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title: Use Cached Configuration After Update
description: When the agent receives requests after the agent config has been updated in AM, a single request thread calls AM to download the new configuration. This property manages the response for the concurrent request threads, as follows:
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version: 2025.11
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# Use Cached Configuration After Update

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| - | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
|   | Use this property only on recommendation from support, to reduce unnecessary concurrent authentication requests to AM. |

When the agent receives requests after the agent config has been updated in AM, a single request thread calls AM to download the new configuration. This property manages the response for the concurrent request threads, as follows:

* `false`: Concurrent request threads wait for the time specified by [TCP Receive Timeout](com.sun.identity.agents.config.receive.timeout.html) for the retrieving request thread to complete, and then they use the new configuration.

* `true`: Concurrent request threads that can use the out-of-date, cached configuration do so, without waiting for the new configuration.

Set this property according to the value of [Location of Agent Configuration Repository](com.sun.identity.agents.config.repository.location.html):

* `local`: In the local configuration file `agent.conf`

* `central`: In the AM console. The value in the AM console takes precedence over `agent.conf`

Default: `false`

|                    |                                                                               |
| ------------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Property name      | `com.forgerock.agents.config.use.during.update`   Introduced in Web Agent 4.x |
| Function           | Profile                                                                       |
| Type               | Boolean: `true` returns true; all other strings return `false`.               |
| Bootstrap property | Yes                                                                           |
| Required property  | No                                                                            |
| Restart required   | No                                                                            |
| AM console         | Tab: `Advanced`Title: `Use Cached Configuration After Update`                 |