diff --git a/cmd/legacy_main.go b/cmd/legacy_main.go
index 62b34271d4..76ab793bfc 100644
--- a/cmd/legacy_main.go
+++ b/cmd/legacy_main.go
@@ -259,7 +259,6 @@ func runCLIApp(c *cli.Context) (err error) {
 		return fmt.Errorf("error resolving flags and configs: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	config.OverrideWithIgnoreInterruptsFlag(c, mountConfig, flags.IgnoreInterrupts)
 	config.OverrideWithAnonymousAccessFlag(c, mountConfig, flags.AnonymousAccess)
 	config.OverrideWithKernelListCacheTtlFlag(c, mountConfig, flags.KernelListCacheTtlSeconds)
 
diff --git a/internal/config/config_util.go b/internal/config/config_util.go
index 6e37c63339..efffe938ff 100644
--- a/internal/config/config_util.go
+++ b/internal/config/config_util.go
@@ -39,15 +39,6 @@ type cliContext interface {
 	IsSet(string) bool
 }
 
-// OverrideWithIgnoreInterruptsFlag overwrites the ignore-interrupts config with
-// the ignore-interrupts flag value if the flag is set.
-func OverrideWithIgnoreInterruptsFlag(c cliContext, mountConfig *MountConfig, ignoreInterruptsFlag bool) {
-	// If the ignore-interrupts flag is set, give it priority over the value in config file.
-	if c.IsSet(IgnoreInterruptsFlagName) {
-		mountConfig.FileSystemConfig.IgnoreInterrupts = ignoreInterruptsFlag
-	}
-}
-
 // OverrideWithAnonymousAccessFlag overwrites the anonymous-access config with
 // the anonymous-access flag value if the flag is set.
 func OverrideWithAnonymousAccessFlag(c cliContext, mountConfig *MountConfig, anonymousAccess bool) {
diff --git a/internal/config/config_util_test.go b/internal/config/config_util_test.go
index d2606aa85b..1dc3c36c2e 100644
--- a/internal/config/config_util_test.go
+++ b/internal/config/config_util_test.go
@@ -85,34 +85,6 @@ func (s *TestCliContext) IsSet(flag string) bool {
 	return s.isSet
 }
 
-func TestOverrideWithIgnoreInterruptsFlag(t *testing.T) {
-	var overrideWithIgnoreInterruptsFlagTests = []struct {
-		testName                   string
-		ignoreInterruptConfigValue bool
-		isFlagSet                  bool
-		ignoreInterruptFlagValue   bool
-		expectedIgnoreInterrupt    bool
-	}{
-		{"ignore-interrupts config true and flag not set", true, false, false, true},
-		{"ignore-interrupts config false and flag not set", false, false, false, false},
-		{"ignore-interrupts config false and ignore-interrupts flag false", false, true, false, false},
-		{"ignore-interrupts config false and ignore-interrupts flag true", false, true, true, true},
-		{"ignore-interrupts config true and ignore-interrupts flag false", true, true, false, false},
-		{"ignore-interrupts config true and ignore-interrupts flag true", true, true, true, true},
-	}
-
-	for _, tt := range overrideWithIgnoreInterruptsFlagTests {
-		t.Run(tt.testName, func(t *testing.T) {
-			testContext := &TestCliContext{isSet: tt.isFlagSet}
-			mountConfig := &MountConfig{FileSystemConfig: FileSystemConfig{IgnoreInterrupts: tt.ignoreInterruptConfigValue}}
-
-			OverrideWithIgnoreInterruptsFlag(testContext, mountConfig, tt.ignoreInterruptFlagValue)
-
-			assert.Equal(t, tt.expectedIgnoreInterrupt, mountConfig.FileSystemConfig.IgnoreInterrupts)
-		})
-	}
-}
-
 func TestOverrideWithAnonymousAccessFlag(t *testing.T) {
 	var overrideWithAnonymousAccessFlagTests = []struct {
 		testName                   string
diff --git a/internal/fs/fs.go b/internal/fs/fs.go
index 2327e6aadb..686aa039bd 100644
--- a/internal/fs/fs.go
+++ b/internal/fs/fs.go
@@ -1335,7 +1335,7 @@ func (fs *fileSystem) StatFS(
 func (fs *fileSystem) LookUpInode(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	op *fuseops.LookUpInodeOp) (err error) {
-	if fs.mountConfig.FileSystemConfig.IgnoreInterrupts {
+	if fs.newConfig.FileSystem.IgnoreInterrupts {
 		// When ignore interrupts config is set, we are creating a new context not
 		// cancellable by parent context.
