diff --git a/CROWN b/CROWN
index 732e5f6..63b4ae5 160000
--- a/CROWN
+++ b/CROWN
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 732e5f60d873a4ac19ad5e009abdf8d138f473de
+Subproject commit 63b4ae55ba28bf08765217d1742e59ddc1f60d55
diff --git a/law b/law
index c577a91..2f5aaec 160000
--- a/law
+++ b/law
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit c577a91bfe160bbaaf599999547ff4ddede0c098
+Subproject commit 2f5aaecc2c5f2aa0d64a77d12f8b5945d63928a7
diff --git a/processor/tasks/CROWNFriend.py b/processor/tasks/CROWNFriend.py
index e3fcfe8..eff5dfd 100644
--- a/processor/tasks/CROWNFriend.py
+++ b/processor/tasks/CROWNFriend.py
@@ -412,7 +412,9 @@ def run(self):
             # the quantities of a scope have to be read from a rootfile of that scope,
             # the scope is the last folder in the path of the rootfile
             scope_inputs = [
-                target for target in rootfiles if target.path.split("/")[-2] == scope
+                target
+                for target in rootfiles
+                if target.path.split("/")[-2] == scope
             ]
             if len(scope_inputs) == 0:
                 raise Exception(f"No input rootfile found for scope {scope}")
diff --git a/processor/tasks/scripts/compile_crown.sh b/processor/tasks/scripts/compile_crown.sh
index ea98e3f..69d1ce3 100644
--- a/processor/tasks/scripts/compile_crown.sh
+++ b/processor/tasks/scripts/compile_crown.sh
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ mkdir -p "${BUILDDIR}"
 
 # --- CMake Configuration ---
 # We use the compilers and libraries provided by the container's Conda 'env'
+# Pin CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH to the ROOT install found via root-config: on hosts
+# that also have a system ROOT RPM installed, find_package(ROOT) can otherwise
+# silently resolve to that instead of the intended CVMFS/conda install.
 if cmake "${CROWNFOLDER}" \
     -DANALYSIS="${ANALYSIS}" \
     -DCONFIG="${CONFIG}" \
@@ -46,6 +49,7 @@ if cmake "${CROWNFOLDER}" \
     -DTHREADS="${EXECUTABLE_THREADS}" \
     -DINSTALLDIR="${INSTALLDIR}" \
     -DPRODUCTION=True \
+    -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="$(root-config --prefix)" \
     -B"${BUILDDIR}" 2>&1 | tee "${BUILDDIR}/cmake.log"; then
     echo "CMake finished successfully"
 else
diff --git a/processor/tasks/scripts/compile_crown_friends.sh b/processor/tasks/scripts/compile_crown_friends.sh
index 0799ee7..0755c11 100644
--- a/processor/tasks/scripts/compile_crown_friends.sh
+++ b/processor/tasks/scripts/compile_crown_friends.sh
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ mkdir -p "${BUILDDIR}"
 
 # --- CMake Configuration ---
 # We use the compilers and libraries provided by the container's Conda 'env'
+# Pin CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH to the ROOT install found via root-config: on hosts
+# that also have a system ROOT RPM installed, find_package(ROOT) can otherwise
+# silently resolve to that instead of the intended CVMFS/conda install.
 if cmake "${CROWNFOLDER}" \
     -DANALYSIS="${ANALYSIS}" \
     -DCONFIG="${CONFIG}" \
@@ -45,6 +48,7 @@ if cmake "${CROWNFOLDER}" \
     -DPRODUCTION=True \
     -DFRIENDS=true \
     -DQUANTITIESMAP="${QUANTITIESMAP}" \
+    -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="$(root-config --prefix)" \
     -B"${BUILDDIR}" 2>&1 | tee "${BUILDDIR}/cmake.log"; then
     echo "CMake finished successfully"
 else
diff --git a/processor/tasks/scripts/compile_crown_lib.sh b/processor/tasks/scripts/compile_crown_lib.sh
index 8b8e619..c302329 100644
--- a/processor/tasks/scripts/compile_crown_lib.sh
+++ b/processor/tasks/scripts/compile_crown_lib.sh
@@ -31,10 +31,14 @@ mkdir -p "${BUILDDIR}"
 
 # --- CMake Configuration ---
 # We use the compilers and libraries provided by the container's Conda 'env'
+# Pin CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH to the ROOT install found via root-config: on hosts
+# that also have a system ROOT RPM installed, find_package(ROOT) can otherwise
+# silently resolve to that instead of the intended CVMFS/conda install.
 if cmake "${CROWNFOLDER}" \
     -DBUILD_CROWNLIB_ONLY=ON \
     -DINSTALLDIR="${INSTALLDIR}" \
     -DANALYSIS="${ANALYSIS}" \
+    -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="$(root-config --prefix)" \
     -B"${BUILDDIR}" 2>&1 | tee "${BUILDDIR}/cmake.log"; then
     echo "CMake finished successful."
 else
diff --git a/sample_database b/sample_database
index 1bba58e..077ff13 160000
--- a/sample_database
+++ b/sample_database
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 1bba58ed815ca70e0f43efb24bb9ab3b13a4c7fa
+Subproject commit 077ff132733d8dbbb5f146894cf34e9dcfe9c49d