diff --git a/auth/lib/ui/code_widget.dart b/auth/lib/ui/code_widget.dart
index 8a09e4b0c3..f8247b9bff 100644
--- a/auth/lib/ui/code_widget.dart
+++ b/auth/lib/ui/code_widget.dart
@@ -118,23 +118,23 @@ class _CodeWidgetState extends State<CodeWidget> {
       return Stack(
         children: [
           // if (isFavorite)
-          // Align(
-          //   alignment: Alignment.topRight,
-          //   child: Icon(
-          //     Icons.star,
-          //     color: colorScheme.pinnedBgColor,
-          //     size: widget.isCompactMode ? 16 : 24,
+          //   Align(
+          //     alignment: Alignment.topRight,
+          //     child: Icon(
+          //       Icons.star,
+          //       color: colorScheme.pinnedBgColor,
+          //       size: widget.isCompactMode ? 16 : 24,
+          //     ),
+          //     //
+          //     // child: CustomPaint(
+          //     //   painter: PinBgPainter(
+          //     //     color: colorScheme.pinnedBgColor,
+          //     //   ),
+          //     //   size: widget.isCompactMode
+          //     //       ? const Size(24, 24)
+          //     //       : const Size(39, 39),
+          //     // ),
           //   ),
-          //   //
-          //   // child: CustomPaint(
-          //   //   painter: PinBgPainter(
-          //   //     color: colorScheme.pinnedBgColor,
-          //   //   ),
-          //   //   size: widget.isCompactMode
-          //   //       ? const Size(24, 24)
-          //   //       : const Size(39, 39),
-          //   // ),
-          // ),
           if (widget.code.isTrashed && kDebugMode)
             Align(
               alignment: Alignment.topLeft,
@@ -180,10 +180,13 @@ class _CodeWidgetState extends State<CodeWidget> {
           if (widget.code.isPinned) ...[
             Align(
               alignment: Alignment.topRight,
-              child: Icon(
-                Icons.star,
-                color: colorScheme.primary700.withOpacity(0.4),
-                size: widget.isCompactMode ? 16 : 24,
+              child: Padding(
+                padding: const EdgeInsets.only(top: 2, right: 2),
+                child: Icon(
+                  Icons.star,
+                  color: colorScheme.primary700.withOpacity(0.4),
+                  size: widget.isCompactMode ? 12 : 20,
+                ),
               ),
             ),
           ],
diff --git a/auth/lib/ui/home_page.dart b/auth/lib/ui/home_page.dart
index e2192e7992..7249b74de1 100644
--- a/auth/lib/ui/home_page.dart
+++ b/auth/lib/ui/home_page.dart
@@ -263,6 +263,17 @@ class _HomePageState extends State<HomePage> {
         codes.sort((a, b) => a.display.position.compareTo(b.display.position));
         break;
     }
+    if (sortKey != CodeSortKey.manual) {
+      // move pinned codes to the using
+      int insertIndex = 0;
+      for (int i = 0; i < codes.length; i++) {
+        if (codes[i].isPinned) {
+          final code = codes.removeAt(i);
+          codes.insert(insertIndex, code);
+          insertIndex++;
+        }
+      }
+    }
   }
 
   Future<void> _redirectToScannerPage() async {
@@ -500,7 +511,7 @@ class _HomePageState extends State<HomePage> {
                     }
                     if (index == 1 && hasFavouriteCodes) {
                       return TagChip(
-                        label: "",
+                        label: context.l10n.fav,
                         state: _isFavouriteOpen
                             ? TagChipState.selected
                             : TagChipState.unselected,
@@ -511,7 +522,7 @@ class _HomePageState extends State<HomePage> {
                           setState(() {});
                           _applyFilteringAndRefresh();
                         },
-                        iconData: Icons.star,
+                        // iconData: Icons.star,
                       );
                     }
                     if (index == itemCount - 1 && hasTrashedCodes) {
diff --git a/auth/pubspec.yaml b/auth/pubspec.yaml
index df74700373..9fb0df9184 100644
--- a/auth/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/auth/pubspec.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: ente_auth
 description: ente two-factor authenticator
-version: 4.1.2+412
+version: 4.1.3+413
 publish_to: none
 
 environment: