diff --git a/newcoin.vcxproj b/newcoin.vcxproj
index 1891a5d7a3..6a20b4ec24 100644
--- a/newcoin.vcxproj
+++ b/newcoin.vcxproj
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@
     <ClCompile Include="src\cpp\ripple\LedgerMaster.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="src\cpp\ripple\LedgerProposal.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="src\cpp\ripple\LedgerTiming.cpp" />
+    <ClCompile Include="src\cpp\ripple\LoadMonitor.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="src\cpp\ripple\Log.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="src\cpp\ripple\main.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="src\cpp\ripple\NetworkOPs.cpp" />
diff --git a/newcoin.vcxproj.filters b/newcoin.vcxproj.filters
index 064de313cd..8b4cedd1e3 100644
--- a/newcoin.vcxproj.filters
+++ b/newcoin.vcxproj.filters
@@ -342,6 +342,9 @@
     <ClCompile Include="src\cpp\ripple\TrustSetTransactor.cpp">
       <Filter>Source Files</Filter>
     </ClCompile>
+    <ClCompile Include="src\cpp\ripple\LoadMonitor.cpp">
+      <Filter>Source Files</Filter>
+    </ClCompile>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ClInclude Include="util\pugiconfig.hpp">
diff --git a/src/cpp/ripple/Config.h b/src/cpp/ripple/Config.h
index 2caf47abfa..53d91f6921 100644
--- a/src/cpp/ripple/Config.h
+++ b/src/cpp/ripple/Config.h
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 #define CONFIG_FILE_NAME				SYSTEM_NAME "d.cfg"	// rippled.cfg
 
-#define DEFAULT_VALIDATORS_SITE		"redstem.com"
+#define DEFAULT_VALIDATORS_SITE		""
 #define VALIDATORS_FILE_NAME		"validators.txt"
 
 const int SYSTEM_PEER_PORT				= 6561;
diff --git a/src/cpp/ripple/UniqueNodeList.cpp b/src/cpp/ripple/UniqueNodeList.cpp
index 9b9c55a5d1..df37f6d4df 100644
--- a/src/cpp/ripple/UniqueNodeList.cpp
+++ b/src/cpp/ripple/UniqueNodeList.cpp
@@ -1547,14 +1547,17 @@ void UniqueNodeList::validatorsResponse(const boost::system::error_code& err, st
 
 void UniqueNodeList::nodeNetwork()
 {
-	HttpsClient::httpsGet(
-		theApp->getIOService(),
-		theConfig.VALIDATORS_SITE,
-		443,
-		VALIDATORS_FILE_PATH,
-		VALIDATORS_FILE_BYTES_MAX,
-		boost::posix_time::seconds(VALIDATORS_FETCH_SECONDS),
-		boost::bind(&UniqueNodeList::validatorsResponse, this, _1, _2));
+	if(!theConfig.VALIDATORS_SITE.empty())
+	{
+		HttpsClient::httpsGet(
+			theApp->getIOService(),
+			theConfig.VALIDATORS_SITE,
+			443,
+			VALIDATORS_FILE_PATH,
+			VALIDATORS_FILE_BYTES_MAX,
+			boost::posix_time::seconds(VALIDATORS_FETCH_SECONDS),
+			boost::bind(&UniqueNodeList::validatorsResponse, this, _1, _2));
+	}
 }
 
 void UniqueNodeList::nodeBootstrap()
diff --git a/test/config-example.js b/test/config-example.js
index b0e9c44481..0724941867 100644
--- a/test/config-example.js
+++ b/test/config-example.js
@@ -14,12 +14,13 @@ exports.servers = {
   // A local test server.
   "alpha" : {
     'trusted' : true,
+    'no_server' : true,
     // "peer_ip" : "0.0.0.0",
     // "peer_port" : 51235,
     'rpc_ip' : "0.0.0.0",
     'rpc_port' : 5005,
     'websocket_ip' : "127.0.0.1",
-    'websocket_port' : 6005,
+    'websocket_port' : 5006,
     // 'validation_seed' : "shhDFVsmS2GSu5vUyZSPXYfj1r79h",
     // 'validators' : "n9L8LZZCwsdXzKUN9zoVxs4YznYXZ9hEhsQZY7aVpxtFaSceiyDZ beta"
   }