diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index 7e45a26fb85..b41a25bc5c3 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -1850,9 +1850,14 @@ func (c *Config) UpdateConfig(configPath string, newCfg *Config, dryrun bool) er
 	return c.LoadConfig(configPath, dryrun)
 }
 
-// GetConfig returns a pointer to a configuration object
+// GetConfig returns the global shared config instance
 func GetConfig() *Config {
-	return &Cfg
+	return &cfg
+}
+
+// SetConfig sets the global shared config instance
+func SetConfig(c *Config) {
+	cfg = *c
 }
 
 // RemoveExchange removes an exchange config
diff --git a/config/config_types.go b/config/config_types.go
index a9411b8048c..ab662f14ddb 100644
--- a/config/config_types.go
+++ b/config/config_types.go
@@ -76,12 +76,16 @@ const (
 	DefaultUnsetAccountPlan       = "accountPlan"
 )
 
+// Public errors exported by this package
 var (
-	Cfg                 Config
-	m                   sync.Mutex
 	ErrExchangeNotFound = errors.New("exchange not found")
 )
 
+var (
+	cfg Config
+	m   sync.Mutex
+)
+
 // Config is the overarching object that holds all the information for
 // prestart management of Portfolio, Communications, Webserver and Enabled
 // Exchanges
diff --git a/engine/engine.go b/engine/engine.go
index d6711406b36..aeb2e037e17 100644
--- a/engine/engine.go
+++ b/engine/engine.go
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ func New() (*Engine, error) {
 	newEngineMutex.Lock()
 	defer newEngineMutex.Unlock()
 	var b Engine
-	b.Config = &config.Cfg
+	b.Config = config.GetConfig()
 
 	err := b.Config.LoadConfig("", false)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 8d71e29b380..d84ac9cf7cd 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ func main() {
 	if engine.Bot == nil || err != nil {
 		log.Fatalf("Unable to initialise bot engine. Error: %s\n", err)
 	}
-	config.Cfg = *engine.Bot.Config
+	config.SetConfig(engine.Bot.Config)
 
 	gctscript.Setup()