"INTRACLIENT_DNS_RELAYING_ALLOWED": "1",
     "INTRACLIENT_EMAIL_RELAYING_ALLOWED": "1",
     "INTRACLIENT_FIREWALL_RULESET_REF": "5",
-    "INTRACLIENT_IP": None,
-    "INTRACLIENT_MAC": None,
+    "INTRACLIENT_IP": "",
+    "INTRACLIENT_MAC": "",
     "INTRACLIENT_PROXY_PROFILE_REF": "-1",
 }
 #: UI defaults for a NIC instance
     "VPNCONN_LIFETIME_IPSECSA": "60",
     "VPNCONN_OFFLINE_DETECTION_SEC": "60",
     "VPNCONN_PEER_DNS": "",
-    "VPNCONN_PEER_IP": None,
+    "VPNCONN_PEER_IP": "",
     "VPNCONN_PEER_TYPE": "IP",
     "VPNCONN_PROXY_PROFILE_REF": "-2",
     "VPNCONN_PSK": "",