diff --git a/benchmarks/amount-ladder/run.sh b/benchmarks/amount-ladder/run.sh
index b8e337d..be3cc6b 100755
--- a/benchmarks/amount-ladder/run.sh
+++ b/benchmarks/amount-ladder/run.sh
@@ -155,12 +155,17 @@ python3 - <<'PY'
 import json
 d=json.load(open("/tmp/wd.json"))
 print("wd_keys", list(d.keys())[:20])
+import re
 uri=d.get("taler_withdraw_uri") or d.get("withdrawal_uri") or ""
 wid=d.get("withdrawal_id") or d.get("id") or ""
 if not uri:
   for v in d.values():
     if isinstance(v, str) and v.startswith("taler"):
       uri=v
+uri=re.sub(r"(taler://[A-Za-z0-9._-]+/)([^/?#:]+):443(?=/|$|\?|#)", r"\1\2", uri or "", flags=re.I)
+uri=re.sub(r"(taler://[A-Za-z0-9._-]+/)([^/?#:]+):80(?=/|$|\?|#)", r"\1\2", uri or "", flags=re.I)
+for a,b in ((":443/","/"),(":443?","?"),(":80/","/"),(":80?","?")):
+  uri=uri.replace(a,b)
 open("/tmp/bench-wuri.txt","w").write(uri)
 open("/tmp/bench-wid.txt","w").write(wid)
 print("WURI", uri)
diff --git a/scripts/taler-bank/demo-withdraw-api.py b/scripts/taler-bank/demo-withdraw-api.py
index d8a21de..f31243e 100755
--- a/scripts/taler-bank/demo-withdraw-api.py
+++ b/scripts/taler-bank/demo-withdraw-api.py
@@ -43,24 +43,36 @@ def public_webui_url() -> str:
 
 
 def normalize_taler_withdraw_uri(uri: str) -> str:
-    """Strip default :443/:80 from taler://withdraw host (wallet base-URL fix).
+    """Strip default :443/:80 from any taler:// authority (wallet base-URL fix).
 
     libeufin builds authority from https BASE_URL and includes port 443; Android /
     iOS wallets then fail host parsing or TLS. Path and id stay unchanged.
+    Applies to withdraw, pay, pay-template, etc.
     """
     if not uri:
         return uri
-    # taler://withdraw/bank.example:443/taler-integration/UUID
+    # taler://SCHEME/host:443/... or :80
     uri = re.sub(
-        r"(taler://withdraw/)([^/?#]+):443(?=/|$)",
+        r"(taler://[A-Za-z0-9._-]+/)([^/?#:]+):443(?=/|$|\?|#)",
         r"\1\2",
         uri,
+        flags=re.I,
     )
     uri = re.sub(
-        r"(taler://withdraw/)([^/?#]+):80(?=/|$)",
+        r"(taler://[A-Za-z0-9._-]+/)([^/?#:]+):80(?=/|$|\?|#)",
         r"\1\2",
         uri,
+        flags=re.I,
     )
+    for a, b in (
+        (":443/", "/"),
+        (":443?", "?"),
+        (":443#", "#"),
+        (":80/", "/"),
+        (":80?", "?"),
+        (":80#", "#"),
+    ):
+        uri = uri.replace(a, b)
     return uri
 
 def load_pass() -> str:
diff --git a/scripts/taler-bank/goa-withdraw-ladder.sh b/scripts/taler-bank/goa-withdraw-ladder.sh
index f66925c..27b828b 100755
--- a/scripts/taler-bank/goa-withdraw-ladder.sh
+++ b/scripts/taler-bank/goa-withdraw-ladder.sh
@@ -7,9 +7,10 @@
 #   3) wallet-cli: ToS + accept-uri + run-until-done each rung
 #   4) amounts from atomic-GOA up until bank/wallet fails
 #
-# Prefer the monitoring phase (random increasing ranges + timings + report):
-#   ../taler-monitoring/taler-monitoring.sh ladder
-#   LADDER_MAX_RUNGS=10 ../taler-monitoring/check_goa_ladder.sh
+# Prefer the monitoring amount ladder (modular wd + pay):
+#   cd ~/src/taler-monitoring && ./taler-monitoring.sh -d hacktivism.ch ladder
+#   ./taler-monitoring.sh max-ladder    # highest withdrawable + payable
+#   LADDER_STEPS=10 LADDER_PAY=0 ./taler-monitoring.sh ladder
 #
 # Usage (standalone, fixed ladder):
 #   ./goa-withdraw-ladder.sh
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@ wcli() {
 }
 
