diff --git a/everestrs/everestrs-build/jinja/module.jinja2 b/everestrs/everestrs-build/jinja/module.jinja2
index 2ff50008..6909512b 100644
--- a/everestrs/everestrs-build/jinja/module.jinja2
+++ b/everestrs/everestrs-build/jinja/module.jinja2
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ impl Module {
 {% endfor %}
     ) -> ::std::sync::Arc<Self> {
         let runtime = ::everestrs::Runtime::new();
-        let connections = ::everestrs::get_module_connections();        
+        let connections = runtime.get_module_connections();
         let this = ::std::sync::Arc::new(Self {
             on_ready,
 {% for provide in provides %}
diff --git a/everestrs/everestrs/src/everestrs_sys.cpp b/everestrs/everestrs/src/everestrs_sys.cpp
index a03cd2c5..08e7a65f 100644
--- a/everestrs/everestrs/src/everestrs_sys.cpp
+++ b/everestrs/everestrs/src/everestrs_sys.cpp
@@ -155,11 +155,8 @@ rust::Vec<RsModuleConfig> get_module_configs(rust::Str module_id, rust::Str pref
     return out;
 }
 
-rust::Vec<RsModuleConnections> get_module_connections(rust::Str module_id, rust::Str prefix, rust::Str config_file) {
-    const auto rs = std::make_shared<Everest::RuntimeSettings>(std::string(prefix), std::string(config_file));
-    Everest::Config config{rs};
-
-    const auto connections = config.get_main_config().at(std::string(module_id))["connections"];
+rust::Vec<RsModuleConnections> Module::get_module_connections() const {
+    const auto connections = config_->get_main_config().at(std::string(module_id_))["connections"];
 
     // Iterate over the connections block.
     rust::Vec<RsModuleConnections> out;
@@ -174,7 +171,6 @@ int init_logging(rust::Str module_id, rust::Str prefix, rust::Str config_file) {
     using namespace boost::log;
     using namespace Everest::Logging;
 
-
     const std::string module_id_cpp{module_id};
     const std::string prefix_cpp{prefix};
     const std::string config_file_cpp{config_file};
diff --git a/everestrs/everestrs/src/everestrs_sys.hpp b/everestrs/everestrs/src/everestrs_sys.hpp
index 00e50132..647b2e3d 100644
--- a/everestrs/everestrs/src/everestrs_sys.hpp
+++ b/everestrs/everestrs/src/everestrs_sys.hpp
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ class Module {
     JsonBlob call_command(rust::Str implementation_id, size_t index, rust::Str name, JsonBlob args) const;
     void subscribe_variable(const Runtime& rt, rust::String implementation_id, size_t index, rust::String name) const;
     void publish_variable(rust::Str implementation_id, rust::Str name, JsonBlob blob) const;
+    rust::Vec<RsModuleConnections> get_module_connections() const;
 
 private:
     const std::string module_id_;
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ class Module {
 std::unique_ptr<Module> create_module(rust::Str module_name, rust::Str prefix, rust::Str conf);
 
 rust::Vec<RsModuleConfig> get_module_configs(rust::Str module_name, rust::Str prefix, rust::Str conf);
-rust::Vec<RsModuleConnections> get_module_connections(rust::Str module_name, rust::Str prefix, rust::Str conf);
+// rust::Vec<RsModuleConnections> get_module_connections(rust::Str module_name, rust::Str prefix, rust::Str conf);
 
 int init_logging(rust::Str module_name, rust::Str prefix, rust::Str conf);
 void log2cxx(int level, int line, rust::Str file, rust::Str message);
diff --git a/everestrs/everestrs/src/lib.rs b/everestrs/everestrs/src/lib.rs
index 70d0dde2..43f69be0 100644
--- a/everestrs/everestrs/src/lib.rs
+++ b/everestrs/everestrs/src/lib.rs
@@ -159,20 +159,16 @@ mod ffi {
             name: String,
         );
 
+        /// Returns the `connections` block defined in the `config.yaml` for
+        /// the current module.
+        fn get_module_connections(self: &Module) -> Vec<RsModuleConnections>;
+
         /// Publishes the given `blob` under the `implementation_id` and `name`.
         fn publish_variable(self: &Module, implementation_id: &str, name: &str, blob: JsonBlob);
 
         /// Returns the module config from cpp.
         fn get_module_configs(module_id: &str, prefix: &str, conf: &str) -> Vec<RsModuleConfig>;
 
-        /// Returns the `connections` block defined in the `config.yaml` for
-        /// the current module.
-        fn get_module_connections(
-            module_id: &str,
-            prefix: &str,
-            conf: &str,
-        ) -> Vec<RsModuleConnections>;
-
         /// Call this once.
         fn init_logging(module_id: &str, prefix: &str, conf: &str) -> i32;
 
@@ -439,7 +435,7 @@ impl Runtime {
             }
         }
 
-        let connections = get_module_connections();
+        let connections = self.get_module_connections();
 
         // Subscribe to all variables that might be of interest.
         for (implementation_id, requires) in manifest.requires {
@@ -463,6 +459,15 @@ impl Runtime {
         // again.
         (self.cpp_module).as_ref().unwrap().signal_ready(self);
     }
+
+    /// The interface for fetching the module connections though the C++ runtime.
+    pub fn get_module_connections(&self) -> HashMap<String, usize> {
+        let raw_connections = self.cpp_module.as_ref().unwrap().get_module_connections();
+        raw_connections
+            .into_iter()
+            .map(|connection| (connection.implementation_id, connection.slots))
+            .collect()
+    }
 }
 
 /// A store for our config values. The type is closely related to
@@ -560,18 +565,3 @@ pub fn get_module_configs() -> HashMap<String, HashMap<String, Config>> {
 
     out
 }
-
-/// The interface for fetching the module connections though the C++ runtime.
-pub fn get_module_connections() -> HashMap<String, usize> {
-    let args: Args = argh::from_env();
-    let raw_connections = ffi::get_module_connections(
-        &args.module,
-        &args.prefix.to_string_lossy(),
-        &args.conf.to_string_lossy(),
-    );
-
-    raw_connections
-        .into_iter()
-        .map(|connection| (connection.implementation_id, connection.slots))
-        .collect()
-}