diff --git a/internal/config/state.go b/internal/config/state.go
index bd899185..5f4a0823 100644
--- a/internal/config/state.go
+++ b/internal/config/state.go
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ func (state *state) initNotification() error {
 
 	dispatcher := notif.StartNotifDispatcher(state.task)
 	for _, notifier := range notifCfg {
-		dispatcher.RegisterProvider(&notifier)
+		dispatcher.RegisterProvider(notifier)
 	}
 	return nil
 }
@@ -279,8 +279,8 @@ func (state *state) loadRouteProviders() error {
 				errs.Add(gperr.PrependSubject(a.String(), err))
 				return
 			}
-			agent.AddAgent(&a)
-			p := route.NewAgentProvider(&a)
+			agent.AddAgent(a)
+			p := route.NewAgentProvider(a)
 			providersCh <- p
 		})
 	}
diff --git a/internal/config/types/config.go b/internal/config/types/config.go
index d77ca41b..21f8ce23 100644
--- a/internal/config/types/config.go
+++ b/internal/config/types/config.go
@@ -28,12 +28,12 @@ type (
 		TimeoutShutdown int               `json:"timeout_shutdown" validate:"gte=0"`
 	}
 	Providers struct {
-		Files        []string                   `json:"include" yaml:"include,omitempty" validate:"dive,filepath"`
-		Docker       map[string]string          `json:"docker" yaml:"docker,omitempty" validate:"non_empty_docker_keys,dive,unix_addr|url"`
-		Agents       []agent.AgentConfig        `json:"agents" yaml:"agents,omitempty"`
-		Notification []notif.NotificationConfig `json:"notification" yaml:"notification,omitempty"`
-		Proxmox      []proxmox.Config           `json:"proxmox" yaml:"proxmox,omitempty"`
-		MaxMind      *maxmind.Config            `json:"maxmind" yaml:"maxmind,omitempty"`
+		Files        []string                    `json:"include" yaml:"include,omitempty" validate:"dive,filepath"`
+		Docker       map[string]string           `json:"docker" yaml:"docker,omitempty" validate:"non_empty_docker_keys,dive,unix_addr|url"`
+		Agents       []*agent.AgentConfig        `json:"agents" yaml:"agents,omitempty"`
+		Notification []*notif.NotificationConfig `json:"notification" yaml:"notification,omitempty"`
+		Proxmox      []proxmox.Config            `json:"proxmox" yaml:"proxmox,omitempty"`
+		MaxMind      *maxmind.Config             `json:"maxmind" yaml:"maxmind,omitempty"`
 	}
 )