diff --git a/rust/src/config/mod.rs b/rust/src/config/mod.rs
index 65755befaa..763b9fcb1f 100644
--- a/rust/src/config/mod.rs
+++ b/rust/src/config/mod.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 use pyo3::prelude::*;
 
-#[derive(FromPyObject)]
+#[derive(FromPyObject, Clone)]
 pub struct SynapseConfig {
     pub experimental: ExperimentalConfig,
 }
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ pub struct SynapseConfig {
 //     TrustedPrivateChat,
 // }
 
-#[derive(FromPyObject)]
+#[derive(FromPyObject, Clone)]
 pub struct ExperimentalConfig {
     pub msc3881_enabled: bool,
     pub msc3575_enabled: bool,
diff --git a/rust/src/handlers/mod.rs b/rust/src/handlers/mod.rs
index 3036de7241..a2a0d6af12 100644
--- a/rust/src/handlers/mod.rs
+++ b/rust/src/handlers/mod.rs
@@ -51,13 +51,13 @@ impl RustHandlers {
 
         // Store is shared across all of the handlers so let's use an `Arc`
         let store = Arc::new(Store {
-            config,
+            config: config.clone(),
             db_pool: Box::new(db_pool),
         });
 
         Ok(RustHandlers {
             versions: versions::VersionsHandler {
-                config,
+                config: config.clone(),
                 store: Arc::clone(&store),
             },
         })