diff --git a/main/main.go b/main/main.go
index e9dca8643a..af78b83f48 100644
--- a/main/main.go
+++ b/main/main.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"os/signal"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"runtime"
 	"strings"
 	"syscall"
 
@@ -119,6 +120,9 @@ func main() {
 		os.Exit(-1)
 	}
 
+	// Explicitly triggering GC to remove garbage from config loading.
+	runtime.GC()
+
 	osSignals := make(chan os.Signal, 1)
 	signal.Notify(osSignals, os.Interrupt, os.Kill, syscall.SIGTERM)