diff --git a/internal/command/command.go b/internal/command/command.go
index bd15dbf9..e28e2d2c 100644
--- a/internal/command/command.go
+++ b/internal/command/command.go
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ package command
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"github.com/icinga/icingadb/internal"
-	"github.com/icinga/icingadb/internal/config"
+	icingadbconfig "github.com/icinga/icingadb/internal/config"
+	"github.com/icinga/icingadb/pkg/config"
 	"github.com/icinga/icingadb/pkg/database"
 	"github.com/icinga/icingadb/pkg/icingaredis"
 	"github.com/icinga/icingadb/pkg/icingaredis/telemetry"
@@ -16,13 +17,13 @@ import (
 
 // Command provides factories for creating Redis and Database connections from Config.
 type Command struct {
-	Flags  *config.Flags
-	Config *config.Config
+	Flags  *icingadbconfig.Flags
+	Config *icingadbconfig.Config
 }
 
 // New creates and returns a new Command, parses CLI flags and YAML the config, and initializes the logger.
 func New() *Command {
-	flags, err := config.ParseFlags()
+	flags, err := config.ParseFlags[icingadbconfig.Flags]()
 	if err != nil {
 		var cliErr *goflags.Error
 		if errors.As(err, &cliErr) && cliErr.Type == goflags.ErrHelp {
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ func New() *Command {
 		os.Exit(0)
 	}
 
-	cfg, err := config.FromYAMLFile(flags.Config)
+	cfg, err := icingadbconfig.FromYAMLFile(flags.Config)
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, err)
 		os.Exit(2)
diff --git a/internal/config/config.go b/internal/config/config.go
index 268b9928..4a21fd1a 100644
--- a/internal/config/config.go
+++ b/internal/config/config.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/goccy/go-yaml"
 	"github.com/icinga/icingadb/pkg/database"
 	"github.com/icinga/icingadb/pkg/logging"
-	"github.com/jessevdk/go-flags"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"os"
 )
@@ -69,16 +68,3 @@ func FromYAMLFile(name string) (*Config, error) {
 
 	return c, nil
 }
-
-// ParseFlags parses CLI flags and
-// returns a Flags value created from them.
-func ParseFlags() (*Flags, error) {
-	f := &Flags{}
-	parser := flags.NewParser(f, flags.Default)
-
-	if _, err := parser.Parse(); err != nil {
-		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "can't parse CLI flags")
-	}
-
-	return f, nil
-}
diff --git a/pkg/config/config.go b/pkg/config/config.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3dfb2db2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/config/config.go
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+package config
+
+import (
+	"github.com/jessevdk/go-flags"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+)
+
+// ParseFlags parses CLI flags and
+// returns a new value of type T created from them.
+func ParseFlags[T any]() (*T, error) {
+	var f T
+
+	parser := flags.NewParser(&f, flags.Default)
+
+	if _, err := parser.Parse(); err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "can't parse CLI flags")
+	}
+
+	return &f, nil
+}