diff --git a/crates/extensions/tedge_config_manager/src/actor.rs b/crates/extensions/tedge_config_manager/src/actor.rs
index 2ca875ad433..9301d0712fa 100644
--- a/crates/extensions/tedge_config_manager/src/actor.rs
+++ b/crates/extensions/tedge_config_manager/src/actor.rs
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ fan_in_message_type!(ConfigOutput[MqttMessage, ConfigDownloadRequest]: Debug);
 
 pub struct ConfigManagerActor {
     config: ConfigManagerConfig,
+    plugin_config: PluginConfig,
     pending_downloads: HashMap<String, ConfigUpdateCmdPayload>,
     mqtt_publisher: LoggingSender<MqttMessage>,
     messages: SimpleMessageBox<ConfigInput, NoMessage>,
@@ -82,6 +83,7 @@ impl Actor for ConfigManagerActor {
 impl ConfigManagerActor {
     pub fn new(
         config: ConfigManagerConfig,
+        plugin_config: PluginConfig,
         mqtt_publisher: LoggingSender<MqttMessage>,
         messages: SimpleMessageBox<ConfigInput, NoMessage>,
         http_proxy: ClientMessageBox<HttpRequest, HttpResult>,
@@ -89,6 +91,7 @@ impl ConfigManagerActor {
     ) -> Self {
         ConfigManagerActor {
             config,
+            plugin_config,
             pending_downloads: HashMap::new(),
             mqtt_publisher,
             messages,
@@ -191,8 +194,9 @@ impl ConfigManagerActor {
         &mut self,
         request: &ConfigSnapshotCmdPayload,
     ) -> Result<String, ConfigManagementError> {
-        let plugin_config = PluginConfig::new(&self.config.plugin_config_path);
-        let file_entry = plugin_config.get_file_entry_from_type(&request.config_type)?;
+        let file_entry = self
+            .plugin_config
+            .get_file_entry_from_type(&request.config_type)?;
 
         let config_content = std::fs::read_to_string(&file_entry.path)?;
 
@@ -256,8 +260,9 @@ impl ConfigManagerActor {
         topic: &Topic,
         request: &ConfigUpdateCmdPayload,
     ) -> Result<(), ConfigManagementError> {
-        let plugin_config = PluginConfig::new(&self.config.plugin_config_path);
-        let file_entry = plugin_config.get_file_entry_from_type(&request.config_type)?;
+        let file_entry = self
+            .plugin_config
+            .get_file_entry_from_type(&request.config_type)?;
 
         let download_request =
             DownloadRequest::new(&request.tedge_url, Path::new(&file_entry.path))
@@ -330,17 +335,13 @@ impl ConfigManagerActor {
     }
 
     async fn reload_supported_config_types(&mut self) -> Result<(), ChannelError> {
-        let plugin_config: PluginConfig =
-            PluginConfig::new(self.config.plugin_config_path.as_path());
-        self.publish_supported_config_types(&plugin_config).await
+        self.plugin_config = PluginConfig::new(self.config.plugin_config_path.as_path());
+        self.publish_supported_config_types().await
     }
 
     /// updates the config types
-    async fn publish_supported_config_types(
-        &mut self,
-        plugin_config: &PluginConfig,
-    ) -> Result<(), ChannelError> {
-        let mut config_types = plugin_config.get_all_file_types();
+    async fn publish_supported_config_types(&mut self) -> Result<(), ChannelError> {
+        let mut config_types = self.plugin_config.get_all_file_types();
         config_types.sort();
         let payload = json!({ "types": config_types }).to_string();
         for topic in self.config.config_reload_topics.patterns.iter() {
diff --git a/crates/extensions/tedge_config_manager/src/lib.rs b/crates/extensions/tedge_config_manager/src/lib.rs
index e4dbf222341..6ae2e87fcba 100644
--- a/crates/extensions/tedge_config_manager/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/extensions/tedge_config_manager/src/lib.rs
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ use tedge_utils::file::FileError;
 /// This is an actor builder.
 pub struct ConfigManagerBuilder {
     config: ConfigManagerConfig,
+    plugin_config: PluginConfig,
     box_builder: SimpleMessageBoxBuilder<ConfigInput, NoMessage>,
     mqtt_publisher: DynSender<MqttMessage>,
     http_proxy: ClientMessageBox<HttpRequest, HttpResult>,
@@ -57,6 +58,8 @@ impl ConfigManagerBuilder {
     ) -> Result<Self, FileError> {
         Self::init(&config)?;
 
+        let plugin_config = PluginConfig::new(config.plugin_config_path.as_path());
+
         let box_builder = SimpleMessageBoxBuilder::new("Config Manager", 16);
 
         let mqtt_publisher = mqtt.connect_consumer(
@@ -76,6 +79,7 @@ impl ConfigManagerBuilder {
 
         Ok(ConfigManagerBuilder {
             config,
+            plugin_config,
             box_builder,
             mqtt_publisher,
             http_proxy,
@@ -129,6 +133,7 @@ impl Builder<ConfigManagerActor> for ConfigManagerBuilder {
 
         Ok(ConfigManagerActor::new(
             self.config,
+            self.plugin_config,
             mqtt_publisher,
             message_box,
             self.http_proxy,