diff --git a/driver/config/provider.go b/driver/config/provider.go
index 4f66e4448a..52b9ee45a3 100644
--- a/driver/config/provider.go
+++ b/driver/config/provider.go
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ func (p *DefaultProvider) GetHasherAlgorithm(ctx context.Context) x.HashAlgorith
 
 func (p *DefaultProvider) HasherBcryptConfig(ctx context.Context) *hasherx.BCryptConfig {
 	var cost uint32
-	costInt := p.GetBCryptCost(ctx)
+	costInt := int64(p.GetBCryptCost(ctx))
 	if costInt < 0 {
 		cost = 10
 	} else if costInt > math.MaxUint32 {
@@ -152,10 +152,10 @@ func (p *DefaultProvider) HasherBcryptConfig(ctx context.Context) *hasherx.BCryp
 
 func (p *DefaultProvider) HasherPBKDF2Config(ctx context.Context) *hasherx.PBKDF2Config {
 	var iters uint32
-	itersInt := p.getProvider(ctx).Int(KeyPBKDF2Iterations)
+	itersInt := p.getProvider(ctx).Int64(KeyPBKDF2Iterations)
 	if itersInt < 1 {
 		iters = 1
-	} else if itersInt > math.MaxUint32 {
+	} else if int64(itersInt) > math.MaxUint32 {
 		iters = math.MaxUint32
 	} else {
 		iters = uint32(itersInt)
diff --git a/driver/config/serve.go b/driver/config/serve.go
index 72d18e7fcf..21932e3078 100644
--- a/driver/config/serve.go
+++ b/driver/config/serve.go
@@ -64,8 +64,11 @@ func (p *DefaultProvider) ListenOn(iface ServeInterface) string {
 }
 
