diff --git a/external/loki-mq b/external/loki-mq
index 8a56b18cc..07b31bd8a 160000
--- a/external/loki-mq
+++ b/external/loki-mq
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 8a56b18cc64b52644e7799b1ed9cdb7ddb63ee83
+Subproject commit 07b31bd8a1b39a7de7913b91aab7b8e1e12e928b
diff --git a/llarp/config/config.cpp b/llarp/config/config.cpp
index 3afc1573d..849c545f1 100644
--- a/llarp/config/config.cpp
+++ b/llarp/config/config.cpp
@@ -431,14 +431,11 @@ namespace llarp
     conf.defineOption<bool>(
         "lokid", "enabled", false, DefaultWhitelistRouters, AssignmentAcceptor(whitelistRouters));
 
-    conf.defineOption<std::string>(
-        "lokid", "jsonrpc", false, DefaultLokidRPCAddr, AssignmentAcceptor(lokidRPCAddr));
+    auto setRPC = [this](std::string arg) { lokidRPCAddr = lokimq::address(arg); };
 
-    conf.defineOption<std::string>(
-        "lokid", "username", false, "", AssignmentAcceptor(lokidRPCUser));
+    conf.defineOption<std::string>("lokid", "jsonrpc", false, DefaultLokidRPCAddr, setRPC);
 
-    conf.defineOption<std::string>(
-        "lokid", "password", false, "", AssignmentAcceptor(lokidRPCPassword));
+    conf.defineOption<std::string>("lokid", "rpc", false, DefaultLokidRPCAddr, setRPC);
   }
 
   void
@@ -597,6 +594,9 @@ namespace llarp
     addIgnoreOption("metrics", "json-metrics-path");
 
     addIgnoreOption("network", "enabled");
+
+    addIgnoreOption("lokid", "username");
+    addIgnoreOption("lokid", "password");
   }
 
   void
@@ -966,9 +966,9 @@ namespace llarp
 
     def.addOptionComments(
         "lokid",
-        "jsonrpc",
+        "rpc",
         {
-            "Host and port of running lokid that we should talk to.",
+            "Host and port of running lokid's rpc that we should talk to.",
         });
 
     // TODO: doesn't appear to be used in the codebase
diff --git a/llarp/config/config.hpp b/llarp/config/config.hpp
index 765e38b4b..1a2733a95 100644
--- a/llarp/config/config.hpp
+++ b/llarp/config/config.hpp
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 #include <vector>
 #include <unordered_set>
 
+#include <lokimq/address.h>
+
 struct llarp_config;
 
 namespace llarp
@@ -149,9 +151,7 @@ namespace llarp
     bool usingSNSeed = false;
     bool whitelistRouters = false;
     fs::path ident_keyfile;
-    std::string lokidRPCAddr;
-    std::string lokidRPCUser;
-    std::string lokidRPCPassword;
+    lokimq::address lokidRPCAddr;
 
     void
     defineConfigOptions(ConfigDefinition& conf, const ConfigGenParameters& params);
diff --git a/llarp/router/router.hpp b/llarp/router/router.hpp
index fbcf96fd5..22dcb3514 100644
--- a/llarp/router/router.hpp
+++ b/llarp/router/router.hpp
@@ -267,8 +267,6 @@ namespace llarp
     std::shared_ptr<rpc::LokidRpcClient> m_lokidRpcClient;
 
     lokimq::address lokidRPCAddr;
-    std::string lokidRPCUser;
-    std::string lokidRPCPassword;
 
     Profiling _routerProfiling;
     std::string routerProfilesFile = "profiles.dat";
diff --git a/llarp/rpc/lokid_rpc_client.cpp b/llarp/rpc/lokid_rpc_client.cpp
index d3b4d332e..abd82c312 100644
--- a/llarp/rpc/lokid_rpc_client.cpp
+++ b/llarp/rpc/lokid_rpc_client.cpp
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ namespace llarp
     {
       LogInfo("connecting to lokid via LMQ at ", url);
       m_lokiMQ->connect_remote(
-          url.zmq_address(),
+          url,
           [self = shared_from_this()](lokimq::ConnectionID c) {
             self->m_Connection = std::move(c);
             self->Connected();