diff --git a/openhands/server/file_config.py b/openhands/server/file_config.py
index 465060c6ce0e..06e8ce20eeb4 100644
--- a/openhands/server/file_config.py
+++ b/openhands/server/file_config.py
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 import os
 import re
 
+from openhands.core.config import AppConfig
 from openhands.core.logger import openhands_logger as logger
-from openhands.server.shared import config
+from openhands.server.shared import config as shared_config
 
 FILES_TO_IGNORE = [
     '.git/',
@@ -26,7 +27,9 @@ def sanitize_filename(filename):
     return filename
 
 
-def load_file_upload_config() -> tuple[int, bool, list[str]]:
+def load_file_upload_config(
+    config: AppConfig = shared_config,
+) -> tuple[int, bool, list[str]]:
     """Load file upload configuration from the config object.
 
     This function retrieves the file upload settings from the global config object.
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_listen.py b/tests/unit/test_listen.py
index e6cd4b9a0ce6..f19be8aedb49 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_listen.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_listen.py
@@ -31,12 +31,11 @@ def test_load_file_upload_config():
         file_uploads_restrict_file_types=True,
         file_uploads_allowed_extensions=['.txt', '.pdf'],
     )
-    with patch('openhands.server.shared.config', config):
-        max_size, restrict_types, allowed_extensions = load_file_upload_config()
+    max_size, restrict_types, allowed_extensions = load_file_upload_config(config)
 
-        assert max_size == 10
-        assert restrict_types is True
-        assert set(allowed_extensions) == {'.txt', '.pdf'}
+    assert max_size == 10
+    assert restrict_types is True
+    assert set(allowed_extensions) == {'.txt', '.pdf'}
 
 
 def test_load_file_upload_config_invalid_max_size():