diff --git a/pkg/acquisition/acquisition.go b/pkg/acquisition/acquisition.go
index 43093a503..e0df38ff2 100644
--- a/pkg/acquisition/acquisition.go
+++ b/pkg/acquisition/acquisition.go
@@ -1,11 +1,17 @@
 package acquisition
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"os"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	tomb "gopkg.in/tomb.v2"
+	"gopkg.in/yaml.v2"
+
 	"github.com/crowdsecurity/crowdsec/pkg/acquisition/configuration"
 	cloudwatchacquisition "github.com/crowdsecurity/crowdsec/pkg/acquisition/modules/cloudwatch"
 	dockeracquisition "github.com/crowdsecurity/crowdsec/pkg/acquisition/modules/docker"
@@ -17,19 +23,14 @@ import (
 	wineventlogacquisition "github.com/crowdsecurity/crowdsec/pkg/acquisition/modules/wineventlog"
 	"github.com/crowdsecurity/crowdsec/pkg/csconfig"
 	"github.com/crowdsecurity/crowdsec/pkg/types"
-	"github.com/pkg/errors"
-	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
-	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
-	"gopkg.in/yaml.v2"
-
-	tomb "gopkg.in/tomb.v2"
 )
 
 // The interface each datasource must implement
 type DataSource interface {
 	GetMetrics() []prometheus.Collector                         // Returns pointers to metrics that are managed by the module
 	GetAggregMetrics() []prometheus.Collector                   // Returns pointers to metrics that are managed by the module (aggregated mode, limits cardinality)
-	Configure([]byte, *log.Entry) error                         // Configure the datasource
+	UnmarshalConfig([]byte) error                               // Decode and pre-validate the YAML datasource - anything that can be checked before runtime
+	Configure([]byte, *log.Entry) error                         // Complete the YAML datasource configuration and perform runtime checks.
 	ConfigureByDSN(string, map[string]string, *log.Entry) error // Configure the datasource
 	GetMode() string                                            // Get the mode (TAIL, CAT or SERVER)
 	GetName() string                                            // Get the name of the module
@@ -39,66 +40,37 @@ type DataSource interface {
 	Dump() interface{}
 }
 
-var AcquisitionSources = []struct {
-	name  string
-	iface func() DataSource
-}{
-	{
-		name:  "file",
-		iface: func() DataSource { return &fileacquisition.FileSource{} },
-	},
-	{
-		name:  "journalctl",
-		iface: func() DataSource { return &journalctlacquisition.JournalCtlSource{} },
-	},
-	{
-		name:  "cloudwatch",
-		iface: func() DataSource { return &cloudwatchacquisition.CloudwatchSource{} },
-	},
-	{
-		name:  "syslog",
-		iface: func() DataSource { return &syslogacquisition.SyslogSource{} },
-	},
-	{
-		name:  "docker",
-		iface: func() DataSource { return &dockeracquisition.DockerSource{} },
-	},
-	{
-		name:  "kinesis",
-		iface: func() DataSource { return &kinesisacquisition.KinesisSource{} },
-	},
-	{
-		name:  "wineventlog",
-		iface: func() DataSource { return &wineventlogacquisition.WinEventLogSource{} },
-	},
-	{
-		name:  "kafka",
-		iface: func() DataSource { return &kafkaacquisition.KafkaSource{} },
-	},
+var AcquisitionSources = map[string]func() DataSource{
+	"file":        func() DataSource { return &fileacquisition.FileSource{} },
+	"journalctl":  func() DataSource { return &journalctlacquisition.JournalCtlSource{} },
+	"cloudwatch":  func() DataSource { return &cloudwatchacquisition.CloudwatchSource{} },
+	"syslog":      func() DataSource { return &syslogacquisition.SyslogSource{} },
+	"docker":      func() DataSource { return &dockeracquisition.DockerSource{} },
+	"kinesis":     func() DataSource { return &kinesisacquisition.KinesisSource{} },
+	"wineventlog": func() DataSource { return &wineventlogacquisition.WinEventLogSource{} },
+	"kafka":       func() DataSource { return &kafkaacquisition.KafkaSource{} },
 }
 
 func GetDataSourceIface(dataSourceType string) DataSource {
-	for _, source := range AcquisitionSources {
-		if source.name == dataSourceType {
-			return source.iface()
-		}
+	source := AcquisitionSources[dataSourceType]
+	if source == nil {
+		return nil
 	}
-	return nil
+	return source()
 }
 
 func DataSourceConfigure(commonConfig configuration.DataSourceCommonCfg) (*DataSource, error) {
-
-	//we dump it back to []byte, because we want to decode the yaml blob twice :
-	//once to DataSourceCommonCfg, and then later to the dedicated type of the datasource
+	// we dump it back to []byte, because we want to decode the yaml blob twice:
+	// once to DataSourceCommonCfg, and then later to the dedicated type of the datasource
 	yamlConfig, err := yaml.Marshal(commonConfig)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "unable to marshal back interface")
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to marshal back interface: %w", err)
 	}
 	if dataSrc := GetDataSourceIface(commonConfig.Source); dataSrc != nil {
 		/* this logger will then be used by the datasource at runtime */
 		clog := log.New()
 		if err := types.ConfigureLogger(clog); err != nil {
-			return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "while configuring datasource logger")
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("while configuring datasource logger: %w", err)
 		}
 		if commonConfig.LogLevel != nil {
 			clog.SetLevel(*commonConfig.LogLevel)
@@ -112,11 +84,11 @@ func DataSourceConfigure(commonConfig configuration.DataSourceCommonCfg) (*DataS
 		subLogger := clog.WithFields(customLog)
 		/* check eventual dependencies are satisfied (ie. journald will check journalctl availability) */
 		if err := dataSrc.CanRun(); err != nil {
-			return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "datasource %s cannot be run", commonConfig.Source)
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("datasource %s cannot be run: %w", commonConfig.Source, err)
 		}
 		/* configure the actual datasource */
 		if err := dataSrc.Configure(yamlConfig, subLogger); err != nil {
-			return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to configure datasource %s", commonConfig.Source)
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to configure datasource %s: %w", commonConfig.Source, err)
 
