diff --git a/cns/configuration/configuration.go b/cns/configuration/configuration.go
index b032852a15..36b4204203 100644
--- a/cns/configuration/configuration.go
+++ b/cns/configuration/configuration.go
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ func ReadConfig() (CNSConfig, error) {
 }
 
 // set telmetry setting defaults
-func setTelemetrySettingDefaults(telemetrySettings TelemetrySettings) {
+func setTelemetrySettingDefaults(telemetrySettings *TelemetrySettings) {
 	if telemetrySettings.RefreshIntervalInSecs == 0 {
 		// set the default refresh interval of metadata thread to 15 seconds
 		telemetrySettings.RefreshIntervalInSecs = 15
@@ -93,5 +93,5 @@ func setTelemetrySettingDefaults(telemetrySettings TelemetrySettings) {
 
 // Set Default values of CNS config if not specified
 func SetCNSConfigDefaults(config *CNSConfig) {
-	setTelemetrySettingDefaults(config.TelemetrySettings)
+	setTelemetrySettingDefaults(&config.TelemetrySettings)
 }
diff --git a/cns/service/main.go b/cns/service/main.go
index 9352728628..5db4feb6c1 100644
--- a/cns/service/main.go
+++ b/cns/service/main.go
@@ -224,8 +224,8 @@ func main() {
 		logger.Errorf("[Azure CNS] Error reading cns config: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	logger.Printf("[Azure CNS] Read config :%+v", cnsconfig)
 	configuration.SetCNSConfigDefaults(&cnsconfig)
+	logger.Printf("[Azure CNS] Read config :%+v", cnsconfig)
 
 	disableTelemetry := cnsconfig.TelemetrySettings.DisableAll