diff --git a/modules/billing/adminserverlist.php b/modules/billing/adminserverlist.php
index f61cba53..299442b4 100644
--- a/modules/billing/adminserverlist.php
+++ b/modules/billing/adminserverlist.php
@@ -114,6 +114,8 @@ function sync_billing_services(mysqli $db, string $prefix): array
         }
         $svcName   = $db->real_escape_string($gm['mod_name'] ?: $gm['game_name']);
         $homeCfgId = (int)$gm['home_cfg_id'];
+        // remote_server_id is intentionally empty: no servers are assigned until
+        // an admin reviews and enables the service on the adminserverlist page.
         $db->query(
             "INSERT INTO `{$prefix}billing_services`
                 (home_cfg_id, mod_cfg_id, service_name, description,
diff --git a/modules/config_games/config_servers.php b/modules/config_games/config_servers.php
index 4a2ad9a2..251d88f2 100644
--- a/modules/config_games/config_servers.php
+++ b/modules/config_games/config_servers.php
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ function gsp_normalize_config_value($value): string
     }
     if ($isFlat) {
         return implode(',', array_map(function ($item) {
-            return $item instanceof SimpleXMLElement ? (string)$item : (string)$item;
+            return (string)$item;
         }, $value));
     }
     return json_encode($value, JSON_PRETTY_PRINT | JSON_UNESCAPED_UNICODE);