 		}
 		return &dataSrc, nil
@@ -124,9 +96,8 @@ func DataSourceConfigure(commonConfig configuration.DataSourceCommonCfg) (*DataS
 	return nil, fmt.Errorf("cannot find source %s", commonConfig.Source)
 }
 
-//detectBackwardCompatAcquis : try to magically detect the type for backward compat (type was not mandatory then)
+// detectBackwardCompatAcquis: try to magically detect the type for backward compat (type was not mandatory then)
 func detectBackwardCompatAcquis(sub configuration.DataSourceCommonCfg) string {
-
 	if _, ok := sub.Config["filename"]; ok {
 		return "file"
 	}
@@ -153,14 +124,14 @@ func LoadAcquisitionFromDSN(dsn string, labels map[string]string) ([]DataSource,
 	/* this logger will then be used by the datasource at runtime */
 	clog := log.New()
 	if err := types.ConfigureLogger(clog); err != nil {
-		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "while configuring datasource logger")
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("while configuring datasource logger: %w", err)
 	}
 	subLogger := clog.WithFields(log.Fields{
 		"type": dsn,
 	})
 	err := dataSrc.ConfigureByDSN(dsn, labels, subLogger)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "while configuration datasource for %s", dsn)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("while configuration datasource for %s: %w", dsn, err)
 	}
 	sources = append(sources, dataSrc)
 	return sources, nil
@@ -168,7 +139,6 @@ func LoadAcquisitionFromDSN(dsn string, labels map[string]string) ([]DataSource,
 
 // LoadAcquisitionFromFile unmarshals the configuration item and checks its availability
 func LoadAcquisitionFromFile(config *csconfig.CrowdsecServiceCfg) ([]DataSource, error) {
-
 	var sources []DataSource
 
 	for _, acquisFile := range config.AcquisitionFiles {
@@ -184,8 +154,8 @@ func LoadAcquisitionFromFile(config *csconfig.CrowdsecServiceCfg) ([]DataSource,
 			var idx int
 			err = dec.Decode(&sub)
 			if err != nil {
-				if ! errors.Is(err, io.EOF) {
-					return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to yaml decode %s", acquisFile)
+				if !errors.Is(err, io.EOF) {
+					return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to yaml decode %s: %w", acquisFile, err)
 				}
 				log.Tracef("End of yaml file")
 				break
@@ -212,7 +182,7 @@ func LoadAcquisitionFromFile(config *csconfig.CrowdsecServiceCfg) ([]DataSource,
 			}
 			src, err := DataSourceConfigure(sub)
 			if err != nil {
-				return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "while configuring datasource of type %s from %s (position: %d)", sub.Source, acquisFile, idx)
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("while configuring datasource of type %s from %s (position: %d): %w", sub.Source, acquisFile, idx, err)
 			}
 			sources = append(sources, *src)
 			idx += 1
@@ -232,9 +202,9 @@ func GetMetrics(sources []DataSource, aggregated bool) error {
 		for _, metric := range metrics {
 			if err := prometheus.Register(metric); err != nil {
 				if _, ok := err.(prometheus.AlreadyRegisteredError); !ok {
-					return errors.Wrapf(err, "could not register metrics for datasource %s", sources[i].GetName())
+					return fmt.Errorf("could not register metrics for datasource %s: %w", sources[i].GetName(), err)
 				}
-				//ignore the error
+				// ignore the error
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/pkg/acquisition/acquisition_test.go b/pkg/acquisition/acquisition_test.go
index a547970a8..db4ad432e 100644
--- a/pkg/acquisition/acquisition_test.go
+++ b/pkg/acquisition/acquisition_test.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
@@ -26,10 +25,19 @@ type MockSource struct {
 	logger                            *log.Entry
 }
 
+func (f *MockSource) UnmarshalConfig(cfg []byte) error {
+	err := yaml.UnmarshalStrict(cfg, &f)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (f *MockSource) Configure(cfg []byte, logger *log.Entry) error {
 	f.logger = logger
-	if err := yaml.UnmarshalStrict(cfg, &f); err != nil {
-		return errors.Wrap(err, "while unmarshaling to reader specific config")
+	if err := f.UnmarshalConfig(cfg); err != nil {
+		return err
 	}
 	if f.Mode == "" {
 		f.Mode = configuration.CAT_MODE
@@ -65,24 +73,10 @@ func (f *MockSourceCantRun) GetName() string { return "mock_cant_run" }
 // appendMockSource is only used to add mock source for tests
 func appendMockSource() {
 	if GetDataSourceIface("mock") == nil {
-		mock := struct {
-			name  string
-			iface func() DataSource
-		}{
-			name:  "mock",
-			iface: func() DataSource { return &MockSource{} },
-		}
-		AcquisitionSources = append(AcquisitionSources, mock)
+		AcquisitionSources["mock"] = func() DataSource { return &MockSource{} }
 	}
 	if GetDataSourceIface("mock_cant_run") == nil {
-		mock := struct {
-			name  string
-			iface func() DataSource
-		}{
-			name:  "mock_cant_run",
-			iface: func() DataSource { return &MockSourceCantRun{} },
-		}
-		AcquisitionSources = append(AcquisitionSources, mock)
+		AcquisitionSources["mock_cant_run"] = func() DataSource { return &MockSourceCantRun{} }
 	}
 }
 
@@ -313,8 +307,10 @@ func (f *MockCat) Configure(cfg []byte, logger *log.Entry) error {
 	}
 	return nil
 }
-func (f *MockCat) GetName() string { return "mock_cat" }
-func (f *MockCat) GetMode() string { return "cat" }
+
+func (f *MockCat) UnmarshalConfig(cfg []byte) error { return nil }
+func (f *MockCat) GetName() string                  { return "mock_cat" }
+func (f *MockCat) GetMode() string                  { return "cat" }
 func (f *MockCat) OneShotAcquisition(out chan types.Event, tomb *tomb.Tomb) error {
 	for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
 		evt := types.Event{}
@@ -351,8 +347,10 @@ func (f *MockTail) Configure(cfg []byte, logger *log.Entry) error {
 	}
 	return nil
 }
-func (f *MockTail) GetName() string { return "mock_tail" }
-func (f *MockTail) GetMode() string { return "tail" }
+
+func (f *MockTail) UnmarshalConfig(cfg []byte) error { return nil }
+func (f *MockTail) GetName() string                  { return "mock_tail" }
+func (f *MockTail) GetMode() string                  { return "tail" }
 func (f *MockTail) OneShotAcquisition(out chan types.Event, tomb *tomb.Tomb) error {
 	return fmt.Errorf("can't run in cat mode")
 }
@@ -482,6 +480,7 @@ type MockSourceByDSN struct {
 	logger                            *log.Entry //nolint: unused
 }
 
