diff --git a/app/platform/config.go b/app/platform/config.go
index 9fab59450e..5b0218dcd6 100644
--- a/app/platform/config.go
+++ b/app/platform/config.go
@@ -36,15 +36,6 @@ type ServiceConfig struct {
 	Cluster einterfaces.ClusterInterface
 }
 
-func (c *ServiceConfig) validate() error {
-	// Mandatory fields need to be checked here
-	if c.ConfigStore == nil {
-		return errors.New("ConfigStore is required")
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
-
 // ensure the config wrapper implements `product.ConfigService`
 var _ product.ConfigService = (*PlatformService)(nil)
 
diff --git a/app/platform/service.go b/app/platform/service.go
index 261297b2fc..b5a506ae50 100644
--- a/app/platform/service.go
+++ b/app/platform/service.go
@@ -97,10 +97,6 @@ type PlatformService struct {
 
 // New creates a new PlatformService.
 func New(sc ServiceConfig, options ...Option) (*PlatformService, error) {
-	if err := sc.validate(); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
 	// Step 0: Create the PlatformService.
 	// ConfigStore is and should be handled on a upper level.
 	ps := &PlatformService{
@@ -138,6 +134,21 @@ func New(sc ServiceConfig, options ...Option) (*PlatformService, error) {
 		}
 	}
 
+	// the config store is not set, we need to create a new one
+	if ps.configStore == nil {
+		innerStore, err := config.NewFileStore("config.json", true)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to load config from file: %w", err)
+		}
+
+		configStore, err := config.NewStoreFromBacking(innerStore, nil, false)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to load config from file: %w", err)
+		}
+
+		ps.configStore = configStore
+	}
+
 	// Step 2: Start logging.
 	if err := ps.initLogging(); err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to initialize logging: %w", err)
diff --git a/app/server.go b/app/server.go
index 591b5751b1..a4688c8b43 100644
--- a/app/server.go
+++ b/app/server.go
@@ -201,20 +201,7 @@ func NewServer(options ...Option) (*Server, error) {
 	//
 	// Step 1: Platform.
 	if s.platform == nil {
-		innerStore, err := config.NewFileStore("config.json", true)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to load config")
-		}
-		configStore, err := config.NewStoreFromBacking(innerStore, nil, false)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to load config")
-		}
-
-		platformCfg := platform.ServiceConfig{
-			ConfigStore: configStore,
-		}
-
-		ps, sErr := platform.New(platformCfg, s.platformOptions...)
+		ps, sErr := platform.New(platform.ServiceConfig{}, s.platformOptions...)
 		if sErr != nil {
 			return nil, errors.Wrap(sErr, "failed to initialize platform")
 		}