diff --git a/autogpt_platform/backend/backend/data/credit.py b/autogpt_platform/backend/backend/data/credit.py
index fbb79a54a409..4112310cd066 100644
--- a/autogpt_platform/backend/backend/data/credit.py
+++ b/autogpt_platform/backend/backend/data/credit.py
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 from backend.data.cost import BlockCost, BlockCostType
 from backend.util.settings import Config
 
+config = Config()
+
 
 class UserCreditBase(ABC):
     def __init__(self, num_user_credits_refill: int):
@@ -202,7 +204,6 @@ async def top_up_credits(self, *args, **kwargs):
 
 
 def get_user_credit_model() -> UserCreditBase:
-    config = Config()
     if config.enable_credit.lower() == "true":
         return UserCredit(config.num_user_credits_refill)
     else:
diff --git a/autogpt_platform/backend/backend/executor/database.py b/autogpt_platform/backend/backend/executor/database.py
index db6bd4942f9e..2597429b3ab6 100644
--- a/autogpt_platform/backend/backend/executor/database.py
+++ b/autogpt_platform/backend/backend/executor/database.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 
 P = ParamSpec("P")
 R = TypeVar("R")
+config = Config()
 
 
 class DatabaseManager(AppService):
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ def __init__(self):
 
     @classmethod
     def get_port(cls) -> int:
-        return Config().database_api_port
+        return config.database_api_port
 
     @expose
     def send_execution_update(self, execution_result: ExecutionResult):
diff --git a/autogpt_platform/backend/backend/executor/scheduler.py b/autogpt_platform/backend/backend/executor/scheduler.py
index 50e92f5f9b06..3c906a3afc2a 100644
--- a/autogpt_platform/backend/backend/executor/scheduler.py
+++ b/autogpt_platform/backend/backend/executor/scheduler.py
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ def _extract_schema_from_url(database_url) -> tuple[str, str]:
 
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+config = Config()
 
 
 def log(msg, **kwargs):
@@ -96,7 +97,7 @@ class ExecutionScheduler(AppService):
 
     @classmethod
     def get_port(cls) -> int:
-        return Config().execution_scheduler_port
+        return config.execution_scheduler_port
 
     @property
     @thread_cached
diff --git a/autogpt_platform/backend/backend/util/retry.py b/autogpt_platform/backend/backend/util/retry.py
index 5a451726c0ee..bbc739e412ce 100644
--- a/autogpt_platform/backend/backend/util/retry.py
+++ b/autogpt_platform/backend/backend/util/retry.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import logging
 import os
+import threading
 from functools import wraps
 from uuid import uuid4
 
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ def _log_prefix(resource_name: str, conn_id: str):
     This needs to be called on the fly to get the current process ID & service name,
     not the parent process ID & service name.
     """
-    return f"[PID-{os.getpid()}|{get_service_name()}|{resource_name}-{conn_id}]"
+    return f"[PID-{os.getpid()}|THREAD-{threading.get_native_id()}|{get_service_name()}|{resource_name}-{conn_id}]"
 
 
 def conn_retry(resource_name: str, action_name: str, max_retry: int = 5):
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ def conn_retry(resource_name: str, action_name: str, max_retry: int = 5):
     def on_retry(retry_state):
         prefix = _log_prefix(resource_name, conn_id)
         exception = retry_state.outcome.exception()
-        logger.info(f"{prefix} {action_name} failed: {exception}. Retrying now...")
+        logger.error(f"{prefix} {action_name} failed: {exception}. Retrying now...")
 
     def decorator(func):
         @wraps(func)
diff --git a/autogpt_platform/backend/backend/util/service.py b/autogpt_platform/backend/backend/util/service.py
index 0333f4418300..a0b6bde40b6f 100644
--- a/autogpt_platform/backend/backend/util/service.py
+++ b/autogpt_platform/backend/backend/util/service.py
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ def get_port(cls) -> int:
 
     @classmethod
     def get_host(cls) -> str:
-        return os.environ.get(f"{cls.service_name.upper()}_HOST", Config().pyro_host)
+        return os.environ.get(f"{cls.service_name.upper()}_HOST", config.pyro_host)
 
     def run_service(self) -> None:
         while True:
@@ -170,14 +170,13 @@ def cleanup(self):
 
     @conn_retry("Pyro", "Starting Pyro Service")
     def __start_pyro(self):
-        conf = Config()
         maximum_connection_thread_count = max(
             Pyro5.config.THREADPOOL_SIZE,
-            conf.num_node_workers * conf.num_graph_workers,
+            config.num_node_workers * config.num_graph_workers,
         )
 
         Pyro5.config.THREADPOOL_SIZE = maximum_connection_thread_count  # type: ignore
-        daemon = Pyro5.api.Daemon(host=conf.pyro_host, port=self.get_port())
+        daemon = Pyro5.api.Daemon(host=config.pyro_host, port=self.get_port())
         self.uri = daemon.register(self, objectId=self.service_name)
         logger.info(f"[{self.service_name}] Connected to Pyro; URI = {self.uri}")
         daemon.requestLoop()
@@ -209,7 +208,7 @@ def get_service_client(service_type: Type[AS]) -> AS:
     class DynamicClient(PyroClient):
         @conn_retry("Pyro", f"Connecting to [{service_name}]")
         def __init__(self):
-            host = os.environ.get(f"{service_name.upper()}_HOST", "localhost")
+            host = os.environ.get(f"{service_name.upper()}_HOST", pyro_host)
             uri = f"PYRO:{service_type.service_name}@{host}:{service_type.get_port()}"
             logger.debug(f"Connecting to service [{service_name}]. URI = {uri}")
             self.proxy = Pyro5.api.Proxy(uri)