diff --git a/src/controller/myconf.c b/src/controller/myconf.c
index 33c04e1..662eb61 100644
--- a/src/controller/myconf.c
+++ b/src/controller/myconf.c
@@ -139,17 +139,17 @@ int load_cluster_config(cluster_t*                     c,
 
 cluster_config_t* get_default_conf(void* cl)
 {
-    cluster_t*                    cls = (cluster_t*)cl;
-    struct cluster_configuration* cf  = NULL;
+    cluster_t*        cls = (cluster_t*)cl;
+    cluster_config_t* cfg = NULL;
 
-    if (load_cluster_config(cls, &cf) != 0 || cf == NULL) {
-        PERROR("load_cluster_config");
+    int rc = load_cluster_config_from_file(cls->myconf->conffile, &cfg);
+    if (rc < 0 || cfg == NULL) {
+        PERROR("load_cluster_config_from_file");
         return NULL;
     }
 
-    cluster_config_t *result = cf->cluster;
-    free(cf);   /* free the wrapper; result (cf->cluster) is caller-owned */
-    return result;
+    fill_default_cluster_config(cfg);
+    return cfg;
 }
 
 /* ── load_primary_config ────────────────────────── */