diff --git a/x/examples/outline-connectivity-app/app_mobile/android/app/src/main/java/org/getoutline/sdk/example/connectivity/MobileBackendPlugin.kt b/x/examples/outline-connectivity-app/app_mobile/android/app/src/main/java/org/getoutline/sdk/example/connectivity/MobileBackendPlugin.kt
index f49416a8..495030ea 100644
--- a/x/examples/outline-connectivity-app/app_mobile/android/app/src/main/java/org/getoutline/sdk/example/connectivity/MobileBackendPlugin.kt
+++ b/x/examples/outline-connectivity-app/app_mobile/android/app/src/main/java/org/getoutline/sdk/example/connectivity/MobileBackendPlugin.kt
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ class MobileBackendPlugin: Plugin() {
             val rawInputMessage = Json.encodeToString(
                 FrontendRequest(
                     call.getString("resourceName")!!,
-                    call.getString("parameters")!!
+                    call.getString("parameters") ?: "{}"
                 )
             )
 
diff --git a/x/examples/outline-connectivity-app/app_mobile/ios/App/App/MobileBackend.swift b/x/examples/outline-connectivity-app/app_mobile/ios/App/App/MobileBackend.swift
index 899b50c9..67496df6 100644
--- a/x/examples/outline-connectivity-app/app_mobile/ios/App/App/MobileBackend.swift
+++ b/x/examples/outline-connectivity-app/app_mobile/ios/App/App/MobileBackend.swift
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ public class MobileBackendPlugin: CAPPlugin {
             let rawRequest = try encoder.encode(
                 FrontendRequest(
                     resourceName: call.getString("resourceName")!,
-                    parameters: call.getString("parameters")!
+                    parameters: call.getString("parameters") ?? "{}"
                 )
             )
             
diff --git a/x/examples/outline-connectivity-app/shared_frontend/pages/connectivity_test/index.ts b/x/examples/outline-connectivity-app/shared_frontend/pages/connectivity_test/index.ts
index 48f3a3ad..4cb6095a 100644
--- a/x/examples/outline-connectivity-app/shared_frontend/pages/connectivity_test/index.ts
+++ b/x/examples/outline-connectivity-app/shared_frontend/pages/connectivity_test/index.ts
@@ -597,7 +597,6 @@ export class ConnectivityTestPage extends LitElement {
   render() {
     // TODO: move language definitions to a centralized place
     return html`<main dir="${this.locale === "fa-IR" ? "rtl" : "ltr"}">
-      ${this.renderPlatformStyles()}
       <header class=${this.platform?.operatingSystem === OperatingSystem.IOS ? "header--ios" : "header"}>
         <h1 class="header-text">${msg("Outline Connectivity Test")}</h1>
       </header>