diff --git a/daemon/daemon_config.c b/daemon/daemon_config.c
index 561be03..22179e9 100644
--- a/daemon/daemon_config.c
+++ b/daemon/daemon_config.c
@@ -438,9 +438,11 @@ bool config_get_client_blacklisted(GameModeConfig *self, const char *client)
 /*
  * Gets the reaper frequency
  */
-void config_get_reaper_thread_frequency(GameModeConfig *self, long *value)
+long config_get_reaper_thread_frequency(GameModeConfig *self)
 {
-	memcpy_locked_config(self, value, &self->reaper_frequency, sizeof(long));
+	long value = 0;
+	memcpy_locked_config(self, &value, &self->reaper_frequency, sizeof(long));
+	return value;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -498,24 +500,28 @@ void config_get_soft_realtime(GameModeConfig *self, char softrealtime[CONFIG_VAL
 /*
  * Get the renice value
  */
-void config_get_renice_value(GameModeConfig *self, long *value)
+long config_get_renice_value(GameModeConfig *self)
 {
-	memcpy_locked_config(self, value, &self->renice, sizeof(long));
+	long value = 0;
+	memcpy_locked_config(self, &value, &self->renice, sizeof(long));
+	return value;
 }
 
 /*
  * Get the ioprio value
  */
-void config_get_ioprio_value(GameModeConfig *self, int *value)
+long config_get_ioprio_value(GameModeConfig *self)
 {
+	long value = 0;
 	char ioprio_value[CONFIG_VALUE_MAX] = { 0 };
 	memcpy_locked_config(self, ioprio_value, &self->ioprio, sizeof(self->ioprio));
 	if (0 == strncmp(ioprio_value, "off", sizeof(self->ioprio)))
-		*value = IOPRIO_DONT_SET;
+		value = IOPRIO_DONT_SET;
 	else if (0 == strncmp(ioprio_value, "default", sizeof(self->ioprio)))
-		*value = IOPRIO_RESET_DEFAULT;
+		value = IOPRIO_RESET_DEFAULT;
 	else
-		*value = atoi(ioprio_value);
+		value = atoi(ioprio_value);
+	return value;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -529,36 +535,51 @@ void config_get_apply_gpu_optimisations(GameModeConfig *self, char value[CONFIG_
 	                     sizeof(self->apply_gpu_optimisations));
 }
 
-void config_get_gpu_vendor(GameModeConfig *self, long *value)
+long config_get_gpu_vendor(GameModeConfig *self)
 {
-	memcpy_locked_config(self, value, &self->gpu_vendor, sizeof(long));
+	long value = 0;
+	memcpy_locked_config(self, &value, &self->gpu_vendor, sizeof(long));
+	return value;
 }
 
-void config_get_gpu_device(GameModeConfig *self, long *value)
+long config_get_gpu_device(GameModeConfig *self)
 {
-	memcpy_locked_config(self, value, &self->gpu_device, sizeof(long));
+	long value = 0;
+	memcpy_locked_config(self, &value, &self->gpu_device, sizeof(long));
+	return value;
 }
 
-void config_get_nv_core_clock_mhz_offset(GameModeConfig *self, long *value)
+long config_get_nv_core_clock_mhz_offset(GameModeConfig *self)
 {
-	memcpy_locked_config(self, value, &self->nv_core_clock_mhz_offset, sizeof(long));
+	long value = 0;
+	memcpy_locked_config(self, &value, &self->nv_core_clock_mhz_offset, sizeof(long));
+	return value;
 }
 
-void config_get_nv_mem_clock_mhz_offset(GameModeConfig *self, long *value)
+long config_get_nv_mem_clock_mhz_offset(GameModeConfig *self)
 {
-	memcpy_locked_config(self, value, &self->nv_mem_clock_mhz_offset, sizeof(long));
-}
-void config_get_nv_perf_level(GameModeConfig *self, long *value)
-{
-	memcpy_locked_config(self, value, &self->nv_perf_level, sizeof(long));
+	long value = 0;
+	memcpy_locked_config(self, &value, &self->nv_mem_clock_mhz_offset, sizeof(long));
+	return value;
 }
 
