diff --git a/src/linkahead/configuration.py b/src/linkahead/configuration.py
index 7965c3a9ea33465664eb9783ecf1fd59c72383b1..adea29aaf164ad225f39901d06fa58729386cb31 100644
--- a/src/linkahead/configuration.py
+++ b/src/linkahead/configuration.py
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ from os.path import expanduser, isfile, join
 
 from typing import Dict, Union, Callable, Optional
 
+_pycaosdbconf = ConfigParser(allow_no_value=False)
+
 
 def _reset_config():
     global _pycaosdbconf