+func (f *MockSourceByDSN) UnmarshalConfig(cfg []byte) error                        { return nil }
 func (f *MockSourceByDSN) Configure(cfg []byte, logger *log.Entry) error           { return nil }
 func (f *MockSourceByDSN) GetMode() string                                         { return f.Mode }
 func (f *MockSourceByDSN) OneShotAcquisition(chan types.Event, *tomb.Tomb) error   { return nil }
@@ -524,14 +523,7 @@ func TestConfigureByDSN(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	if GetDataSourceIface("mockdsn") == nil {
-		mock := struct {
-			name  string
-			iface func() DataSource
-		}{
-			name:  "mockdsn",
-			iface: func() DataSource { return &MockSourceByDSN{} },
-		}
-		AcquisitionSources = append(AcquisitionSources, mock)
+		AcquisitionSources["mockdsn"] = func() DataSource { return &MockSourceByDSN{} }
 	}
 
 	for _, tc := range tests {
diff --git a/pkg/acquisition/modules/cloudwatch/cloudwatch.go b/pkg/acquisition/modules/cloudwatch/cloudwatch.go
index 9a3a66d5e..862285b80 100644
--- a/pkg/acquisition/modules/cloudwatch/cloudwatch.go
+++ b/pkg/acquisition/modules/cloudwatch/cloudwatch.go
@@ -12,17 +12,17 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws"
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws/session"
-	"github.com/crowdsecurity/crowdsec/pkg/acquisition/configuration"
-	leaky "github.com/crowdsecurity/crowdsec/pkg/leakybucket"
-	"github.com/crowdsecurity/crowdsec/pkg/parser"
-	"github.com/crowdsecurity/crowdsec/pkg/types"
+	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/service/cloudwatchlogs"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"gopkg.in/tomb.v2"
 	"gopkg.in/yaml.v2"
 
-	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/service/cloudwatchlogs"
+	"github.com/crowdsecurity/crowdsec/pkg/acquisition/configuration"
+	leaky "github.com/crowdsecurity/crowdsec/pkg/leakybucket"
+	"github.com/crowdsecurity/crowdsec/pkg/parser"
+	"github.com/crowdsecurity/crowdsec/pkg/types"
 )
 
 var openedStreams = prometheus.NewGaugeVec(
@@ -101,61 +101,81 @@ var (
 	def_AwsConfigDir            = ""
 )
 
-func (cw *CloudwatchSource) Configure(cfg []byte, logger *log.Entry) error {
-	cwConfig := CloudwatchSourceConfiguration{}
-	targetStream := "*"
-	if err := yaml.UnmarshalStrict(cfg, &cwConfig); err != nil {
-		return errors.Wrap(err, "Cannot parse CloudwatchSource configuration")
+func (cw *CloudwatchSource) UnmarshalConfig(yamlConfig []byte) error {
+	cw.Config = CloudwatchSourceConfiguration{}
+	if err := yaml.UnmarshalStrict(yamlConfig, &cw.Config); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("cannot parse CloudwatchSource configuration: %w", err)
 	}
-	cw.Config = cwConfig
+
 	if len(cw.Config.GroupName) == 0 {
 		return fmt.Errorf("group_name is mandatory for CloudwatchSource")
 	}
-	cw.logger = logger.WithField("group", cw.Config.GroupName)
+
 	if cw.Config.Mode == "" {
 		cw.Config.Mode = configuration.TAIL_MODE
 	}
-	logger.Debugf("Starting configuration for Cloudwatch group %s", cw.Config.GroupName)
 
 	if cw.Config.DescribeLogStreamsLimit == nil {
 		cw.Config.DescribeLogStreamsLimit = &def_DescribeLogStreamsLimit
 	}
-	logger.Tracef("describelogstreams_limit set to %d", *cw.Config.DescribeLogStreamsLimit)
+
 	if cw.Config.PollNewStreamInterval == nil {
 		cw.Config.PollNewStreamInterval = &def_PollNewStreamInterval
 	}
-	logger.Tracef("poll_new_stream_interval set to %v", *cw.Config.PollNewStreamInterval)
+
 	if cw.Config.MaxStreamAge == nil {
 		cw.Config.MaxStreamAge = &def_MaxStreamAge
 	}
-	logger.Tracef("max_stream_age set to %v", *cw.Config.MaxStreamAge)
+
 	if cw.Config.PollStreamInterval == nil {
 		cw.Config.PollStreamInterval = &def_PollStreamInterval
 	}
-	logger.Tracef("poll_stream_interval set to %v", *cw.Config.PollStreamInterval)
+
 	if cw.Config.StreamReadTimeout == nil {
 		cw.Config.StreamReadTimeout = &def_StreamReadTimeout
 	}
-	logger.Tracef("stream_read_timeout set to %v", *cw.Config.StreamReadTimeout)
+
 	if cw.Config.GetLogEventsPagesLimit == nil {
 		cw.Config.GetLogEventsPagesLimit = &def_GetLogEventsPagesLimit
 	}
-	logger.Tracef("getlogeventspages_limit set to %v", *cw.Config.GetLogEventsPagesLimit)
+
 	if cw.Config.AwsApiCallTimeout == nil {
 		cw.Config.AwsApiCallTimeout = &def_AwsApiCallTimeout
 	}
-	logger.Tracef("aws_api_timeout set to %v", *cw.Config.AwsApiCallTimeout)
-	if *cw.Config.MaxStreamAge > *cw.Config.StreamReadTimeout {
-		logger.Warningf("max_stream_age > stream_read_timeout, stream might keep being opened/closed")
-	}
+
 	if cw.Config.AwsConfigDir == nil {
 		cw.Config.AwsConfigDir = &def_AwsConfigDir
 	}
-	logger.Tracef("aws_config_dir set to %s", *cw.Config.AwsConfigDir)
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (cw *CloudwatchSource) Configure(yamlConfig []byte, logger *log.Entry) error {
+	err := cw.UnmarshalConfig(yamlConfig)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	cw.logger = logger.WithField("group", cw.Config.GroupName)
+
+	cw.logger.Debugf("Starting configuration for Cloudwatch group %s", cw.Config.GroupName)
+	cw.logger.Tracef("describelogstreams_limit set to %d", *cw.Config.DescribeLogStreamsLimit)
+	cw.logger.Tracef("poll_new_stream_interval set to %v", *cw.Config.PollNewStreamInterval)
+	cw.logger.Tracef("max_stream_age set to %v", *cw.Config.MaxStreamAge)
+	cw.logger.Tracef("poll_stream_interval set to %v", *cw.Config.PollStreamInterval)
+	cw.logger.Tracef("stream_read_timeout set to %v", *cw.Config.StreamReadTimeout)
+	cw.logger.Tracef("getlogeventspages_limit set to %v", *cw.Config.GetLogEventsPagesLimit)
+	cw.logger.Tracef("aws_api_timeout set to %v", *cw.Config.AwsApiCallTimeout)
+
+	if *cw.Config.MaxStreamAge > *cw.Config.StreamReadTimeout {
+		cw.logger.Warningf("max_stream_age > stream_read_timeout, stream might keep being opened/closed")
+	}
+	cw.logger.Tracef("aws_config_dir set to %s", *cw.Config.AwsConfigDir)
+
 	if *cw.Config.AwsConfigDir != "" {
 		_, err := os.Stat(*cw.Config.AwsConfigDir)
 		if err != nil {
-			logger.Errorf("can't read aws_config_dir '%s' got err %s", *cw.Config.AwsConfigDir, err)
+			cw.logger.Errorf("can't read aws_config_dir '%s' got err %s", *cw.Config.AwsConfigDir, err)
 			return fmt.Errorf("can't read aws_config_dir %s got err %s ", *cw.Config.AwsConfigDir, err)
 		}
 		os.Setenv("AWS_SDK_LOAD_CONFIG", "1")
@@ -164,7 +184,7 @@ func (cw *CloudwatchSource) Configure(cfg []byte, logger *log.Entry) error {
 		os.Setenv("AWS_SHARED_CREDENTIALS_FILE", fmt.Sprintf("%s/credentials", *cw.Config.AwsConfigDir))
 	} else {
 		if cw.Config.AwsRegion == nil {
-			logger.Errorf("aws_region is not specified, specify it or aws_config_dir")
+			cw.logger.Errorf("aws_region is not specified, specify it or aws_config_dir")
 			return fmt.Errorf("aws_region is not specified, specify it or aws_config_dir")
 		}
 		os.Setenv("AWS_REGION", *cw.Config.AwsRegion)
@@ -174,6 +194,8 @@ func (cw *CloudwatchSource) Configure(cfg []byte, logger *log.Entry) error {
 		return err
 	}
 	cw.streamIndexes = make(map[string]string)
+
+	targetStream := "*"
 	if cw.Config.StreamRegexp != nil {
 		if _, err := regexp.Compile(*cw.Config.StreamRegexp); err != nil {
 			return errors.Wrapf(err, "error while compiling regexp '%s'", *cw.Config.StreamRegexp)
@@ -183,7 +205,7 @@ func (cw *CloudwatchSource) Configure(cfg []byte, logger *log.Entry) error {
 		targetStream = *cw.Config.StreamName
 	}
 
-	logger.Infof("Adding cloudwatch group '%s' (stream:%s) to datasources", cw.Config.GroupName, targetStream)
+	cw.logger.Infof("Adding cloudwatch group '%s' (stream:%s) to datasources", cw.Config.GroupName, targetStream)
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/acquisition/modules/docker/docker.go b/pkg/acquisition/modules/docker/docker.go
index 117eadda2..db9e4ca9e 100644
--- a/pkg/acquisition/modules/docker/docker.go
+++ b/pkg/acquisition/modules/docker/docker.go
@@ -10,18 +10,19 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/crowdsecurity/crowdsec/pkg/acquisition/configuration"
-	leaky "github.com/crowdsecurity/crowdsec/pkg/leakybucket"
-	"github.com/crowdsecurity/crowdsec/pkg/types"
-	"github.com/crowdsecurity/dlog"
 	dockerTypes "github.com/docker/docker/api/types"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/client"
-
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"gopkg.in/tomb.v2"
 	"gopkg.in/yaml.v2"
+
+	"github.com/crowdsecurity/dlog"
+
+	"github.com/crowdsecurity/crowdsec/pkg/acquisition/configuration"
+	leaky "github.com/crowdsecurity/crowdsec/pkg/leakybucket"
+	"github.com/crowdsecurity/crowdsec/pkg/types"
 )
 
 var linesRead = prometheus.NewCounterVec(
@@ -67,24 +68,22 @@ type ContainerConfig struct {
 	Tty    bool
 }
 
-func (d *DockerSource) Configure(Config []byte, logger *log.Entry) error {
-	var err error
-
+func (d *DockerSource) UnmarshalConfig(yamlConfig []byte) error {
 	d.Config = DockerConfiguration{
 		FollowStdout:  true, // default
 		FollowStdErr:  true, // default
 		CheckInterval: "1s", // default
 	}
-	d.logger = logger
 
-	d.runningContainerState = make(map[string]*ContainerConfig)
-
-	err = yaml.UnmarshalStrict(Config, &d.Config)
+	err := yaml.UnmarshalStrict(yamlConfig, &d.Config)
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "Cannot parse DockerAcquisition configuration")
 	}
 
-	d.logger.Tracef("DockerAcquisition configuration: %+v", d.Config)
+	if d.logger != nil {
+		d.logger.Tracef("DockerAcquisition configuration: %+v", d.Config)
+	}
+
 	if len(d.Config.ContainerName) == 0 && len(d.Config.ContainerID) == 0 && len(d.Config.ContainerIDRegexp) == 0 && len(d.Config.ContainerNameRegexp) == 0 {
 		return fmt.Errorf("no containers names or containers ID configuration provided")
 	}
@@ -100,7 +99,6 @@ func (d *DockerSource) Configure(Config []byte, logger *log.Entry) error {
 	if d.Config.Mode != configuration.CAT_MODE && d.Config.Mode != configuration.TAIL_MODE {
 		return fmt.Errorf("unsupported mode %s for docker datasource", d.Config.Mode)
 	}
-	d.logger.Tracef("Actual DockerAcquisition configuration %+v", d.Config)
 
 	for _, cont := range d.Config.ContainerNameRegexp {
 		d.compiledContainerName = append(d.compiledContainerName, regexp.MustCompile(cont))
@@ -110,11 +108,6 @@ func (d *DockerSource) Configure(Config []byte, logger *log.Entry) error {
 		d.compiledContainerID = append(d.compiledContainerID, regexp.MustCompile(cont))
 	}
 
-	dockerClient, err := client.NewClientWithOpts(client.FromEnv, client.WithAPIVersionNegotiation())
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
 	if d.Config.Since == "" {
 		d.Config.Since = time.Now().UTC().Format(time.RFC3339)
 	}
@@ -130,17 +123,37 @@ func (d *DockerSource) Configure(Config []byte, logger *log.Entry) error {
 		d.containerLogsOptions.Until = d.Config.Until
 	}
 
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (d *DockerSource) Configure(yamlConfig []byte, logger *log.Entry) error {
+	d.logger = logger
+
+	err := d.UnmarshalConfig(yamlConfig)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	d.runningContainerState = make(map[string]*ContainerConfig)
+
+	d.logger.Tracef("Actual DockerAcquisition configuration %+v", d.Config)
+
+	dockerClient, err := client.NewClientWithOpts(client.FromEnv, client.WithAPIVersionNegotiation())
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	if d.Config.DockerHost != "" {
-		if err := client.WithHost(d.Config.DockerHost)(dockerClient); err != nil {
+		err = client.WithHost(d.Config.DockerHost)(dockerClient)
+		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
 	d.Client = dockerClient
 
 	_, err = d.Client.Info(context.Background())
-
 	if err != nil {
-		return errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to configure docker datasource %s", d.Config.DockerHost)
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to configure docker datasource %s: %w", d.Config.DockerHost, err)
 	}
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/pkg/acquisition/modules/file/file.go b/pkg/acquisition/modules/file/file.go
index b1b29c930..a98a0fd36 100644
--- a/pkg/acquisition/modules/file/file.go
+++ b/pkg/acquisition/modules/file/file.go
@@ -13,9 +13,6 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/crowdsecurity/crowdsec/pkg/acquisition/configuration"
-	leaky "github.com/crowdsecurity/crowdsec/pkg/leakybucket"
-	"github.com/crowdsecurity/crowdsec/pkg/types"
 	"github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify"
 	"github.com/nxadm/tail"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
@@ -23,6 +20,10 @@ import (
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"gopkg.in/tomb.v2"
 	"gopkg.in/yaml.v2"
+
+	"github.com/crowdsecurity/crowdsec/pkg/acquisition/configuration"
+	leaky "github.com/crowdsecurity/crowdsec/pkg/leakybucket"
+	"github.com/crowdsecurity/crowdsec/pkg/types"
 )
 
 var linesRead = prometheus.NewCounterVec(
@@ -50,41 +51,62 @@ type FileSource struct {
 	exclude_regexps    []*regexp.Regexp
 }
 
-func (f *FileSource) Configure(Config []byte, logger *log.Entry) error {
-	fileConfig := FileConfiguration{}
-	f.logger = logger
-	f.watchedDirectories = make(map[string]bool)
-	f.tails = make(map[string]bool)
-	err := yaml.UnmarshalStrict(Config, &fileConfig)
+func (f *FileSource) UnmarshalConfig(yamlConfig []byte) error {
+	f.config = FileConfiguration{}
+	err := yaml.UnmarshalStrict(yamlConfig, &f.config)
 	if err != nil {
-		return errors.Wrap(err, "Cannot parse FileAcquisition configuration")
+		return fmt.Errorf("cannot parse FileAcquisition configuration: %w", err)
 	}
-	f.logger.Tracef("FileAcquisition configuration: %+v", fileConfig)
-	if len(fileConfig.Filename) != 0 {
-		fileConfig.Filenames = append(fileConfig.Filenames, fileConfig.Filename)
+
+	if f.logger != nil {
+		f.logger.Tracef("FileAcquisition configuration: %+v", f.config)
 	}
-	if len(fileConfig.Filenames) == 0 {
+
+	if len(f.config.Filename) != 0 {
+		f.config.Filenames = append(f.config.Filenames, f.config.Filename)
+	}
+
+	if len(f.config.Filenames) == 0 {
 		return fmt.Errorf("no filename or filenames configuration provided")
 	}
-	f.config = fileConfig
+
 	if f.config.Mode == "" {
 		f.config.Mode = configuration.TAIL_MODE
 	}
+
 	if f.config.Mode != configuration.CAT_MODE && f.config.Mode != configuration.TAIL_MODE {
 		return fmt.Errorf("unsupported mode %s for file source", f.config.Mode)
 	}
+
+	for _, exclude := range f.config.ExcludeRegexps {
+		re, err := regexp.Compile(exclude)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("could not compile regexp %s: %w", exclude, err)
+		}
+		f.exclude_regexps = append(f.exclude_regexps, re)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (f *FileSource) Configure(yamlConfig []byte, logger *log.Entry) error {
+	f.logger = logger
+
+	err := f.UnmarshalConfig(yamlConfig)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	f.watchedDirectories = make(map[string]bool)
+	f.tails = make(map[string]bool)
+
 	f.watcher, err = fsnotify.NewWatcher()
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrapf(err, "Could not create fsnotify watcher")
 	}
-	for _, exclude := range f.config.ExcludeRegexps {
-		re, err := regexp.Compile(exclude)
-		if err != nil {
-			return errors.Wrapf(err, "Could not compile regexp %s", exclude)
-		}
-		f.exclude_regexps = append(f.exclude_regexps, re)
-	}
+
 	f.logger.Tracef("Actual FileAcquisition Configuration %+v", f.config)
+
 	for _, pattern := range f.config.Filenames {
 		if f.config.ForceInotify {
 			directory := filepath.Dir(pattern)
diff --git a/pkg/acquisition/modules/file/file_test.go b/pkg/acquisition/modules/file/file_test.go
index 06653fbe1..aa055d471 100644
--- a/pkg/acquisition/modules/file/file_test.go
+++ b/pkg/acquisition/modules/file/file_test.go
@@ -7,14 +7,15 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
-	fileacquisition "github.com/crowdsecurity/crowdsec/pkg/acquisition/modules/file"
-	"github.com/crowdsecurity/crowdsec/pkg/cstest"
-	"github.com/crowdsecurity/crowdsec/pkg/types"
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus/hooks/test"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 	"gopkg.in/tomb.v2"
+
+	fileacquisition "github.com/crowdsecurity/crowdsec/pkg/acquisition/modules/file"
+	"github.com/crowdsecurity/crowdsec/pkg/cstest"
+	"github.com/crowdsecurity/crowdsec/pkg/types"
 )
 
