diff --git a/api/server/services/Config/index.js b/api/server/services/Config/index.js
index efb4d19a88..c6eee234f3 100644
--- a/api/server/services/Config/index.js
+++ b/api/server/services/Config/index.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 const appConfig = require('./app');
 const { config } = require('./EndpointService');
 const getCachedTools = require('./getCachedTools');
-const getCustomConfig = require('./getCustomConfig');
 const loadCustomConfig = require('./loadCustomConfig');
 const loadConfigModels = require('./loadConfigModels');
 const loadDefaultModels = require('./loadDefaultModels');
@@ -18,6 +17,5 @@ module.exports = {
   loadAsyncEndpoints,
   ...appConfig,
   ...getCachedTools,
-  ...getCustomConfig,
   ...getEndpointsConfig,
 };
diff --git a/api/server/services/Config/loadConfigEndpoints.js b/api/server/services/Config/loadConfigEndpoints.js
index b50c55766e..493a08159d 100644
--- a/api/server/services/Config/loadConfigEndpoints.js
+++ b/api/server/services/Config/loadConfigEndpoints.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 const { isUserProvided, normalizeEndpointName } = require('@librechat/api');
 const { EModelEndpoint, extractEnvVariable } = require('librechat-data-provider');
-const { getCustomConfig } = require('./getCustomConfig');
 const { getAppConfig } = require('./app');
 
 /**
@@ -9,19 +8,15 @@ const { getAppConfig } = require('./app');
  * @returns {Promise<TEndpointsConfig>} A promise that resolves to an object containing the endpoints configuration
  */
 async function loadConfigEndpoints(req) {
-  const customConfig = await getCustomConfig();
-
-  if (!customConfig) {
+  const appConfig = await getAppConfig({ role: req.user?.role });
+  if (!appConfig) {
     return {};
   }
 
-  const appConfig = await getAppConfig({ role: req.user?.role });
-
-  const { endpoints = {} } = customConfig ?? {};
   const endpointsConfig = {};
 
-  if (Array.isArray(endpoints[EModelEndpoint.custom])) {
-    const customEndpoints = endpoints[EModelEndpoint.custom].filter(
+  if (Array.isArray(appConfig[EModelEndpoint.custom])) {
+    const customEndpoints = appConfig[EModelEndpoint.custom].filter(
       (endpoint) =>
         endpoint.baseURL &&
         endpoint.apiKey &&
diff --git a/api/server/services/Files/Citations/index.js b/api/server/services/Files/Citations/index.js
index 6ee7258d93..810abe548e 100644
--- a/api/server/services/Files/Citations/index.js
+++ b/api/server/services/Files/Citations/index.js
@@ -1,9 +1,15 @@
 const { nanoid } = require('nanoid');
 const { checkAccess } = require('@librechat/api');
-const { Tools, PermissionTypes, Permissions } = require('librechat-data-provider');
-const { getCustomConfig } = require('~/server/services/Config/getCustomConfig');
+const { logger } = require('@librechat/data-schemas');
+const {
+  Tools,
+  Permissions,
+  FileSources,
+  EModelEndpoint,
+  PermissionTypes,
+} = require('librechat-data-provider');
+const { getAppConfig } = require('~/server/services/Config/app');
 const { getRoleByName } = require('~/models/Role');
-const { logger } = require('~/config');
 const { Files } = require('~/models');
 
 /**
@@ -44,10 +50,10 @@ async function processFileCitations({ user, toolArtifact, toolCallId, metadata }
       }
     }
 
-    const customConfig = await getCustomConfig();
-    const maxCitations = customConfig?.endpoints?.agents?.maxCitations ?? 30;
-    const maxCitationsPerFile = customConfig?.endpoints?.agents?.maxCitationsPerFile ?? 5;
-    const minRelevanceScore = customConfig?.endpoints?.agents?.minRelevanceScore ?? 0.45;
+    const appConfig = await getAppConfig({ role: user?.role });
+    const maxCitations = appConfig?.[EModelEndpoint.agents]?.maxCitations ?? 30;
+    const maxCitationsPerFile = appConfig?.[EModelEndpoint.agents]?.maxCitationsPerFile ?? 5;
+    const minRelevanceScore = appConfig?.[EModelEndpoint.agents]?.minRelevanceScore ?? 0.45;
 
     const sources = toolArtifact[Tools.file_search].sources || [];
     const filteredSources = sources.filter((source) => source.relevance >= minRelevanceScore);
@@ -59,7 +65,7 @@ async function processFileCitations({ user, toolArtifact, toolCallId, metadata }
     }
 
     const selectedSources = applyCitationLimits(filteredSources, maxCitations, maxCitationsPerFile);
-    const enhancedSources = await enhanceSourcesWithMetadata(selectedSources, customConfig);
+    const enhancedSources = await enhanceSourcesWithMetadata(selectedSources, appConfig);
 
     if (enhancedSources.length > 0) {
       const fileSearchAttachment = {
@@ -110,10 +116,10 @@ function applyCitationLimits(sources, maxCitations, maxCitationsPerFile) {
 /**
  * Enhance sources with file metadata from database
  * @param {Array} sources - Selected sources
- * @param {Object} customConfig - Custom configuration
+ * @param {AppConfig} appConfig - Custom configuration
  * @returns {Promise<Array>} Enhanced sources
  */
-async function enhanceSourcesWithMetadata(sources, customConfig) {
+async function enhanceSourcesWithMetadata(sources, appConfig) {
   const fileIds = [...new Set(sources.map((source) => source.fileId))];
 
   let fileMetadataMap = {};
@@ -129,7 +135,7 @@ async function enhanceSourcesWithMetadata(sources, customConfig) {
 
   return sources.map((source) => {
     const fileRecord = fileMetadataMap[source.fileId] || {};
-    const configuredStorageType = fileRecord.source || customConfig?.fileStrategy || 'local';
+    const configuredStorageType = fileRecord.source || appConfig?.fileStrategy || FileSources.local;
 
     return {
       ...source,
diff --git a/api/test/services/Files/processFileCitations.test.js b/api/test/services/Files/processFileCitations.test.js
index 1370dc2873..46485f3e0f 100644
--- a/api/test/services/Files/processFileCitations.test.js
+++ b/api/test/services/Files/processFileCitations.test.js
@@ -20,17 +20,17 @@ jest.mock('@librechat/api', () => ({
   checkAccess: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue(true),
 }));
 
-jest.mock('~/server/services/Config/getCustomConfig', () => ({
-  getCustomConfig: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue({
-    endpoints: {
-      agents: {
-        maxCitations: 30,
-        maxCitationsPerFile: 5,
-        minRelevanceScore: 0.45,
-      },
+jest.mock('~/cache/getLogStores', () => () => ({
+  get: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue({
+    agents: {
+      maxCitations: 30,
+      maxCitationsPerFile: 5,
+      minRelevanceScore: 0.45,
     },
     fileStrategy: 'local',
   }),
+  set: jest.fn(),
+  delete: jest.fn(),
 }));
 
 jest.mock('~/config', () => ({