diff --git a/common/config.go b/common/config.go
index c6b077d..aee52ef 100644
--- a/common/config.go
+++ b/common/config.go
@@ -319,8 +319,18 @@ func (f *I2PConfig) DoZero() string {
 }
 
 // formatConfigPair creates a configuration string for inbound/outbound pairs
-func (f *I2PConfig) formatConfigPair(direction, property string, value int) string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf("%s.%s=%d", direction, property, value)
+func (f *I2PConfig) formatConfigPair(direction, property string, value interface{}) string {
+	switch v := value.(type) {
+	case int:
+		return fmt.Sprintf("%s.%s=%d", direction, property, value)
+	case string:
+		return fmt.Sprintf("%s.%s=%s", direction, property, value)
+	case bool:
+		return fmt.Sprintf("%s.%s=%t", direction, property, value)
+
+	default:
+		return ""
+	}
 }
 
 func (f *I2PConfig) InboundLength() string {
@@ -355,6 +365,10 @@ func (f *I2PConfig) OutboundQuantity() string {
 	return f.formatConfigPair("outbound", "quantity", f.OutQuantity)
 }
 
+func (f *I2PConfig) UsingCompression() string {
+	return f.formatConfigPair("i2cp", "useCompression", f.UseCompression)
+}
+
 // Print returns a slice of strings containing all the I2P configuration settings
 func (f *I2PConfig) Print() []string {
 	// Get lease set settings
diff --git a/common/util.go b/common/util.go
index 351b5df..d55f942 100644
--- a/common/util.go
+++ b/common/util.go
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ func ExtractDest(input string) string {
 	log.WithField("input", input).Debug("ExtractDest called")
 	dest := strings.Split(input, " ")[0]
 	log.WithField("dest", dest).Debug("Destination extracted")
-	return strings.Split(input, " ")[0]
+	return dest
 }
 
 var (