diff --git a/cmd/relayer/setup/setup.go b/cmd/relayer/setup/setup.go
index 1d4fd252..3706d790 100644
--- a/cmd/relayer/setup/setup.go
+++ b/cmd/relayer/setup/setup.go
@@ -49,11 +49,6 @@ func Cmd() *cobra.Command {
 			relayerLogFilePath := logging.GetRelayerLogPath(home)
 			relayerLogger := logging.GetLogger(relayerLogFilePath)
 			rly.SetLogger(relayerLogger)
-			err = rly.Config.Load(rly.ConfigFilePath)
-			if err != nil {
-				pterm.Error.Println("failed to load relayer config: ", err)
-				return
-			}
 
 			rollappChainData, err := rollapp.PopulateRollerConfigWithRaMetadataFromChain(
 				home,
@@ -68,6 +63,13 @@ func Cmd() *cobra.Command {
 			}
 			pterm.Info.Println("rollapp chain data validation passed")
 
+			var rlyCfg relayer.Config
+			err = rlyCfg.Load(rly.ConfigFilePath)
+			if err != nil {
+				pterm.Error.Println("failed to load relayer config: ", err)
+				return
+			}
+
 			// err = installRelayerDependencies(home, raID, *hd)
 			// if err != nil {
 			// 	pterm.Error.Println("failed to install relayer dependencies: ", err)
@@ -89,9 +91,9 @@ func Cmd() *cobra.Command {
 				return
 			}
 
-			if rly.Config.GetPath() == nil {
+			if rlyCfg.GetPath() == nil {
 				pterm.Error.Println("no existing path")
-				if err := rly.Config.CreatePath(*rollappChainData); err != nil {
+				if err := rlyCfg.CreatePath(*rollappChainData); err != nil {
 					pterm.Error.Printf("failed to create relayer IBC path: %v\n", err)
 					return
 				}
diff --git a/cmd/relayer/status/status.go b/cmd/relayer/status/status.go
index cd43d714..adfc5abe 100644
--- a/cmd/relayer/status/status.go
+++ b/cmd/relayer/status/status.go
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ func Cmd() *cobra.Command {
 				*raData,
 				*hd,
 			)
-			rly.Config = &rlyCfg
 
 			bytes, err := os.ReadFile(rly.StatusFilePath())
 			if err != nil {
diff --git a/relayer/config.go b/relayer/config.go
index 4070b0e4..131bc8c5 100644
--- a/relayer/config.go
+++ b/relayer/config.go
@@ -68,6 +68,21 @@ type Paths struct {
 	} `yaml:"hub-rollapp"`
 }
 
+func (c *Config) Load(rlyConfigPath string) error {
+	fmt.Println("loading config from", rlyConfigPath)
+	data, err := os.ReadFile(rlyConfigPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	err = yaml.Unmarshal(data, c)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (c *Config) GetPath() *Paths {
 	if c.Paths == nil || c.Paths.HubRollapp == nil {
 		return nil
diff --git a/relayer/relayer_manager.go b/relayer/relayer_manager.go
index 7ee1d949..051a1df1 100644
--- a/relayer/relayer_manager.go
+++ b/relayer/relayer_manager.go
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 
-	yaml "gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
-
 	"github.com/dymensionxyz/roller/cmd/consts"
 	"github.com/dymensionxyz/roller/utils/roller"
 )
@@ -31,8 +29,6 @@ type Relayer struct {
 	SrcClientID string
 	DstClientID string
 
-	Config *Config
-
 	logger *log.Logger
 }
 
@@ -86,17 +82,3 @@ type ConnectionChannels struct {
 	Src string
 	Dst string
 }
-
-func (c *Config) Load(rlyConfigPath string) error {
-	data, err := os.ReadFile(rlyConfigPath)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	err = yaml.Unmarshal(data, c)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}