 func TestBadConfiguration(t *testing.T) {
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ func TestBadConfiguration(t *testing.T) {
 			name: "bad exclude regexp",
 			config: `filenames: ["asd.log"]
 exclude_regexps: ["as[a-$d"]`,
-			expectedErr: "Could not compile regexp as",
+			expectedErr: "could not compile regexp as",
 		},
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/acquisition/modules/journalctl/journalctl.go b/pkg/acquisition/modules/journalctl/journalctl.go
index 674563753..ed4445718 100644
--- a/pkg/acquisition/modules/journalctl/journalctl.go
+++ b/pkg/acquisition/modules/journalctl/journalctl.go
@@ -9,15 +9,15 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/crowdsecurity/crowdsec/pkg/acquisition/configuration"
-	leaky "github.com/crowdsecurity/crowdsec/pkg/leakybucket"
-	"github.com/crowdsecurity/crowdsec/pkg/types"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
-
 	"gopkg.in/tomb.v2"
 	"gopkg.in/yaml.v2"
+
+	"github.com/crowdsecurity/crowdsec/pkg/acquisition/configuration"
+	leaky "github.com/crowdsecurity/crowdsec/pkg/leakybucket"
+	"github.com/crowdsecurity/crowdsec/pkg/types"
 )
 
 type JournalCtlConfiguration struct {
@@ -163,28 +163,41 @@ func (j *JournalCtlSource) GetAggregMetrics() []prometheus.Collector {
 	return []prometheus.Collector{linesRead}
 }
 
-func (j *JournalCtlSource) Configure(yamlConfig []byte, logger *log.Entry) error {
-	config := JournalCtlConfiguration{}
-	j.logger = logger
-	err := yaml.UnmarshalStrict(yamlConfig, &config)
+func (j *JournalCtlSource) UnmarshalConfig(yamlConfig []byte) error {
+	j.config = JournalCtlConfiguration{}
+	err := yaml.UnmarshalStrict(yamlConfig, &j.config)
 	if err != nil {
-		return errors.Wrap(err, "Cannot parse JournalCtlSource configuration")
+		return fmt.Errorf("cannot parse JournalCtlSource configuration: %w", err)
 	}
-	if config.Mode == "" {
-		config.Mode = configuration.TAIL_MODE
+
+	if j.config.Mode == "" {
+		j.config.Mode = configuration.TAIL_MODE
 	}
+
 	var args []string
-	if config.Mode == configuration.TAIL_MODE {
+	if j.config.Mode == configuration.TAIL_MODE {
 		args = journalctlArgstreaming
 	} else {
 		args = journalctlArgsOneShot
 	}
-	if len(config.Filters) == 0 {
+
+	if len(j.config.Filters) == 0 {
 		return fmt.Errorf("journalctl_filter is required")
 	}
-	j.args = append(args, config.Filters...)
-	j.src = fmt.Sprintf("journalctl-%s", strings.Join(config.Filters, "."))
-	j.config = config
+	j.args = append(args, j.config.Filters...)
+	j.src = fmt.Sprintf("journalctl-%s", strings.Join(j.config.Filters, "."))
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (j *JournalCtlSource) Configure(yamlConfig []byte, logger *log.Entry) error {
+	j.logger = logger
+
+	err := j.UnmarshalConfig(yamlConfig)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/acquisition/modules/kafka/kafka.go b/pkg/acquisition/modules/kafka/kafka.go
index b8b8937e5..f3197f192 100644
--- a/pkg/acquisition/modules/kafka/kafka.go
+++ b/pkg/acquisition/modules/kafka/kafka.go
@@ -10,15 +10,16 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/crowdsecurity/crowdsec/pkg/acquisition/configuration"
-	"github.com/crowdsecurity/crowdsec/pkg/leakybucket"
-	"github.com/crowdsecurity/crowdsec/pkg/types"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
 	"github.com/segmentio/kafka-go"
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"gopkg.in/tomb.v2"
 	"gopkg.in/yaml.v2"
+
+	"github.com/crowdsecurity/crowdsec/pkg/acquisition/configuration"
+	"github.com/crowdsecurity/crowdsec/pkg/leakybucket"
+	"github.com/crowdsecurity/crowdsec/pkg/types"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -54,35 +55,51 @@ type KafkaSource struct {
 	Reader *kafka.Reader
 }
 
