diff --git a/providers/openfeature-flagd-provider/lib/openfeature/flagd/provider.rb b/providers/openfeature-flagd-provider/lib/openfeature/flagd/provider.rb
index 4b0daae..3d9b633 100644
--- a/providers/openfeature-flagd-provider/lib/openfeature/flagd/provider.rb
+++ b/providers/openfeature-flagd-provider/lib/openfeature/flagd/provider.rb
@@ -50,9 +50,9 @@ def respond_to_missing?(method_name, include_private = false)
         end
 
         def configuration
-          @configuration ||= explicit_configuration
+          @configuration ||= Configuration.default_config
                              .merge(Configuration.environment_variables_config)
-                             .merge(Configuration.default_config)
+                             .merge(explicit_configuration)
         end
 
         def configure(&block)
diff --git a/providers/openfeature-flagd-provider/lib/openfeature/flagd/provider/configuration.rb b/providers/openfeature-flagd-provider/lib/openfeature/flagd/provider/configuration.rb
index 8e44db2..bb58f63 100644
--- a/providers/openfeature-flagd-provider/lib/openfeature/flagd/provider/configuration.rb
+++ b/providers/openfeature-flagd-provider/lib/openfeature/flagd/provider/configuration.rb
@@ -6,9 +6,7 @@ module Provider
       # Represents the configuration object for the FlagD provider,
       # This class is not meant to be interacted with directly but instead through the
       # <tt>OpenFeature::FlagD::Provider.configure</tt> method
-      class Configuration
-        attr_accessor :host, :port, :tls, :unix_socket_path, :root_cert_path
-
+      class Configuration < Struct.new(:host, :port, :tls, :unix_socket_path, :root_cert_path, keyword_init: true)
         ENVIRONMENT_CONFIG_NAME = {
           host: "FLAGD_HOST",
           port: "FLAGD_PORT",
@@ -17,56 +15,26 @@ class Configuration
           root_cert_path: "FLAGD_SERVER_CERT_PATH"
         }.freeze
 
-        def merge(other_configuration)
-          return self if other_configuration.nil?
-
-          @host = other_configuration.host if !other_configuration.host.nil? && @host.nil?
-          @port = other_configuration.port if !other_configuration.port.nil? && @port.nil?
-          @tls = other_configuration.tls if !other_configuration.tls.nil? && @tls.nil?
-          if !other_configuration.unix_socket_path.nil? && @unix_socket_path.nil?
-            @unix_socket_path = other_configuration.unix_socket_path
+        class << self
+          def default_config
+            new(host: "localhost", port: 8013, tls: false, unix_socket_path: nil, root_cert_path: nil)
           end
-          if !other_configuration.root_cert_path.nil? && @root_cert.nil?
-            @root_cert = File.read(other_configuration.root_cert_path)
-          end
-
-          self
-        end
 
-        def self.environment_variables_config
-          configuration = Configuration.new
-          unless ENV[ENVIRONMENT_CONFIG_NAME[:host]].nil?
-            configuration.host = ENV.fetch(ENVIRONMENT_CONFIG_NAME[:host],
-                                           nil)
-          end
-          unless ENV[ENVIRONMENT_CONFIG_NAME[:port]].nil?
-            configuration.port = ENV.fetch(ENVIRONMENT_CONFIG_NAME[:port],
-                                           nil)
+          def environment_variables_config
+            new(
+              host: ENV.fetch(ENVIRONMENT_CONFIG_NAME[:host], nil),
+              port: ENV[ENVIRONMENT_CONFIG_NAME[:port]].nil? ? nil : Integer(ENV[ENVIRONMENT_CONFIG_NAME[:port]]),
+              tls: ENV[ENVIRONMENT_CONFIG_NAME[:tls]].nil? ? nil : ENV.fetch(ENVIRONMENT_CONFIG_NAME[:tls], nil) == "true",
+              unix_socket_path: ENV.fetch(ENVIRONMENT_CONFIG_NAME[:unix_socket_path], nil),
+              root_cert_path: ENV.fetch(ENVIRONMENT_CONFIG_NAME[:root_cert_path], nil)
+            )
           end
-          unless ENV[ENVIRONMENT_CONFIG_NAME[:tls]].nil?
-            configuration.tls = ENV.fetch(ENVIRONMENT_CONFIG_NAME[:tls],
-                                          nil) == "true"
-          end
-          unless ENV[ENVIRONMENT_CONFIG_NAME[:unix_socket_path]].nil?
-            configuration.unix_socket_path = ENV.fetch(ENVIRONMENT_CONFIG_NAME[:unix_socket_path],
-                                                       nil)
-          end
-          unless ENV[ENVIRONMENT_CONFIG_NAME[:root_cert_path]].nil?
-            root_cert_path = ENV.fetch(ENVIRONMENT_CONFIG_NAME[:root_cert_path], nil)
-            configuration.root_cert = File.read(root_cert_path)
-          end
-
-          configuration
         end
 
-        def self.default_config
-          configuration = Configuration.new
-          configuration.host = "localhost"
-          configuration.port = 8013
-          configuration.tls = false
-          configuration.unix_socket_path = nil
-          configuration.root_cert_path = nil
-          configuration
+        def merge(other_configuration)
+          return self if other_configuration.nil?
+
+          self.class.new(**self.to_h.compact.merge(other_configuration.to_h.compact))
         end
       end
     end
diff --git a/providers/openfeature-flagd-provider/spec/openfeature/flagd/provider_spec.rb b/providers/openfeature-flagd-provider/spec/openfeature/flagd/provider_spec.rb
index 93c3352..221f993 100644
--- a/providers/openfeature-flagd-provider/spec/openfeature/flagd/provider_spec.rb
+++ b/providers/openfeature-flagd-provider/spec/openfeature/flagd/provider_spec.rb
@@ -44,29 +44,26 @@
 
         it "uses the explicit configuration" do
           explicit_configuration
-          expect(described_class.configuration.host).to eq(explicit_host)
-          expect(described_class.configuration.port).to eq(explicit_port)
-          expect(described_class.configuration.tls).to eq(explicit_tls)
+          expect(described_class.configuration.host).to eq("explicit_host")
+          expect(described_class.configuration.port).to eq(8013)
+          expect(described_class.configuration.tls).to be_falsy
         end
       end
     end
 
     context "when defining environment variables" do
-      let(:env_host) { "172.16.1.2" }
-      let(:env_port) { "8014" }
-      let(:env_tls) { "true" }
       subject(:env_configuration) do
-        ENV["FLAGD_HOST"] = env_host
-        ENV["FLAGD_PORT"] = env_port
-        ENV["FLAGD_TLS"] = env_tls
+        ENV["FLAGD_HOST"] = "172.16.1.2"
+        ENV["FLAGD_PORT"] = "8014"
+        ENV["FLAGD_TLS"] = "true"
         described_class.configuration
       end
 
       it "uses environment variables when no explicit configuration" do
         env_configuration
-        expect(env_configuration.host).to eq(env_host)
-        expect(env_configuration.port).to eq(env_port)
-        expect(env_configuration.tls).to eq(env_tls == "true")
+        expect(env_configuration.host).to eq("172.16.1.2")
+        expect(env_configuration.port).to eq(8014)
+        expect(env_configuration.tls).to be_truthy
       end
     end
   end