diff --git a/internal/config/config.go b/internal/config/config.go
index bcae98a5..ee376822 100644
--- a/internal/config/config.go
+++ b/internal/config/config.go
@@ -322,48 +322,36 @@ func (cfg *Config) initProxmox(proxmoxCfg []proxmox.Config) gperr.Error {
 	return errs.Error()
 }
 
-func (cfg *Config) errIfExists(p *proxy.Provider) gperr.Error {
-	if _, ok := cfg.providers.Load(p.String()); ok {
-		return gperr.Errorf("provider %s already exists", p.String())
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
 func (cfg *Config) storeProvider(p *proxy.Provider) {
 	cfg.providers.Store(p.String(), p)
 }
 
 func (cfg *Config) loadRouteProviders(providers *config.Providers) gperr.Error {
-	errs := gperr.NewBuilder("route provider errors")
+	errs := gperr.NewBuilderWithConcurrency("route provider errors")
 	results := gperr.NewBuilder("loaded route providers")
 
 	agentPkg.RemoveAllAgents()
 
 	numProviders := len(providers.Agents) + len(providers.Files) + len(providers.Docker)
 	providersCh := make(chan *proxy.Provider, numProviders)
-	errsCh := make(chan error, numProviders)
 
-	var goRoutines sync.WaitGroup
-	goRoutines.Go(func() {
+	// start providers concurrently
+	var providersConsumer sync.WaitGroup
+	providersConsumer.Go(func() {
 		for p := range providersCh {
-			if err := cfg.errIfExists(p); err != nil {
-				errs.Add(err.Subject(p.String()))
+			if actual, loaded := cfg.providers.LoadOrStore(p.String(), p); loaded {
+				errs.Add(gperr.Errorf("provider %s already exists, first: %s, second: %s", p.String(), actual.GetType(), p.GetType()))
 				continue
 			}
 			cfg.storeProvider(p)
 		}
 	})
-	goRoutines.Go(func() {
-		for err := range errsCh {
-			errs.Add(err)
-		}
-	})
 
-	var providersWg sync.WaitGroup
+	var providersProducer sync.WaitGroup
 	for _, agent := range providers.Agents {
-		providersWg.Go(func() {
+		providersProducer.Go(func() {
 			if err := agent.Start(cfg.task.Context()); err != nil {
-				errsCh <- gperr.PrependSubject(agent.String(), err)
+				errs.Add(gperr.PrependSubject(agent.String(), err))
 				return
 			}
 			agentPkg.AddAgent(agent)
@@ -373,10 +361,10 @@ func (cfg *Config) loadRouteProviders(providers *config.Providers) gperr.Error {
 	}
 
 	for _, filename := range providers.Files {
-		providersWg.Go(func() {
+		providersProducer.Go(func() {
 			p, err := proxy.NewFileProvider(filename)
 			if err != nil {
-				errsCh <- gperr.PrependSubject(filename, err)
+				errs.Add(gperr.PrependSubject(filename, err))
 			} else {
 				providersCh <- p
 			}
@@ -384,18 +372,15 @@ func (cfg *Config) loadRouteProviders(providers *config.Providers) gperr.Error {
 	}
 
 	for name, dockerHost := range providers.Docker {
-		providersWg.Go(func() {
+		providersProducer.Go(func() {
 			providersCh <- proxy.NewDockerProvider(name, dockerHost)
 		})
 	}
 
-	providersWg.Wait()
+	providersProducer.Wait()
 
-	if cfg.providers.Size() == 0 {
-		close(providersCh)
-		close(errsCh)
-		return errs.Error()
-	}
+	close(providersCh)
+	providersConsumer.Wait()
 
 	lenLongestName := 0
 	for k := range cfg.providers.Range {
@@ -406,21 +391,18 @@ func (cfg *Config) loadRouteProviders(providers *config.Providers) gperr.Error {
 
 	results.EnableConcurrency()
 
-	providersWg = sync.WaitGroup{}
+	// load routes concurrently
+	var providersLoader sync.WaitGroup
 	for _, p := range cfg.providers.Range {
-		providersWg.Go(func() {
+		providersLoader.Go(func() {
 			if err := p.LoadRoutes(); err != nil {
-				errsCh <- err.Subject(p.String())
+				errs.Add(err.Subject(p.String()))
 			}
 			results.Addf("%-"+strconv.Itoa(lenLongestName)+"s %d routes", p.String(), p.NumRoutes())
 		})
 	}
-	providersWg.Wait()
+	providersLoader.Wait()
 
 	log.Info().Msg(results.String())
-
-	close(providersCh)
-	close(errsCh)
-	goRoutines.Wait()
 	return errs.Error()
 }