diff --git a/setup_macos.sh b/setup_macos.sh
index 5530c238..7b9eeee8 100755
--- a/setup_macos.sh
+++ b/setup_macos.sh
@@ -109,4 +109,4 @@ if [ "$BREW_USER" == "" ]; then
     fi
 fi
 sudo -H -u $BREW_USER brew install capnp cmake wabt llvm protobuf openjdk@11
-
+sudo gem install cocoapods
diff --git a/veilid-flutter/example/lib/config.dart b/veilid-flutter/example/lib/config.dart
index 6f155825..92020d68 100644
--- a/veilid-flutter/example/lib/config.dart
+++ b/veilid-flutter/example/lib/config.dart
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ Future<VeilidConfig> getDefaultVeilidConfig() async {
       clientWhitelistTimeoutMs: 300000,
       reverseConnectionReceiptTimeMs: 5000,
       holePunchReceiptTimeMs: 5000,
-      nodeId: "",
-      nodeIdSecret: "",
+      nodeId: null,
+      nodeIdSecret: null,
       bootstrap: kIsWeb
           ? ["ws://bootstrap.dev.veilid.net:5150/ws"]
           : ["bootstrap.dev.veilid.net"],
diff --git a/veilid-flutter/example/macos/Podfile b/veilid-flutter/example/macos/Podfile
index dade8dfa..e8d38fb2 100644
--- a/veilid-flutter/example/macos/Podfile
+++ b/veilid-flutter/example/macos/Podfile
@@ -33,8 +33,27 @@ target 'Runner' do
   flutter_install_all_macos_pods File.dirname(File.realpath(__FILE__))
 end
 
+require 'json'
+require 'pathname'
+require 'fileutils'
+workspace_dir = File.dirname(JSON.parse(`cargo locate-project --workspace`)['root'])
+cargo_target_dir = File.join(workspace_dir, 'target')
+lipo_dir= File.join(cargo_target_dir, 'lipo-darwin')
+veilid_flutter = File.join(lipo_dir, 'libveilid_flutter.dylib')
+FileUtils.mkdir_p(lipo_dir)
+FileUtils.touch(veilid_flutter)
+
 post_install do |installer|
-  installer.pods_project.targets.each do |target|
+  project = installer.pods_project
+  reference = project.add_file_reference(veilid_flutter, project.main_group["Frameworks"])
+  
+  project.targets.each do |target|
     flutter_additional_macos_build_settings(target)
+  
+    if (target.is_a? Xcodeproj::Project::Object::PBXNativeTarget) && target.name == "veilid"
+      target.resources_build_phase.add_file_reference(reference)
+    end
+  
   end
+
 end
diff --git a/veilid-flutter/example/macos/Podfile.lock b/veilid-flutter/example/macos/Podfile.lock
index e7ce6ebc..89fa7fcc 100644
--- a/veilid-flutter/example/macos/Podfile.lock
+++ b/veilid-flutter/example/macos/Podfile.lock
@@ -23,6 +23,6 @@ SPEC CHECKSUMS:
   path_provider_macos: 3c0c3b4b0d4a76d2bf989a913c2de869c5641a19
   veilid: f2b3b5b3ac8cd93fc5443ab830d5153575dacf36
 
-PODFILE CHECKSUM: 554ea19fe44240be72b76305f41eaaeb731ea434
+PODFILE CHECKSUM: 4ccbce18f83e3892ae919944d8803eb392455cb9
 
 COCOAPODS: 1.11.3
diff --git a/veilid-flutter/example/macos/Runner.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/veilid-flutter/example/macos/Runner.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index a5003451..7a30c68c 100644
--- a/veilid-flutter/example/macos/Runner.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/veilid-flutter/example/macos/Runner.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -159,7 +159,6 @@
 				BC8854C07DAB1433F44BB126 /* Pods-Runner.release.xcconfig */,
 				269F3F1A4251F82E97C46D1F /* Pods-Runner.profile.xcconfig */,
 			);
-			name = Pods;
 			path = Pods;
 			sourceTree = "<group>";
 		};
@@ -289,7 +288,7 @@
 			);
 			runOnlyForDeploymentPostprocessing = 0;
 			shellPath = /bin/sh;
-			shellScript = "\"$FLUTTER_ROOT\"/packages/flutter_tools/bin/macos_assemble.sh && touch Flutter/ephemeral/tripwire";
+			shellScript = "\"$FLUTTER_ROOT\"/packages/flutter_tools/bin/macos_assemble.sh && touch Flutter/ephemeral/tripwire\n";
 		};
 		6C9005308B324F4C4A5637A3 /* [CP] Embed Pods Frameworks */ = {
 			isa = PBXShellScriptBuildPhase;
diff --git a/veilid-flutter/lib/veilid.dart b/veilid-flutter/lib/veilid.dart
index 219dad64..c9d83087 100644
--- a/veilid-flutter/lib/veilid.dart
+++ b/veilid-flutter/lib/veilid.dart
@@ -1556,6 +1556,10 @@ abstract class VeilidAPIException implements Exception {
           return VeilidAPIExceptionMissingArgument(
               json["context"], json["argument"]);
         }
+      case "Generic":
+        {
+          return VeilidAPIExceptionGeneric(json["message"]);
+        }
       default:
         {
           throw VeilidAPIExceptionInternal(
@@ -1681,6 +1685,18 @@ class VeilidAPIExceptionMissingArgument implements VeilidAPIException {
   VeilidAPIExceptionMissingArgument(this.context, this.argument);
 }
 
+class VeilidAPIExceptionGeneric implements VeilidAPIException {
+  final String message;
+
+  @override
+  String toString() {
+    return "VeilidAPIException: Generic (message: $message)";
+  }
+
+  //
+  VeilidAPIExceptionGeneric(this.message);
+}
+
 //////////////////////////////////////
 /// VeilidVersion
 
diff --git a/veilid-flutter/lib/veilid_ffi.dart b/veilid-flutter/lib/veilid_ffi.dart
index c3ef7a4f..994e61e0 100644
--- a/veilid-flutter/lib/veilid_ffi.dart
+++ b/veilid-flutter/lib/veilid_ffi.dart
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ const _base = 'veilid_flutter';
 final _path = Platform.isWindows
     ? '$_base.dll'
     : Platform.isMacOS
-        ? 'lib$_base.dylib'
+        ? 'veilid.framework/Resources/lib$_base.dylib'
         : 'lib$_base.so';
 final _dylib =
     Platform.isIOS ? DynamicLibrary.process() : DynamicLibrary.open(_path);