diff --git a/zooid/api.go b/zooid/api.go
index 2df0e91..4a7e3a8 100644
--- a/zooid/api.go
+++ b/zooid/api.go
@@ -121,12 +121,7 @@ func (api *APIHandler) resolveRelayMembers(id string) ([]string, error) {
 		return members, nil
 	}
 
-	configPath := api.configPath(id)
-	if err := api.checkConfigExists(configPath); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	instance, err := MakeInstanceFromPath(configPath)
+	instance, err := MakeInstance(api.configName(id))
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -407,9 +402,14 @@ func (api *APIHandler) deleteRelay(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, id st
 	writeJSON(w, http.StatusOK, map[string]string{"message": "relay deleted successfully"})
 }
 
+// configName returns the config file name
+func (api *APIHandler) configName(id string) string {
+	return id+".toml"
+}
+
 // configPath returns the full path for a config file
 func (api *APIHandler) configPath(id string) string {
-	return filepath.Join(api.configDir, id+".toml")
+	return filepath.Join(api.configDir, api.configName(id))
 }
 
 // checkConfigExists checks if a config file exists
diff --git a/zooid/config.go b/zooid/config.go
index 50b8574..3fa3ba9 100644
--- a/zooid/config.go
+++ b/zooid/config.go
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ func LoadConfig(filename string) (*Config, error) {
 }
 
 func LoadConfigFromPath(path string) (*Config, error) {
-
 	var config Config
 	if _, err := toml.DecodeFile(path, &config); err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Failed to parse config file %s: %w", path, err)
diff --git a/zooid/instance.go b/zooid/instance.go
index b9dbc6f..439760b 100644
--- a/zooid/instance.go
+++ b/zooid/instance.go
@@ -31,15 +31,6 @@ func MakeInstance(filename string) (*Instance, error) {
 	return makeInstance(config, filename)
 }
 
-func MakeInstanceFromPath(path string) (*Instance, error) {
-	config, err := LoadConfigFromPath(path)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	return makeInstance(config, path)
-}
-
 func makeInstance(config *Config, source string) (*Instance, error) {
 	relay := khatru.NewRelay()
 
diff --git a/zooid/lib.go b/zooid/lib.go
index c419c85..3857566 100644
--- a/zooid/lib.go
+++ b/zooid/lib.go
@@ -28,15 +28,6 @@ func Dispatch(hostname string) (*Instance, bool) {
 	return instance, exists
 }
 
-func cleanupIfInactive(instance *Instance) bool {
-	if instance != nil && instance.Config != nil && instance.Config.Inactive {
-		instance.Cleanup()
-		return true
-	}
-
-	return false
-}
-
 func Start() {
 	dataDir := Env("DATA")
 	if err := os.MkdirAll(dataDir, 0755); err != nil {
@@ -72,7 +63,8 @@ func Start() {
 
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Printf("Failed to make instance for %s: %v", entry.Name(), err)
-		} else if cleanupIfInactive(instance) {
+		} else if instance.Config.Inactive {
+  		instance.Cleanup()
 			log.Printf("Skipped inactive %s", entry.Name())
 		} else {
 			instancesByHost[instance.Config.Host] = instance
@@ -119,7 +111,8 @@ func Start() {
 					instance, err := MakeInstance(filename)
 					if err != nil {
 						log.Printf("Failed to reload %s: %v", filename, err)
-					} else if cleanupIfInactive(instance) {
+					} else if instance.Config.Inactive {
+  					instance.Cleanup()
 						log.Printf("Skipped inactive %s", filename)
 					} else {
 						instancesByHost[instance.Config.Host] = instance