 func (p *DefaultProvider) SocketPermission(iface ServeInterface) *configx.UnixPermission {
-	var mode fs.FileMode
-	modeInt := p.getProvider(contextx.RootContext).IntF(iface.Key(KeySuffixSocketMode), 0755)
+	modeInt := int64(0o755)
+	if p.getProvider(contextx.RootContext).Exists(iface.Key(KeySuffixSocketMode)) {
+		modeInt = int64(p.getProvider(contextx.RootContext).Int(iface.Key(KeySuffixSocketMode)))
+	}
+	mode := fs.FileMode(0)
 	if modeInt < 0 {
 		mode = 0
 	} else if modeInt > math.MaxUint32 {
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index a17e5606a7..26adbfc96c 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/ory/hydra-client-go/v2 v2.2.1
 	github.com/ory/jsonschema/v3 v3.0.8
 	github.com/ory/kratos-client-go v1.2.1
-	github.com/ory/x v0.0.665
+	github.com/ory/x v0.0.668
 	github.com/pborman/uuid v1.2.1
 	github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1
 	github.com/prometheus/client_golang v1.19.1
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 5f527a114e..5f7a2ba760 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -165,8 +165,6 @@ github.com/gobuffalo/github_flavored_markdown v1.1.4 h1:WacrEGPXUDX+BpU1GM/Y0ADg
 github.com/gobuffalo/github_flavored_markdown v1.1.4/go.mod h1:Vl9686qrVVQou4GrHRK/KOG3jCZOKLUqV8MMOAYtlso=
 github.com/gobuffalo/helpers v0.6.7 h1:C9CedoRSfgWg2ZoIkVXgjI5kgmSpL34Z3qdnzpfNVd8=
 github.com/gobuffalo/helpers v0.6.7/go.mod h1:j0u1iC1VqlCaJEEVkZN8Ia3TEzfj/zoXANqyJExTMTA=
-github.com/gobuffalo/here v0.6.7 h1:hpfhh+kt2y9JLDfhYUxxCRxQol540jsVfKUZzjlbp8o=
-github.com/gobuffalo/here v0.6.7/go.mod h1:vuCfanjqckTuRlqAitJz6QC4ABNnS27wLb816UhsPcc=
 github.com/gobuffalo/httptest v1.5.2 h1:GpGy520SfY1QEmyPvaqmznTpG4gEQqQ82HtHqyNEreM=
 github.com/gobuffalo/httptest v1.5.2/go.mod h1:FA23yjsWLGj92mVV74Qtc8eqluc11VqcWr8/C1vxt4g=
 github.com/gobuffalo/nulls v0.4.2 h1:GAqBR29R3oPY+WCC7JL9KKk9erchaNuV6unsOSZGQkw=
@@ -326,8 +324,6 @@ github.com/magiconair/properties v1.8.7 h1:IeQXZAiQcpL9mgcAe1Nu6cX9LLw6ExEHKjN0V
 github.com/magiconair/properties v1.8.7/go.mod h1:Dhd985XPs7jluiymwWYZ0G4Z61jb3vdS329zhj2hYo0=
 github.com/mailru/easyjson v0.7.7 h1:UGYAvKxe3sBsEDzO8ZeWOSlIQfWFlxbzLZe7hwFURr0=
 github.com/mailru/easyjson v0.7.7/go.mod h1:xzfreul335JAWq5oZzymOObrkdz5UnU4kGfJJLY9Nlc=
-github.com/markbates/pkger v0.17.1 h1:/MKEtWqtc0mZvu9OinB9UzVN9iYCwLWuyUv4Bw+PCno=
-github.com/markbates/pkger v0.17.1/go.mod h1:0JoVlrol20BSywW79rN3kdFFsE5xYM+rSCQDXbLhiuI=
 github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.13 h1:fFA4WZxdEF4tXPZVKMLwD8oUnCTTo08duU7wxecdEvA=
 github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.13/go.mod h1:7S9/ev0klgBDR4GtXTXX8a3vIGJpMovkB8vQcUbaXHg=
 github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.16/go.mod h1:kYGgaQfpe5nmfYZH+SKPsOc2e4SrIfOl2e/yFXSvRLM=
@@ -398,8 +394,8 @@ github.com/ory/kratos-client-go v1.2.1 h1:Q3T/adfAfAkHFcV1LGLnwz4QkY6ghBdX9zde5T
 github.com/ory/kratos-client-go v1.2.1/go.mod h1:WiQYlrqW4Atj6Js7oDN5ArbZxo0nTO2u/e1XaDv2yMI=
 github.com/ory/pop/v6 v6.2.0 h1:hRFOGAOEHw91kUHQ32k5NHqCkcHrRou/romvrJP1w0E=
 github.com/ory/pop/v6 v6.2.0/go.mod h1:okVAYKGtgunD/wbW3NGhZTndJCS+6FqO+cA89rQ4doc=
-github.com/ory/x v0.0.665 h1:61vv0ObCDSX1vOQYbxBeqDiv4YiPmMT91lYxDaaKX08=
-github.com/ory/x v0.0.665/go.mod h1:7SCTki3N0De3ZpqlxhxU/94ZrOCfNEnXwVtd0xVt+L8=
+github.com/ory/x v0.0.668 h1:HfJgq+vRwC6ptzc3+Y1VFpo9zc8eXHEtX24qxAPqr5s=
+github.com/ory/x v0.0.668/go.mod h1:0Av1u/Gh7WXCrEDJJnySAJrDzluaWllOfl5zqf9Dky8=
 github.com/pborman/uuid v1.2.1 h1:+ZZIw58t/ozdjRaXh/3awHfmWRbzYxJoAdNJxe/3pvw=
 github.com/pborman/uuid v1.2.1/go.mod h1:X/NO0urCmaxf9VXbdlT7C2Yzkj2IKimNn4k+gtPdI/k=
 github.com/pelletier/go-toml v1.9.5 h1:4yBQzkHv+7BHq2PQUZF3Mx0IYxG7LsP222s7Agd3ve8=