diff --git a/garden-app/controller/generate_config.go b/garden-app/controller/generate_config.go
index 785c17ae..edd0fe49 100644
--- a/garden-app/controller/generate_config.go
+++ b/garden-app/controller/generate_config.go
@@ -20,13 +20,9 @@ const (
 
 #define QUEUE_SIZE 10
 
-#define ENABLE_WIFI
-#ifdef ENABLE_WIFI
 #define MQTT_ADDRESS "{{ .MQTTConfig.Broker }}"
 #define MQTT_PORT {{ .MQTTConfig.Port }}
 
-#endif
-
 #define NUM_ZONES {{ len .Zones }}
 #define VALVES { {{ range $index, $z := .Zones }}{{if $index}}, {{end}}{{ $z.ValvePin }}{{ end }} }
 #define PUMPS { {{ range $index, $z := .Zones }}{{if $index}}, {{end}}{{ $z.PumpPin }}{{ end }} }
diff --git a/garden-app/controller/generate_config_test.go b/garden-app/controller/generate_config_test.go
index 958c02d3..409e60b8 100644
--- a/garden-app/controller/generate_config_test.go
+++ b/garden-app/controller/generate_config_test.go
@@ -45,13 +45,9 @@ func TestGenerateMainConfig(t *testing.T) {
 
 #define QUEUE_SIZE 10
 
-#define ENABLE_WIFI
-#ifdef ENABLE_WIFI
 #define MQTT_ADDRESS "localhost"
 #define MQTT_PORT 1883
 
-#endif
-
 #define NUM_ZONES 1
 #define VALVES { GPIO_NUM_16 }
 #define PUMPS { GPIO_NUM_18 }
@@ -95,13 +91,9 @@ func TestGenerateMainConfig(t *testing.T) {
 
 #define QUEUE_SIZE 10
 
-#define ENABLE_WIFI
-#ifdef ENABLE_WIFI
 #define MQTT_ADDRESS "localhost"
 #define MQTT_PORT 1883
 
-#endif
-
 #define NUM_ZONES 1
 #define VALVES { GPIO_NUM_16 }
 #define PUMPS { GPIO_NUM_18 }
@@ -139,13 +131,9 @@ func TestGenerateMainConfig(t *testing.T) {
 
 #define QUEUE_SIZE 10
 
-#define ENABLE_WIFI
-#ifdef ENABLE_WIFI
 #define MQTT_ADDRESS "localhost"
 #define MQTT_PORT 1883
 
-#endif
-
 #define NUM_ZONES 1
 #define VALVES { GPIO_NUM_16 }
 #define PUMPS { GPIO_NUM_18 }
@@ -195,13 +183,9 @@ func TestGenerateMainConfig(t *testing.T) {
 
 #define QUEUE_SIZE 10
 
-#define ENABLE_WIFI
-#ifdef ENABLE_WIFI
 #define MQTT_ADDRESS "localhost"
 #define MQTT_PORT 1883
 
-#endif
-
 #define NUM_ZONES 4
 #define VALVES { GPIO_NUM_16, GPIO_NUM_16, GPIO_NUM_16, GPIO_NUM_16 }
 #define PUMPS { GPIO_NUM_18, GPIO_NUM_18, GPIO_NUM_18, GPIO_NUM_18 }
diff --git a/garden-app/controller/interactive.go b/garden-app/controller/interactive.go
index 1dd0a8fc..92a5607a 100644
--- a/garden-app/controller/interactive.go
+++ b/garden-app/controller/interactive.go
@@ -64,15 +64,6 @@ func mqttPrompts(config *Config) error {
 			},
 			Validate: survey.Required,
 		},
-		{
-			Name: "publish_health",
-			Prompt: &survey.Input{
-				Message: "Enable health publishing?",
-				Default: fmt.Sprintf("%t", config.PublishHealth),
-				Help:    "control whether or not healh publishing is enabled. Enable it unless you have a good reason not to",
-			},
-			Validate: survey.Required,
-		},
 	}
 	err := survey.Ask(qs, config)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/garden-controller/include/wifi_manager.h b/garden-controller/include/wifi_manager.h
index 852625b9..b86fa315 100644
--- a/garden-controller/include/wifi_manager.h
+++ b/garden-controller/include/wifi_manager.h
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include <WiFiManager.h>
 #include <ArduinoJson.h>
 #include <LittleFS.h>
+#include <ESPmDNS.h>
 
 #define FORMAT_LITTLEFS_IF_FAILED true
 
diff --git a/garden-controller/src/wifi_manager.cpp b/garden-controller/src/wifi_manager.cpp
index e7949aa9..de228270 100644
--- a/garden-controller/src/wifi_manager.cpp
+++ b/garden-controller/src/wifi_manager.cpp
@@ -105,6 +105,10 @@ void connectWifiDirect() {
 
     printf("Wifi connected...\n");
 
+    strcpy(mqtt_server, MQTT_ADDRESS);
+    strcpy(mqtt_topic_prefix, TOPIC_PREFIX);
+    mqtt_port = MQTT_PORT;
+
     wifiManager.setEnableConfigPortal(false);
     wifiManager.setConfigPortalBlocking(false);
     wifiManager.autoConnect();
@@ -129,9 +133,7 @@ void setupWifiManager() {
   wifiManager.addParameter(&custom_mqtt_topic_prefix);
   wifiManager.addParameter(&custom_mqtt_port);
 
-  char hostname[50];
-  snprintf(hostname, sizeof(hostname), "%s-controller", mqtt_topic_prefix);
-  wifiManager.setHostname(hostname);
+  wifiManager.setHostname(mqtt_topic_prefix);
 
   // wifiManager.resetSettings();
 
@@ -151,6 +153,11 @@ void setupWifiManager() {
 
   xTaskCreate(wifiManagerLoopTask, "WifiManagerLoopTask", 4096, NULL, 1, &wifiManagerLoopTaskHandle);
 
+  if (!MDNS.begin(mqtt_topic_prefix)) {
+    printf("error starting mDNS\n");
+    return;
+  }
+
   // Create event handler tp reconnect to WiFi
   WiFi.onEvent(wifiDisconnectHandler, WiFiEvent_t::ARDUINO_EVENT_WIFI_STA_DISCONNECTED);
 }