diff --git a/autoconf/Config.py b/autoconf/Config.py
index ec861b5..27d4475 100644
--- a/autoconf/Config.py
+++ b/autoconf/Config.py
@@ -131,10 +131,11 @@ class Config(ApiCaller, ConfigCaller) :
         self._set_apis(self.__get_apis())
 
         # write configs
-        ret = self.__write_configs()
-        if not ret :
-            success = False
-            log("CONFIG", "❌", "saving custom configs failed, configuration will not work as expected...")
+        if configs != None :
+            ret = self.__write_configs()
+            if not ret :
+                success = False
+                log("CONFIG", "❌", "saving custom configs failed, configuration will not work as expected...")
 
         # get env
         env = self.__get_full_env()
diff --git a/autoconf/DockerController.py b/autoconf/DockerController.py
index 8b72b09..ea1d240 100644
--- a/autoconf/DockerController.py
+++ b/autoconf/DockerController.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class DockerController(Controller) :
         raise("get_configs is not supported with DockerController")
 
     def apply_config(self) :
-        return self._config.apply(self._instances, self._services, configs=self._configs)
+        return self._config.apply(self._instances, self._services)
 
     def process_events(self) :
         for event in self.__client.events(decode=True, filters={"type": "container"}) :