diff --git a/bbot/modules/internal/speculate.py b/bbot/modules/internal/speculate.py
index c465a673a..1b98ce0cc 100644
--- a/bbot/modules/internal/speculate.py
+++ b/bbot/modules/internal/speculate.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ async def setup(self):
         port_string = self.config.get("ports", "80,443")
 
         try:
-            self.ports = self.helpers.parse_port_string(port_string)
+            self.ports = self.helpers.parse_port_string(str(port_string))
         except ValueError as e:
             self.warning(f"Error parsing ports: {e}")
             return False
diff --git a/bbot/scanner/manager.py b/bbot/scanner/manager.py
index 21b589c28..a0ac44488 100644
--- a/bbot/scanner/manager.py
+++ b/bbot/scanner/manager.py
@@ -235,14 +235,15 @@ async def _emit_event(self, event, **kwargs):
 
             # Scope shepherding
             # here is where we make sure in-scope events are set to their proper scope distance
-            if event.host and event_whitelisted:
-                log.debug(f"Making {event} in-scope")
-                event.scope_distance = 0
-            elif (not event.always_emit) and event.scope_distance > self.scan.scope_report_distance:
-                log.debug(
-                    f"Making {event} internal because its scope_distance ({event.scope_distance}) > scope_report_distance ({self.scan.scope_report_distance})"
-                )
-                event.make_internal()
+            if event.host:
+                if event_whitelisted:
+                    log.debug(f"Making {event} in-scope")
+                    event.scope_distance = 0
+                elif (not event.always_emit) and event.scope_distance > self.scan.scope_report_distance:
+                    log.debug(
+                        f"Making {event} internal because its scope_distance ({event.scope_distance}) > scope_report_distance ({self.scan.scope_report_distance})"
+                    )
+                    event.make_internal()
 
             # check for wildcards
             if event.scope_distance <= self.scan.scope_search_distance:
diff --git a/bbot/test/test_step_1/test_events.py b/bbot/test/test_step_1/test_events.py
index a16b5a923..cf1a36967 100644
--- a/bbot/test/test_step_1/test_events.py
+++ b/bbot/test/test_step_1/test_events.py
@@ -158,19 +158,6 @@ async def test_events(events, scan, helpers, bbot_config):
     internal_event1 = scan.make_event("1.2.3.4", source=root_event, internal=True)
     assert internal_event1._internal == True
     assert "internal" in internal_event1.tags
-    internal_event1.scope_distance = 0
-    assert internal_event1._internal == False
-    assert "internal" not in internal_event1.tags
-    internal_event2 = scan.make_event("2.3.4.5", source=internal_event1, internal=True)
-    internal_event3 = scan.make_event("3.4.5.6", source=internal_event2, internal=True)
-    internal_event4 = scan.make_event("4.5.6.7", source=internal_event3)
-    source_trail = internal_event4.scope_distance = 0
-    assert internal_event4._internal == False
-    assert internal_event3._internal == False
-    assert internal_event2._internal == False
-    assert len(source_trail) == 2
-    assert internal_event2 in source_trail
-    assert internal_event3 in source_trail
 
     # event sorting
     parent1 = scan.make_event("127.0.0.1", source=scan.root_event)