diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Configuration/InternalConfiguration.cs b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Configuration/InternalConfiguration.cs
index 315cdad35c..832041deba 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Configuration/InternalConfiguration.cs
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Configuration/InternalConfiguration.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-#nullable disable
-
-namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Configuration
+namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Configuration
 {
 	/// <summary>
 	/// Unstable configuration options used internally by TGS.
@@ -15,12 +13,12 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Configuration
 		/// <summary>
 		/// The name of the pipe opened by the host watchdog for sending commands, if any.
 		/// </summary>
-		public string CommandPipe { get; set; }
+		public string? CommandPipe { get; set; }
 
 		/// <summary>
 		/// The name of the pipe opened by the host watchdog for receiving commands, if any.
 		/// </summary>
-		public string ReadyPipe { get; set; }
+		public string? ReadyPipe { get; set; }
 
 		/// <summary>
 		/// If the server is running under SystemD.
@@ -30,7 +28,7 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Configuration
 		/// <summary>
 		/// The base path for the app settings configuration files.
 		/// </summary>
-		public string AppSettingsBasePath { get; set; }
+		public string? AppSettingsBasePath { get; set; }
 
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Coerce the <see cref="Setup.SetupWizard"/> to select <see cref="DatabaseType.MariaDB"/>.
@@ -40,6 +38,6 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Configuration
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Generate default configuration using the given <see cref="DatabaseType.MariaDB"/> default password.
 		/// </summary>
-		public string MariaDBDefaultRootPassword { get; set; }
+		public string? MariaDBDefaultRootPassword { get; set; }
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Core/CommandPipeManager.cs b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Core/CommandPipeManager.cs
index fce8fa9ccd..298e6c28ca 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Core/CommandPipeManager.cs
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Core/CommandPipeManager.cs
@@ -65,22 +65,24 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Core
 			logger.LogTrace("Starting...");
 
 			// grab both pipes asap so we can close them on error
-			var supportsPipeCommands = !String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(internalConfiguration.CommandPipe);
+			var commandPipe = internalConfiguration.CommandPipe;
+			var supportsPipeCommands = !String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(commandPipe);
 			await using var commandPipeClient = supportsPipeCommands
 				? new AnonymousPipeClientStream(
 					PipeDirection.In,
-					internalConfiguration.CommandPipe)
+					commandPipe!)
 				: null;
 
 			if (!supportsPipeCommands)
 				logger.LogDebug("No command pipe name specified in configuration");
 
-			var supportsReadyNotification = !String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(internalConfiguration.ReadyPipe);
+			var readyPipe = internalConfiguration.ReadyPipe;
+			var supportsReadyNotification = !String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(readyPipe);
 			if (supportsReadyNotification)
 			{
 				await using var readyPipeClient = new AnonymousPipeClientStream(
 					PipeDirection.Out,
-					internalConfiguration.ReadyPipe);
+					readyPipe!);
 
 				logger.LogTrace("Waiting to send ready notification...");
 				await instanceManager.Ready.WaitAsync(cancellationToken);