diff --git a/cmd/pew.go b/cmd/pew.go
index 29d4fc9..8a2e87f 100644
--- a/cmd/pew.go
+++ b/cmd/pew.go
@@ -240,13 +240,11 @@ func (cmd *PewCmd) Run(g *Globals) (err error) {
 
 	if cmd.QemuTimeout != 0 {
 		log.Info().Msgf("Set qemu timeout to %s", cmd.QemuTimeout)
-		g.Config.Qemu.Timeout.Duration = cmd.QemuTimeout
 		ka.Qemu.Timeout.Duration = cmd.QemuTimeout
 	}
 
 	if cmd.DockerTimeout != 0 {
 		log.Info().Msgf("Set docker timeout to %s", cmd.DockerTimeout)
-		g.Config.Docker.Timeout.Duration = cmd.DockerTimeout
 		ka.Docker.Timeout.Duration = cmd.DockerTimeout
 	}