diff --git a/plugins/example-plugin/src/lib.rs b/plugins/example-plugin/src/lib.rs
index 5e82170376..18dbedb2aa 100644
--- a/plugins/example-plugin/src/lib.rs
+++ b/plugins/example-plugin/src/lib.rs
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ impl Plugin for ExamplePlugin {
 
     // The first operation called by zenohd on the plugin
     fn start(name: &str, runtime: &Self::StartArgs) -> ZResult<Self::RunningPlugin> {
-        let config = runtime.config.lock();
+        let config = runtime.config().lock();
         let self_cfg = config.plugin(name).unwrap().as_object().unwrap();
         // get the plugin's config details from self_cfg Map (here the "storage-selector" property)
         let selector: KeyExpr = match self_cfg.get("storage-selector") {
diff --git a/plugins/zenoh-plugin-rest/src/lib.rs b/plugins/zenoh-plugin-rest/src/lib.rs
index 6cea5f8e0c..6c908bf92c 100644
--- a/plugins/zenoh-plugin-rest/src/lib.rs
+++ b/plugins/zenoh-plugin-rest/src/lib.rs
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ impl Plugin for RestPlugin {
         let _ = env_logger::try_init();
         log::debug!("REST plugin {}", LONG_VERSION.as_str());
 
-        let runtime_conf = runtime.config.lock();
+        let runtime_conf = runtime.config().lock();
         let plugin_conf = runtime_conf
             .plugin(name)
             .ok_or_else(|| zerror!("Plugin `{}`: missing config", name))?;
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@ pub async fn run(runtime: Runtime, conf: Config) -> ZResult<()> {
     // But cannot be done twice in case of static link.
     let _ = env_logger::try_init();
 
-    let zid = runtime.zid.to_string();
+    let zid = runtime.zid().to_string();
     let session = zenoh::init(runtime).res().await.unwrap();
 
     let mut app = Server::with_state((Arc::new(session), zid));
diff --git a/plugins/zenoh-plugin-storage-manager/src/lib.rs b/plugins/zenoh-plugin-storage-manager/src/lib.rs
index e9d9f6594b..0c4d4778c2 100644
--- a/plugins/zenoh-plugin-storage-manager/src/lib.rs
+++ b/plugins/zenoh-plugin-storage-manager/src/lib.rs
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ impl Plugin for StoragesPlugin {
         std::mem::drop(env_logger::try_init());
         log::debug!("StorageManager plugin {}", LONG_VERSION.as_str());
         let config =
-            { PluginConfig::try_from((name, runtime.config.lock().plugin(name).unwrap())) }?;
+            { PluginConfig::try_from((name, runtime.config().lock().plugin(name).unwrap())) }?;
         Ok(Box::new(StorageRuntime::from(StorageRuntimeInner::new(
             runtime.clone(),
             config,
@@ -85,7 +85,8 @@ impl StorageRuntimeInner {
     fn status_key(&self) -> String {
         format!(
             "@/router/{}/status/plugins/{}",
-            &self.runtime.zid, &self.name
+            &self.runtime.zid(),
+            &self.name
         )
     }
     fn new(runtime: Runtime, config: PluginConfig) -> ZResult<Self> {
diff --git a/zenoh/src/info.rs b/zenoh/src/info.rs
index b8b3d0bd88..5ab1cf4c3e 100644
--- a/zenoh/src/info.rs
+++ b/zenoh/src/info.rs
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ impl<'a> Resolvable for ZidBuilder<'a> {
 
 impl<'a> SyncResolve for ZidBuilder<'a> {
     fn res_sync(self) -> Self::To {
-        self.session.runtime.zid
+        self.session.runtime.zid()
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/zenoh/src/liveliness.rs b/zenoh/src/liveliness.rs
index be39e3b7f6..6604d069e6 100644
--- a/zenoh/src/liveliness.rs
+++ b/zenoh/src/liveliness.rs
@@ -185,11 +185,14 @@ impl<'a> Liveliness<'a> {
         <TryIntoKeyExpr as TryInto<KeyExpr<'b>>>::Error: Into<zenoh_result::Error>,
     {
         let key_expr = key_expr.try_into().map_err(Into::into);
-        let conf = self.session.runtime.config.lock();
+        let timeout = {
+            let conf = self.session.runtime.config().lock();
+            Duration::from_millis(unwrap_or_default!(conf.queries_default_timeout()))
+        };
         LivelinessGetBuilder {
             session: &self.session,
             key_expr,
-            timeout: Duration::from_millis(unwrap_or_default!(conf.queries_default_timeout())),
+            timeout,
             handler: DefaultHandler,
         }
     }
diff --git a/zenoh/src/net/routing/network.rs b/zenoh/src/net/routing/network.rs
index 3af1e0a87c..34ef6e90f3 100644
--- a/zenoh/src/net/routing/network.rs
+++ b/zenoh/src/net/routing/network.rs
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ impl Network {
         log::debug!("{} Add node (self) {}", name, zid);
         let idx = graph.add_node(Node {
             zid,
-            whatami: Some(runtime.whatami),
+            whatami: Some(runtime.whatami()),
             locators: None,
             sn: 1,
             links: vec![],
diff --git a/zenoh/src/net/routing/resource.rs b/zenoh/src/net/routing/resource.rs
index e26a9217f3..2b60a301ea 100644
--- a/zenoh/src/net/routing/resource.rs
+++ b/zenoh/src/net/routing/resource.rs
@@ -363,6 +363,7 @@ impl Resource {
         }
     }
 