 		var cancel context.CancelFunc
@@ -1371,7 +1371,7 @@ func (fs *fileSystem) LookUpInode(
 func (fs *fileSystem) GetInodeAttributes(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	op *fuseops.GetInodeAttributesOp) (err error) {
-	if fs.mountConfig.FileSystemConfig.IgnoreInterrupts {
+	if fs.newConfig.FileSystem.IgnoreInterrupts {
 		// When ignore interrupts config is set, we are creating a new context not
 		// cancellable by parent context.
 		var cancel context.CancelFunc
@@ -1399,7 +1399,7 @@ func (fs *fileSystem) GetInodeAttributes(
 func (fs *fileSystem) SetInodeAttributes(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	op *fuseops.SetInodeAttributesOp) (err error) {
-	if fs.mountConfig.FileSystemConfig.IgnoreInterrupts {
+	if fs.newConfig.FileSystem.IgnoreInterrupts {
 		// When ignore interrupts config is set, we are creating a new context not
 		// cancellable by parent context.
 		var cancel context.CancelFunc
@@ -1465,7 +1465,7 @@ func (fs *fileSystem) ForgetInode(
 func (fs *fileSystem) MkDir(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	op *fuseops.MkDirOp) (err error) {
-	if fs.mountConfig.FileSystemConfig.IgnoreInterrupts {
+	if fs.newConfig.FileSystem.IgnoreInterrupts {
 		// When ignore interrupts config is set, we are creating a new context not
 		// cancellable by parent context.
 		var cancel context.CancelFunc
@@ -1524,7 +1524,7 @@ func (fs *fileSystem) MkDir(
 func (fs *fileSystem) MkNode(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	op *fuseops.MkNodeOp) (err error) {
-	if fs.mountConfig.FileSystemConfig.IgnoreInterrupts {
+	if fs.newConfig.FileSystem.IgnoreInterrupts {
 		// When ignore interrupts config is set, we are creating a new context not
 		// cancellable by parent context.
 		var cancel context.CancelFunc
@@ -1654,7 +1654,7 @@ func (fs *fileSystem) createLocalFile(
 func (fs *fileSystem) CreateFile(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	op *fuseops.CreateFileOp) (err error) {
-	if fs.mountConfig.FileSystemConfig.IgnoreInterrupts {
+	if fs.newConfig.FileSystem.IgnoreInterrupts {
 		// When ignore interrupts config is set, we are creating a new context not
 		// cancellable by parent context.
 		var cancel context.CancelFunc
@@ -1703,7 +1703,7 @@ func (fs *fileSystem) CreateFile(
 func (fs *fileSystem) CreateSymlink(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	op *fuseops.CreateSymlinkOp) (err error) {
-	if fs.mountConfig.FileSystemConfig.IgnoreInterrupts {
+	if fs.newConfig.FileSystem.IgnoreInterrupts {
 		// When ignore interrupts config is set, we are creating a new context not
 		// cancellable by parent context.
 		var cancel context.CancelFunc
@@ -1773,7 +1773,7 @@ func (fs *fileSystem) RmDir(
 
 	ctx context.Context,
 	op *fuseops.RmDirOp) (err error) {
-	if fs.mountConfig.FileSystemConfig.IgnoreInterrupts {
+	if fs.newConfig.FileSystem.IgnoreInterrupts {
 		// When ignore interrupts config is set, we are creating a new context not
 		// cancellable by parent context.
 		var cancel context.CancelFunc
@@ -1875,7 +1875,7 @@ func (fs *fileSystem) RmDir(
 func (fs *fileSystem) Rename(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	op *fuseops.RenameOp) (err error) {
-	if fs.mountConfig.FileSystemConfig.IgnoreInterrupts {
+	if fs.newConfig.FileSystem.IgnoreInterrupts {
 		// When ignore interrupts config is set, we are creating a new context not
 		// cancellable by parent context.
