diff --git a/proxmox-product-config/src/filesystem_helpers.rs b/proxmox-product-config/src/filesystem_helpers.rs
index 2c486949..09d07e38 100644
--- a/proxmox-product-config/src/filesystem_helpers.rs
+++ b/proxmox-product-config/src/filesystem_helpers.rs
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@ use anyhow::Error;
 
 use proxmox_sys::fs::CreateOptions;
 
-use super::product_config;
+use super::get_api_user;
 
 /// Return [CreateOptions] for files owned by `api_user.uid/api_user.gid` with mode `0640`.
 pub fn default_create_options() -> CreateOptions {
-    let api_user = &product_config().api_user;
+    let api_user = get_api_user();
     let mode = nix::sys::stat::Mode::from_bits_truncate(0o0640);
     proxmox_sys::fs::CreateOptions::new()
         .perm(mode)
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ pub fn default_create_options() -> CreateOptions {
 ///
 /// Only the superuser can write those files, but group `api-user.gid` can read them.
 pub fn privileged_create_options() -> CreateOptions {
-    let api_user = &product_config().api_user;
+    let api_user = get_api_user();
     let mode = nix::sys::stat::Mode::from_bits_truncate(0o0640);
     proxmox_sys::fs::CreateOptions::new()
         .perm(mode)
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ pub fn system_config_create_options() -> CreateOptions {
 
 /// Return [CreateOptions] for lock files, owner `api_user.uid/api_user.gid` and mode `0660`.
 pub fn lockfile_create_options() -> CreateOptions {
-    let api_user = &product_config().api_user;
+    let api_user = get_api_user();
     proxmox_sys::fs::CreateOptions::new()
         .perm(nix::sys::stat::Mode::from_bits_truncate(0o660))
         .owner(api_user.uid)
diff --git a/proxmox-product-config/src/init.rs b/proxmox-product-config/src/init.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9135311f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/proxmox-product-config/src/init.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+
+struct ProxmoxProductConfig {
+    // Configuration file owner.
+    api_user: nix::unistd::User,
+}
+
+static mut PRODUCT_CONFIG: Option<ProxmoxProductConfig> = None;
+
+/// Initialize the global product configuration.
+pub fn init(api_user: nix::unistd::User) {
+    unsafe {
+        PRODUCT_CONFIG = Some(ProxmoxProductConfig {
+            api_user,
+        });
+    }
+}
+
+/// Returns the global product configuration (see [init_product_config])
+pub(crate) fn get_api_user() -> &'static nix::unistd::User {
+    unsafe {
+        &PRODUCT_CONFIG
+            .as_ref()
+            .expect("ProxmoxProductConfig is not initialized!")
+            .api_user
+    }
+}
diff --git a/proxmox-product-config/src/lib.rs b/proxmox-product-config/src/lib.rs
index a5c4abb3..c6e08e5e 100644
--- a/proxmox-product-config/src/lib.rs
+++ b/proxmox-product-config/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 mod filesystem_helpers;
 pub use filesystem_helpers::*;
 
-mod product_config;
-pub use product_config::*;
+mod init;
+pub use init::*;
diff --git a/proxmox-product-config/src/product_config.rs b/proxmox-product-config/src/product_config.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index f5cc364f..00000000
--- a/proxmox-product-config/src/product_config.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
-
-static mut PRODUCT_CONFIG: Option<ProxmoxProductConfig> = None;
-
-/// Initialize the global product configuration.
-pub fn init_product_config(config_dir: &'static str, api_user: nix::unistd::User) {
-    unsafe {
-        PRODUCT_CONFIG = Some(ProxmoxProductConfig {
-            config_dir,
-            api_user,
-        });
-    }
-}
-
-/// Returns the global product configuration (see [init_product_config])
-pub fn product_config() -> &'static ProxmoxProductConfig {
-    unsafe {
-        PRODUCT_CONFIG
-            .as_ref()
-            .expect("ProxmoxProductConfig is not initialized!")
-    }
-}
-
-pub struct ProxmoxProductConfig {
-    /// Path to the main product configuration directory.
-    pub(crate) config_dir: &'static str,
-
-    /// Configuration file owner.
-    pub(crate) api_user: nix::unistd::User,
-}
-
-impl ProxmoxProductConfig {
-    /// Returns the absolute path (prefix with 'config_dir')
-    pub fn absolute_path(&self, rel_path: &str) -> PathBuf {
-        let path = Path::new(self.config_dir);
-        path.join(rel_path)
-    }
-}