diff --git a/app/reaction.go b/app/reaction.go
index 3f82bc4..f662b72 100644
--- a/app/reaction.go
+++ b/app/reaction.go
@@ -180,9 +180,6 @@ var wgActions sync.WaitGroup
 var db *gob.Encoder
 
 func Main() {
-	sigs := make(chan os.Signal, 1)
-	signal.Notify(sigs, syscall.SIGINT, syscall.SIGTERM)
-
 	confFilename := flag.String("c", "", "configuration file. see an example at https://framagit.org/ppom/reaction/-/blob/main/reaction.yml")
 	flag.Parse()
 
@@ -191,8 +188,13 @@ func Main() {
 		os.Exit(2)
 	}
 
-	conf, localdb := parseConf(*confFilename)
-	db = localdb
+	conf := parseConf(*confFilename)
+	db = conf.updateFromDB()
+
+	// Ready to start
+
+	sigs := make(chan os.Signal, 1)
+	signal.Notify(sigs, syscall.SIGINT, syscall.SIGTERM)
 
 	stopStreams = make(chan bool)
 	stopActions = make(chan bool)
diff --git a/app/conf.go b/app/startup.go
similarity index 98%
rename from app/conf.go
rename to app/startup.go
index 8f7d91a..5eddb0f 100644
--- a/app/conf.go
+++ b/app/startup.go
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ type Conf struct {
 	Streams  map[string]*Stream `yaml:"streams"`
 }
 
+// Stream, Filter & Action structures must never be copied.
+// They're always referenced through pointers
+
 type Stream struct {
 	name string `yaml:"-"`
 
@@ -248,7 +251,6 @@ func (c *Conf) updateFromDB() *gob.Encoder {
 func parseConf(filename string) (*Conf, *gob.Encoder) {
 
 	data, err := os.ReadFile(filename)
-
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatalln("FATAL Failed to read configuration file:", err)
 	}
@@ -260,7 +262,5 @@ func parseConf(filename string) (*Conf, *gob.Encoder) {
 	}
 
 	conf.setup()
-	enc := conf.updateFromDB()
-
-	return &conf, enc
+	return &conf
 }