 		var cancel context.CancelFunc
@@ -2094,7 +2094,7 @@ func (fs *fileSystem) renameDir(
 func (fs *fileSystem) Unlink(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	op *fuseops.UnlinkOp) (err error) {
-	if fs.mountConfig.FileSystemConfig.IgnoreInterrupts {
+	if fs.newConfig.FileSystem.IgnoreInterrupts {
 		// When ignore interrupts config is set, we are creating a new context not
 		// cancellable by parent context.
 		var cancel context.CancelFunc
@@ -2182,7 +2182,7 @@ func (fs *fileSystem) OpenDir(
 func (fs *fileSystem) ReadDir(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	op *fuseops.ReadDirOp) (err error) {
-	if fs.mountConfig.FileSystemConfig.IgnoreInterrupts {
+	if fs.newConfig.FileSystem.IgnoreInterrupts {
 		// When ignore interrupts config is set, we are creating a new context not
 		// cancellable by parent context.
 		var cancel context.CancelFunc
@@ -2254,7 +2254,7 @@ func (fs *fileSystem) OpenFile(
 func (fs *fileSystem) ReadFile(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	op *fuseops.ReadFileOp) (err error) {
-	if fs.mountConfig.FileSystemConfig.IgnoreInterrupts {
+	if fs.newConfig.FileSystem.IgnoreInterrupts {
 		// When ignore interrupts config is set, we are creating a new context not
 		// cancellable by parent context.
 		var cancel context.CancelFunc
@@ -2305,7 +2305,7 @@ func (fs *fileSystem) ReadSymlink(
 func (fs *fileSystem) WriteFile(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	op *fuseops.WriteFileOp) (err error) {
-	if fs.mountConfig.FileSystemConfig.IgnoreInterrupts {
+	if fs.newConfig.FileSystem.IgnoreInterrupts {
 		// When ignore interrupts config is set, we are creating a new context not
 		// cancellable by parent context.
 		var cancel context.CancelFunc
@@ -2332,7 +2332,7 @@ func (fs *fileSystem) WriteFile(
 func (fs *fileSystem) SyncFile(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	op *fuseops.SyncFileOp) (err error) {
-	if fs.mountConfig.FileSystemConfig.IgnoreInterrupts {
+	if fs.newConfig.FileSystem.IgnoreInterrupts {
 		// When ignore interrupts config is set, we are creating a new context not
 		// cancellable by parent context.
 		var cancel context.CancelFunc
@@ -2365,7 +2365,7 @@ func (fs *fileSystem) SyncFile(
 func (fs *fileSystem) FlushFile(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	op *fuseops.FlushFileOp) (err error) {
-	if fs.mountConfig.FileSystemConfig.IgnoreInterrupts {
+	if fs.newConfig.FileSystem.IgnoreInterrupts {
 		// When ignore interrupts config is set, we are creating a new context not
 		// cancellable by parent context.
 		var cancel context.CancelFunc
diff --git a/internal/fs/fs_test.go b/internal/fs/fs_test.go
index 8db78cf357..7725050983 100644
--- a/internal/fs/fs_test.go
+++ b/internal/fs/fs_test.go
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/googlecloudplatform/gcsfuse/v2/cfg"
+	"github.com/googlecloudplatform/gcsfuse/v2/internal/config"
 	"github.com/googlecloudplatform/gcsfuse/v2/internal/fs"
 	"github.com/googlecloudplatform/gcsfuse/v2/internal/gcsx"
 	"github.com/googlecloudplatform/gcsfuse/v2/internal/locker"
@@ -138,6 +139,9 @@ func (t *fsTest) SetUpTestSuite() {
 	}
 	t.serverCfg.RenameDirLimit = RenameDirLimit
 	t.serverCfg.SequentialReadSizeMb = SequentialReadSizeMb
+	if t.serverCfg.MountConfig == nil {
+		t.serverCfg.MountConfig = config.NewMountConfig()
+	}
 	if t.serverCfg.NewConfig == nil {
 		t.serverCfg.NewConfig = &cfg.DefaultConfig
 	}