diff --git a/src/app/api/admin/config/route.ts b/src/app/api/admin/config/route.ts
index 7ffbb68..3b5c20c 100644
--- a/src/app/api/admin/config/route.ts
+++ b/src/app/api/admin/config/route.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import { NextRequest, NextResponse } from 'next/server'
 import { readFile, writeFile } from 'node:fs/promises'
 import path from 'node:path'
-import config from '@/config/config.json'
 
 export const runtime = 'nodejs'
 
@@ -13,17 +12,22 @@ type ConfigData = {
   competitionName: string
 }
 
+async function getConfig(): Promise<ConfigData> {
+  const configPath = path.join(process.cwd(), 'src', 'config', 'config.json')
+  const content = await readFile(configPath, 'utf8')
+  return JSON.parse(content)
+}
+
 export async function GET(req: NextRequest) {
   const password = req.headers.get('x-admin-password') || ''
+  const config = await getConfig()
   if (password !== config.adminPassword) {
     return NextResponse.json({ error: 'Unauthorized' }, { status: 401 })
   }
 
   try {
-    const configPath = path.join(process.cwd(), 'src', 'config', 'config.json')
-    const content = await readFile(configPath, 'utf8')
-    const data = JSON.parse(content)
-    return NextResponse.json(data)
+    const config = await getConfig()
+    return NextResponse.json(config)
   } catch (e: any) {
     return NextResponse.json({ error: 'Failed to read config' }, { status: 500 })
   }
@@ -31,6 +35,7 @@ export async function GET(req: NextRequest) {
 
 export async function POST(req: NextRequest) {
   const password = req.headers.get('x-admin-password') || ''
+  const config = await getConfig()
   if (password !== config.adminPassword) {
     return NextResponse.json({ error: 'Unauthorized' }, { status: 401 })
   }