diff --git a/Directory.Build.props b/Directory.Build.props
index 30252b2..8afc290 100644
--- a/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/Directory.Build.props
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
 <Project>
-  <!-- Import central package management from parent directory -->
-  <Import Project="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)../Directory.Packages.props" Condition="Exists('$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)../Directory.Packages.props')" />
-  
   <PropertyGroup>
     <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
     <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
diff --git a/DynamicProxy/DynamicProxyConfigProvider.cs b/DynamicProxy/DynamicProxyConfigProvider.cs
index 1eb3944..c98a8dd 100644
--- a/DynamicProxy/DynamicProxyConfigProvider.cs
+++ b/DynamicProxy/DynamicProxyConfigProvider.cs
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ public class DynamicProxyConfigProvider : IProxyConfigProvider
         _routeProvider = routeProvider;
         _clusterProvider = clusterProvider;
         _cts = new CancellationTokenSource();
+        _config = null!;
         UpdateConfig();
     }