diff --git a/src/agent/src/image_rpc.rs b/src/agent/src/image_rpc.rs
index 571994a0d1..eadeabae55 100644
--- a/src/agent/src/image_rpc.rs
+++ b/src/agent/src/image_rpc.rs
@@ -57,18 +57,17 @@ impl ImageService {
         env::set_var("CC_IMAGE_WORK_DIR", KATA_CC_IMAGE_WORK_DIR);
         let mut image_client = ImageClient::default();
 
-        let image_policy_file = &AGENT_CONFIG.read().await.image_policy_file;
+        let image_policy_file = &AGENT_CONFIG.image_policy_file;
         if !image_policy_file.is_empty() {
             image_client.config.file_paths.sigstore_config = image_policy_file.clone();
         }
 
-        let simple_signing_sigstore_config =
-            &AGENT_CONFIG.read().await.simple_signing_sigstore_config;
+        let simple_signing_sigstore_config = &AGENT_CONFIG.simple_signing_sigstore_config;
         if !simple_signing_sigstore_config.is_empty() {
             image_client.config.file_paths.sigstore_config = simple_signing_sigstore_config.clone();
         }
 
-        let image_registry_auth_file = &AGENT_CONFIG.read().await.image_registry_auth_file;
+        let image_registry_auth_file = &AGENT_CONFIG.image_registry_auth_file;
         if !image_registry_auth_file.is_empty() {
             image_client.config.file_paths.auth_file = image_registry_auth_file.clone();
         }
@@ -159,12 +158,12 @@ impl ImageService {
     async fn pull_image(&self, req: &image::PullImageRequest) -> Result<String> {
         env::set_var("OCICRYPT_KEYPROVIDER_CONFIG", OCICRYPT_CONFIG_PATH);
 
-        let https_proxy = &AGENT_CONFIG.read().await.https_proxy;
+        let https_proxy = &AGENT_CONFIG.https_proxy;
         if !https_proxy.is_empty() {
             env::set_var("HTTPS_PROXY", https_proxy);
         }
 
-        let no_proxy = &AGENT_CONFIG.read().await.no_proxy;
+        let no_proxy = &AGENT_CONFIG.no_proxy;
         if !no_proxy.is_empty() {
             env::set_var("NO_PROXY", no_proxy);
         }
@@ -179,7 +178,7 @@ impl ImageService {
             return Ok(image.to_owned());
         }
 
-        let aa_kbc_params = &AGENT_CONFIG.read().await.aa_kbc_params;
+        let aa_kbc_params = &AGENT_CONFIG.aa_kbc_params;
         if !aa_kbc_params.is_empty() {
             match self.attestation_agent_started.compare_exchange_weak(
                 false,
@@ -200,8 +199,7 @@ impl ImageService {
         self.image_client.lock().await.config.auth = !aa_kbc_params.is_empty();
 
         // Read enable signature verification from the agent config and set it in the image_client
-        let enable_signature_verification =
-            &AGENT_CONFIG.read().await.enable_signature_verification;
+        let enable_signature_verification = &AGENT_CONFIG.enable_signature_verification;
         info!(
             sl!(),
             "enable_signature_verification set to: {}", enable_signature_verification
diff --git a/src/agent/src/rpc.rs b/src/agent/src/rpc.rs
index e3c38f84cb..ef52a346f0 100644
--- a/src/agent/src/rpc.rs
+++ b/src/agent/src/rpc.rs
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ impl AgentService {
             let dev_major_minor = format!("{}:{}", specdev.major, specdev.minor);
 
             if specdev.path == TRUSTED_STORAGE_DEVICE {
-                let data_integrity = AGENT_CONFIG.read().await.data_integrity;
+                let data_integrity = AGENT_CONFIG.data_integrity;
                 info!(
                     sl!(),
                     "trusted_store device major:min {}, enable data integrity {}",