diff --git a/config/config_loader.go b/config/config_loader.go
index d6be98b67d0ca1494082201ba2d0b06202cb357c..875d1f6ddb84434d32296076cd31be96c1385b8a 100644
--- a/config/config_loader.go
+++ b/config/config_loader.go
@@ -195,20 +195,20 @@ func GetApplicationConfig() *ApplicationConfig {
 
 // GetProviderConfig find the provider config
 // if not found, create new one
-func GetProviderConfig() *ProviderConfig {
+func GetProviderConfig() ProviderConfig {
 	if providerConfig == nil {
 		logger.Warnf("providerConfig is nil!")
-		return &ProviderConfig{}
+		return ProviderConfig{}
 	}
-	return providerConfig
+	return *providerConfig
 }
 
 // GetConsumerConfig find the consumer config
 // if not found, create new one
-func GetConsumerConfig() *ConsumerConfig {
+func GetConsumerConfig() ConsumerConfig {
 	if consumerConfig == nil {
 		logger.Warnf("consumerConfig is nil!")
-		return &ConsumerConfig{}
+		return ConsumerConfig{}
 	}
-	return consumerConfig
+	return *consumerConfig
 }
diff --git a/config/config_loader_test.go b/config/config_loader_test.go
index a25cccec4951818b21cd40d3d4cd5a32b87fdaa8..498f82678070d194e3ffe1539064be7aec19f719 100644
--- a/config/config_loader_test.go
+++ b/config/config_loader_test.go
@@ -43,9 +43,9 @@ func TestConfigLoader(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 
 	assert.Nil(t, consumerConfig)
-	assert.Equal(t, &ConsumerConfig{}, GetConsumerConfig())
+	assert.Equal(t, ConsumerConfig{}, GetConsumerConfig())
 	assert.Nil(t, providerConfig)
-	assert.Equal(t, &ProviderConfig{}, GetProviderConfig())
+	assert.Equal(t, ProviderConfig{}, GetProviderConfig())
 
 	err = ConsumerInit(conPath)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
@@ -53,9 +53,9 @@ func TestConfigLoader(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 
 	assert.NotNil(t, consumerConfig)
-	assert.NotEqual(t, &ConsumerConfig{}, GetConsumerConfig())
+	assert.NotEqual(t, ConsumerConfig{}, GetConsumerConfig())
 	assert.NotNil(t, providerConfig)
-	assert.NotEqual(t, &ProviderConfig{}, GetProviderConfig())
+	assert.NotEqual(t, ProviderConfig{}, GetProviderConfig())
 	assert.Equal(t, "soa.com.ikurento.user.UserProvider", GetConsumerConfig().References["UserProvider"].Params["serviceid"])
 }
 
@@ -155,9 +155,9 @@ func TestConfigLoaderWithConfigCenter(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 
 	assert.Nil(t, consumerConfig)
-	assert.Equal(t, &ConsumerConfig{}, GetConsumerConfig())
+	assert.Equal(t, ConsumerConfig{}, GetConsumerConfig())
 	assert.Nil(t, providerConfig)
-	assert.Equal(t, &ProviderConfig{}, GetProviderConfig())
+	assert.Equal(t, ProviderConfig{}, GetProviderConfig())
 
 	err = ConsumerInit(conPath)
 	configCenterRefreshConsumer()
@@ -167,9 +167,9 @@ func TestConfigLoaderWithConfigCenter(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 
 	assert.NotNil(t, consumerConfig)
-	assert.NotEqual(t, &ConsumerConfig{}, GetConsumerConfig())
+	assert.NotEqual(t, ConsumerConfig{}, GetConsumerConfig())
 	assert.NotNil(t, providerConfig)
-	assert.NotEqual(t, &ProviderConfig{}, GetProviderConfig())
+	assert.NotEqual(t, ProviderConfig{}, GetProviderConfig())
 
 	assert.Equal(t, "BDTService", consumerConfig.ApplicationConfig.Name)
 	assert.Equal(t, "127.0.0.1:2181", consumerConfig.Registries["hangzhouzk"].Address)
@@ -208,9 +208,9 @@ func TestConfigLoaderWithConfigCenterSingleRegistry(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 
 	assert.Nil(t, consumerConfig)
-	assert.Equal(t, &ConsumerConfig{}, GetConsumerConfig())
+	assert.Equal(t, ConsumerConfig{}, GetConsumerConfig())
 	assert.Nil(t, providerConfig)
-	assert.Equal(t, &ProviderConfig{}, GetProviderConfig())
+	assert.Equal(t, ProviderConfig{}, GetProviderConfig())
 
 	err = ConsumerInit(conPath)
 	checkApplicationName(consumerConfig.ApplicationConfig)
@@ -224,9 +224,9 @@ func TestConfigLoaderWithConfigCenterSingleRegistry(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 
 	assert.NotNil(t, consumerConfig)
-	assert.NotEqual(t, &ConsumerConfig{}, GetConsumerConfig())
+	assert.NotEqual(t, ConsumerConfig{}, GetConsumerConfig())
 	assert.NotNil(t, providerConfig)
-	assert.NotEqual(t, &ProviderConfig{}, GetProviderConfig())
+	assert.NotEqual(t, ProviderConfig{}, GetProviderConfig())
 
 	assert.Equal(t, "BDTService", consumerConfig.ApplicationConfig.Name)
 	assert.Equal(t, "mock://127.0.0.1:2182", consumerConfig.Registries[constant.DEFAULT_KEY].Address)