diff --git a/cmd/mautrix-telegram/main.go b/cmd/mautrix-telegram/main.go
index f7f27cd8..95e5fa77 100644
--- a/cmd/mautrix-telegram/main.go
+++ b/cmd/mautrix-telegram/main.go
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ var (
 	BuildTime = "unknown"
 )
 
-var c = &connector.TelegramConnector{Config: &connector.TelegramConfig{}}
+var c = &connector.TelegramConnector{}
 var m = mxmain.BridgeMain{
 	Name:        "mautrix-telegram",
 	URL:         "https://github.com/mautrix/telegram",
diff --git a/pkg/connector/config.go b/pkg/connector/config.go
index 5cda2536..c2a8bfea 100644
--- a/pkg/connector/config.go
+++ b/pkg/connector/config.go
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ func upgradeConfig(helper up.Helper) {
 }
 
 func (tg *TelegramConnector) GetConfig() (example string, data any, upgrader up.Upgrader) {
-	return ExampleConfig, tg.Config, &up.StructUpgrader{
+	return ExampleConfig, &tg.Config, &up.StructUpgrader{
 		SimpleUpgrader: up.SimpleUpgrader(upgradeConfig),
 		Blocks: [][]string{
 			{"device_info"},
diff --git a/pkg/connector/connector.go b/pkg/connector/connector.go
index ce18fe69..8523ab81 100644
--- a/pkg/connector/connector.go
+++ b/pkg/connector/connector.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import (
 
 type TelegramConnector struct {
 	Bridge *bridgev2.Bridge
-	Config *TelegramConfig
+	Config TelegramConfig
 	Store  *store.Container
 
 	useDirectMedia bool