diff --git a/peach-web/src/main.rs b/peach-web/src/main.rs
index 80966e2..cd7e356 100644
--- a/peach-web/src/main.rs
+++ b/peach-web/src/main.rs
@@ -26,8 +26,7 @@ use std::{
 };
 
 use lazy_static::lazy_static;
-use log::{debug, info};
-use peach_lib::{config_manager, config_manager::YAML_PATH as PEACH_CONFIG};
+use log::{info};
 
 // crate-local dependencies
 use config::Config;
@@ -50,18 +49,6 @@ fn main() {
     // initialize logger
     env_logger::init();
 
-    // check if /var/lib/peachcloud/config.yml exists
-    if !std::path::Path::new(PEACH_CONFIG).exists() {
-        debug!("PeachCloud configuration file not found; loading default values");
-        // since we're in the intialisation phase, panic if the loading fails
-        let config =
-            config_manager::load_peach_config().expect("peachcloud configuration loading failed");
-
-        debug!("Saving default PeachCloud configuration values to file");
-        // this ensures a config file is created if it does not already exist
-        config_manager::save_peach_config(config).expect("peachcloud configuration saving failed");
-    }
-
     // set ip address / hostname and port for the webserver
     // defaults to "127.0.0.1:8000"
     let addr_and_port = format!("{}:{}", CONFIG.addr, CONFIG.port);
diff --git a/peach-web/src/routes/settings/admin/configure.rs b/peach-web/src/routes/settings/admin/configure.rs
index fdb8621..4b823eb 100644
--- a/peach-web/src/routes/settings/admin/configure.rs
+++ b/peach-web/src/routes/settings/admin/configure.rs
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ pub fn build_template(request: &Request) -> PreEscaped<String> {
     let (mut flash_name, mut flash_msg) = request.retrieve_flash();
 
     // attempt to load peachcloud config file
-    let ssb_admins = match config_manager::load_peach_config() {
-        Ok(config) => Some(config.ssb_admin_ids),
+    let ssb_admins = match config_manager::get_ssb_admin_ids() {
+        Ok(ssb_admin_ids) => Some(ssb_admin_ids),
         // note: this will overwrite any received flash cookie values
         // TODO: find a way to include the `err` in the flash_msg
         // currently produces an error because we end up with Some(String)