diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 12d886d..2b44666 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ add_subdirectory(extern/SDL_image EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL)
 add_subdirectory(extern/SDL_mixer EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL)
 add_subdirectory(extern/SDL_ttf EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL)
 add_subdirectory(extern/tmxlite/tmxlite EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL)
-add_subdirectory(extern/nlohmann_json EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL)
+include_directories(extern/nlohmann_json/include)
 
 
 file(GLOB_RECURSE SOURCES ${ENGINE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/*.cpp)
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} PUBLIC # should be private when all SDL fu
     SDL3_mixer::SDL3_mixer-static
     SDL3_ttf::SDL3_ttf-static
     tmxlite
-    nlohmann_json::nlohmann_json
 )
 
 if(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE MATCHES "Debug")
diff --git a/src/GameInternal.cpp b/src/GameInternal.cpp
index 7d5f5fc..65619f2 100644
--- a/src/GameInternal.cpp
+++ b/src/GameInternal.cpp
@@ -31,11 +31,13 @@ GameInternal::~GameInternal() = default;
 
 SDL_AppResult GameInternal::init()
 {
-	this->gameInstance = GameFactory::instance().create(this);
-	ConfigLoader().setCustomConfig(this->gameInstance->getConfigFilePath());
-	ConfigLoader().init();
+	ConfigLoader* loader = new ConfigLoader();
 
-	json config = ConfigLoader().getFinalConfig();
+	this->gameInstance = GameFactory::instance().create(this);
+	loader->setCustomConfig(this->gameInstance->getConfigFilePath());
+	loader->init();
+
+	json config = loader->getFinalConfig();
 
 	GameInternal::assets = new AssetManager(&manager);
 	GameInternal::textureManager = new TextureManager(&manager);