diff --git a/repos/os/src/server/part_blk/component.h b/repos/os/src/server/part_blk/component.h
index aca372ad4..7ae005bb6 100644
--- a/repos/os/src/server/part_blk/component.h
+++ b/repos/os/src/server/part_blk/component.h
@@ -211,6 +211,7 @@ class Block::Root :
 	private:
 
 		Genode::Env            &_env;
+		Genode::Xml_node        _config;
 		Block::Driver          &_driver;
 		Block::Partition_table &_table;
 
@@ -233,7 +234,7 @@ class Block::Root :
 			Session_label const label = label_from_args(args);
 			char const *label_str = label.string();
 			try {
-				Session_policy policy(label);
+				Session_policy policy(label, _config);
 
 				/* read partition attribute */
 				policy.attribute("partition").value(&num);
@@ -291,9 +292,9 @@ class Block::Root :
 
 	public:
 
-		Root(Genode::Env &env, Genode::Heap &heap,
+		Root(Genode::Env &env, Genode::Xml_node config, Genode::Heap &heap,
 		     Block::Driver &driver, Block::Partition_table &table)
-		: Root_component(env.ep(), heap), _env(env),
+		: Root_component(env.ep(), heap), _env(env), _config(config),
 		  _driver(driver), _table(table) { }
 };
 
diff --git a/repos/os/src/server/part_blk/main.cc b/repos/os/src/server/part_blk/main.cc
index 64eb282b8..01da40614 100644
--- a/repos/os/src/server/part_blk/main.cc
+++ b/repos/os/src/server/part_blk/main.cc
@@ -32,13 +32,16 @@ class Main
 
 		Block::Partition_table & _table();
 
-		Genode::Env &       _env;
+		Genode::Env &_env;
+
+		Genode::Attached_rom_dataspace _config { _env, "config" };
+
 		Genode::Heap        _heap     { _env.ram(), _env.rm() };
 		Block::Driver       _driver   { _env, _heap      };
 		Genode::Reporter    _reporter { _env, "partitions" };
 		Mbr_partition_table _mbr      { _heap, _driver, _reporter };
 		Gpt                 _gpt      { _heap, _driver, _reporter };
-		Block::Root         _root     { _env, _heap, _driver, _table() };
+		Block::Root         _root     { _env, _config.xml(), _heap, _driver, _table() };
 
 	public:
 
@@ -65,14 +68,12 @@ Block::Partition_table & Main::_table()
 	bool use_gpt   = false;
 	bool report    = false;
 
-	Genode::Attached_rom_dataspace config(_env, "config");
-
 	try {
-		use_gpt = config.xml().attribute_value("use_gpt", false);
+		use_gpt = _config.xml().attribute_value("use_gpt", false);
 	} catch(...) {}
 
 	try {
-		report = config.xml().sub_node("report").attribute_value
+		report = _config.xml().sub_node("report").attribute_value
                          ("partitions", false);
 		if (report)
 			_reporter.enabled(true);