diff --git a/backend/internal/conf/read.go b/backend/internal/conf/read.go
index 6f5d0ae..c8cb8b8 100644
--- a/backend/internal/conf/read.go
+++ b/backend/internal/conf/read.go
@@ -38,36 +38,45 @@ func read(path string) (config models.Conf) {
 
 	viper.AutomaticEnv() // Get ENVIRONMENT variables
 
-	config.Host = viper.Get("HOST").(string)
-	config.Port = viper.Get("PORT").(string)
-	config.Theme = viper.Get("THEME").(string)
-	config.Color = viper.Get("COLOR").(string)
-	config.NodePath = viper.Get("NODEPATH").(string)
-	config.LogLevel = viper.Get("LOG_LEVEL").(string)
-	config.ArpArgs = viper.Get("ARP_ARGS").(string)
+	config.Host = stripQuotes(viper.GetString("HOST"))
+	config.Port = stripQuotes(viper.GetString("PORT"))
+	config.Theme = stripQuotes(viper.GetString("THEME"))
+	config.Color = stripQuotes(viper.GetString("COLOR"))
+	config.NodePath = stripQuotes(viper.GetString("NODEPATH"))
+	config.LogLevel = stripQuotes(viper.GetString("LOG_LEVEL"))
+	config.ArpArgs = stripQuotes(viper.GetString("ARP_ARGS"))
 	config.ArpStrs = viper.GetStringSlice("ARP_STRS")
-	config.Ifaces = viper.Get("IFACES").(string)
+	config.Ifaces = stripQuotes(viper.GetString("IFACES"))
 	config.Timeout = viper.GetInt("TIMEOUT")
 	config.TrimHist = viper.GetInt("TRIM_HIST")
-	config.ShoutURL = viper.Get("SHOUTRRR_URL").(string)
+	config.ShoutURL = stripQuotes(viper.GetString("SHOUTRRR_URL"))
 
-	config.UseDB = viper.Get("USE_DB").(string)
-	config.PGConnect = viper.Get("PG_CONNECT").(string)
+	config.UseDB = stripQuotes(viper.GetString("USE_DB"))
+	config.PGConnect = stripQuotes(viper.GetString("PG_CONNECT"))
 
 	config.InfluxEnable = viper.GetBool("INFLUX_ENABLE")
 	config.InfluxSkipTLS = viper.GetBool("INFLUX_SKIP_TLS")
-	config.InfluxAddr, _ = viper.Get("INFLUX_ADDR").(string)
-	config.InfluxToken, _ = viper.Get("INFLUX_TOKEN").(string)
-	config.InfluxOrg, _ = viper.Get("INFLUX_ORG").(string)
-	config.InfluxBucket, _ = viper.Get("INFLUX_BUCKET").(string)
+	config.InfluxAddr = stripQuotes(viper.GetString("INFLUX_ADDR"))
+	config.InfluxToken = stripQuotes(viper.GetString("INFLUX_TOKEN"))
+	config.InfluxOrg = stripQuotes(viper.GetString("INFLUX_ORG"))
+	config.InfluxBucket = stripQuotes(viper.GetString("INFLUX_BUCKET"))
 
 	config.PrometheusEnable = viper.GetBool("PROMETHEUS_ENABLE")
 
-	joined := viper.Get("ARP_STRS_JOINED").(string)
+	joined := stripQuotes(viper.GetString("ARP_STRS_JOINED"))
 	// slog.Info("ARP_STRS_JOINED: " + joined)
 
 	if joined != "" {
-		config.ArpStrs = strings.Split(joined, ",")
+		splitStrs := strings.Split(joined, ",")
+		config.ArpStrs = make([]string, len(splitStrs))
+		for i, str := range splitStrs {
+			config.ArpStrs[i] = stripQuotes(strings.TrimSpace(str))
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Also clean quotes from ArpStrs if they were set directly
+	for i, str := range config.ArpStrs {
+		config.ArpStrs[i] = stripQuotes(str)
 	}
 
 	return config
diff --git a/backend/internal/conf/utils.go b/backend/internal/conf/utils.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2d1590f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/internal/conf/utils.go
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+package conf
+
+import "strings"
+
+// stripQuotes removes surrounding quotes from a string value
+func stripQuotes(value string) string {
+	if len(value) >= 2 {
+		if (strings.HasPrefix(value, `"`) && strings.HasSuffix(value, `"`)) ||
+			(strings.HasPrefix(value, `'`) && strings.HasSuffix(value, `'`)) {
+			return value[1 : len(value)-1]
+		}
+	}
+	return value
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/backend/internal/conf/write.go b/backend/internal/conf/write.go
index 201ecb9..93e4b1b 100644
--- a/backend/internal/conf/write.go
+++ b/backend/internal/conf/write.go
@@ -17,29 +17,29 @@ func Write(config models.Conf) {
 	viper.SetConfigFile(config.ConfPath)
 	viper.SetConfigType("yaml")
 
-	viper.Set("HOST", config.Host)
-	viper.Set("PORT", config.Port)
-	viper.Set("THEME", config.Theme)
-	viper.Set("COLOR", config.Color)
-	viper.Set("NODEPATH", config.NodePath)
-	viper.Set("LOG_LEVEL", config.LogLevel)
-	viper.Set("ARP_ARGS", config.ArpArgs)
+	viper.Set("HOST", stripQuotes(config.Host))
+	viper.Set("PORT", stripQuotes(config.Port))
+	viper.Set("THEME", stripQuotes(config.Theme))
+	viper.Set("COLOR", stripQuotes(config.Color))
+	viper.Set("NODEPATH", stripQuotes(config.NodePath))
+	viper.Set("LOG_LEVEL", stripQuotes(config.LogLevel))
+	viper.Set("ARP_ARGS", stripQuotes(config.ArpArgs))
 	viper.Set("ARP_STRS", config.ArpStrs)
 	viper.Set("ARP_STRS_JOINED", "") // Can be set only with ENV
-	viper.Set("IFACES", config.Ifaces)
+	viper.Set("IFACES", stripQuotes(config.Ifaces))
 	viper.Set("TIMEOUT", config.Timeout)
 	viper.Set("TRIM_HIST", config.TrimHist)
-	viper.Set("SHOUTRRR_URL", config.ShoutURL)
+	viper.Set("SHOUTRRR_URL", stripQuotes(config.ShoutURL))
 
-	viper.Set("USE_DB", config.UseDB)
-	viper.Set("PG_CONNECT", config.PGConnect)
+	viper.Set("USE_DB", stripQuotes(config.UseDB))
+	viper.Set("PG_CONNECT", stripQuotes(config.PGConnect))
 
 	viper.Set("influx_enable", config.InfluxEnable)
 	viper.Set("influx_skip_tls", config.InfluxSkipTLS)
-	viper.Set("influx_addr", config.InfluxAddr)
-	viper.Set("influx_token", config.InfluxToken)
-	viper.Set("influx_org", config.InfluxOrg)
-	viper.Set("influx_bucket", config.InfluxBucket)
+	viper.Set("influx_addr", stripQuotes(config.InfluxAddr))
+	viper.Set("influx_token", stripQuotes(config.InfluxToken))
+	viper.Set("influx_org", stripQuotes(config.InfluxOrg))
+	viper.Set("influx_bucket", stripQuotes(config.InfluxBucket))
 
 	viper.Set("PROMETHEUS_ENABLE", config.PrometheusEnable)