diff --git a/src/autoconf/Config.py b/src/autoconf/Config.py
index 931e254f6..3726540d2 100644
--- a/src/autoconf/Config.py
+++ b/src/autoconf/Config.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/python3
 
 from os import getenv
-from threading import Lock
 from time import sleep
 from typing import Optional
 
@@ -11,9 +10,8 @@ from logger import setup_logger  # type: ignore
 
 
 class Config(ConfigCaller):
-    def __init__(self, lock: Optional[Lock] = None):
+    def __init__(self):
         super().__init__()
-        self.__lock = lock
         self.__logger = setup_logger("Config", getenv("LOG_LEVEL", "INFO"))
         self.__instances = []
         self.__services = []
@@ -80,9 +78,6 @@ class Config(ConfigCaller):
             )
             sleep(5)
 
-        if self.__lock:
-            self.__lock.acquire()
-
         # update instances in database
         err = self._db.update_instances(self.__instances)
         if err:
@@ -104,7 +99,4 @@ class Config(ConfigCaller):
                 f"Can't save autoconf custom configs in database: {err}, custom configs may not work as expected",
             )
 
-        if self.__lock:
-            self.__lock.release()
-
         return success
diff --git a/src/autoconf/Controller.py b/src/autoconf/Controller.py
index a94a37bcd..26d901f41 100644
--- a/src/autoconf/Controller.py
+++ b/src/autoconf/Controller.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
 from os import getenv
-from threading import Lock
 from time import sleep
 from typing import Literal, Optional, Union
 
@@ -15,9 +14,8 @@ class Controller(Config):
     def __init__(
         self,
         ctrl_type: Union[Literal["docker"], Literal["swarm"], Literal["kubernetes"]],
-        lock: Optional[Lock] = None,
     ):
-        super().__init__(lock)
+        super().__init__()
         self._type = ctrl_type
         self._instances = []
         self._services = []
diff --git a/src/autoconf/IngressController.py b/src/autoconf/IngressController.py
index 0894ea2d5..8099f649e 100644
--- a/src/autoconf/IngressController.py
+++ b/src/autoconf/IngressController.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ from Controller import Controller
 class IngressController(Controller):
     def __init__(self):
         self.__internal_lock = Lock()
-        super().__init__("kubernetes", self.__internal_lock)
+        super().__init__("kubernetes")
         config.load_incluster_config()
         self.__corev1 = client.CoreV1Api()
         self.__networkingv1 = client.NetworkingV1Api()
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class IngressController(Controller):
     def _to_instances(self, controller_instance) -> List[dict]:
         instance = {}
         instance["name"] = controller_instance.metadata.name
-        instance["hostname"] = controller_instance.status.pod_ip
+        instance["hostname"] = controller_instance.status.pod_ip or controller_instance.metadata.name
         health = False
         if controller_instance.status.conditions:
             for condition in controller_instance.status.conditions: