diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b353789b..47792ec0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Added
+- Alias offline bypass: aliases with offline=No override Joomla's global offline setting, allowing access via alias domain while main site is down
+- CI: auto-release uses stream tag `stable` instead of version tag `vXX`
+
 ### Planned
 - License/subscription check
 - System email template branding (DB approach)
diff --git a/src/packages/plg_system_mokowaas/Extension/MokoWaaS.php b/src/packages/plg_system_mokowaas/Extension/MokoWaaS.php
index 62e935b1..302b026a 100644
--- a/src/packages/plg_system_mokowaas/Extension/MokoWaaS.php
+++ b/src/packages/plg_system_mokowaas/Extension/MokoWaaS.php
@@ -2944,25 +2944,33 @@ class MokoWaaS extends CMSPlugin
 		}
 
 		// Offline: use Joomla's native offline mode for frontend requests
-		if (!empty($alias->offline) && (string) $alias->offline === '1'
-			&& $this->app->isClient('site'))
+		if ($this->app->isClient('site'))
 		{
-			// Allow health API to still respond
-			if ($this->app->input->get('mokowaas', '') !== '')
+			if (!empty($alias->offline) && (string) $alias->offline === '1')
 			{
-				return;
+				// Allow health API to still respond
+				if ($this->app->input->get('mokowaas', '') !== '')
+				{
+					return;
+				}
+
+				// Set custom offline message if provided
+				$message = $alias->offline_message ?? '';
+
+				if (!empty($message))
+				{
+					$this->app->getConfig()->set('offline_message', $message);
+				}
+
+				// Enable Joomla's native offline mode
+				$this->app->getConfig()->set('offline', 1);
 			}
-
-			// Set custom offline message if provided
-			$message = $alias->offline_message ?? '';
-
-			if (!empty($message))
+			else
 			{
-				$this->app->getConfig()->set('offline_message', $message);
+				// Alias is NOT offline — override Joomla's global offline setting
+				// This allows access via the alias domain even when the main site is offline
+				$this->app->getConfig()->set('offline', 0);
 			}
-
-			// Enable Joomla's native offline mode — renders through the template's offline.php
-			$this->app->getConfig()->set('offline', 1);
 		}
 	}