diff --git a/install/config/config.yml b/install/config/config.yml
index c4145fa2..5f81c141 100644
--- a/install/config/config.yml
+++ b/install/config/config.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ orgs:
 email:
     smtp_host: "{{.EmailSMTPHost}}"
     smtp_port: {{.EmailSMTPPort}}
-    smtp_user: "{{.EmailSMTPUser}allow_base_domain_resources}"
+    smtp_user: "{{.EmailSMTPUser}}"
     smtp_pass: "{{.EmailSMTPPass}}"
     no_reply: "{{.EmailNoReply}}"
 {{end}}
diff --git a/server/routers/newt/handleNewtRegisterMessage.ts b/server/routers/newt/handleNewtRegisterMessage.ts
index 5950aa93..71a6fd5c 100644
--- a/server/routers/newt/handleNewtRegisterMessage.ts
+++ b/server/routers/newt/handleNewtRegisterMessage.ts
@@ -258,101 +258,13 @@ export const handleNewtRegisterMessage: MessageHandler = async (context) => {
     };
 };
 
-/**
- * Selects the most suitable exit node from a list of ping results.
- *
- * The selection algorithm follows these steps:
- *
- * 1. **Filter Invalid Nodes**: Excludes nodes with errors or zero weight.
- *
- * 2. **Sort by Latency**: Sorts valid nodes in ascending order of latency.
- *
- * 3. **Preferred Selection**:
- *    - If the lowest-latency node has sufficient capacity (≥10% weight),
- *      check if a previously connected node is also acceptable.
- *    - The previously connected node is preferred if its latency is within
- *      30ms or 15% of the best node’s latency.
- *
- * 4. **Fallback to Next Best**:
- *    - If the lowest-latency node is under capacity, find the next node
- *      with acceptable capacity.
- *
- * 5. **Final Fallback**:
- *    - If no nodes meet the capacity threshold, fall back to the node
- *      with the highest weight (i.e., most available capacity).
- *
- */
 function selectBestExitNode(
     pingResults: ExitNodePingResult[]
 ): ExitNodePingResult | null {
-    const MIN_CAPACITY_THRESHOLD = 0.1;
-    const LATENCY_TOLERANCE_MS = 30;
-    const LATENCY_TOLERANCE_PERCENT = 0.15;
-
-    // Filter out invalid nodes
-    const validNodes = pingResults.filter((n) => !n.error && n.weight > 0);
-
-    if (validNodes.length === 0) {
-        logger.error("No valid exit nodes available");
+    if (!pingResults || pingResults.length === 0) {
+        logger.warn("No ping results provided");
         return null;
     }
 