 # Default ladder via Python: fixed 0 + random low picks + random high ranges + fixed max.
-# Prefer taler-monitoring check_goa_ladder.sh for full control (LADDER_* env).
+# Prefer taler-monitoring check_amount_ladder.sh (+ ladder/lib_pay.sh) for LADDER_* env.
 default_amounts() {
   python3 - <<'PY'
 import math, random
@@ -235,7 +236,15 @@ for amt in "${LADDER[@]}"; do
     break
   fi
   WID=$(echo "$WD" | python3 -c 'import json,sys; print(json.load(sys.stdin).get("withdrawal_id",""))')
-  URI=$(echo "$WD" | python3 -c 'import json,sys; u=json.load(sys.stdin).get("taler_withdraw_uri",""); print(u.replace(":443/","/"))')
+  URI=$(echo "$WD" | python3 -c '
+import json, re, sys
+u = json.load(sys.stdin).get("taler_withdraw_uri") or ""
+u = re.sub(r"(taler://[A-Za-z0-9._-]+/)([^/?#:]+):443(?=/|$|\?|#)", r"\1\2", u, flags=re.I)
+u = re.sub(r"(taler://[A-Za-z0-9._-]+/)([^/?#:]+):80(?=/|$|\?|#)", r"\1\2", u, flags=re.I)
+for a, b in ((":443/", "/"), (":443?", "?"), (":80/", "/"), (":80?", "?")):
+    u = u.replace(a, b)
+print(u)
+')
   [ -n "$WID" ] && [ -n "$URI" ] || {
     log "FAIL parse mint: $WD"
     echo -e "${n}\t${amt}\tFAIL_PARSE\t-\t" >>"$RESULTS"
diff --git a/scripts/taler-bank/refresh-demo-withdraw.sh b/scripts/taler-bank/refresh-demo-withdraw.sh
index 901c368..d00bb74 100755
--- a/scripts/taler-bank/refresh-demo-withdraw.sh
+++ b/scripts/taler-bank/refresh-demo-withdraw.sh
@@ -38,8 +38,16 @@ URI=$(printf '%s' "$WD" | sed -n 's/.*"taler_withdraw_uri"[[:space:]]*:[[:space:
 WID=$(printf '%s' "$WD" | sed -n 's/.*"withdrawal_id"[[:space:]]*:[[:space:]]*"\([^"]*\)".*/\1/p')
 [ -n "$URI" ] || { echo "no URI from: $WD" >&2; exit 1; }
 [ -n "$WID" ] || WID=$(basename "$URI")
-# libeufin emits host:443 — strip default HTTPS port for wallet apps
-URI=$(printf '%s' "$URI" | sed -E 's|(taler://withdraw/[^/:]+):443(/)|\1\2|; s|(taler://withdraw/[^/:]+):443$|\1|')
+# libeufin emits host:443 — strip default HTTPS/HTTP ports for wallet apps
+URI=$(printf '%s' "$URI" | python3 -c '
+import re,sys
+u=sys.stdin.read().strip()
+u=re.sub(r"(taler://[A-Za-z0-9._-]+/)([^/?#:]+):443(?=/|$|\?|#)", r"\1\2", u, flags=re.I)
+u=re.sub(r"(taler://[A-Za-z0-9._-]+/)([^/?#:]+):80(?=/|$|\?|#)", r"\1\2", u, flags=re.I)
+for a,b in ((":443/","/"),(":443?","?"),(":80/","/"),(":80?","?")):
+    u=u.replace(a,b)
+print(u)
+')
 
 mkdir -p "$LANDING_DIR"
 printf '%s\n' "$URI" >"$LANDING_DIR/withdraw.uri"
diff --git a/scripts/taler-wallet-cli/run-extreme-amount-tests.sh b/scripts/taler-wallet-cli/run-extreme-amount-tests.sh
index 1774304..6f4c095 100755
--- a/scripts/taler-wallet-cli/run-extreme-amount-tests.sh
+++ b/scripts/taler-wallet-cli/run-extreme-amount-tests.sh
@@ -188,7 +188,12 @@ python3 - <<'PY'
 import json
 d=json.load(open("/tmp/wd-create.json"))
 wid=d.get("withdrawal_id") or d.get("id")
-uri=d.get("taler_withdraw_uri")
+uri=d.get("taler_withdraw_uri") or ""
+import re
+uri=re.sub(r"(taler://[A-Za-z0-9._-]+/)([^/?#:]+):443(?=/|$|\?|#)", r"\1\2", uri, flags=re.I)
+uri=re.sub(r"(taler://[A-Za-z0-9._-]+/)([^/?#:]+):80(?=/|$|\?|#)", r"\1\2", uri, flags=re.I)
+for a,b in ((":443/","/"),(":443?","?"),(":80/","/"),(":80?","?")):
+  uri=uri.replace(a,b)
 print("WID", wid)
 print("WURI", uri)
 open("/tmp/wid.txt","w").write(wid or "")