-func (k *KafkaSource) Configure(Config []byte, logger *log.Entry) error {
-	var err error
-
+func (k *KafkaSource) UnmarshalConfig(yamlConfig []byte) error {
 	k.Config = KafkaConfiguration{}
-	k.logger = logger
-	err = yaml.UnmarshalStrict(Config, &k.Config)
+
+	err := yaml.UnmarshalStrict(yamlConfig, &k.Config)
 	if err != nil {
-		return errors.Wrapf(err, "cannot parse %s datasource configuration", dataSourceName)
+		return fmt.Errorf("cannot parse %s datasource configuration: %w", dataSourceName, err)
 	}
+
 	if len(k.Config.Brokers) == 0 {
 		return fmt.Errorf("cannot create a %s reader with an empty list of broker addresses", dataSourceName)
 	}
+
 	if k.Config.Topic == "" {
 		return fmt.Errorf("cannot create a %s reader with am empty topic", dataSourceName)
 	}
+
 	if k.Config.Mode == "" {
 		k.Config.Mode = configuration.TAIL_MODE
 	}
+
+	return err
+}
+
+func (k *KafkaSource) Configure(yamlConfig []byte, logger *log.Entry) error {
+	k.logger = logger
+
+	err := k.UnmarshalConfig(yamlConfig)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	dialer, err := k.Config.NewDialer()
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrapf(err, "cannot create %s dialer", dataSourceName)
 	}
+
 	k.Reader, err = k.Config.NewReader(dialer)
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrapf(err, "cannote create %s reader", dataSourceName)
 	}
+
 	if k.Reader == nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("cannot create %s reader", dataSourceName)
 	}
+
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/acquisition/modules/kinesis/kinesis.go b/pkg/acquisition/modules/kinesis/kinesis.go
index cce5ffbfc..48911b372 100644
--- a/pkg/acquisition/modules/kinesis/kinesis.go
+++ b/pkg/acquisition/modules/kinesis/kinesis.go
@@ -13,14 +13,15 @@ import (
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws/arn"
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws/session"
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/service/kinesis"
-	"github.com/crowdsecurity/crowdsec/pkg/acquisition/configuration"
-	"github.com/crowdsecurity/crowdsec/pkg/leakybucket"
-	"github.com/crowdsecurity/crowdsec/pkg/types"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"gopkg.in/tomb.v2"
 	"gopkg.in/yaml.v2"
+
+	"github.com/crowdsecurity/crowdsec/pkg/acquisition/configuration"
+	"github.com/crowdsecurity/crowdsec/pkg/leakybucket"
+	"github.com/crowdsecurity/crowdsec/pkg/types"
 )
 
 type KinesisConfiguration struct {
@@ -113,17 +114,18 @@ func (k *KinesisSource) GetAggregMetrics() []prometheus.Collector {
 	return []prometheus.Collector{linesRead, linesReadShards}
 }
 
-func (k *KinesisSource) Configure(yamlConfig []byte, logger *log.Entry) error {
-	config := KinesisConfiguration{}
-	k.logger = logger
-	err := yaml.UnmarshalStrict(yamlConfig, &config)
+func (k *KinesisSource) UnmarshalConfig(yamlConfig []byte) error {
+	k.Config = KinesisConfiguration{}
+
+	err := yaml.UnmarshalStrict(yamlConfig, &k.Config)
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "Cannot parse kinesis datasource configuration")
 	}
-	if config.Mode == "" {
-		config.Mode = configuration.TAIL_MODE
+
+	if k.Config.Mode == "" {
+		k.Config.Mode = configuration.TAIL_MODE
 	}
-	k.Config = config
+
 	if k.Config.StreamName == "" && !k.Config.UseEnhancedFanOut {
 		return fmt.Errorf("stream_name is mandatory when use_enhanced_fanout is false")
 	}
@@ -139,10 +141,23 @@ func (k *KinesisSource) Configure(yamlConfig []byte, logger *log.Entry) error {
 	if k.Config.MaxRetries <= 0 {
 		k.Config.MaxRetries = 10
 	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (k *KinesisSource) Configure(yamlConfig []byte, logger *log.Entry) error {
+	k.logger = logger
+
+	err := k.UnmarshalConfig(yamlConfig)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	err = k.newClient()
 	if err != nil {
-		return errors.Wrap(err, "Cannot create kinesis client")
+		return fmt.Errorf("cannot create kinesis client: %w", err)
 	}
+
 	k.shardReaderTomb = &tomb.Tomb{}
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/acquisition/modules/syslog/syslog.go b/pkg/acquisition/modules/syslog/syslog.go
index 2cd0083b7..29f1dc574 100644
--- a/pkg/acquisition/modules/syslog/syslog.go
+++ b/pkg/acquisition/modules/syslog/syslog.go
@@ -6,18 +6,18 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	"gopkg.in/tomb.v2"
+	"gopkg.in/yaml.v2"
+
 	"github.com/crowdsecurity/crowdsec/pkg/acquisition/configuration"
 	"github.com/crowdsecurity/crowdsec/pkg/acquisition/modules/syslog/internal/parser/rfc3164"
 	"github.com/crowdsecurity/crowdsec/pkg/acquisition/modules/syslog/internal/parser/rfc5424"
 	syslogserver "github.com/crowdsecurity/crowdsec/pkg/acquisition/modules/syslog/internal/server"
 	leaky "github.com/crowdsecurity/crowdsec/pkg/leakybucket"
 	"github.com/crowdsecurity/crowdsec/pkg/types"
-	"github.com/pkg/errors"
-	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
-	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
-
-	"gopkg.in/tomb.v2"
-	"gopkg.in/yaml.v2"
 )
 
 type SyslogConfiguration struct {
@@ -89,31 +89,43 @@ func validateAddr(addr string) bool {
 	return net.ParseIP(addr) != nil
 }
 