-    // Sort by latency (ascending)
-    const sortedNodes = validNodes
-        .slice()
-        .sort((a, b) => a.latencyMs - b.latencyMs);
-    const lowestLatencyNode = sortedNodes[0];
-
-    logger.info(
-        `Lowest latency node: ${lowestLatencyNode.exitNodeName} (${lowestLatencyNode.latencyMs} ms, weight=${lowestLatencyNode.weight.toFixed(2)})`
-    );
-
-    // If lowest latency node has enough capacity, check if previously connected node is acceptable
-    if (lowestLatencyNode.weight >= MIN_CAPACITY_THRESHOLD) {
-        const previouslyConnectedNode = sortedNodes.find(
-            (n) =>
-                n.wasPreviouslyConnected && n.weight >= MIN_CAPACITY_THRESHOLD
-        );
-
-        if (previouslyConnectedNode) {
-            const latencyDiff =
-                previouslyConnectedNode.latencyMs - lowestLatencyNode.latencyMs;
-            const percentDiff = latencyDiff / lowestLatencyNode.latencyMs;
-
-            if (
-                latencyDiff <= LATENCY_TOLERANCE_MS ||
-                percentDiff <= LATENCY_TOLERANCE_PERCENT
-            ) {
-                logger.info(
-                    `Sticking with previously connected node: ${previouslyConnectedNode.exitNodeName} ` +
-                        `(${previouslyConnectedNode.latencyMs} ms), latency diff = ${latencyDiff.toFixed(1)}ms ` +
-                        `/ ${(percentDiff * 100).toFixed(1)}%.`
-                );
-                return previouslyConnectedNode;
-            }
-        }
-
-        return lowestLatencyNode;
-    }
-
-    // Otherwise, find the next node (after the lowest) that has enough capacity
-    for (let i = 1; i < sortedNodes.length; i++) {
-        const node = sortedNodes[i];
-        if (node.weight >= MIN_CAPACITY_THRESHOLD) {
-            logger.info(
-                `Lowest latency node under capacity. Using next best: ${node.exitNodeName} ` +
-                    `(${node.latencyMs} ms, weight=${node.weight.toFixed(2)})`
-            );
-            return node;
-        }
-    }
-
-    // Fallback: pick the highest weight node
-    const fallbackNode = validNodes.reduce((a, b) =>
-        a.weight > b.weight ? a : b
-    );
-    logger.warn(
-        `No nodes with ≥10% weight. Falling back to highest capacity node: ${fallbackNode.exitNodeName}`
-    );
-    return fallbackNode;
+    return pingResults[0];
 }
diff --git a/server/routers/traefik/getTraefikConfig.ts b/server/routers/traefik/getTraefikConfig.ts
index 79a56130..654f0c4a 100644
--- a/server/routers/traefik/getTraefikConfig.ts
+++ b/server/routers/traefik/getTraefikConfig.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { Request, Response } from "express";
 import { db, exitNodes } from "@server/db";
-import { and, eq, inArray } from "drizzle-orm";
+import { and, eq, inArray, or, isNull } from "drizzle-orm";
 import logger from "@server/logger";
 import HttpCode from "@server/types/HttpCode";
 import config from "@server/lib/config";
@@ -27,13 +27,9 @@ export async function traefikConfigProvider(
                         })
                         .from(exitNodes)
                         .where(eq(exitNodes.name, exitNodeName));
-                    if (!exitNode) {
-                        logger.error(
-                            `Exit node with name ${exitNodeName} not found in the database`
-                        );
-                        return [];
+                    if (exitNode) {
+                        currentExitNodeId = exitNode.exitNodeId;
                     }
-                    currentExitNodeId = exitNode.exitNodeId;
                 } else {
                     const [exitNode] = await tx
                         .select({
@@ -42,12 +38,9 @@ export async function traefikConfigProvider(
                         .from(exitNodes)
                         .limit(1);
 
-                    if (!exitNode) {
-                        logger.error("No exit node found in the database");
-                        return [];
+                    if (exitNode) {
+                        currentExitNodeId = exitNode.exitNodeId;
                     }
-
-                    currentExitNodeId = exitNode.exitNodeId;
                 }
             }
 
@@ -68,7 +61,7 @@ export async function traefikConfigProvider(
                         siteId: sites.siteId,
                         type: sites.type,
                         subnet: sites.subnet,
-                        exitNodeId: sites.exitNodeId,
+                        exitNodeId: sites.exitNodeId
                     },
                     enabled: resources.enabled,
                     stickySession: resources.stickySession,
@@ -77,7 +70,12 @@ export async function traefikConfigProvider(
                 })
                 .from(resources)
                 .innerJoin(sites, eq(sites.siteId, resources.siteId))
-                .where(eq(sites.exitNodeId, currentExitNodeId));
+                .where(
+                    or(
+                        eq(sites.exitNodeId, currentExitNodeId),
+                        isNull(sites.exitNodeId)
+                    )
+                );
 
             // Get all resource IDs from the first query
             const resourceIds = resourcesWithRelations.map((r) => r.resourceId);
@@ -284,7 +282,8 @@ export async function traefikConfigProvider(
                                 } else if (site.type === "newt") {
                                     if (
                                         !target.internalPort ||
-                                        !target.method || !site.subnet
+                                        !target.method ||
+                                        !site.subnet
                                     ) {
                                         return false;
                                     }