diff --git a/empire/config_manager.py b/empire/config_manager.py
index b0120557f..7d8c9bf01 100644
--- a/empire/config_manager.py
+++ b/empire/config_manager.py
@@ -45,21 +45,31 @@ def check_config_permission(config_dict: dict, config_type: str):
     if config_type == "server":
         paths_to_check = {
             ("api", "cert_path"): config_dict.get("api", {}).get("cert_path"),
-            ("database", "sqlite", "location"): config_dict.get("database", {}).get("sqlite", {}).get("location"),
-            ("starkiller", "directory"): config_dict.get("starkiller", {}).get("directory"),
+            ("database", "sqlite", "location"): config_dict.get("database", {})
+            .get("sqlite", {})
+            .get("location"),
+            ("starkiller", "directory"): config_dict.get("starkiller", {}).get(
+                "directory"
+            ),
             ("logging", "directory"): config_dict.get("logging", {}).get("directory"),
-            ("debug", "last_task", "file"): config_dict.get("debug", {}).get("last_task", {}).get("file"),
-            ("directories", "downloads"): config_dict.get("directories", {}).get("downloads"),
+            ("debug", "last_task", "file"): config_dict.get("debug", {})
+            .get("last_task", {})
+            .get("file"),
+            ("directories", "downloads"): config_dict.get("directories", {}).get(
+                "downloads"
+            ),
         }
         config_path = CONFIG_SERVER_PATH  # Use the server config path
 
     elif config_type == "client":
         paths_to_check = {
             ("logging", "directory"): config_dict.get("logging", {}).get("directory"),
-            ("directories", "downloads"): config_dict.get("directories", {}).get("downloads"),
-            ("directories", "generated-stagers"): config_dict.get("directories", {}).get(
-                "generated-stagers"
+            ("directories", "downloads"): config_dict.get("directories", {}).get(
+                "downloads"
             ),
+            ("directories", "generated-stagers"): config_dict.get(
+                "directories", {}
+            ).get("generated-stagers"),
         }
         config_path = CONFIG_CLIENT_PATH  # Use the client config path
 
@@ -95,11 +105,12 @@ def check_config_permission(config_dict: dict, config_type: str):
 
     return config_dict
 
+
 def paths2str(data):
     if isinstance(data, dict):
         return {key: paths2str(value) for key, value in data.items()}
-    elif isinstance(data, list):
+    if isinstance(data, list):
         return [paths2str(item) for item in data]
-    elif isinstance(data, Path):
+    if isinstance(data, Path):
         return str(data)
-    return data
\ No newline at end of file
+    return data
diff --git a/empire/server/core/config.py b/empire/server/core/config.py
index 1e2356a3d..d6a626b03 100644
--- a/empire/server/core/config.py
+++ b/empire/server/core/config.py
@@ -106,20 +106,16 @@ class EmpireConfig(EmpireBaseModel):
     database: DatabaseConfig = DatabaseConfig(
         sqlite=SQLiteDatabaseConfig(),
         mysql=MySQLDatabaseConfig(),
-        defaults=DatabaseDefaultsConfig()
+        defaults=DatabaseDefaultsConfig(),
     )
     plugins: dict[str, dict[str, str]] = {}
-    directories: DirectoriesConfig = DirectoriesConfig(
-        downloads=Path("empire/server/downloads"),
-        module_source=Path("empire/server/modules"),
-        obfuscated_module_source=Path("empire/server/modules_obfuscated")
-    )
+    directories: DirectoriesConfig = DirectoriesConfig()
     logging: LoggingConfig = LoggingConfig()
     debug: DebugConfig = DebugConfig(last_task=LastTaskConfig())
 
     model_config = ConfigDict(extra="allow")
 
-    def __init__(self, config_dict: dict = None):
+    def __init__(self, config_dict: dict | None = None):
         if config_dict is None:
             config_dict = {}
         if not isinstance(config_dict, dict):
diff --git a/empire/server/csharp/Covenant/Data/ReferenceSourceLibraries/Certify b/empire/server/csharp/Covenant/Data/ReferenceSourceLibraries/Certify
index a2d230f60..f676ac988 160000
--- a/empire/server/csharp/Covenant/Data/ReferenceSourceLibraries/Certify
+++ b/empire/server/csharp/Covenant/Data/ReferenceSourceLibraries/Certify
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit a2d230f607217b7b567d82ec7abb663311352131
+Subproject commit f676ac9889e6fa63149bfdc90b6ac86537222d5d
diff --git a/empire/server/modules/bof/nanodump.py b/empire/server/modules/bof/nanodump.py
index 30d635115..c214234b8 100644
--- a/empire/server/modules/bof/nanodump.py
+++ b/empire/server/modules/bof/nanodump.py
@@ -16,8 +16,7 @@ def generate(
             module=module, params=params, obfuscate=obfuscate
         )
 
-        for name in params:
-            value = params[name]
+        for name, value in params.items():
             if name == "write":
                 if value != "":
                     dump_path = value