diff --git a/cmd/backup/main.go b/cmd/backup/main.go
index 3ce06e3b..60cec2c5 100644
--- a/cmd/backup/main.go
+++ b/cmd/backup/main.go
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ func startService(configFile string, remote bool) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to load configuration: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	appLogger := setDefaultLoggers(ctx, config)
+	appLogger := setDefaultLoggers(ctx, config.ServiceConfig.GetLoggerOrDefault())
 	slog.Info("Aerospike Backup Service", "commit", commit, "buildTime", buildTime)
 
 	// schedule all configured backups
@@ -121,9 +121,9 @@ func startService(configFile string, remote bool) error {
 	return err
 }
 
-func setDefaultLoggers(ctx context.Context, config *model.Config) *slog.Logger {
+func setDefaultLoggers(ctx context.Context, loggerConfig *model.LoggerConfig) *slog.Logger {
 	appLogger := slog.New(
-		util.LogHandler(config.ServiceConfig.GetLoggerOrDefault()),
+		util.LogHandler(loggerConfig),
 	)
 	slog.SetDefault(appLogger)
 	logger.SetDefault(util.NewQuartzLogger(ctx))
diff --git a/pkg/service/backup_routine_handler.go b/pkg/service/backup_routine_handler.go
index fc27d168..73f606a9 100644
--- a/pkg/service/backup_routine_handler.go
+++ b/pkg/service/backup_routine_handler.go
@@ -97,28 +97,27 @@ type BackupHandlerHolder map[string]backupRunner
 
 // newBackupRoutineHandler returns a new BackupRoutineHandler instance.
 func newBackupRoutineHandler(
-	config *model.Config,
 	clientManager aerospike.ClientManager,
 	backupService Backup,
 	routineName string,
+	routine *model.BackupRoutine,
 	backupBackend *BackupBackend,
 	lastRun *model.LastBackupRun,
 ) *BackupRoutineHandler {
-	backupRoutine := config.BackupRoutines[routineName]
-	backupPolicy := backupRoutine.BackupPolicy
-	backupStorage := backupRoutine.Storage
+	backupPolicy := routine.BackupPolicy
+	backupStorage := routine.Storage
 	logger := slog.Default().With(slog.String("routine", routineName))
 
 	return &BackupRoutineHandler{
 		backupService:    backupService,
 		metadataWriter:   backupBackend,
-		backupRoutine:    backupRoutine,
+		backupRoutine:    routine,
 		backupFullPolicy: backupPolicy,
 		backupIncrPolicy: backupPolicy.CopySMDDisabled(), // incremental backups should not contain metadata
 		routineName:      routineName,
-		namespaces:       backupRoutine.Namespaces,
+		namespaces:       routine.Namespaces,
 		storage:          backupStorage,
-		secretAgent:      backupRoutine.SecretAgent,
+		secretAgent:      routine.SecretAgent,
 		lastRun:          lastRun,
 		retry: newRetryExecutor(
 			backupPolicy.GetRetryPolicyOrDefault(),
diff --git a/pkg/service/config_applier.go b/pkg/service/config_applier.go
index 032cb296..882bca76 100644
--- a/pkg/service/config_applier.go
+++ b/pkg/service/config_applier.go
@@ -96,11 +96,11 @@ func makeHandlers(
 
 	var wg sync.WaitGroup
 	var mu sync.Mutex
-	for routineName := range config.BackupRoutines {
+	for routineName, routine := range config.BackupRoutines {
 		wg.Add(1)
 		go func() {
 			defer wg.Done()
-			handler := makeHandler(ctx, clientManager, config, backends, oldHandlers, routineName)
+			handler := makeHandler(ctx, clientManager, backends, oldHandlers, routineName, routine)
 			mu.Lock()
 			handlers[routineName] = handler
 			mu.Unlock()
@@ -114,10 +114,10 @@ func makeHandlers(
 func makeHandler(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	clientManager aerospike.ClientManager,
-	config *model.Config,
 	backends BackendsHolder,
 	oldHandlers BackupHandlerHolder,
 	routineName string,
+	routine *model.BackupRoutine,
 ) *BackupRoutineHandler {
 	backupService := NewBackupGo()
 	backend, _ := backends.Get(routineName)
@@ -130,5 +130,5 @@ func makeHandler(
 		lastRun = backend.findLastRun(ctx) // this scan can take some time.
 	}
 
-	return newBackupRoutineHandler(config, clientManager, backupService, routineName, backend, lastRun)
+	return newBackupRoutineHandler(clientManager, backupService, routineName, routine, backend, lastRun)
 }