-void config_get_amd_core_clock_percentage(GameModeConfig *self, long *value)
+long config_get_nv_perf_level(GameModeConfig *self)
 {
-	memcpy_locked_config(self, value, &self->amd_core_clock_percentage, sizeof(long));
+	long value = 0;
+	memcpy_locked_config(self, &value, &self->nv_perf_level, sizeof(long));
+	return value;
 }
 
-void config_get_amd_mem_clock_percentage(GameModeConfig *self, long *value)
+long config_get_amd_core_clock_percentage(GameModeConfig *self)
 {
-	memcpy_locked_config(self, value, &self->amd_mem_clock_percentage, sizeof(long));
+	long value = 0;
+	memcpy_locked_config(self, &value, &self->amd_core_clock_percentage, sizeof(long));
+	return value;
+}
+
+long config_get_amd_mem_clock_percentage(GameModeConfig *self)
+{
+	long value = 0;
+	memcpy_locked_config(self, &value, &self->amd_mem_clock_percentage, sizeof(long));
+	return value;
 }
diff --git a/daemon/daemon_config.h b/daemon/daemon_config.h
index f3fcde8..e5296be 100644
--- a/daemon/daemon_config.h
+++ b/daemon/daemon_config.h
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ bool config_get_client_blacklisted(GameModeConfig *self, const char *client);
 /*
  * Get the frequency (in seconds) for the reaper thread
  */
-void config_get_reaper_thread_frequency(GameModeConfig *self, long *value);
+long config_get_reaper_thread_frequency(GameModeConfig *self);
 
 /*
  * Get whether we want to inhibit the screensaver (defaults to true)
@@ -123,21 +123,21 @@ void config_get_soft_realtime(GameModeConfig *self, char softrealtime[CONFIG_VAL
 /*
  * Get the renice value
  */
-void config_get_renice_value(GameModeConfig *self, long *value);
+long config_get_renice_value(GameModeConfig *self);
 
 /*
  * Get the ioprio value
  */
-void config_get_ioprio_value(GameModeConfig *self, int *value);
+long config_get_ioprio_value(GameModeConfig *self);
 
 /*
  * Get various config info for gpu optimisations
  */
 void config_get_apply_gpu_optimisations(GameModeConfig *self, char value[CONFIG_VALUE_MAX]);
-void config_get_gpu_vendor(GameModeConfig *self, long *value);
-void config_get_gpu_device(GameModeConfig *self, long *value);
-void config_get_nv_core_clock_mhz_offset(GameModeConfig *self, long *value);
-void config_get_nv_mem_clock_mhz_offset(GameModeConfig *self, long *value);
-void config_get_nv_perf_level(GameModeConfig *self, long *value);
-void config_get_amd_core_clock_percentage(GameModeConfig *self, long *value);
-void config_get_amd_mem_clock_percentage(GameModeConfig *self, long *value);
+long config_get_gpu_vendor(GameModeConfig *self);
+long config_get_gpu_device(GameModeConfig *self);
+long config_get_nv_core_clock_mhz_offset(GameModeConfig *self);
+long config_get_nv_mem_clock_mhz_offset(GameModeConfig *self);
+long config_get_nv_perf_level(GameModeConfig *self);
+long config_get_amd_core_clock_percentage(GameModeConfig *self);
+long config_get_amd_mem_clock_percentage(GameModeConfig *self);
diff --git a/daemon/gamemode-gpu.c b/daemon/gamemode-gpu.c
index 0ce76df..adc9f37 100644
--- a/daemon/gamemode-gpu.c
+++ b/daemon/gamemode-gpu.c
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ int game_mode_initialise_gpu(GameModeConfig *config, GameModeGPUInfo **info)
 	memset(new_info, 0, sizeof(GameModeGPUInfo));
 
 	/* Get the config parameters */
-	config_get_gpu_vendor(config, &new_info->vendor);
-	config_get_gpu_device(config, &new_info->device);
+	new_info->vendor = config_get_gpu_vendor(config);
+	new_info->device = config_get_gpu_device(config);
 
