diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index fbe65ec1..01f847e1 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -8,13 +8,13 @@ VERSION=1.14.1
 PROTECTED_MODE="no"
 
 # Hardcode some values to the core package
-LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -X github.com/tidwall/tile38/pkg/core.Version=${VERSION}"
+LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -X github.com/tidwall/tile38/core.Version=${VERSION}"
 if [ -d ".git" ]; then
-	LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -X github.com/tidwall/tile38/pkg/core.GitSHA=$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)"
+	LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -X github.com/tidwall/tile38/core.GitSHA=$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)"
 fi
-LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -X github.com/tidwall/tile38/pkg/core.BuildTime=$(date +%FT%T%z)"
+LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -X github.com/tidwall/tile38/core.BuildTime=$(date +%FT%T%z)"
 if [ "$PROTECTED_MODE" == "no" ]; then
-	LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -X github.com/tidwall/tile38/pkg/core.ProtectedMode=no"
+	LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -X github.com/tidwall/tile38/core.ProtectedMode=no"
 fi
 
 if [ "$1" == "update-version" ]; then
diff --git a/cmd/tile38-server/main.go b/cmd/tile38-server/main.go
index de876dfd..b77783c6 100644
--- a/cmd/tile38-server/main.go
+++ b/cmd/tile38-server/main.go
@@ -147,10 +147,10 @@ Developer Options:
 			if i < len(os.Args) {
 				switch strings.ToLower(os.Args[i]) {
 				case "no":
-					core.ProtectedMode = false
+					core.ProtectedMode = "no"
 					continue
 				case "yes":
-					core.ProtectedMode = true
+					core.ProtectedMode = "yes"
 					continue
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/core/options.go b/core/options.go
index 97776727..6be8f51d 100644
--- a/core/options.go
+++ b/core/options.go
@@ -7,16 +7,16 @@ var DevMode = false
 var ShowDebugMessages = false
 
 // ProtectedMode forces Tile38 to default in protected mode.
-var ProtectedMode = true
+var ProtectedMode = "no"
 
 // AppendOnly allows for disabling the appendonly file.
 var AppendOnly = true
 
 // AppendFileName allows for custom appendonly file path
-var AppendFileName string
+var AppendFileName = ""
 
 // QueueFileName allows for custom queue.db file path
-var QueueFileName string
+var QueueFileName = ""
 
 // NumThreads is the number of network threads to use.
 var NumThreads int
diff --git a/internal/server/server.go b/internal/server/server.go
index 3ed61699..549fa7c7 100644
--- a/internal/server/server.go
+++ b/internal/server/server.go
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ func Serve(host string, port int, dir string, http bool) error {
 }
 
 func (server *Server) isProtected() bool {
-	if core.ProtectedMode == false {
+	if core.ProtectedMode == "no" {
 		// --protected-mode no
 		return false
 	}