diff --git a/hosts/network.nix b/hosts/network.nix
index 68aaefb..c95ba26 100644
--- a/hosts/network.nix
+++ b/hosts/network.nix
@@ -90,8 +90,8 @@ in {
               type = lib.types.submodule {
                 options = {
                   public = lib.mkOption {
-                    type = lib.types.nullOr lib.types.str;
-                    default = null;
+                    type = lib.types.str;
+                    default = "";
                     description = "Public IPv4 address";
                   };
                   internal = lib.mkOption {
@@ -107,7 +107,8 @@ in {
               type = lib.types.submodule {
                 options = {
                   public = lib.mkOption {
-                    type = lib.types.nullOr lib.types.str;
+                    type = lib.types.str;
+                    default = "";
                     description = "Public IPv6 address";
                   };
                   internal = lib.mkOption {
diff --git a/modules/services/wgautomesh.nix b/modules/services/wgautomesh.nix
index 63936dc..e1dfd97 100644
--- a/modules/services/wgautomesh.nix
+++ b/modules/services/wgautomesh.nix
@@ -21,7 +21,10 @@
     lib.mapAttrsToList (name: host: {
       pubkey = host.wg.pubkey;
       #if there is no public IP, make endpoint null so wgautomesh knows it unknown
-      endpoint = host.${version}.public;
+      endpoint =
+        if host.${version}.public == ""
+        then null
+        else "${host.${version}.public}:${toString host.wg.port}";
       address = host.${version}.internal;
     })
     filteredHosts;
@@ -46,6 +49,7 @@ in {
       privateKeyFile = "/var/lib/wireguard-keys/private";
       mtu = 1420;
     };
+
     services.wgautomesh = {
       enable = true;
       settings = {
@@ -57,6 +61,9 @@ in {
         upnp_forward_external_port = wireguardPort;
       };
       gossipSecretFile = gossip_secret_path;
+
+      #DEBUG
+      logLevel = "trace";
     };
   };
 }