diff --git a/app/Services/Eggs/EggConfigurationService.php b/app/Services/Eggs/EggConfigurationService.php
index c72d6e7c5..52e0068df 100644
--- a/app/Services/Eggs/EggConfigurationService.php
+++ b/app/Services/Eggs/EggConfigurationService.php
@@ -20,7 +20,14 @@ class EggConfigurationService
      * @return array{
      *     startup: array{done: string[], user_interaction: string[], strip_ansi: bool},
      *     stop: array{type: string, value: string},
-     *     configs: array<mixed>
+     *     configs: list<array{
+     *         file: string,
+     *         replace: list<array{
+     *             match: string,
+     *             if_value?: string,
+     *             replace_with: string
+     *         }>
+     *     }>
      * }
      */
     public function handle(Server $server): array
@@ -81,9 +88,10 @@ class EggConfigurationService
     }
 
     /**
-     * @return array<mixed>
+     * @param  array<string, mixed>  $configs
+     * @return array<int, array<string, mixed>>
      */
-    protected function replacePlaceholders(Server $server, object $configs): array
+    protected function replacePlaceholders(Server $server, object|array $configs): array
     {
         // Get the legacy configuration structure for the server so that we
         // can property map the egg placeholders to values.
diff --git a/app/Services/Servers/ServerCreationService.php b/app/Services/Servers/ServerCreationService.php
index cc4bcf58e..9d1c6cd94 100644
--- a/app/Services/Servers/ServerCreationService.php
+++ b/app/Services/Servers/ServerCreationService.php
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ class ServerCreationService
         $egg = Egg::query()->findOrFail($data['egg_id']);
 
         // Fill missing fields from egg
-        $data['image'] = $data['image'] ?? collect($egg->docker_images)->first();
-        $data['startup'] = $data['startup'] ?? $egg->startup;
+        $data['image'] ??= collect($egg->docker_images)->first();
+        $data['startup'] ??= $egg->startup;
 
         // If a deployment object has been passed we need to get the allocation and node that the server should use.
         if ($deployment) {
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ class ServerCreationService
                 $data['node_id'] = $nodes->first();
             }
         } else {
-            $data['node_id'] = Allocation::find($data['allocation_id'])?->node_id;
+            $data['node_id'] ??= Allocation::find($data['allocation_id'])?->node_id;
         }
 
         Assert::false(empty($data['node_id']), 'Expected a non-empty node_id in server creation data.');
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index a6e3042ca..d74571019 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
         "doctrine/dbal": "~3.6.0",
         "filament/filament": "4.0.0",
         "guzzlehttp/guzzle": "^7.9",
-        "laravel/framework": "^12.22",
+        "laravel/framework": "^12.23",
         "laravel/helpers": "^1.7",
         "laravel/sanctum": "^4.1",
         "laravel/socialite": "^5.21",
diff --git a/composer.lock b/composer.lock
index 75dfeca4d..d153869a2 100644
--- a/composer.lock
+++ b/composer.lock
@@ -936,16 +936,16 @@
         },
         {
             "name": "aws/aws-sdk-php",
-            "version": "3.352.6",
+            "version": "3.352.7",
             "source": {
                 "type": "git",
                 "url": "https://github.com/aws/aws-sdk-php.git",
-                "reference": "06d8e8c85f91e957f48480ce41e9c8a6d9fa253f"
+                "reference": "26d8988376984e4684c497e71722a97b79aeef4e"
             },
             "dist": {
                 "type": "zip",
-                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/aws/aws-sdk-php/zipball/06d8e8c85f91e957f48480ce41e9c8a6d9fa253f",
-                "reference": "06d8e8c85f91e957f48480ce41e9c8a6d9fa253f",
+                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/aws/aws-sdk-php/zipball/26d8988376984e4684c497e71722a97b79aeef4e",
+                "reference": "26d8988376984e4684c497e71722a97b79aeef4e",
                 "shasum": ""
             },
             "require": {
@@ -1027,9 +1027,9 @@
             "support": {
                 "forum": "https://github.com/aws/aws-sdk-php/discussions",
                 "issues": "https://github.com/aws/aws-sdk-php/issues",
-                "source": "https://github.com/aws/aws-sdk-php/tree/3.352.6"
+                "source": "https://github.com/aws/aws-sdk-php/tree/3.352.7"
             },
-            "time": "2025-08-11T18:04:59+00:00"
+            "time": "2025-08-12T18:29:26+00:00"
         },
         {
             "name": "blade-ui-kit/blade-heroicons",
@@ -3641,16 +3641,16 @@
         },
         {
             "name": "laravel/framework",
-            "version": "v12.23.0",
+            "version": "v12.23.1",
             "source": {
                 "type": "git",
                 "url": "https://github.com/laravel/framework.git",
-                "reference": "1f81af17619f0bc8a87ec385a71546430c301b24"
+                "reference": "2a0e9331a0db904236143fe915c281ff4be274a3"
             },
             "dist": {
                 "type": "zip",
-                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/laravel/framework/zipball/1f81af17619f0bc8a87ec385a71546430c301b24",
-                "reference": "1f81af17619f0bc8a87ec385a71546430c301b24",
+                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/laravel/framework/zipball/2a0e9331a0db904236143fe915c281ff4be274a3",
+                "reference": "2a0e9331a0db904236143fe915c281ff4be274a3",
                 "shasum": ""
             },
             "require": {
@@ -3854,7 +3854,7 @@
                 "issues": "https://github.com/laravel/framework/issues",
                 "source": "https://github.com/laravel/framework"
             },
-            "time": "2025-08-12T15:37:17+00:00"
+            "time": "2025-08-12T17:35:05+00:00"
         },
         {
             "name": "laravel/helpers",
@@ -16348,4 +16348,4 @@
         "php": "8.2"
     },
     "plugin-api-version": "2.6.0"
-}
+}
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