diff --git a/util/fix-connections.js b/util/fix-connections.js
index 26bf0e2..01f1d3d 100644
--- a/util/fix-connections.js
+++ b/util/fix-connections.js
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-var getNet = require('./get-net')
-var getWS = require('./get-ws')
-
 // *** BACKSTORY ***
 // there has been an evolution of how connection host:port and ws are set
 // historically you have been able to set host, port net connections,
@@ -13,8 +10,8 @@ var getWS = require('./get-ws')
 //   - writes host,port,ws settings based on the connections.incoming setting
 
 module.exports = function fixConnections (config) {
-  const net = getNet(config)
-  const ws = getWS(config)
+  const net = getTransport(config, 'net', 8008)
+  const ws = getTransport(config, 'ws', 8989)
 
   var errors = []
   if (config.host && net.host) {
@@ -35,3 +32,29 @@ module.exports = function fixConnections (config) {
 
   return config
 }
+
+var get = require('lodash.get')
+
+function getTransport (config, protocolName, defaultPort) {
+  var connection = get(config, 'connections.incoming.'+protocolName, [])
+    .find(function (transport) {
+      return isAccessible(transport)
+    })
+
+  if (!connection) return { host: undefined, port: defaultPort }
+
+  return {
+    host: connection.host,
+    port: connection.port || defaultPort
+  }
+}
+
+function isAccessible (transport) {
+  return transport.scope === 'private' || transport.scope.includes('private') ||
+    transport.scope === 'local' || transport.scope.includes('local') ||
+    transport.scope === 'public' || transport.scope.includes('public')
+}
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/util/get-net.js b/util/get-net.js
deleted file mode 100644
index bf6bca4..0000000
--- a/util/get-net.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-var get = require('lodash.get')
-
-module.exports = function getNet (config) {
-  var connection = get(config, 'connections.incoming.net', [])
-    .find(function (transport) {
-      return isAccessible(transport)
-    })
-
-  if (!connection) return { host: undefined, port: 8008 }
-
-  return {
-    host: connection.host,
-    port: connection.port || 8008
-  }
-}
-
-function isAccessible (transport) {
-  return transport.scope === 'private' || transport.scope.includes('private') ||
-    transport.scope === 'public' || transport.scope.includes('public')
-}
diff --git a/util/get-ws.js b/util/get-ws.js
deleted file mode 100644
index ad8a2a0..0000000
--- a/util/get-ws.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-var get = require('lodash.get')
-
-module.exports = function getNet (config) {
-  var connection = get(config, 'connections.incoming.ws', [])
-    .find(function (transport) {
-      return isAccessible(transport)
-    })
-
-  if (!connection) return {host: undefined, port: 8989}
-
-  return {
-    host: connection.host,
-    port: connection.port || 8989
-  }
-}
-
-function isAccessible (transport) {
-  return transport.scope === 'private' || transport.scope.includes('private') ||
-    transport.scope === 'public' || transport.scope.includes('public')
-}