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
     pub fn print_tree(from: &Arc<Resource>) -> String {
         let mut result = from.expr();
         result.push('\n');
diff --git a/zenoh/src/net/routing/router.rs b/zenoh/src/net/routing/router.rs
index dbf687ba79..5a2369f08c 100644
--- a/zenoh/src/net/routing/router.rs
+++ b/zenoh/src/net/routing/router.rs
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ impl Tables {
         &self.root_res
     }
 
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
     pub fn print(&self) -> String {
         Resource::print_tree(&self.root_res)
     }
diff --git a/zenoh/src/net/runtime/mod.rs b/zenoh/src/net/runtime/mod.rs
index 92d369e998..c776e229d4 100644
--- a/zenoh/src/net/runtime/mod.rs
+++ b/zenoh/src/net/runtime/mod.rs
@@ -47,16 +47,16 @@ use zenoh_transport::{
 };
 
 pub struct RuntimeState {
-    pub zid: ZenohId,
-    pub whatami: WhatAmI,
-    pub metadata: serde_json::Value,
-    pub router: Arc<Router>,
-    pub config: Notifier<Config>,
-    pub manager: TransportManager,
-    pub transport_handlers: std::sync::RwLock<Vec<Arc<dyn TransportEventHandler>>>,
-    pub(crate) locators: std::sync::RwLock<Vec<Locator>>,
-    pub hlc: Option<Arc<HLC>>,
-    pub(crate) stop_source: std::sync::RwLock<Option<StopSource>>,
+    zid: ZenohId,
+    whatami: WhatAmI,
+    metadata: serde_json::Value,
+    router: Arc<Router>,
+    config: Notifier<Config>,
+    manager: TransportManager,
+    transport_handlers: std::sync::RwLock<Vec<Arc<dyn TransportEventHandler>>>,
+    locators: std::sync::RwLock<Vec<Locator>>,
+    hlc: Option<Arc<HLC>>,
+    stop_source: std::sync::RwLock<Option<StopSource>>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
@@ -213,6 +213,26 @@ impl Runtime {
             .as_ref()
             .map(|source| async_std::task::spawn(future.timeout_at(source.token())))
     }
+
+    pub(crate) fn router(&self) -> Arc<Router> {
+        self.router.clone()
+    }
+
+    pub fn config(&self) -> &Notifier<Config> {
+        &self.config
+    }
+
+    pub fn hlc(&self) -> Option<&HLC> {
+        self.hlc.as_ref().map(Arc::as_ref)
+    }
+
+    pub fn zid(&self) -> ZenohId {
+        self.zid
+    }
+
+    pub fn whatami(&self) -> WhatAmI {
+        self.whatami
+    }
 }
 
 struct RuntimeTransportEventHandler {
diff --git a/zenoh/src/session.rs b/zenoh/src/session.rs
index 744f21965f..d83981ed53 100644
--- a/zenoh/src/session.rs
+++ b/zenoh/src/session.rs
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ impl Session {
         aggregated_publishers: Vec<OwnedKeyExpr>,
     ) -> impl Resolve<Session> {
         ResolveClosure::new(move || {
-            let router = runtime.router.clone();
+            let router = runtime.router();
             let state = Arc::new(RwLock::new(SessionState::new(
                 aggregated_subscribers,
                 aggregated_publishers,
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ impl Session {
     }
 
     pub fn hlc(&self) -> Option<&HLC> {
-        self.runtime.hlc.as_ref().map(Arc::as_ref)
+        self.runtime.hlc()
     }
 
     /// Close the zenoh [`Session`](Session).
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ impl Session {
     /// # })
     /// ```
     pub fn config(&self) -> &Notifier<Config> {
-        &self.runtime.config
+        &self.runtime.config()
     }
 
     /// Get informations about the zenoh [`Session`](Session).
@@ -780,7 +780,10 @@ impl Session {
         <IntoSelector as TryInto<Selector<'b>>>::Error: Into<zenoh_result::Error>,
     {
         let selector = selector.try_into().map_err(Into::into);
-        let conf = self.runtime.config.lock();
+        let timeout = {
+            let conf = self.runtime.config().lock();
+            Duration::from_millis(unwrap_or_default!(conf.queries_default_timeout()))
+        };
         GetBuilder {
             session: self,
             selector,
@@ -788,7 +791,7 @@ impl Session {
             target: QueryTarget::default(),
             consolidation: QueryConsolidation::default(),
             destination: Locality::default(),
-            timeout: Duration::from_millis(unwrap_or_default!(conf.queries_default_timeout())),
+            timeout,
             value: None,
             handler: DefaultHandler,
         }
@@ -1590,7 +1593,7 @@ impl Session {
         };
         task::spawn({
             let state = self.state.clone();
-            let zid = self.runtime.zid;
+            let zid = self.runtime.zid();
             async move {
                 task::sleep(timeout).await;
                 let mut state = zwrite!(state);
@@ -1731,7 +1734,7 @@ impl Session {
 
         let parameters = parameters.to_owned();
 
-        let zid = self.runtime.zid; // @TODO build/use prebuilt specific zid
+        let zid = self.runtime.zid(); // @TODO build/use prebuilt specific zid
 
         let query = Query {
             inner: Arc::new(QueryInner {
diff --git a/zenohd/src/main.rs b/zenohd/src/main.rs
index 2b23604c83..5c9396e3d8 100644
--- a/zenohd/src/main.rs
+++ b/zenohd/src/main.rs
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ clap::Arg::new("adminspace-permissions").long("adminspace-permissions").value_na
         log::info!("Finished loading plugins");
 
         {
-            let mut config_guard = runtime.config.lock();
+            let mut config_guard = runtime.config().lock();
             for (name, (_, plugin)) in plugins.running_plugins() {
                 let hook = plugin.config_checker();
                 config_guard.add_plugin_validator(name, hook)