diff --git a/Common/sources/notificationService.js b/Common/sources/notificationService.js
index 67541e9d..1d93356c 100644
--- a/Common/sources/notificationService.js
+++ b/Common/sources/notificationService.js
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ const mailService = require('./mailService');
 
 const cfgEditorDataStorage = config.get('services.CoAuthoring.server.editorDataStorage');
 const cfgEditorStatStorage = config.get('services.CoAuthoring.server.editorStatStorage');
+const cfgSmtpServerConfiguration = config.get('email.smtpServerConfiguration');
+const cfgContactDefaults = config.get('email.contactDefaults');
 const editorStatStorage = require('./../../DocService/sources/' + (cfgEditorStatStorage || cfgEditorDataStorage));
 
 const editorStat = editorStatStorage.EditorStat ? new editorStatStorage.EditorStat() : new editorStatStorage();
@@ -57,11 +59,11 @@ class MailTransport extends TransportInterface {
   constructor(ctx) {
     super();
 
-    const mailServerConfig = ctx.getCfg('email.smtpServerConfiguration');
+    const mailServerConfig = ctx.getCfg('email.smtpServerConfiguration', cfgSmtpServerConfiguration);
     this.host = mailServerConfig.host;
     this.port = mailServerConfig.port;
     this.auth = mailServerConfig.auth;
-    const cfgMailMessageDefaults = ctx.getCfg('email.contactDefaults');
+    const cfgMailMessageDefaults = ctx.getCfg('email.contactDefaults', cfgContactDefaults);
 
     mailService.createTransporter(ctx, this.host, this.port, this.auth, cfgMailMessageDefaults);
   }
diff --git a/DocService/sources/DocsCoServer.js b/DocService/sources/DocsCoServer.js
index 369f5958..ba430cbf 100644
--- a/DocService/sources/DocsCoServer.js
+++ b/DocService/sources/DocsCoServer.js
@@ -4695,6 +4695,15 @@ exports.shutdown = function (req, res) {
     }
   });
 };
+/**
+ * Get active connections array
+ * @returns {Array} Active connections
+ */
+function getConnections() {
+  return connections;
+}
+
+exports.getConnections = getConnections;
 exports.getEditorConnectionsCount = function (req, res) {
   const ctx = new operationContext.Context();
   let count = 0;
diff --git a/DocService/sources/ai/aiProxyHandler.js b/DocService/sources/ai/aiProxyHandler.js
index 0b948b74..72779a06 100644
--- a/DocService/sources/ai/aiProxyHandler.js
+++ b/DocService/sources/ai/aiProxyHandler.js
@@ -353,10 +353,13 @@ async function getPluginSettingsForInterface(ctx) {
       pluginSettings = undefined;
     }
   }
-  //remove keys from providers
-  if (pluginSettings && pluginSettings.providers) {
+  //remove keys from providers - create deep copy to avoid modifying cached config
+  if (pluginSettings?.providers) {
     for (const key in pluginSettings.providers) {
-      pluginSettings.providers[key].key = '';
+      if (pluginSettings.providers[key]?.key) {
+        pluginSettings.providers[key] = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(pluginSettings.providers[key]));
+        pluginSettings.providers[key].key = '';
+      }
     }
   }
   return pluginSettings;
diff --git a/DocService/sources/routes/info.js b/DocService/sources/routes/info.js
index fd48cfe9..faa9b67f 100644
--- a/DocService/sources/routes/info.js
+++ b/DocService/sources/routes/info.js
@@ -54,8 +54,9 @@ function getLicenseNowUtc() {
  * License info endpoint handler
  * @param {import('express').Request} req Express request
  * @param {import('express').Response} res Express response
+ * @param {Function} getConnections Function to get active connections
  */
-async function licenseInfo(req, res) {
+async function licenseInfo(req, res, getConnections = null) {
   let isError = false;
   const serverDate = new Date();
   // Security risk of high-precision time
@@ -174,7 +175,8 @@ async function licenseInfo(req, res) {
     const nowUTC = getLicenseNowUtc();
     let execRes;
     execRes = await editorStat.getPresenceUniqueUser(ctx, nowUTC);
-    output.quota.edit.connectionsCount = await editorStat.getEditorConnectionsCount(ctx, {});
+    const connections = getConnections ? getConnections() : null;
+    output.quota.edit.connectionsCount = await editorStat.getEditorConnectionsCount(ctx, connections);
     output.quota.edit.usersCount.unique = execRes.length;
     execRes.forEach(elem => {
       if (elem.anonym) {
@@ -183,7 +185,7 @@ async function licenseInfo(req, res) {
     });
 
     execRes = await editorStat.getPresenceUniqueViewUser(ctx, nowUTC);
-    output.quota.view.connectionsCount = await editorStat.getLiveViewerConnectionsCount(ctx, {});
+    output.quota.view.connectionsCount = await editorStat.getLiveViewerConnectionsCount(ctx, connections);
     output.quota.view.usersCount.unique = execRes.length;
     execRes.forEach(elem => {
       if (elem.anonym) {
@@ -218,24 +220,29 @@ async function licenseInfo(req, res) {
     isError = true;
     ctx.logger.error('licenseInfo error %s', err.stack);
   } finally {
-    if (!isError) {
-      res.setHeader('Content-Type', 'application/json');
-      res.send(JSON.stringify(output));
-    } else {
-      res.sendStatus(400);
+    if (!res.headersSent) {
+      if (!isError) {
+        res.setHeader('Content-Type', 'application/json');
+        res.send(JSON.stringify(output));
+      } else {
+        res.sendStatus(400);
+      }
     }
   }
 }
 
 /**
  * Create shared Info router
+ * @param {Function} getConnections Optional function to get active connections
  * @returns {import('express').Router} Router instance
  */
-function createInfoRouter() {
+function createInfoRouter(getConnections = null) {
   const router = express.Router();
 
   // License info endpoint with CORS and client IP check
-  router.get('/info.json', cors(), utils.checkClientIp, licenseInfo);
+  router.get('/info.json', cors(), utils.checkClientIp, async (req, res) => {
+    await licenseInfo(req, res, getConnections);
+  });
 
   return router;
 }
diff --git a/DocService/sources/server.js b/DocService/sources/server.js
index d1154530..a5773a20 100644
--- a/DocService/sources/server.js
+++ b/DocService/sources/server.js
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ docsCoServer.install(server, app, () => {
     converterService.builder(req, res);
   });
   // Shared Info router (provides /info.json)
-  app.use('/info', infoRouter());
+  app.use('/info', infoRouter(docsCoServer.getConnections));
   app.put('/internal/cluster/inactive', utils.checkClientIp, docsCoServer.shutdown);
   app.delete('/internal/cluster/inactive', utils.checkClientIp, docsCoServer.shutdown);
   app.get('/internal/connections/edit', docsCoServer.getEditorConnectionsCount);