diff --git a/protocols/s5/config.go b/protocols/s5/config.go
index 9fb2b50..a81a411 100644
--- a/protocols/s5/config.go
+++ b/protocols/s5/config.go
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import (
 var _ config.ProtocolConfig = (*Config)(nil)
 
 type Config struct {
-	s5config.NodeConfig
+	*s5config.NodeConfig
 	DbPath string `mapstructure:"db_path"`
 }
 
diff --git a/protocols/s5/s5.go b/protocols/s5/s5.go
index 4079d67..0698479 100644
--- a/protocols/s5/s5.go
+++ b/protocols/s5/s5.go
@@ -145,12 +145,14 @@ func configureS5Protocol(proto *S5Protocol) (*s5config.NodeConfig, error) {
 
 	cfg.DB = db
 
-	return interface{}(cfg).(*s5config.NodeConfig), nil
+	return cfg.NodeConfig, nil
 }
 
 func (s *S5Protocol) Config() config.ProtocolConfig {
 	if s.config == nil {
-		s.config = &Config{}
+		s.config = &Config{
+			NodeConfig: &s5config.NodeConfig{},
+		}
 	}
 
 	return s.config