diff --git a/llarp/router/router.cpp b/llarp/router/router.cpp
index 803023ca2..1e862b478 100644
--- a/llarp/router/router.cpp
+++ b/llarp/router/router.cpp
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ namespace llarp
 
     m_isServiceNode = conf.router.m_isRelay;
 
-    networkConfig = conf.network;
+    auto& networkConfig = conf.network;
 
     /// build a set of  strictConnectPubkeys (
     /// TODO: make this consistent with config -- do we support multiple strict connections
@@ -1218,7 +1218,7 @@ namespace llarp
     LogInfo("accepting transit traffic");
     paths.AllowTransit();
     llarp_dht_allow_transit(dht());
-    _exitContext.AddExitEndpoint("default-connectivity", networkConfig, dnsConfig);
+    _exitContext.AddExitEndpoint("default-connectivity", m_Config->network, m_Config->dns);
     return true;
   }
 
diff --git a/llarp/router/router.hpp b/llarp/router/router.hpp
index 2ea277d80..365b900bd 100644
--- a/llarp/router/router.hpp
+++ b/llarp/router/router.hpp
@@ -263,9 +263,6 @@ namespace llarp
     void
     PumpLL() override;
 
-    NetworkConfig networkConfig;
-    DnsConfig dnsConfig;
-
     const lokimq::address DefaultRPCBindAddr = lokimq::address::tcp("127.0.0.1", 1190);
     bool enableRPCServer = false;
     lokimq::address rpcBindAddr = DefaultRPCBindAddr;