diff --git a/extensions/default/src/DicomLocalDataSource/index.js b/extensions/default/src/DicomLocalDataSource/index.js
index 2724cca38..fc8554b92 100644
--- a/extensions/default/src/DicomLocalDataSource/index.js
+++ b/extensions/default/src/DicomLocalDataSource/index.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { DicomMetadataStore, IWebApiDataSource } from '@ohif/core';
+import { DicomMetadataStore, IWebApiDataSource, utils } from '@ohif/core';
 import OHIF from '@ohif/core';
 import dcmjs from 'dcmjs';
 
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ function createDicomLocalApi(dicomLocalConfig) {
                 date: firstInstance.StudyDate,
                 description: firstInstance.StudyDescription,
                 mrn: firstInstance.PatientID,
-                patientName: { Alphabetic: firstInstance.PatientName },
+                patientName: utils.formatPN(firstInstance.PatientName),
                 studyInstanceUid: firstInstance.StudyInstanceUID,
                 time: firstInstance.StudyTime,
                 //
@@ -103,9 +103,20 @@ function createDicomLocalApi(dicomLocalConfig) {
         },
       },
       series: {
-        // mapParams: mapParams.bind(),
-        search: () => {
-          console.debug(' DICOMLocal QUERY SERIES SEARCH');
+        search: studyInstanceUID => {
+          const study = DicomMetadataStore.getStudy(studyInstanceUID);
+          return study.series.map(aSeries => {
+            const firstInstance = aSeries?.instances[0];
+            return {
+              studyInstanceUid: studyInstanceUID,
+              seriesInstanceUid: firstInstance.SeriesInstanceUID,
+              modality: firstInstance.Modality,
+              seriesNumber: firstInstance.SeriesNumber,
+              seriesDate: firstInstance.SeriesDate,
+              numSeriesInstances: aSeries.instances.length,
+              description: firstInstance.SeriesDescription,
+            };
+          });
         },
       },
       instances: {
diff --git a/platform/viewer/src/routes/Local/Local.tsx b/platform/viewer/src/routes/Local/Local.tsx
index ddd0834e3..15ac132e4 100644
--- a/platform/viewer/src/routes/Local/Local.tsx
+++ b/platform/viewer/src/routes/Local/Local.tsx
@@ -40,7 +40,11 @@ const getLoadButton = (onDrop, text, isDir) => {
   );
 };
 
-function Local() {
+type LocalProps = {
+  modePath: string;
+};
+
+function Local({ modePath }: LocalProps) {
   const navigate = useNavigate();
   const dropzoneRef = useRef();
   const [dropInitiated, setDropInitiated] = React.useState(false);
@@ -64,8 +68,6 @@ function Local() {
     '@ohif/extension-dicom-microscopy'
   );
 
-  let modePath = 'viewer';
-
   const onDrop = async acceptedFiles => {
     const studies = await filesToStudies(acceptedFiles, dataSource);
 
@@ -93,8 +95,9 @@ function Local() {
 
     // Todo: navigate to work list and let user select a mode
     studies.forEach(id => query.append('StudyInstanceUIDs', id));
+    query.append('datasources', 'dicomlocal');
 
-    navigate(`/${modePath}/dicomlocal?${decodeURIComponent(query.toString())}`);
+    navigate(`/${modePath}?${decodeURIComponent(query.toString())}`);
   };
 
   // Set body style
diff --git a/platform/viewer/src/routes/WorkList/WorkList.tsx b/platform/viewer/src/routes/WorkList/WorkList.tsx
index ee3cc0aac..df2c30376 100644
--- a/platform/viewer/src/routes/WorkList/WorkList.tsx
+++ b/platform/viewer/src/routes/WorkList/WorkList.tsx
@@ -339,7 +339,11 @@ function WorkList({
           {appConfig.loadedModes.map((mode, i) => {
             const isFirst = i === 0;
 
-            const isValidMode = mode.isValidMode({ modalities });
+            const modalitiesToCheck = modalities.replaceAll('/', '\\');
+
+            const isValidMode = mode.isValidMode({
+              modalities: modalitiesToCheck,
+            });
             // TODO: Modes need a default/target route? We mostly support a single one for now.
             // We should also be using the route path, but currently are not
             // mode.routeName
diff --git a/platform/viewer/src/routes/index.tsx b/platform/viewer/src/routes/index.tsx
index 90162b2a4..59c6c2fdb 100644
--- a/platform/viewer/src/routes/index.tsx
+++ b/platform/viewer/src/routes/index.tsx
@@ -19,7 +19,11 @@ const bakedInRoutes = [
   },
   {
     path: '/local',
-    children: Local,
+    children: Local.bind(null, { modePath: '' }), // navigate to the worklist
+  },
+  {
+    path: '/localbasic',
+    children: Local.bind(null, { modePath: 'viewer' }),
   },
 ];