diff --git a/veilid-core/src/veilid_config.rs b/veilid-core/src/veilid_config.rs
index a8e1e6cf..824045d0 100644
--- a/veilid-core/src/veilid_config.rs
+++ b/veilid-core/src/veilid_config.rs
@@ -292,12 +292,9 @@ impl VeilidConfig {
 
     async fn validate(&self) -> Result<(), String> {
         let inner = self.inner.read();
-        if inner.network.protocol.udp.enabled {
-            // Validate UDP settings
-            if inner.network.protocol.udp.socket_pool_size == 0 {
-                return Err("UDP socket pool size must be > 0 in config key 'network.protocol.udp.socket_pool_size'".to_owned());
-            }
-        }
+        // if inner.network.protocol.udp.enabled {
+        //     // Validate UDP settings
+        // }
         if inner.network.protocol.tcp.listen {
             // Validate TCP settings
             if inner.network.protocol.tcp.max_connections == 0 {
diff --git a/veilid-server/src/settings.rs b/veilid-server/src/settings.rs
index 469018be..55eabdab 100644
--- a/veilid-server/src/settings.rs
+++ b/veilid-server/src/settings.rs
@@ -862,9 +862,16 @@ impl Settings {
                         .to_string_lossy()
                         .to_string(),
                 )),
-                "network.protocol.wss.url" => {
-                    Ok(Box::new(inner.core.network.protocol.wss.url.clone()))
-                }
+                "network.protocol.wss.url" => Ok(Box::new(
+                    inner
+                        .core
+                        .network
+                        .protocol
+                        .wss
+                        .url
+                        .as_ref()
+                        .map(|a| a.urlstring.clone()),
+                )),
                 "network.leases.max_server_signal_leases" => {
                     Ok(Box::new(inner.core.network.leases.max_server_signal_leases))
                 }