diff --git a/lib/kangaru/application.rb b/lib/kangaru/application.rb
index 52344a4..7afe9d7 100644
--- a/lib/kangaru/application.rb
+++ b/lib/kangaru/application.rb
@@ -2,16 +2,19 @@ module Kangaru
   class Application
     extend Forwardable
 
-    attr_reader :paths, :namespace, :config, :database
+    attr_reader :paths, :namespace, :database
 
     def initialize(source:, namespace:)
       @paths = Paths.new(source:)
       @namespace = namespace
-      @config = Config.new
 
       autoloader.setup
     end
 
+    def config
+      @config ||= Config.new
+    end
+
     def configure(env = nil, &block)
       return if env && !Kangaru.env?(env)