diff --git a/compat/getConfig.ts b/compat/getConfig.ts
index 866c82a..3cc8402 100644
--- a/compat/getConfig.ts
+++ b/compat/getConfig.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ const matchConfig = dictionary([string, any]);
  * @returns
  */
 export const getConfig =
-  (spec: ConfigSpec): ExpectedExports.getConfig => async (effects) => {
+  <A extends ConfigSpec>(spec: Config<A>): ExpectedExports.getConfig =>
+  async (effects) => {
     const config = await effects
       .readFile({
         path: "start9/config.yaml",
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ export const getConfig =
     return {
       result: {
         config,
-        spec,
+        spec: spec.build(),
       },
     };
   };
@@ -48,12 +49,12 @@ export const getConfig =
  * @returns A funnction for getConfig and the matcher for the spec sent in
  */
 export const getConfigAndMatcher = <Spec extends ConfigSpec>(
-  spec: Config<Spec> | Spec,
+  spec: Config<Spec>,
 ): [
   ExpectedExports.getConfig,
   matches.Parser<unknown, TypeFromProps<Spec>>,
 ] => {
-  const specBuilt: Spec = spec instanceof Config ? spec.build() : spec;
+  const specBuilt: Spec = spec.build();
 
   return [
     async (effects) => {
diff --git a/compat/migrations.ts b/compat/migrations.ts
index d74b8f9..674309a 100644
--- a/compat/migrations.ts
+++ b/compat/migrations.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import * as M from "../migrations.ts";
 import * as util from "../util.ts";
 import { EmVer } from "../emver-lite/mod.ts";
 import { ConfigSpec } from "../types/config-types.ts";
+import { Config } from "../config/mod.ts";
 
 export interface NoRepeat<version extends string, type extends "up" | "down"> {
   version: version;
@@ -31,7 +32,8 @@ export function updateConfig<
 ): M.MigrationFn<version, type> {
   return M.migrationFn(async (effects: T.Effects) => {
     await noRepeatGuard(effects, noRepeat, async () => {
-      let config = util.unwrapResultType(await getConfig({})(effects)).config;
+      let config =
+        util.unwrapResultType(await getConfig(Config.of({}))(effects)).config;
       if (config) {
         try {
           config = await fn(config, effects);