diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 2888d4c2..f7160e35 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 name = "llm-proxy"
 version = "0.1.0"
 edition = "2024"
+rust-version = "1.87"
 description = "Unified LLM proxy gateway supporting OpenAI, Gemini, DeepSeek, and Grok with token tracking and cost calculation"
 authors = ["newkirk"]
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
diff --git a/src/dashboard/websocket.rs b/src/dashboard/websocket.rs
index 06e231c3..846ced4b 100644
--- a/src/dashboard/websocket.rs
+++ b/src/dashboard/websocket.rs
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ pub(super) async fn handle_websocket_connection(mut socket: WebSocket, state: Da
 pub(super) async fn handle_websocket_message(text: &str, state: &DashboardState) {
     // Parse and handle WebSocket messages
     if let Ok(data) = serde_json::from_str::<serde_json::Value>(text)
-        && let Some("ping") = data.get("type").and_then(|v| v.as_str())
+        && data.get("type").and_then(|v| v.as_str()) == Some("ping")
     {
         let _ = state.app_state.dashboard_tx.send(serde_json::json!({
             "type": "pong",