diff --git a/js/profile-menu.js b/js/profile-menu.js
index 339ada6..ca252c1 100644
--- a/js/profile-menu.js
+++ b/js/profile-menu.js
@@ -162,17 +162,25 @@
     }
     if (["new", "import", "wc", "unlock"].includes(action)) {
       close();
-      const savedLabel = btn.querySelector(".wallet-label")?.textContent;
-      const walletLabel = btn.querySelector(".wallet-label");
-      if (walletLabel) walletLabel.textContent = "loading…";
-      const ready = await ensureFlow();
-      if (walletLabel && savedLabel) walletLabel.textContent = savedLabel;
-      if (ready) {
-        window.siriusSignInWallet(action);
-      } else {
-        // Fallback: navigate to portal.html?mode=X if the module can't load.
-        location.href = PORTAL_URL + "?mode=" + action;
+      // Always route to the portal — it renders the tabbed sign-in INLINE
+      // as page content (?mode=X picks the starting tab). Prevents the
+      // "modal opens on top of the page" symptom the launcher used to have.
+      // Only stay on-page if we're already on portal.html.
+      const onPortal = /\/portal\.html(?:$|[?#])/.test(location.pathname + location.search);
+      if (onPortal && typeof window.siriusRenderSignInInline === "function") {
+        const hasSaved = (() => { try { return !!localStorage.getItem("bns.wallet.v1"); } catch { return false; } })();
+        const mode = (action === "unlock" && !hasSaved) ? "import" : action;
+        const mount = document.getElementById("signin-inline");
+        if (mount) {
+          window.siriusRenderSignInInline(mount, mode);
+          document.getElementById("signin")?.scrollIntoView({ behavior: "smooth", block: "start" });
+          return;
+        }
       }
+      // Not on portal (or the inline mount is missing) — take the user
+      // there. portal.html?mode=X renders the tabbed sign-in as its main
+      // content, no modal.
+      location.href = PORTAL_URL + "?mode=" + action;
     }
   });