diff --git a/net/server/internal/api_admin.go b/net/server/internal/api_admin.go
index 554c0f2c..0f3fe2da 100644
--- a/net/server/internal/api_admin.go
+++ b/net/server/internal/api_admin.go
@@ -20,19 +20,25 @@ import (
 
 func adminLogin(r *http.Request) bool {
 
-  // check configured state
-  if !_configured || _adminUsername == "" || _adminPassword == nil {
-    return false;
-  }
-
-  // validate imput
+  // extract request auth
   username, password, ok := r.BasicAuth();
   if !ok || username == "" || password == "" {
     return false
   }
 
-  // compare credentials
-  if username != _adminUsername || bcrypt.CompareHashAndPassword(_adminPassword, []byte(password)) != nil {
+  // nothing to do if not configured
+  if !getBoolConfigValue(CONFIG_CONFIGURED, false) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  // compare username
+  if getStrConfigValue(CONFIG_USERNAME, "") != username {
+    return false
+  }
+
+  // compare password
+  p := getBinConfigValue(CONFIG_PASSWORD, nil);
+  if bcrypt.CompareHashAndPassword(p, []byte(password)) != nil {
     return false
   }
 
@@ -56,7 +62,8 @@ func GetNodeAccounts(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 func GetNodeClaimable(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
-  body, _ := json.Marshal(!_configured);
+  c := getBoolConfigValue(CONFIG_CONFIGURED, false);
+  body, _ := json.Marshal(!c);
   w.Write(body);
 	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json; charset=UTF-8")
   w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
@@ -85,7 +92,7 @@ func SetNodeAccount(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 func SetNodeClaim(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
   // confirm node hasn't been configured
-  if _configured {
+  if getBoolConfigValue(CONFIG_CONFIGURED, false) {
     w.WriteHeader(http.StatusUnauthorized)
     return
   }
@@ -112,6 +119,9 @@ func SetNodeClaim(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
     if res := tx.Create(&store.Config{ConfigId: CONFIG_PASSWORD, BinValue: hashedPassword}).Error; res != nil {
       return res
     }
+    if res := tx.Create(&store.Config{ConfigId: CONFIG_CONFIGURED, BoolValue: true}).Error; res != nil {
+      return res
+    }
     return nil;
   })
   if(err != nil) {
@@ -120,11 +130,6 @@ func SetNodeClaim(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
     return
   }
 
-  // set global values
-  _adminUsername = username
-  _adminPassword = hashedPassword
-  _configured = true
-
 	w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
 }
 
@@ -167,11 +172,6 @@ func SetNodeConfig(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
     return
   }
 
-  // set global values
-  _nodeDomain = config.Domain
-  _publicLimit = config.PublicLimit
-  _accountStorage = config.AccountStorage
-
 	w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
 }
 
diff --git a/net/server/internal/context.go b/net/server/internal/config.go
similarity index 65%
rename from net/server/internal/context.go
rename to net/server/internal/config.go
index 4a9bbc69..546b186e 100644
--- a/net/server/internal/context.go
+++ b/net/server/internal/config.go
@@ -6,16 +6,9 @@ import (
     "databag/internal/store"
   )
 
-var _configured bool
-var _adminUsername string
-var _adminPassword []byte
-var _nodeDomain string
-var _accountStorage int64
-var _publicLimit int64
-
 func getStrConfigValue(configId string, empty string) string {
   var config store.Config
-  err := store.DB.Where("config_id = ?", config).First(&config).Error
+  err := store.DB.Where("config_id = ?", configId).First(&config).Error
   if errors.Is(err, gorm.ErrRecordNotFound) {
     return empty
   }
@@ -24,7 +17,7 @@ func getStrConfigValue(configId string, empty string) string {
 
 func getNumConfigValue(configId string, empty int64) int64 {
   var config store.Config
-  err := store.DB.Where("config_id = ?", config).First(&config).Error
+  err := store.DB.Where("config_id = ?", configId).First(&config).Error
   if errors.Is(err, gorm.ErrRecordNotFound) {
     return empty
   }
@@ -33,7 +26,7 @@ func getNumConfigValue(configId string, empty int64) int64 {
 
 func getBoolConfigValue(configId string, empty bool) bool {
   var config store.Config
-  err := store.DB.Where("config_id = ?", config).First(&config).Error
+  err := store.DB.Where("config_id = ?", configId).First(&config).Error
   if errors.Is(err, gorm.ErrRecordNotFound) {
     return empty
   }
@@ -42,7 +35,7 @@ func getBoolConfigValue(configId string, empty bool) bool {
 
 func getBinConfigValue(configId string, empty []byte) []byte {
   var config store.Config
-  err := store.DB.Where("config_id = ?", config).First(&config).Error
+  err := store.DB.Where("config_id = ?", configId).First(&config).Error
   if errors.Is(err, gorm.ErrRecordNotFound) {
     return empty
   }
diff --git a/net/server/internal/routers.go b/net/server/internal/routers.go
index fb6ce062..39268644 100644
--- a/net/server/internal/routers.go
+++ b/net/server/internal/routers.go
@@ -28,14 +28,6 @@ type Routes []Route
 
 func NewRouter() *mux.Router {
 
-  // populate context
-  _configured = getBoolConfigValue(CONFIG_CONFIGURED, false);
-  _adminUsername = getStrConfigValue(CONFIG_USERNAME, "");
-  _adminPassword = getBinConfigValue(CONFIG_PASSWORD, nil);
-  _nodeDomain = getStrConfigValue(CONFIG_DOMAIN, "");
-  _publicLimit = getNumConfigValue(CONFIG_PUBLICLIMIT, 0);
-  _accountStorage = getNumConfigValue(CONFIG_STORAGE, 0);
-
 	router := mux.NewRouter().StrictSlash(true)
 	for _, route := range routes {
 		var handler http.Handler