diff --git a/bin/cli/src/config.rs b/bin/cli/src/config.rs
index f8393d391..12eb0e3aa 100644
--- a/bin/cli/src/config.rs
+++ b/bin/cli/src/config.rs
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ pub fn cli_config() -> &'static CliConfig {
       config.config_profile
     };
 
-    let config = CliConfig {
+    CliConfig {
       config_profile,
       config_aliases: config.config_aliases,
       default_profile: config.default_profile,
@@ -269,8 +269,6 @@ pub fn cli_config() -> &'static CliConfig {
           .unwrap_or(config.cli_logging.opentelemetry_service_name),
       },
       profile: config.profile,
-    };
-
-    config::interpolate_config_struct(&config).unwrap()
+    }
   })
 }
diff --git a/bin/core/src/config.rs b/bin/core/src/config.rs
index afa4c3a0a..70ff0888b 100644
--- a/bin/core/src/config.rs
+++ b/bin/core/src/config.rs
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ pub fn core_config() -> &'static CoreConfig {
     };
 
     // recreating CoreConfig here makes sure apply all env overrides applied.
-    let config = CoreConfig {
+    CoreConfig {
       // Secret things overridden with file
       private_key: maybe_read_item_from_file(
         env.komodo_private_key_file,
@@ -379,8 +379,6 @@ pub fn core_config() -> &'static CoreConfig {
       secrets: config.secrets,
       git_providers: config.git_providers,
       docker_registries: config.docker_registries,
-    };
-
-    config::interpolate_config_struct(&config).unwrap()
+    }
   })
 }
diff --git a/bin/periphery/src/config.rs b/bin/periphery/src/config.rs
index 76bb74c61..c90de0c0e 100644
--- a/bin/periphery/src/config.rs
+++ b/bin/periphery/src/config.rs
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ pub fn periphery_config() -> &'static PeripheryConfig {
       .expect("failed at parsing config from paths")
     };
 
-    let config = PeripheryConfig {
+    PeripheryConfig {
       private_key: maybe_read_item_from_file(
         env.periphery_private_key_file,
         env.periphery_private_key,
@@ -169,8 +169,6 @@ pub fn periphery_config() -> &'static PeripheryConfig {
       secrets: config.secrets,
       git_providers: config.git_providers,
       docker_registries: config.docker_registries,
-    };
-
-    config::interpolate_config_struct(&config).unwrap()
+    }
   })
 }
diff --git a/client/core/rs/src/entities/config/core.rs b/client/core/rs/src/entities/config/core.rs
index 20c964d3a..b7c3dc75b 100644
--- a/client/core/rs/src/entities/config/core.rs
+++ b/client/core/rs/src/entities/config/core.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 use std::{collections::HashMap, path::PathBuf};
 
-use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use serde::Deserialize;
 
 use crate::{
   deserializers::option_string_list_deserializer,
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ fn default_core_config_paths() -> Vec<PathBuf> {
 /// or simply override whichever fields you need using the environment.
 ///
 /// Refer to the [example file](https://github.com/moghtech/komodo/blob/main/config/core.config.toml) for a full example.
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Deserialize)]
 pub struct CoreConfig {
   // ===========
   // = General =
@@ -892,7 +892,7 @@ impl CoreConfig {
 }
 
 /// Generic Oauth credentials
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Default, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Default, Deserialize)]
 pub struct OauthCredentials {
   /// Whether this oauth method is available for usage.
   #[serde(default)]
@@ -906,7 +906,7 @@ pub struct OauthCredentials {
 }
 
 /// Provide AWS credentials for Komodo to use.
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Default, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Default, Deserialize)]
 pub struct AwsCredentials {
   /// The aws ACCESS_KEY_ID
   pub access_key_id: String,
diff --git a/client/core/rs/src/entities/config/periphery.rs b/client/core/rs/src/entities/config/periphery.rs
index 4d5da5072..7df7d8e28 100644
--- a/client/core/rs/src/entities/config/periphery.rs
+++ b/client/core/rs/src/entities/config/periphery.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 use clap::Parser;
 use ipnetwork::IpNetwork;
-use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use serde::Deserialize;
 use std::{collections::HashMap, path::PathBuf};
 
 use crate::{
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ pub struct Env {
 /// # Periphery Configuration File
 ///
 /// Refer to the [example file](https://github.com/moghtech/komodo/blob/main/config/periphery.config.toml) for a full example.
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Deserialize)]
 pub struct PeripheryConfig {
   /// The private key used with noise handshake.
   ///
diff --git a/lib/config/src/interpolate.rs b/lib/config/src/interpolate.rs
index 11a732c83..1b8e83aaf 100644
--- a/lib/config/src/interpolate.rs
+++ b/lib/config/src/interpolate.rs
@@ -1,17 +1,6 @@
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 
 use colored::Colorize as _;
-use serde::{Serialize, de::DeserializeOwned};
-
-pub fn interpolate_config_struct<T: Serialize + DeserializeOwned>(
-  s: &T,
-) -> crate::Result<T> {
-  let res = serde_json::to_string(s)
-    .map_err(|e| crate::Error::SerializeJson { e })?;
-  let res = interpolate_env_and_shell(&res);
-  serde_json::from_str(&res)
-    .map_err(|e| crate::Error::ParseFinalJson { e })
-}
 
 /// - Supports '${VAR}' -> Env var extended
 /// - Supports '$(shell command)' -> 'echo $(shell command)'
diff --git a/lib/config/src/load.rs b/lib/config/src/load.rs
index 2f715d0ec..fec7ba25f 100644
--- a/lib/config/src/load.rs
+++ b/lib/config/src/load.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ use colored::Colorize;
 use serde::de::DeserializeOwned;
 
 use crate::{
-  Error, Result, includes::IncludesLoader, merge::merge_objects,
+  Error, Result, includes::IncludesLoader, interpolate_env_and_shell,
+  merge::merge_objects,
 };
 
 pub fn load_config_files(
@@ -128,7 +129,11 @@ pub fn load_parse_config_files<T: DeserializeOwned>(
     };
   }
 
-  serde_json::from_value(serde_json::Value::Object(target))
+  let json = serde_json::to_string(&target)
+    .map_err(|e| Error::SerializeJson { e })?;
+  let interpolated = interpolate_env_and_shell(&json);
+
+  serde_json::from_str(&interpolated)
     .map_err(|e| Error::ParseFinalJson { e })
 }