diff --git a/cmd/crowdsec/main.go b/cmd/crowdsec/main.go
index f3af9075057..bfbc94f2dee 100644
--- a/cmd/crowdsec/main.go
+++ b/cmd/crowdsec/main.go
@@ -75,6 +75,10 @@ type Flags struct {
 	CpuProfile     string
 }
 
+func (f *Flags) haveTimeMachine() bool {
+	return f.OneShotDSN != ""
+}
+
 type labelsMap map[string]string
 
 func LoadBuckets(cConfig *csconfig.Config, hub *cwhub.Hub) error {
@@ -369,8 +373,7 @@ func main() {
 		defer pprof.StopCPUProfile()
 	}
 
-	timeMachine := flags.OneShotDSN != ""
-	err := StartRunSvc(timeMachine)
+	err := StartRunSvc()
 	if err != nil {
 		pprof.StopCPUProfile()
 		log.Fatal(err) //nolint:gocritic // Disable warning for the defer pprof.StopCPUProfile() call
diff --git a/cmd/crowdsec/run_in_svc.go b/cmd/crowdsec/run_in_svc.go
index 0c982e87c0f..1d12c8d1167 100644
--- a/cmd/crowdsec/run_in_svc.go
+++ b/cmd/crowdsec/run_in_svc.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/crowdsecurity/crowdsec/pkg/database"
 )
 
-func StartRunSvc(timeMachine bool) error {
+func StartRunSvc() error {
 	var (
 		cConfig *csconfig.Config
 		err     error
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ func StartRunSvc(timeMachine bool) error {
 	agentReady := make(chan bool, 1)
 
 	// Enable profiling early
-	if cConfig.Prometheus != nil && !timeMachine {
+	if cConfig.Prometheus != nil && !flags.haveTimeMachine() {
 		var dbClient *database.Client
 
 		var err error
diff --git a/cmd/crowdsec/run_in_svc_windows.go b/cmd/crowdsec/run_in_svc_windows.go
index 2541a67d2fb..aeef58e2fa5 100644
--- a/cmd/crowdsec/run_in_svc_windows.go
+++ b/cmd/crowdsec/run_in_svc_windows.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/crowdsecurity/crowdsec/pkg/database"
 )
 
-func StartRunSvc(timeMachine bool) error {
+func StartRunSvc() error {
 	const svcName = "CrowdSec"
 	const svcDescription = "Crowdsec IPS/IDS"
 
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ func StartRunSvc(timeMachine bool) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func WindowsRun(timeMachine bool) error {
+func WindowsRun() error {
 	var (
 		cConfig *csconfig.Config
 		err     error
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ func WindowsRun(timeMachine bool) error {
 	agentReady := make(chan bool, 1)
 
 	// Enable profiling early
-	if cConfig.Prometheus != nil && !timeMachine {
+	if cConfig.Prometheus != nil && !flags.haveTimeMachine() {
 		var dbClient *database.Client
 		var err error