diff --git a/llarp/config.cpp b/llarp/config.cpp
index dd2261492..52b6c257c 100644
--- a/llarp/config.cpp
+++ b/llarp/config.cpp
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ namespace llarp
                       [&ret](const ConfigParser::Section_t &s) -> bool {
                         for(const auto &item : s)
                         {
-                          ret.emplace_back(item.first, item.second);
+                          ret.emplace_after(ret.end(), item.first, item.second);
                         }
                         return true;
                       }))
diff --git a/llarp/config.hpp b/llarp/config.hpp
index 8f9e068f9..e16ff7a59 100644
--- a/llarp/config.hpp
+++ b/llarp/config.hpp
@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
 #ifndef LLARP_CONFIG_HPP
 #define LLARP_CONFIG_HPP
 
-#include <list>
+#include <forward_list>
 #include <string>
 
 namespace llarp
 {
   struct Config
   {
-    using section_t = std::list< std::pair< std::string, std::string > >;
+    using section_t =
+        std::forward_list< std::pair< std::string, std::string > >;
 
     section_t router;
     section_t network;