diff --git a/src/paste.rs b/src/paste.rs
index 3a897f5..206ab84 100644
--- a/src/paste.rs
+++ b/src/paste.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ use std::fs::{self, File};
 use std::io::{Error as IoError, ErrorKind as IoErrorKind, Result as IoResult, Write};
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 use std::str;
+use std::sync::RwLock;
 use url::Url;
 
 /// Type of the data to store.
@@ -157,7 +158,7 @@ impl Paste {
         &mut self,
         expiry_date: Option<u128>,
         client: &Client,
-        config: Config,
+        config: &RwLock<Config>,
     ) -> Result<String, Error> {
         let data = str::from_utf8(&self.data).map_err(error::ErrorBadRequest)?;
         let url = Url::parse(data).map_err(error::ErrorBadRequest)?;
@@ -172,6 +173,8 @@ impl Paste {
             .await
             .map_err(error::ErrorInternalServerError)?;
         let payload_limit = config
+            .read()
+            .map_err(|_| error::ErrorInternalServerError("cannot acquire config"))?
             .server
             .max_content_length
             .get_bytes()
@@ -183,6 +186,9 @@ impl Paste {
             .await
             .map_err(error::ErrorInternalServerError)?
             .to_vec();
+        let config = config
+            .read()
+            .map_err(|_| error::ErrorInternalServerError("cannot acquire config"))?;
         let bytes_checksum = util::sha256_digest(&*bytes)?;
         self.data = bytes;
         if !config.paste.duplicate_files.unwrap_or(true) && expiry_date.is_none() {
@@ -330,7 +336,7 @@ mod tests {
         };
         let client_data = Data::new(Client::default());
         let file_name = paste
-            .store_remote_file(None, &client_data, config.clone())
+            .store_remote_file(None, &client_data, &RwLock::new(config.clone()))
             .await?;
         let file_path = PasteType::RemoteFile
             .get_path(&config.server.upload_path)
diff --git a/src/server.rs b/src/server.rs
index 138deb1..71119f5 100644
--- a/src/server.rs
+++ b/src/server.rs
@@ -165,13 +165,9 @@ async fn upload(
                     paste.store_file(content.get_file_name()?, expiry_date, &config)?
                 }
                 PasteType::RemoteFile => {
-                    {
-                        let config = config.read().map_err(|_| {
-                            error::ErrorInternalServerError("cannot acquire config")
-                        })?;
-                        paste.store_remote_file(expiry_date, &client, config.clone())
-                    }
-                    .await?
+                    paste
+                        .store_remote_file(expiry_date, &client, &config)
+                        .await?
                 }
                 PasteType::Url => {
                     let config = config