diff --git a/src/Launcher.cs b/src/Launcher.cs
index a0a827c..bc669e6 100644
--- a/src/Launcher.cs
+++ b/src/Launcher.cs
@@ -124,7 +124,14 @@ static class Launcher
                     (object sender, X509Certificate certificate, X509Chain chain, SslPolicyErrors sslPolicyErrors) =>
                     {
                         if (sslPolicyErrors == SslPolicyErrors.None)
+                        {
+                            Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.Green;
+                            Console.WriteLine($"Certificate for server '{portal.HostName}' successfully validated.");
+                            Console.WriteLine();
+                            Console.ResetColor();
+
                             return true;
+                        }
 
                         // Redirect to the trusted cert warning.
                         throw new AuthenticationException();
@@ -132,7 +139,7 @@ static class Launcher
                     null
                 );
                 
-                sslStream.AuthenticateAsClient("portal.HostName");
+                sslStream.AuthenticateAsClient(portal.HostName);
             }
             catch (SocketException)
             {
diff --git a/src/Misc/Helpers.cs b/src/Misc/Helpers.cs
index 8804bf8..4dd5de2 100644
--- a/src/Misc/Helpers.cs
+++ b/src/Misc/Helpers.cs
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ static class Helpers
         var portalSpan = config.AsSpan(startQuoteIndex + 1, portalLength);
         var colonIndex = portalSpan.IndexOf(':');
         var ipSpan = colonIndex != -1 ? portalSpan[..colonIndex] : portalSpan;
-        var port = colonIndex != -1 ? int.Parse(portalSpan[colonIndex..]) : 1119;
+        var port = colonIndex != -1 ? int.Parse(portalSpan[(colonIndex + 1)..]) : 1119;
         var portalString = ipSpan.ToString().Trim();
 
         try