diff --git a/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/SPdfApplication.java b/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/SPdfApplication.java
index c6e69ad11..752c9801a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/SPdfApplication.java
+++ b/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/SPdfApplication.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package stirling.software.SPDF;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.net.ServerSocket;
+import java.net.URISyntaxException;
 import java.nio.file.Files;
 import java.nio.file.Path;
 import java.nio.file.Paths;
@@ -77,7 +78,14 @@ public class SPdfApplication {
             props.put("spring.main.web-application-type", "servlet");
         }
         app.setAdditionalProfiles("default");
-        app.addInitializers(new ConfigInitializer());
+        
+        ConfigInitializer initializer = new ConfigInitializer();
+        try {
+			initializer.ensureConfigExists();
+		} catch (IOException | URISyntaxException e) {
+			log.error("Error initialising configuration", e);
+		}
+        
         Map<String, String> propertyFiles = new HashMap<>();
         // External config files
         log.info("Settings file: {}", InstallationPathConfig.getSettingsPath());
diff --git a/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/config/ConfigInitializer.java b/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/config/ConfigInitializer.java
index be819dfd7..6598ff067 100644
--- a/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/config/ConfigInitializer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/config/ConfigInitializer.java
@@ -22,18 +22,9 @@ import org.springframework.context.ConfigurableApplicationContext;
 import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
 
 @Slf4j
-public class ConfigInitializer
-        implements ApplicationContextInitializer<ConfigurableApplicationContext> {
+public class ConfigInitializer {
+
 
-    @Override
-    public void initialize(ConfigurableApplicationContext applicationContext) {
-        try {
-            log.info("Setting up configs from templates");
-            ensureConfigExists();
-        } catch (Exception e) {
-            throw new RuntimeException("Failed to initialize application configuration", e);
-        }
-    }
 
     public void ensureConfigExists() throws IOException, URISyntaxException {
         // Define the path to the external config directory
@@ -54,6 +45,7 @@ public class ConfigInitializer
                             "Resource file not found: settings.yml.template");
                 }
             }
+            log.info("Created settings file from template");
         } else {
 
             // Define the path to the config settings file
diff --git a/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/model/ApplicationProperties.java b/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/model/ApplicationProperties.java
index 5560954fa..8890f9fae 100644
--- a/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/model/ApplicationProperties.java
+++ b/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/model/ApplicationProperties.java
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ import stirling.software.SPDF.model.provider.UnsupportedProviderException;
 
 @Configuration
 @ConfigurationProperties(prefix = "")
-@EnableConfigurationProperties(ApplicationProperties.class)
 @Data
 @Order(Ordered.HIGHEST_PRECEDENCE)
 @Slf4j