diff --git a/lib/bcoin/node/config.js b/lib/bcoin/node/config.js
index 8e5b9e33..45bdf7c9 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/node/config.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/node/config.js
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ config.parse = function parse(options) {
     if (!data.knownPeers)
       data.knownPeers = config.parseKnown(prefix + '/known-peers');
 
-    if (!text.authPeers)
+    if (!data.authPeers)
       data.authPeers = config.parseAuth(prefix + '/authorized-peers');
   }
 
@@ -249,8 +249,8 @@ config.parseText = function parseText(text) {
       key = line.trim();
       value = null;
     } else {
-      key = line.slice(0, eq).trim();
-      value = line.slice(eq + 1).trim();
+      key = line.substring(0, eq).trim();
+      value = line.substring(eq + 1).trim();
     }
 
     key = key.replace(/\-/g, '').toLowerCase();
@@ -259,6 +259,9 @@ config.parseText = function parseText(text) {
     if (alias)
       key = alias;
 
+    if (key.length === 0)
+      continue;
+
     if (value.length === 0)
       continue;
 
@@ -309,6 +312,9 @@ config.parseArg = function parseArg(argv) {
       if (value.length === 0)
         continue;
 
+      if (key.length === 0)
+        continue;
+
       data[key] = value;
 
       continue;
@@ -377,6 +383,9 @@ config.parseEnv = function parseEnv(env) {
     if (alias)
       key = alias;
 
+    if (key.length === 0)
+      continue;
+
     if (value.length === 0)
       continue;
 
@@ -417,6 +426,7 @@ config.parseKnownText = function parseKnownText(text) {
       host = hostname[0];
       ip = hostname[1];
     } else {
+      host = null;
       ip = hostname[0];
     }
 
@@ -426,9 +436,12 @@ config.parseKnownText = function parseKnownText(text) {
     if (key.length !== 33)
       throw new Error('Invalid key: ' + parts[1]);
 
-    if (host)
+    if (host && host.length > 0)
       map[host] = key;
 
+    if (ip.length === 0)
+      continue;
+
     map[ip] = key;
   }