 	/* verify device ID */
 	if (new_info->device == -1) {
@@ -100,8 +100,8 @@ int game_mode_initialise_gpu(GameModeConfig *config, GameModeGPUInfo **info)
 	/* Load the config based on GPU and also verify the values are sane */
 	switch (new_info->vendor) {
 	case Vendor_NVIDIA:
-		config_get_nv_core_clock_mhz_offset(config, &new_info->core);
-		config_get_nv_mem_clock_mhz_offset(config, &new_info->mem);
+		new_info->core = config_get_nv_core_clock_mhz_offset(config);
+		new_info->mem = config_get_nv_mem_clock_mhz_offset(config);
 
 		/* Reject values over some guessed values
 		 * If a user wants to go into very unsafe levels they can recompile
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ int game_mode_initialise_gpu(GameModeConfig *config, GameModeGPUInfo **info)
 		}
 
 		/* Sanity check the performance level value as well */
-		config_get_nv_perf_level(config, &new_info->nv_perf_level);
+		new_info->nv_perf_level = config_get_nv_perf_level(config);
 		if (new_info->nv_perf_level < 0 || new_info->nv_perf_level > 16) {
 			LOG_ERROR(
 			    "NVIDIA Performance level value likely invalid (%ld), will not apply "
@@ -134,8 +134,8 @@ int game_mode_initialise_gpu(GameModeConfig *config, GameModeGPUInfo **info)
 
 		break;
 	case Vendor_AMD:
-		config_get_amd_core_clock_percentage(config, &new_info->core);
-		config_get_amd_mem_clock_percentage(config, &new_info->mem);
+		new_info->core = config_get_amd_core_clock_percentage(config);
+		new_info->mem = config_get_amd_mem_clock_percentage(config);
 
 		/* Reject values over 20%
 		 * If a user wants to go into very unsafe levels they can recompile
diff --git a/daemon/gamemode-ioprio.c b/daemon/gamemode-ioprio.c
index 44a459b..159e47a 100644
--- a/daemon/gamemode-ioprio.c
+++ b/daemon/gamemode-ioprio.c
@@ -102,8 +102,7 @@ void game_mode_apply_ioprio(const GameModeContext *self, const pid_t client)
 	/*
 	 * read configuration "ioprio" (0..7)
 	 */
-	int ioprio = 0;
-	config_get_ioprio_value(config, &ioprio);
+	int ioprio = (int)config_get_ioprio_value(config);
 	if (IOPRIO_RESET_DEFAULT == ioprio) {
 		LOG_MSG("IO priority will be reset to default behavior (based on CPU priority).\n");
 		ioprio = 0;
diff --git a/daemon/gamemode-sched.c b/daemon/gamemode-sched.c
index 42c7f6b..098a74b 100644
--- a/daemon/gamemode-sched.c
+++ b/daemon/gamemode-sched.c
@@ -66,8 +66,7 @@ void game_mode_apply_renice(const GameModeContext *self, const pid_t client)
 	/*
 	 * read configuration "renice" (1..20)
 	 */
-	long int renice = 0;
-	config_get_renice_value(config, &renice);
+	long int renice = config_get_renice_value(config);
 	if ((renice < 1) || (renice > 20)) {
 		LOG_ONCE(ERROR, "Configured renice value '%ld' is invalid, will not renice.\n", renice);
 		return;
diff --git a/daemon/gamemode.c b/daemon/gamemode.c
index bdfdae9..51ef730 100644
--- a/daemon/gamemode.c
+++ b/daemon/gamemode.c
@@ -549,8 +549,7 @@ static void *game_mode_context_reaper(void *userdata)
 	/* Stack, not allocated, won't disappear. */
 	GameModeContext *self = userdata;
 
-	long reaper_interval = 0.0f;
-	config_get_reaper_thread_frequency(self->config, &reaper_interval);
+	long reaper_interval = config_get_reaper_thread_frequency(self->config);
 
 	struct timespec ts = { 0, 0 };
 	ts.tv_sec = time(NULL) + reaper_interval;