diff --git a/src/etc/inc/config.inc b/src/etc/inc/config.inc
index 368bde70f..0ec84d381 100644
--- a/src/etc/inc/config.inc
+++ b/src/etc/inc/config.inc
@@ -80,13 +80,8 @@ function load_config_from_file($filename)
  * RESULT
  *   $config      - array containing all configuration variables
  ******/
-function parse_config($verbose = false)
+function parse_config()
 {
-    if ($verbose) {
-        echo 'Loading configuration...';
-        flush();
-    }
-
     $cnf = OPNsense\Core\Config::getInstance();
 
     // return config data as array, use old "listags" construction to mark certain elements as array (even if they're not recurring)
@@ -95,10 +90,6 @@ function parse_config($verbose = false)
     /* make alias table (for faster lookups) */
     alias_make_table($config);
 
-    if ($verbose) {
-        echo "done.\n";
-    }
-
     return $config;
 }
 
@@ -151,6 +142,10 @@ function convert_config($verbose = false)
     } else {
         mwexecf($mvc_migration);
     }
+
+    /* reload the config as it was rewritten and saved in the script context */
+    OPNsense\Core\Config::getInstance()->forceReload();
+    $config = parse_config();
 }
 
 /****f* config/write_config
diff --git a/src/etc/rc.bootup b/src/etc/rc.bootup
index 165276644..1e128bedc 100755
--- a/src/etc/rc.bootup
+++ b/src/etc/rc.bootup
@@ -56,9 +56,7 @@ foreach ($inc_files as $inc_file) {
 
 echo "done.\n";
 
-global $config;
-$config = parse_config(true);
-convert_config();
+convert_config(true);
 
 /*
  * Now mute console messages from kernel for this script, it
diff --git a/src/etc/rc.initial.setports b/src/etc/rc.initial.setports
index 1dcac4bb1..2d809fe4f 100755
--- a/src/etc/rc.initial.setports
+++ b/src/etc/rc.initial.setports
@@ -39,9 +39,6 @@ require_once("interfaces.inc");
 system_console_mute();
 
 if (set_networking_interfaces_ports()) {
-    global $config;
-    $config = parse_config(true);
-
     /* need to stop local dhcp servers to avoid wrong leases */
     killbypid('/var/dhcpd/var/run/dhcpd.pid', 'TERM', true);
     killbypid('/var/dhcpd/var/run/dhcpdv6.pid', 'TERM', true);
diff --git a/src/etc/rc.reload_all b/src/etc/rc.reload_all
index db7b87849..d518ef47f 100755
--- a/src/etc/rc.reload_all
+++ b/src/etc/rc.reload_all
@@ -37,10 +37,6 @@ require_once("system.inc");
 require_once("services.inc");
 require_once("interfaces.inc");
 
-global $config;
-
-$config = parse_config(true);
-
 if (count($argv) > 1 && is_numeric($argv[1])) {
     // starting delayed.
     sleep($argv[1]);
diff --git a/src/opnsense/scripts/OPNsense/CaptivePortal/generate_certs.php b/src/opnsense/scripts/OPNsense/CaptivePortal/generate_certs.php
index 132807a07..8de7f4190 100755
--- a/src/opnsense/scripts/OPNsense/CaptivePortal/generate_certs.php
+++ b/src/opnsense/scripts/OPNsense/CaptivePortal/generate_certs.php
@@ -34,9 +34,8 @@
 require_once("config.inc");
 require_once("certs.inc");
 require_once("legacy_bindings.inc");
-use OPNsense\Core\Config;
 
-global $config;
+use OPNsense\Core\Config;
 
 // traverse captive portal zones
 $configObj = Config::getInstance()->object();
diff --git a/src/opnsense/scripts/proxy/generate_cert.php b/src/opnsense/scripts/proxy/generate_cert.php
index 152dd7047..5b655a23f 100755
--- a/src/opnsense/scripts/proxy/generate_cert.php
+++ b/src/opnsense/scripts/proxy/generate_cert.php
@@ -33,9 +33,8 @@
 require_once("config.inc");
 require_once("certs.inc");
 require_once("legacy_bindings.inc");
-use OPNsense\Core\Config;
 
-global $config;
+use OPNsense\Core\Config;
 
 // Our template systems stores the ca certid into /usr/local/etc/squid/ca.pem.id
 // Which makes it easier for the setup script to detect cert changes (which should flush the stored cache)
diff --git a/src/www/system_usermanager_import_ldap.php b/src/www/system_usermanager_import_ldap.php
index 9ea0c86bb..85e14c208 100644
--- a/src/www/system_usermanager_import_ldap.php
+++ b/src/www/system_usermanager_import_ldap.php
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ function add_local_user($username, $userdn, $userfullname)
     local_user_set($new_user);
 }
 
-global $config;
 // attributes used in page
 $ldap_users= array();
 $ldap_is_connected = false;