diff --git a/src/jail.c b/src/jail.c
index b586751..694b10b 100644
--- a/src/jail.c
+++ b/src/jail.c
@@ -127,8 +127,6 @@ f2b_jail_set_param(f2b_jail_t *jail, const char *param, const char *value) {
 
 void
 f2b_jail_apply_config(f2b_jail_t *jail, f2b_config_section_t *section) {
-  char name[CONFIG_KEY_MAX];
-  char init[CONFIG_KEY_MAX];
   f2b_config_param_t *param = NULL;
 
   assert(jail != NULL);
@@ -141,20 +139,17 @@ f2b_jail_apply_config(f2b_jail_t *jail, f2b_config_section_t *section) {
       continue;
     }
     if (strcmp(param->name, "source") == 0) {
-      f2b_jail_parse_compound_value(param->value, name, init);
-      jail->source = f2b_source_create(name, init);
+      f2b_jail_parse_compound_value(param->value, jail->source_name, jail->source_init);
       jail->flags |= JAIL_HAS_SOURCE;
       continue;
     }
     if (strcmp(param->name, "filter") == 0) {
-      f2b_jail_parse_compound_value(param->value, name, init);
-      jail->filter = f2b_filter_create(name, init);
+      f2b_jail_parse_compound_value(param->value, jail->filter_name, jail->filter_init);
       jail->flags |= JAIL_HAS_FILTER;
       continue;
     }
     if (strcmp(param->name, "backend") == 0) {
-      f2b_jail_parse_compound_value(param->value, name, init);
-      jail->backend = f2b_backend_create(name, init);
+      f2b_jail_parse_compound_value(param->value, jail->backend_name, jail->backend_init);
       jail->flags |= JAIL_HAS_BACKEND;
       continue;
     }
@@ -269,6 +264,13 @@ f2b_jail_create(f2b_config_section_t *section) {
   strlcpy(jail->name, section->name, sizeof(jail->name));
   f2b_jail_apply_config(jail, section);
 
+  if (jail->flags & JAIL_HAS_SOURCE)
+    jail->source = f2b_source_create(jail->source_name, jail->source_init);
+  if (jail->flags & JAIL_HAS_FILTER)
+    jail->filter = f2b_filter_create(jail->filter_name, jail->filter_init);
+  if (jail->flags & JAIL_HAS_BACKEND)
+    jail->backend = f2b_backend_create(jail->backend_name, jail->backend_init);
+
   return jail;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/jail.h b/src/jail.h
index 29ac336..95ce9b3 100644
--- a/src/jail.h
+++ b/src/jail.h
@@ -41,6 +41,12 @@ typedef struct f2b_jail_t {
     unsigned int bans;       /**< number of ban events */
     unsigned int matches;    /**< number of match events */
   } stats;
+  char source_name[CONFIG_KEY_MAX];
+  char source_init[CONFIG_VAL_MAX];
+  char filter_name[CONFIG_KEY_MAX];
+  char filter_init[CONFIG_VAL_MAX];
+  char backend_name[CONFIG_KEY_MAX];
+  char backend_init[CONFIG_VAL_MAX];
   f2b_source_t  *source;  /**< pointer to source */
   f2b_filter_t  *filter;  /**< pointer to filter */
   f2b_backend_t *backend; /**< pointer to backend */