diff --git a/trytond/config.py b/trytond/config.py
index febacf7cd8..064eb3aa9d 100644
--- a/trytond/config.py
+++ b/trytond/config.py
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@ class ConfigManager(object):
         self.options = {
             'interface': '',
             'netrpc': True,
-            'netport': '8070',
+            'netport': 8070,
             'xmlrpc': False,
-            'xmlport': '8069',
+            'xmlport': 8069,
             'webdav': False,
-            'webdavport': '8080',
+            'webdavport': 8080,
             'db_host': False,
             'db_port': False,
             'db_name': False,
@@ -124,6 +124,11 @@ class ConfigManager(object):
                     value = True
                 if value == 'False' or value == 'false':
                     value = False
+                if name in ('netport', 'xmlport', 'webdavport'):
+                    try:
+                        value = int(value)
+                    except:
+                        continue
                 self.options[name] = value
         except IOError:
             pass
diff --git a/trytond/netsvc.py b/trytond/netsvc.py
index c3ec465aec..947707e346 100644
--- a/trytond/netsvc.py
+++ b/trytond/netsvc.py
@@ -12,17 +12,6 @@ import traceback
 import select
 import BaseHTTPServer
 from trytond.protocols.sslsocket import SSLSocket
-
-_SERVICE = {}
-_GROUP = {}
-_RES = {}
-
-LOG_DEBUG = 'debug'
-LOG_INFO = 'info'
-LOG_WARNING = 'warn'
-LOG_ERROR = 'error'
-LOG_CRITICAL = 'critical'
-
 from config import CONFIG
 
 # convert decimal to float before marshalling:
@@ -65,7 +54,7 @@ class GenericXMLRPCRequestHandler:
 
 class SimpleXMLRPCRequestHandler(GenericXMLRPCRequestHandler,
         SimpleXMLRPCServer.SimpleXMLRPCRequestHandler):
-    rpc_paths = map(lambda s: '/xmlrpc/%s' % s, _SERVICE)
+    rpc_paths = None
 
 
 class SecureXMLRPCRequestHandler(SimpleXMLRPCRequestHandler):
@@ -124,9 +113,6 @@ class HttpDaemon(threading.Thread):
                 server_class = SimpleThreadedXMLRPCServer6
         self.server = server_class((interface, port), handler_class, 0)
 
-    def attach(self, path, gateway):
-        pass
-
     def stop(self):
         self.running = False
         if os.name != 'nt':
diff --git a/trytond/server.py b/trytond/server.py
index 3f48d0826d..a802405b78 100644
--- a/trytond/server.py
+++ b/trytond/server.py
@@ -142,54 +142,28 @@ class TrytonServer(object):
 
         # Launch Server
         if CONFIG['xmlrpc']:
-            interface = CONFIG["interface"]
-            try:
-                port = int(CONFIG["xmlport"])
-            except:
-                self.logger.error("invalid port '%s'!" % (CONFIG["xmlport"],))
-                logging.shutdown()
-                sys.exit(1)
-
-            httpd = netsvc.HttpDaemon(interface, port, CONFIG['secure_xmlrpc'])
-
-            xml_gw = netsvc.XmlRpc.RpcGateway('web-service')
-            httpd.attach("/xmlrpc", xml_gw )
+            httpd = netsvc.HttpDaemon(CONFIG['interface'], CONFIG['xmlport'],
+                    CONFIG['secure_xmlrpc'])
             logging.getLogger("web-service").info(
-                "starting XML-RPC" + \
-                        (CONFIG['secure_xmlrpc'] and ' Secure' or '') + \
-                        " services, port " + str(port))
+                "starting XML-RPC%s protocol, port %d" % \
+                        (CONFIG['secure_xmlrpc'] and ' Secure' or '',
+                            CONFIG['xmlport']))
 
         if CONFIG['netrpc']:
-            interface = CONFIG["interface"]
-            try:
-                port = int(CONFIG["netport"])
-            except:
-                self.logger.error("invalid port '%s'!" % (CONFIG["netport"],))
-                logging.shutdown()
-                sys.exit(1)
-
-            netrpcd = NetRPCServerThread(interface, port,
+            netrpcd = NetRPCServerThread(CONFIG['interface'], CONFIG['netport'],
                     CONFIG['secure_netrpc'])
             logging.getLogger("web-service").info(
-                "starting netrpc" + \
-                        (CONFIG['secure_netrpc']  and ' Secure' or '') + \
-                        " service, port " + str(port))
+                "starting NetRPC%s protocol, port %d" % \
+                        (CONFIG['secure_netrpc']  and ' Secure' or '',
+                            CONFIG['netport']))
 
         if CONFIG['webdav']:
-            interface = CONFIG['interface']
-            try:
-                port = int(CONFIG['webdavport'])
-            except:
-                self.logger.error("invalid port '%s'!" % (CONFIG['webdavport'],))
-                logging.shutdown()
-                sys.exit(1)
-
-            webdavd = netsvc.WebDAVServerThread(interface, port,
-                    CONFIG['secure_webdav'])
+            webdavd = netsvc.WebDAVServerThread(CONFIG['interface'],
+                    CONFIG['webdavport'], CONFIG['secure_webdav'])
             logging.getLogger("web-service").info(
-                    'starting webdav' + \
-                            (CONFIG['secure_webdav'] and ' Secure' or '') + \
-                            ' service, port ' + str(port))
+                    "starting WebDAV%s protocol, port %d" % \
+                            (CONFIG['secure_webdav'] and ' Secure' or '',
+                                CONFIG['webdavport']))
 
         threads = []