-func (s *SyslogSource) Configure(yamlConfig []byte, logger *log.Entry) error {
-	s.logger = logger
-	s.logger.Infof("Starting syslog datasource configuration")
-	syslogConfig := SyslogConfiguration{}
-	syslogConfig.Mode = configuration.TAIL_MODE
-	err := yaml.UnmarshalStrict(yamlConfig, &syslogConfig)
+func (s *SyslogSource) UnmarshalConfig(yamlConfig []byte) error {
+	s.config = SyslogConfiguration{}
+	s.config.Mode = configuration.TAIL_MODE
+
+	err := yaml.UnmarshalStrict(yamlConfig, &s.config)
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "Cannot parse syslog configuration")
 	}
-	if syslogConfig.Addr == "" {
-		syslogConfig.Addr = "127.0.0.1" //do we want a usable or secure default ?
+
+	if s.config.Addr == "" {
+		s.config.Addr = "127.0.0.1" //do we want a usable or secure default ?
 	}
-	if syslogConfig.Port == 0 {
-		syslogConfig.Port = 514
+	if s.config.Port == 0 {
+		s.config.Port = 514
 	}
-	if syslogConfig.MaxMessageLen == 0 {
-		syslogConfig.MaxMessageLen = 2048
+	if s.config.MaxMessageLen == 0 {
+		s.config.MaxMessageLen = 2048
 	}
-	if !validatePort(syslogConfig.Port) {
-		return fmt.Errorf("invalid port %d", syslogConfig.Port)
+	if !validatePort(s.config.Port) {
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid port %d", s.config.Port)
 	}
-	if !validateAddr(syslogConfig.Addr) {
-		return fmt.Errorf("invalid listen IP %s", syslogConfig.Addr)
+	if !validateAddr(s.config.Addr) {
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid listen IP %s", s.config.Addr)
 	}
-	s.config = syslogConfig
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (s *SyslogSource) Configure(yamlConfig []byte, logger *log.Entry) error {
+	s.logger = logger
+	s.logger.Infof("Starting syslog datasource configuration")
+
+	err := s.UnmarshalConfig(yamlConfig)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/acquisition/modules/wineventlog/wineventlog.go b/pkg/acquisition/modules/wineventlog/wineventlog.go
index 92bbd7be4..6febf7b8a 100644
--- a/pkg/acquisition/modules/wineventlog/wineventlog.go
+++ b/pkg/acquisition/modules/wineventlog/wineventlog.go
@@ -5,15 +5,20 @@ package wineventlogacquisition
 import (
 	"errors"
 
-	"github.com/crowdsecurity/crowdsec/pkg/acquisition/configuration"
-	"github.com/crowdsecurity/crowdsec/pkg/types"
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"gopkg.in/tomb.v2"
+
+	"github.com/crowdsecurity/crowdsec/pkg/acquisition/configuration"
+	"github.com/crowdsecurity/crowdsec/pkg/types"
 )
 
 type WinEventLogSource struct{}
 
+func (w *WinEventLogSource) UnmarshalConfig(yamlConfig []byte) error {
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (w *WinEventLogSource) Configure(yamlConfig []byte, logger *log.Entry) error {
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/acquisition/modules/wineventlog/wineventlog_windows.go b/pkg/acquisition/modules/wineventlog/wineventlog_windows.go
index 7e7bb5778..c4a87524c 100644
--- a/pkg/acquisition/modules/wineventlog/wineventlog_windows.go
+++ b/pkg/acquisition/modules/wineventlog/wineventlog_windows.go
@@ -9,9 +9,6 @@ import (
 	"syscall"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/crowdsecurity/crowdsec/pkg/acquisition/configuration"
-	leaky "github.com/crowdsecurity/crowdsec/pkg/leakybucket"
-	"github.com/crowdsecurity/crowdsec/pkg/types"
 	"github.com/google/winops/winlog"
 	"github.com/google/winops/winlog/wevtapi"
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
@@ -19,6 +16,10 @@ import (
 	"golang.org/x/sys/windows"
 	"gopkg.in/tomb.v2"
 	"gopkg.in/yaml.v2"
+
+	"github.com/crowdsecurity/crowdsec/pkg/acquisition/configuration"
+	leaky "github.com/crowdsecurity/crowdsec/pkg/leakybucket"
+	"github.com/crowdsecurity/crowdsec/pkg/types"
 )
 
 type WinEventLogConfiguration struct {
@@ -228,29 +229,26 @@ func (w *WinEventLogSource) generateConfig(query string) (*winlog.SubscribeConfi
 	return &config, nil
 }
 
-func (w *WinEventLogSource) Configure(yamlConfig []byte, logger *log.Entry) error {
-
-	config := WinEventLogConfiguration{}
-	w.logger = logger
-	err := yaml.UnmarshalStrict(yamlConfig, &config)
+func (w *WinEventLogSource) UnmarshalConfig(yamlConfig []byte) error {
+	w.config = WinEventLogConfiguration{}
 
+	err := yaml.UnmarshalStrict(yamlConfig, &w.config)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("unable to parse configuration: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	if config.EventChannel != "" && config.XPathQuery != "" {
+	if w.config.EventChannel != "" && w.config.XPathQuery != "" {
 		return fmt.Errorf("event_channel and xpath_query are mutually exclusive")
 	}
 
-	if config.EventChannel == "" && config.XPathQuery == "" {
+	if w.config.EventChannel == "" && w.config.XPathQuery == "" {
 		return fmt.Errorf("event_channel or xpath_query must be set")
 	}
 
-	config.Mode = configuration.TAIL_MODE
-	w.config = config
+	w.config.Mode = configuration.TAIL_MODE
 
-	if config.XPathQuery != "" {
-		w.query = config.XPathQuery
+	if w.config.XPathQuery != "" {
+		w.query = w.config.XPathQuery
 	} else {
 		w.query, err = w.buildXpathQuery()
 		if err != nil {
@@ -258,15 +256,26 @@ func (w *WinEventLogSource) Configure(yamlConfig []byte, logger *log.Entry) erro
 		}
 	}
 
-	w.evtConfig, err = w.generateConfig(w.query)
+	if w.config.PrettyName != "" {
+		w.name = w.config.PrettyName
+	} else {
+		w.name = w.query
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (w *WinEventLogSource) Configure(yamlConfig []byte, logger *log.Entry) error {
+	w.logger = logger
+
+	err := w.UnmarshalConfig(yamlConfig)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if config.PrettyName != "" {
-		w.name = config.PrettyName
-	} else {
-		w.name = w.query
+	w.evtConfig, err = w.generateConfig(w.query)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
 	}
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/pkg/cstest/utils.go b/pkg/cstest/utils.go
index 2c26be89e..fb8300094 100644
--- a/pkg/cstest/utils.go
+++ b/pkg/cstest/utils.go
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 package cstest
 
 import (
+	"strings"
 	"testing"
+	"text/template"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
@@ -28,3 +30,20 @@ func RequireErrorContains(t *testing.T, err error, expectedErr string) {
 
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 }
+
+// Interpolate fills a string template with the given values, can be map or struct.
+// example: Interpolate("{{.Name}}", map[string]string{"Name": "JohnDoe"})
+func Interpolate(s string, data interface{}) (string, error) {
+	tmpl, err := template.New("").Parse(s)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	var b strings.Builder
+	err = tmpl.Execute(&b, data)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	return b.String(), nil
+}