diff --git a/tools/server/server-tools.cpp b/tools/server/server-tools.cpp
index 1b3ec4dcac..984bb478ea 100644
--- a/tools/server/server-tools.cpp
+++ b/tools/server/server-tools.cpp
@@ -1094,9 +1094,6 @@ struct server_tool_get_datetime : server_tool {
 // get_info: returns runtime info (OS name/version and cwd)
 //
 
-static constexpr size_t SERVER_TOOL_GET_INFO_MAX_OUTPUT = 4 * 1024; // 4 KB
-static constexpr int    SERVER_TOOL_GET_INFO_TIMEOUT    = 5;        // seconds
-
 struct server_tool_get_info : server_tool {
     server_tool_get_info() {
         name = "get_info";
@@ -1122,9 +1119,9 @@ struct server_tool_get_info : server_tool {
         auto io = make_tools_io(params);
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
-        auto res = io->run({"cmd", "/c", "ver"}, SERVER_TOOL_GET_INFO_MAX_OUTPUT, SERVER_TOOL_GET_INFO_TIMEOUT);
+        auto res = io->run({"cmd", "/c", "ver"}, 4096, 5);
 #else
-        auto res = io->run({"uname", "-a"}, SERVER_TOOL_GET_INFO_MAX_OUTPUT, SERVER_TOOL_GET_INFO_TIMEOUT);
+        auto res = io->run({"uname", "-a"}, 4096, 5);
 #endif
         // "ver" prints a blank line before the version, so the output is stripped on both ends;
         // a failed spawn or a timeout leaves a diagnostic in res.output, which is not an OS name
@@ -1134,9 +1131,6 @@ struct server_tool_get_info : server_tool {
         if (cwd.empty()) {
             std::error_code ec;
             cwd = fs::current_path(ec).string();
-            if (ec) {
-                cwd = "unknown";
-            }
         }
 
         return {