diff --git a/src/common/lookups/TalkgroupRulesLookup.h b/src/common/lookups/TalkgroupRulesLookup.h
index 8cf2c8b0..6687ee9c 100644
--- a/src/common/lookups/TalkgroupRulesLookup.h
+++ b/src/common/lookups/TalkgroupRulesLookup.h
@@ -195,6 +195,13 @@ namespace lookups
             return *this;
         }
 
+        /// <summary>Gets the count of inclusions.</summary>
+        uint8_t inclusionSize() const { return m_inclusion.size(); }
+        /// <summary>Gets the count of exclusions.</summary>
+        uint8_t exclusionSize() const { return m_exclusion.size(); }
+        /// <summary>Gets the count of rewrites.</summary>
+        uint8_t rewriteSize() const { return m_rewrite.size(); }
+
         /// <summary>Return the YAML structure for this TalkgroupRuleConfig.</summary>
         void getYaml(yaml::Node &node)
         {
diff --git a/src/common/network/udp/Socket.cpp b/src/common/network/udp/Socket.cpp
index 3f312c8b..f291c3b4 100644
--- a/src/common/network/udp/Socket.cpp
+++ b/src/common/network/udp/Socket.cpp
@@ -511,7 +511,14 @@ bool Socket::write(BufferVector& buffers, ssize_t* lenWritten) noexcept
 
     bool skip = false;
     for (auto& buffer : buffers) {
+        if (buffer == nullptr) {
+            LogError(LOG_NET, "Socket::write() missing network buffer data? this isn't normal, aborting");
+            skip = true;
+            break;
+        }
+
         if (m_af != buffer->address.ss_family) {
+            LogError(LOG_NET, "Socket::write() mismatched network address family? this isn't normal, aborting");
             skip = true;
             break;
         }
diff --git a/src/fne/network/fne/TagDMRData.cpp b/src/fne/network/fne/TagDMRData.cpp
index 27d74c00..37551d28 100644
--- a/src/fne/network/fne/TagDMRData.cpp
+++ b/src/fne/network/fne/TagDMRData.cpp
@@ -422,10 +422,9 @@ bool TagDMRData::peerRewrite(uint32_t peerId, uint32_t& dstId, uint32_t& slotNo,
         tg = m_network->m_tidLookup->findByRewrite(peerId, dstId);
     }
 
-    std::vector<lookups::TalkgroupRuleRewrite> rewrites = tg.config().rewrite();
-
     bool rewrote = false;
-    if (rewrites.size() > 0) {
+    if (tg.config().rewriteSize() > 0) {
+        std::vector<lookups::TalkgroupRuleRewrite> rewrites = tg.config().rewrite();
         for (auto entry : rewrites) {
             if (entry.peerId() == peerId) {
                 if (outbound) {
diff --git a/src/fne/network/fne/TagNXDNData.cpp b/src/fne/network/fne/TagNXDNData.cpp
index 1bdb1838..09d0dbef 100644
--- a/src/fne/network/fne/TagNXDNData.cpp
+++ b/src/fne/network/fne/TagNXDNData.cpp
@@ -347,10 +347,9 @@ bool TagNXDNData::peerRewrite(uint32_t peerId, uint32_t& dstId, bool outbound)
         tg = m_network->m_tidLookup->findByRewrite(peerId, dstId);
     }
 
-    std::vector<lookups::TalkgroupRuleRewrite> rewrites = tg.config().rewrite();
-
     bool rewrote = false;
-    if (rewrites.size() > 0) {
+    if (tg.config().rewriteSize() > 0) {
+        std::vector<lookups::TalkgroupRuleRewrite> rewrites = tg.config().rewrite();
         for (auto entry : rewrites) {
             if (entry.peerId() == peerId) {
                 if (outbound) {
diff --git a/src/fne/network/fne/TagP25Data.cpp b/src/fne/network/fne/TagP25Data.cpp
index 0f41b80a..7829a9d7 100644
--- a/src/fne/network/fne/TagP25Data.cpp
+++ b/src/fne/network/fne/TagP25Data.cpp
@@ -485,9 +485,8 @@ bool TagP25Data::peerRewrite(uint32_t peerId, uint32_t& dstId, bool outbound)
         tg = m_network->m_tidLookup->findByRewrite(peerId, dstId);
     }
 
-    std::vector<lookups::TalkgroupRuleRewrite> rewrites = tg.config().rewrite();
-
-    if (rewrites.size() > 0) {
+    if (tg.config().rewriteSize() > 0) {
+        std::vector<lookups::TalkgroupRuleRewrite> rewrites = tg.config().rewrite();
         for (auto entry : rewrites) {
             if (entry.peerId() == peerId) {
                 if (outbound) {