diff --git a/cmd/africastalking/main.go b/cmd/africastalking/main.go
index da54be8..a7156e9 100644
--- a/cmd/africastalking/main.go
+++ b/cmd/africastalking/main.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ var (
 func main() {
 	config.LoadConfig()
 
-	var override config.Override
+	override := config.NewOverride()
 	var size uint
 	var engineDebug bool
 	var host string
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ func main() {
 	flag.Var(&langs, "language", "add symbol resolution for language")
 	flag.Parse()
 
-	config.Apply(&override)
+	config.Apply(override)
 	conns, err := config.GetConns()
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "conn specification error: %v\n", err)
diff --git a/cmd/async/main.go b/cmd/async/main.go
index 2060cb6..5ad6be2 100644
--- a/cmd/async/main.go
+++ b/cmd/async/main.go
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ func (p *asyncRequestParser) GetInput(r any) ([]byte, error) {
 func main() {
 	config.LoadConfig()
 
-	var override config.Override
+	override := config.NewOverride()
 	var sessionId string
 	var size uint
 	var engineDebug bool
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ func main() {
 	flag.Var(&langs, "language", "add symbol resolution for language")
 	flag.Parse()
 
-	config.Apply(&override)
+	config.Apply(override)
 	conns, err := config.GetConns()
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "conn specification error: %v\n", err)
diff --git a/cmd/http/main.go b/cmd/http/main.go
index 3618bb9..684720f 100644
--- a/cmd/http/main.go
+++ b/cmd/http/main.go
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ var (
 func main() {
 	config.LoadConfig()
 
-	var override config.Override
+	override := config.NewOverride()
 	var size uint
 	var engineDebug bool
 	var host string
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ func main() {
 	flag.Var(&langs, "language", "add symbol resolution for language")
 	flag.Parse()
 
-	config.Apply(&override)
+	config.Apply(override)
 	conns, err := config.GetConns()
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "conn specification error: %v\n", err)
diff --git a/cmd/main.go b/cmd/main.go
index ead2edb..a137f27 100644
--- a/cmd/main.go
+++ b/cmd/main.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ var (
 func main() {
 	config.LoadConfig()
 
-	var override config.Override
+	override := config.NewOverride()
 	var size uint
 	var sessionId string
 	var engineDebug bool
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func main() {
 	flag.Var(&langs, "language", "add symbol resolution for language")
 	flag.Parse()
 
-	config.Apply(&override)
+	config.Apply(override)
 	conns, err := config.GetConns()
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "conn specification error: %v\n", err)
diff --git a/config/args.go b/config/args.go
index 18305a3..9bf020e 100644
--- a/config/args.go
+++ b/config/args.go
@@ -11,6 +11,20 @@ type Override struct {
 	UserConn *string
 }
 
+func NewOverride() *Override {
+	var a string
+	var b string
+	var c string
+	var d string
+	o := &Override{
+		DbConn: &a,
+		StateConn: &b,
+		ResourceConn: &c,
+		UserConn: &d,
+	}
+	return o
+}
+
 func Apply(o *Override) error {
 	viseconfig.ApplyConn(o.DbConn, o.StateConn, o.ResourceConn, o.UserConn)
 	return nil