diff --git a/classes/cache_factory.php b/classes/cache_factory.php
index 593afa7..5a2839f 100644
--- a/classes/cache_factory.php
+++ b/classes/cache_factory.php
@@ -53,14 +53,21 @@ public function create_config_instance($writer = false) {
             }
         }
 
+        $config = null;
+
         if (!array_key_exists($class, $this->configs)) {
             // Create a new instance and call it to load it.
             // As part of generating store instance config we test the initialisation of stores.
             // Testing this may initialise DI, which will attempt to use cache for hookcallbacks.
             // Setting the state to initialising will make it use ad-hoc cache for that request.
             self::set_state(self::STATE_INITIALISING);
-            $this->configs[$class] = new $class;
-            $this->configs[$class]->load();
+            $config = new $class();
+            $config->load();
+
+            // Re-register after load in case anything reset $this->configs.
+            $this->configs[$class] = $config;
+        } else {
+            $config = $this->configs[$class];
         }
 
         // We need the siteid in order to use the caches, but the siteid
@@ -77,7 +84,7 @@ public function create_config_instance($writer = false) {
         }
 
         // Return the instance.
-        return $this->configs[$class];
+        return $config;
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/version.php b/version.php
index 6c9b941..57f9512 100644
--- a/version.php
+++ b/version.php
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@
 
 defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
 
-$plugin->version   = 2024093000;
-$plugin->release   = "2024093000";
-$plugin->requires  = 2024092700; // Requires 4.5.
+$plugin->version   = 2024093001;
+$plugin->release   = "2024093001";
+$plugin->requires  = 2024100700; // Requires 4.5.
 $plugin->component = 'tool_forcedcache'; // Full name of the plugin (used for diagnostics).
 $plugin->maturity = MATURITY_STABLE;
 $plugin->supported = [405, 405];