diff --git a/src/app/core/providers/runtime-provider-strategy.service.ts b/src/app/core/providers/runtime-provider-strategy.service.ts
index 4660f5e..8c6d907 100644
--- a/src/app/core/providers/runtime-provider-strategy.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/providers/runtime-provider-strategy.service.ts
@@ -48,6 +48,15 @@ export class RuntimeProviderStrategyService {
       return 'mock';
     }
 
+    // Same rationale as getBootstrapProviderMode(): the admin Categories CRUD
+    // gateway has a real local-mock implementation (AdminCategoriesLocalGateway)
+    // built specifically so create/edit/delete/reorder can be exercised without
+    // a backend. Local dev has no reachable backoffice API, so fall back to it
+    // there while production keeps hitting the real API unconditionally.
+    if ((environment as any).useMockBootstrapOnLocal === true && this.isLocalhost()) {
+      return 'mock';
+    }
+
     return 'api';
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/app/features/admin/categories/components/admin-categories-list.component.html b/src/app/features/admin/categories/components/admin-categories-list.component.html
index d30783d..082b62b 100644
--- a/src/app/features/admin/categories/components/admin-categories-list.component.html
+++ b/src/app/features/admin/categories/components/admin-categories-list.component.html
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
             @if (row.category.deletedAt) {
               <app-button variant="secondary" size="sm" (click)="restore.emit(row.category.id)">{{ 'adminCategories.restore' | translate }}</app-button>
             } @else {
-              <app-button variant="secondary" size="sm" (click)="edit.emit(row.category.id)">{{ 'adminProducts.edit' | translate }}</app-button>
+              <app-button variant="secondary" size="sm" (click)="edit.emit(row.category.id)">{{ 'adminCategories.edit' | translate }}</app-button>
               <app-button variant="danger" size="sm" (click)="delete.emit(row.category.id)">{{ 'adminProducts.delete' | translate }}</app-button>
             }
           </div>
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@
               @if (category.deletedAt) {
                 <app-button variant="secondary" size="sm" (click)="restore.emit(category.id)">{{ 'adminCategories.restore' | translate }}</app-button>
               } @else {
-                <app-button variant="secondary" size="sm" (click)="edit.emit(category.id)">{{ 'adminProducts.edit' | translate }}</app-button>
+                <app-button variant="secondary" size="sm" (click)="edit.emit(category.id)">{{ 'adminCategories.edit' | translate }}</app-button>
                 <app-button variant="danger" size="sm" (click)="delete.emit(category.id)">{{ 'adminProducts.delete' | translate }}</app-button>
               }
             </td>
diff --git a/src/app/features/admin/categories/services/admin-categories-gateway.token.ts b/src/app/features/admin/categories/services/admin-categories-gateway.token.ts
index 74446f2..ad073ab 100644
--- a/src/app/features/admin/categories/services/admin-categories-gateway.token.ts
+++ b/src/app/features/admin/categories/services/admin-categories-gateway.token.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ export const ADMIN_CATEGORIES_GATEWAY = new InjectionToken<AdminCategoriesGatewa
   providedIn: 'root',
   factory: () => {
     const strategy = inject(RuntimeProviderStrategyService);
-    const mode = strategy.getBackofficeProviderMode();
+    const mode = strategy.getCategoryProviderMode();
     return mode === 'mock' ? inject(AdminCategoriesLocalGateway) : inject(AdminCategoriesApiGateway);
   }
 });