diff --git a/profile.go b/profile.go
index 47b1505..1d379d9 100644
--- a/profile.go
+++ b/profile.go
@@ -179,7 +179,6 @@ fetching may be degraded.
 			c.Swarm.ConnMgr.LowWater = 20
 			c.Swarm.ConnMgr.HighWater = 40
 			c.Swarm.ConnMgr.GracePeriod = time.Minute.String()
-			c.Swarm.RelayService.Enabled = False
 			return nil
 		},
 	},
diff --git a/swarm.go b/swarm.go
index 193be90..8c0bced 100644
--- a/swarm.go
+++ b/swarm.go
@@ -40,27 +40,27 @@ type SwarmConfig struct {
 // For every field a reasonable default will be defined in go-ipfs.
 type RelayService struct {
 	// Enables the limited relay (circuit v2 relay).
-	Enabled Flag
+	Enabled *Flag `json:",omitempty"`
 
 	// Limit is the (optional) relayed connection limits.
-	Limit RelayLimit
+	Limit *RelayLimit `json:",omitempty"`
 
 	// ReservationTTL is the duration of a new (or refreshed reservation).
 	ReservationTTL *OptionalDuration `json:",omitempty"`
 
 	// MaxReservations is the maximum number of active relay slots.
-	MaxReservations OptionalInteger
+	MaxReservations *OptionalInteger `json:",omitempty"`
 	// MaxCircuits is the maximum number of open relay connections for each peer; defaults to 16.
-	MaxCircuits OptionalInteger
+	MaxCircuits *OptionalInteger `json:",omitempty"`
 	// BufferSize is the size of the relayed connection buffers.
-	BufferSize OptionalInteger
+	BufferSize *OptionalInteger `json:",omitempty"`
 
 	// MaxReservationsPerPeer is the maximum number of reservations originating from the same peer.
-	MaxReservationsPerPeer OptionalInteger
+	MaxReservationsPerPeer *OptionalInteger `json:",omitempty"`
 	// MaxReservationsPerIP is the maximum number of reservations originating from the same IP address.
-	MaxReservationsPerIP OptionalInteger
+	MaxReservationsPerIP *OptionalInteger `json:",omitempty"`
 	// MaxReservationsPerASN is the maximum number of reservations origination from the same ASN.
-	MaxReservationsPerASN OptionalInteger
+	MaxReservationsPerASN *OptionalInteger `json:",omitempty"`
 }
 
 // RelayLimit are the per relayed connection resource limits.
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ type RelayLimit struct {
 	// Duration is the time limit before resetting a relayed connection.
 	Duration *OptionalDuration `json:",omitempty"`
 	// Data is the limit of data relayed (on each direction) before resetting the connection.
-	Data OptionalInteger
+	Data *OptionalInteger `json:",omitempty"`
 }
 
 type Transports struct {
diff --git a/types.go b/types.go
index ac90fa9..14b82d7 100644
--- a/types.go
+++ b/types.go
@@ -270,16 +270,16 @@ type OptionalInteger struct {
 }
 
 // WithDefault resolves the integer with the given default.
-func (p OptionalInteger) WithDefault(defaultValue int64) (value int64) {
-	if p.value == nil {
+func (p *OptionalInteger) WithDefault(defaultValue int64) (value int64) {
+	if p == nil || p.value == nil {
 		return defaultValue
 	}
 	return *p.value
 }
 
 // IsDefault returns if this is a default optional integer
-func (p OptionalInteger) IsDefault() bool {
-	return p.value == nil
+func (p *OptionalInteger) IsDefault() bool {
+	return p == nil || p.value == nil
 }
 
 func (p OptionalInteger) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
diff --git a/types_test.go b/types_test.go
index 06ea73a..c188e7d 100644
--- a/types_test.go
+++ b/types_test.go
@@ -375,6 +375,7 @@ func TestOptionalInteger(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 
+	// marshal with omitempty
 	type Foo struct {
 		I *OptionalInteger `json:",omitempty"`
 	}
@@ -386,6 +387,20 @@ func TestOptionalInteger(t *testing.T) {
 	if string(out) != expected {
 		t.Fatal("expected omitempty to omit the optional integer")
 	}
+
+	// unmarshal from omitempty output and get default value
+	var foo2 Foo
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(out, &foo2); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("%s failed to unmarshall with %s", string(out), err)
+	}
+	if i := foo2.I.WithDefault(42); i != 42 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected default value to be used, got %d", i)
+	}
+	if !foo2.I.IsDefault() {
+		t.Fatal("expected value to be the default")
+	}
+
+	// test invalid values
 	for _, invalid := range []string{
 		"foo", "-1.1", "1.1", "0.0", "[]",
 	} {