.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bb9c4e2
Binary files /dev/null and b/web/public/images/watermark.png differ
diff --git a/web/src/App.css b/web/src/App.css
index dd798e2..a2f4ebd 100644
--- a/web/src/App.css
+++ b/web/src/App.css
@@ -18,6 +18,14 @@
 [data-reach-menu-list] .divider { height: 0 ; margin: 2px 0 ; border-top: 1px solid #aaa ; }
 [data-reach-menu-list] img { height: 100% ; margin-top: -0.1em ; margin-right: 0.5em ; }
 
+#watermark {
+    position: fixed ; right: 0 ; bottom: 0 ;
+    height: 30% ;
+    opacity: 0 ; z-index: -999 ;
+    transition: opacity 5s ;
+}
+#watermark img { height: 100% ; }
+
 .MuiDialogTitle-root { padding: 10px 16px 6px 16px !important ; }
 .MuiDialogContent-root>div { margin-bottom: 1em ; }
 .MuiDialogContent-root p { margin-top: 0.5em ; }
diff --git a/web/src/App.js b/web/src/App.js
index 08f9c45..4578948 100644
--- a/web/src/App.js
+++ b/web/src/App.js
@@ -129,11 +129,13 @@ export class App extends React.Component
                     <SearchForm onSearch={this.onSearch.bind(this)} ref={this._searchFormRef} />
                 </div>
                 {menu}
-                { this.state.showDbReport && <DbReport /> }
-                <SearchResults ref={this._searchResultsRef}
-                    seqNo = {this.state.searchSeqNo}
-                    searchResults = {this.state.searchResults}
-                />
+                { this.state.showDbReport
+                    ? <DbReport />
+                    : <SearchResults ref={this._searchResultsRef}
+                        seqNo = {this.state.searchSeqNo}
+                        searchResults = {this.state.searchResults}
+                      />
+                }
             </div> ) ;
         }
         return ( <div> {content}
@@ -155,6 +157,7 @@ export class App extends React.Component
             { this._fakeUploads && <div>
                 <textarea id="_stored_msg-upload_" ref="_stored_msg-upload_" defaultValue="" hidden={true} />
             </div> }
+            <div id="watermark" ref="watermark"> <img src="/images/watermark.png" alt="watermark" /> </div>
         </div> ) ;
     }
 
@@ -537,6 +540,7 @@ export class App extends React.Component
     }
     _onStartupComplete() {
         // startup has completed, we're ready to go
+        this.refs.watermark.style.opacity = 0.2 ;
         if ( this.props.warning )
             this.showWarningToast( this.props.warning ) ;
         if ( this.props.doSearch )
diff --git a/web/src/DbReport.css b/web/src/DbReport.css
index d79bd61..0153f55 100644
--- a/web/src/DbReport.css
+++ b/web/src/DbReport.css
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #db-report {
     border: 1px solid #ccc ; border-radius: 8px ;
-    background: #fff ; padding: 0.5em ;
+    padding: 0.5em ;
 }
 #db-report .section { margin-top: 1em ; }
 #db-report .section:first-of-type { margin-top: 0 ; }