diff --git a/test/test.networkproxy.function-targets.ts b/test/test.networkproxy.function-targets.ts
index 0448597..acb34e8 100644
--- a/test/test.networkproxy.function-targets.ts
+++ b/test/test.networkproxy.function-targets.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { NetworkProxy } from '../ts/proxies/network-proxy/index.js';
 import type { IRouteConfig } from '../ts/proxies/smart-proxy/models/route-types.js';
 import type { IRouteContext } from '../ts/core/models/route-context.js';
 import * as http from 'http';
+import * as https from 'https';
 import * as http2 from 'http2';
 
 const delay = (ms: number) => new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, ms));
@@ -62,10 +63,18 @@ tap.test('setup NetworkProxy function-based targets test environment', async ()
   // Create NetworkProxy instance
   networkProxy = new NetworkProxy({
     port: 0, // Use dynamic port
-    logLevel: 'error'
+    logLevel: 'info', // Use info level to see more logs
+    // Disable ACME to avoid trying to bind to port 80
+    acme: {
+      enabled: false
+    }
   });
   
   await networkProxy.start();
+  
+  // Log the actual port being used
+  const actualPort = networkProxy.getListeningPort();
+  console.log(`NetworkProxy actual listening port: ${actualPort}`);
 });
 
 // Test static host/port routes
@@ -90,7 +99,7 @@ tap.test('should support static host/port routes', async () => {
   
   await networkProxy.updateRouteConfigs(routes);
   
-  // Get proxy port
+  // Get proxy port using the improved getListeningPort() method 
   const proxyPort = networkProxy.getListeningPort();
   
   // Make request to proxy
@@ -135,7 +144,7 @@ tap.test('should support function-based host', async () => {
   
   await networkProxy.updateRouteConfigs(routes);
   
-  // Get proxy port
+  // Get proxy port using the improved getListeningPort() method 
   const proxyPort = networkProxy.getListeningPort();
   
   // Make request to proxy
@@ -180,7 +189,7 @@ tap.test('should support function-based port', async () => {
   
   await networkProxy.updateRouteConfigs(routes);
   
-  // Get proxy port
+  // Get proxy port using the improved getListeningPort() method 
   const proxyPort = networkProxy.getListeningPort();
   
   // Make request to proxy
@@ -226,7 +235,7 @@ tap.test('should support function-based host AND port', async () => {
   
   await networkProxy.updateRouteConfigs(routes);
   
-  // Get proxy port
+  // Get proxy port using the improved getListeningPort() method 
   const proxyPort = networkProxy.getListeningPort();
   
   // Make request to proxy
@@ -275,7 +284,7 @@ tap.test('should support context-based routing with path', async () => {
   
   await networkProxy.updateRouteConfigs(routes);
   
-  // Get proxy port
+  // Get proxy port using the improved getListeningPort() method 
   const proxyPort = networkProxy.getListeningPort();
   
   // Make request to proxy with /api path
@@ -328,10 +337,14 @@ tap.test('cleanup NetworkProxy function-based targets test environment', async (
   }
 });
 
-// Helper function to make HTTP requests
+// Helper function to make HTTPS requests with self-signed certificate support
 async function makeRequest(options: http.RequestOptions): Promise<{ statusCode: number, headers: http.IncomingHttpHeaders, body: string }> {
   return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-    const req = http.request(options, (res) => {
+    // Use HTTPS with rejectUnauthorized: false to accept self-signed certificates
+    const req = https.request({
+      ...options,
+      rejectUnauthorized: false, // Accept self-signed certificates
+    }, (res) => {
       let body = '';
       res.on('data', (chunk) => {
         body += chunk;
@@ -346,6 +359,7 @@ async function makeRequest(options: http.RequestOptions): Promise<{ statusCode:
     });
     
     req.on('error', (err) => {
+      console.error(`Request error: ${err.message}`);
       reject(err);
     });
     
diff --git a/test/test.smartproxy.ts b/test/test.smartproxy.ts
index 65d2518..cf1626f 100644
--- a/test/test.smartproxy.ts
+++ b/test/test.smartproxy.ts
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ tap.test('setup port proxy test environment', async () => {
     ],
     defaults: {
       security: {
-        allowedIPs: ['127.0.0.1']
+        allowedIps: ['127.0.0.1']
       }
     }
   });
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ tap.test('should forward TCP connections to custom host', async () => {
     ],
     defaults: {
       security: {
-        allowedIPs: ['127.0.0.1']
+        allowedIps: ['127.0.0.1']
       }
     }
   });
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ tap.test('should forward connections to custom IP', async () => {
     ],
     defaults: {
       security: {
-        allowedIPs: ['127.0.0.1', '::ffff:127.0.0.1']
+        allowedIps: ['127.0.0.1', '::ffff:127.0.0.1']
       }
     }
   });
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ tap.test('should support optional source IP preservation in chained proxies', as
     ],
     defaults: {
       security: {
-        allowedIPs: ['127.0.0.1', '::ffff:127.0.0.1']
+        allowedIps: ['127.0.0.1', '::ffff:127.0.0.1']
       }
     }
   });
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ tap.test('should support optional source IP preservation in chained proxies', as
     ],
     defaults: {
       security: {
-        allowedIPs: ['127.0.0.1', '::ffff:127.0.0.1']
+        allowedIps: ['127.0.0.1', '::ffff:127.0.0.1']
       }
     }
   });
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ tap.test('should support optional source IP preservation in chained proxies', as
     ],
     defaults: {
       security: {
-        allowedIPs: ['127.0.0.1']
+        allowedIps: ['127.0.0.1']
       },
       preserveSourceIP: true
     },
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ tap.test('should support optional source IP preservation in chained proxies', as
     ],
     defaults: {
       security: {
-        allowedIPs: ['127.0.0.1']
+        allowedIps: ['127.0.0.1']
       },
       preserveSourceIP: true
     },
diff --git a/ts/proxies/network-proxy/network-proxy.ts b/ts/proxies/network-proxy/network-proxy.ts
index 5f85551..998d0e9 100644
--- a/ts/proxies/network-proxy/network-proxy.ts
+++ b/ts/proxies/network-proxy/network-proxy.ts
@@ -160,6 +160,14 @@ export class NetworkProxy implements IMetricsTracker {
    * Useful for SmartProxy to determine where to forward connections
    */
   public getListeningPort(): number {
+    // If the server is running, get the actual listening port
+    if (this.httpsServer && this.httpsServer.address()) {
+      const address = this.httpsServer.address();
+      if (address && typeof address === 'object' && 'port' in address) {
+        return address.port;
+      }
+    }
+    // Fallback to configured port
     return this.options.port;
   }