diff --git a/Sources/Plasma/Apps/plClient/winmain.cpp b/Sources/Plasma/Apps/plClient/winmain.cpp
index b8a0e5b2..48bed6f2 100644
--- a/Sources/Plasma/Apps/plClient/winmain.cpp
+++ b/Sources/Plasma/Apps/plClient/winmain.cpp
@@ -1581,21 +1581,20 @@ int WINAPI WinMain(HINSTANCE hInst, HINSTANCE hPrevInst, LPSTR lpCmdLine, int nC
     si.cb = sizeof(si);
     wchar cmdLine[MAX_PATH];
     const wchar ** addrs;
-    unsigned count;
     
     if (!eventExists) // if it is missing, assume patcher wasn't launched
     {
         StrCopy(cmdLine, s_patcherExeName, arrsize(cmdLine));
-        count = GetAuthSrvHostnames(&addrs);
-        if(count && AuthSrvHostnameOverride())
+        GetAuthSrvHostnames(&addrs);
+        if(wcslen(addrs[0]))
             StrPrintf(cmdLine, arrsize(cmdLine), L"%ws /AuthSrv=%ws", cmdLine, addrs[0]);
 
-        count = GetFileSrvHostnames(&addrs);
-        if(count && FileSrvHostnameOverride())
+        GetFileSrvHostnames(&addrs);
+        if(wcslen(addrs[0]))
             StrPrintf(cmdLine, arrsize(cmdLine), L"%ws /FileSrv=%ws", cmdLine, addrs[0]);
 
-        count = GetGateKeeperSrvHostnames(&addrs);
-        if(count && GateKeeperSrvHostnameOverride())
+        GetGateKeeperSrvHostnames(&addrs);
+        if(wcslen(addrs[0]))
             StrPrintf(cmdLine, arrsize(cmdLine), L"%ws /GateKeeperSrv=%ws", cmdLine, addrs[0]);
 
         if(!CreateProcessW(NULL, cmdLine, NULL, NULL, FALSE, 0, NULL, NULL, &si, &pi))
diff --git a/Sources/Plasma/NucleusLib/pnNetBase/Private/pnNbSrvs.cpp b/Sources/Plasma/NucleusLib/pnNetBase/Private/pnNbSrvs.cpp
index d603c41a..62accab6 100644
--- a/Sources/Plasma/NucleusLib/pnNetBase/Private/pnNbSrvs.cpp
+++ b/Sources/Plasma/NucleusLib/pnNetBase/Private/pnNbSrvs.cpp
@@ -88,12 +88,6 @@ void SetAuthSrvHostname (const wchar addr[]) {
     StrCopy(s_authAddrConsole, addr, arrsize(s_authAddrConsole));
 }
 
-//============================================================================
-bool AuthSrvHostnameOverride () {
-
-    return s_authAddrConsole[0];
-}
-
 //============================================================================
 // File
 //============================================================================
@@ -109,12 +103,6 @@ void SetFileSrvHostname (const wchar addr[]) {
     StrCopy(s_fileAddrConsole, addr, arrsize(s_fileAddrConsole));
 }
 
-//============================================================================
-bool FileSrvHostnameOverride () {
-
-    return s_fileAddrConsole[0];
-}
-
 //============================================================================
 // Csr
 //============================================================================
diff --git a/Sources/Plasma/NucleusLib/pnNetBase/Private/pnNbSrvs.h b/Sources/Plasma/NucleusLib/pnNetBase/Private/pnNbSrvs.h
index ad3557fa..2887c5bb 100644
--- a/Sources/Plasma/NucleusLib/pnNetBase/Private/pnNbSrvs.h
+++ b/Sources/Plasma/NucleusLib/pnNetBase/Private/pnNbSrvs.h
@@ -75,11 +75,9 @@ enum ESrvType {
 
 unsigned GetAuthSrvHostnames (const wchar *** addrs);   // returns addrCount
 void SetAuthSrvHostname (const wchar addr[]);
-bool AuthSrvHostnameOverride ();
 
 unsigned GetFileSrvHostnames (const wchar *** addrs);   // returns addrCount
 void SetFileSrvHostname (const wchar addr[]);
-bool FileSrvHostnameOverride ();
 
 unsigned GetCsrSrvHostnames (const wchar *** addrs);    // returns addrCount
 void SetCsrSrvHostname (const wchar addr[]);
diff --git a/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plNetClientComm/plNetClientComm.cpp b/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plNetClientComm/plNetClientComm.cpp
index f19eb046..29a003a8 100644
--- a/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plNetClientComm/plNetClientComm.cpp
+++ b/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plNetClientComm/plNetClientComm.cpp
@@ -986,7 +986,7 @@ void NetCommConnect () {
     if (!gDataServerLocal) {
 
         // if a console override was specified for a filesrv, connect directly to the fileserver rather than going through the gatekeeper
-        if(GetFileSrvHostnames(&addrs) && FileSrvHostnameOverride())
+        if(GetFileSrvHostnames(&addrs) && wcslen(addrs[0]))
         {
             NetCliFileStartConnect(addrs, count);
         }