diff --git a/atoma-inference/src/main.rs b/atoma-inference/src/main.rs
index 36bfea0b..bfb0181d 100644
--- a/atoma-inference/src/main.rs
+++ b/atoma-inference/src/main.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 use std::time::Duration;
 
+use ed25519_consensus::SigningKey as PrivateKey;
 use hf_hub::api::sync::Api;
 use inference::{
     models::{
         candle::mamba::MambaModel,
+        config::ModelConfig,
         types::{TextRequest, TextResponse},
     },
     service::{ModelService, ModelServiceError},
@@ -16,9 +18,17 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), ModelServiceError> {
     let (req_sender, req_receiver) = tokio::sync::mpsc::channel::<TextRequest>(32);
     let (resp_sender, mut resp_receiver) = tokio::sync::mpsc::channel::<TextResponse>(32);
 
+    let model_config = ModelConfig::from_file_path("../inference.toml".parse().unwrap());
+    let private_key_bytes =
+        std::fs::read("../private_key").map_err(ModelServiceError::PrivateKeyError)?;
+    let private_key_bytes: [u8; 32] = private_key_bytes
+        .try_into()
+        .expect("Incorrect private key bytes length");
+
+    let private_key = PrivateKey::from(private_key_bytes);
     let mut service = ModelService::start::<MambaModel, Api>(
-        "../inference.toml".parse().unwrap(),
-        "../private_key".parse().unwrap(),
+        model_config,
+        private_key,
         req_receiver,
         resp_sender,
     )
diff --git a/atoma-inference/src/service.rs b/atoma-inference/src/service.rs
index 8dce6923..1d13024f 100644
--- a/atoma-inference/src/service.rs
+++ b/atoma-inference/src/service.rs
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ where
     Resp: std::fmt::Debug + Response,
 {
     pub fn start<M, F>(
-        config_file_path: PathBuf,
-        private_key_path: PathBuf,
+        model_config: ModelConfig,
+        private_key: PrivateKey,
         request_receiver: Receiver<Req>,
         response_sender: Sender<Resp>,
     ) -> Result<Self, ModelServiceError>
@@ -43,15 +43,7 @@ where
         M: ModelTrait<Input = Req::ModelInput, Output = Resp::ModelOutput> + Send + 'static,
         F: ApiTrait + Send + Sync + 'static,
     {
-        let private_key_bytes =
-            std::fs::read(private_key_path).map_err(ModelServiceError::PrivateKeyError)?;
-        let private_key_bytes: [u8; 32] = private_key_bytes
-            .try_into()
-            .expect("Incorrect private key bytes length");
-
-        let private_key = PrivateKey::from(private_key_bytes);
         let public_key = private_key.verification_key();
-        let model_config = ModelConfig::from_file_path(config_file_path);
 
         let flush_storage = model_config.flush_storage();
         let storage_path = model_config.storage_path();
@@ -232,10 +224,8 @@ mod tests {
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn test_inference_service_initialization() {
         const CONFIG_FILE_PATH: &str = "./inference.toml";
-        const PRIVATE_KEY_FILE_PATH: &str = "./private_key";
 
         let private_key = PrivateKey::new(OsRng);
-        std::fs::write(PRIVATE_KEY_FILE_PATH, private_key.to_bytes()).unwrap();
 
         let config_data = Value::Table(toml! {
             api_key = "your_api_key"
@@ -255,15 +245,16 @@ mod tests {
         let (_, req_receiver) = tokio::sync::mpsc::channel::<()>(1);
         let (resp_sender, _) = tokio::sync::mpsc::channel::<()>(1);
 
+        let config = ModelConfig::from_file_path(CONFIG_FILE_PATH.parse().unwrap());
+
         let _ = ModelService::<(), ()>::start::<TestModelInstance, MockApi>(
-            PathBuf::from(CONFIG_FILE_PATH),
-            PathBuf::from(PRIVATE_KEY_FILE_PATH),
+            config,
+            private_key,
             req_receiver,
             resp_sender,
         )
         .unwrap();
 
         std::fs::remove_file(CONFIG_FILE_PATH).unwrap();
-        std::fs::remove_file(PRIVATE_KEY_FILE_PATH).unwrap();
     }
 }