diff --git a/cmd/main.go b/cmd/main.go
index 83ab4f5..7c13d06 100755
--- a/cmd/main.go
+++ b/cmd/main.go
@@ -5,17 +5,12 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 
-	"github.com/celestiaorg/torch/config"
-	handlers "github.com/celestiaorg/torch/pkg/http"
-	"github.com/celestiaorg/torch/pkg/k8s"
-
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"gopkg.in/yaml.v2"
-)
 
-// Configuration variables
-var (
-	cfg config.MutualPeersConfig // cfg stores the mutual peers' configuration.
+	"github.com/celestiaorg/torch/config"
+	handlers "github.com/celestiaorg/torch/pkg/http"
+	"github.com/celestiaorg/torch/pkg/k8s"
 )
 
 // ParseFlags parses the command-line flags and reads the configuration file.
@@ -32,6 +27,8 @@ func ParseFlags() config.MutualPeersConfig {
 		log.Error("Config file doesn't exist...", err)
 	}
 
+	cfg := config.MutualPeersConfig{}
+
 	// Unmarshal the YAML into a struct
 	err = yaml.Unmarshal(file, &cfg)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -58,7 +55,7 @@ func main() {
 	PrintName()
 	// Parse the command-line flags and read the configuration file
 	log.Info("Running on namespace: ", k8s.GetCurrentNamespace())
-	cfg = ParseFlags()
+	cfg := ParseFlags()
 
 	handlers.Run(cfg)
 }