diff --git a/cluster/cluster.go b/cluster/cluster.go
index dca35ce..0a8785b 100644
--- a/cluster/cluster.go
+++ b/cluster/cluster.go
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ type Cluster struct {
 // New returns a new cluster given a Config.
 func New(config Config) (*Cluster, error) {
 	if config.engine == nil {
-		remote := remote.New(config.listenAddr, nil)
+		remote := remote.New(config.listenAddr, remote.NewConfig())
 		e, err := actor.NewEngine(actor.NewEngineConfig().WithRemote(remote))
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
diff --git a/cluster/cluster_test.go b/cluster/cluster_test.go
index 9927fe3..ab03bde 100644
--- a/cluster/cluster_test.go
+++ b/cluster/cluster_test.go
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ func TestMemberLeave(t *testing.T) {
 	c1Addr := getRandomLocalhostAddr()
 	c2Addr := getRandomLocalhostAddr()
 
-	remote := remote.New(c2Addr, nil)
+	remote := remote.New(c2Addr, remote.NewConfig())
 	e, err := actor.NewEngine(actor.NewEngineConfig().WithRemote(remote))
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
diff --git a/examples/chat/client/main.go b/examples/chat/client/main.go
index 2b8fb89..23bd2e1 100644
--- a/examples/chat/client/main.go
+++ b/examples/chat/client/main.go
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ func main() {
 	if *listenAt == "" {
 		*listenAt = fmt.Sprintf("127.0.0.1:%d", rand.Int31n(50000)+10000)
 	}
-	rem := remote.New(*listenAt, nil)
+	rem := remote.New(*listenAt, remote.NewConfig())
 	e, err := actor.NewEngine(actor.NewEngineConfig().WithRemote(rem))
 	if err != nil {
 		slog.Error("failed to create engine", "err", err)
diff --git a/examples/chat/server/main.go b/examples/chat/server/main.go
index b881d44..5d47af8 100644
--- a/examples/chat/server/main.go
+++ b/examples/chat/server/main.go
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ func main() {
 		listenAt = flag.String("listen", "127.0.0.1:4000", "")
 	)
 	flag.Parse()
-	rem := remote.New(*listenAt, nil)
+	rem := remote.New(*listenAt, remote.NewConfig())
 	e, err := actor.NewEngine(actor.NewEngineConfig().WithRemote(rem))
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)
diff --git a/examples/mdns/main.go b/examples/mdns/main.go
index aabffcf..2af47db 100644
--- a/examples/mdns/main.go
+++ b/examples/mdns/main.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ func main() {
 		// pick a random port, 2000 and up.
 		*port = rand.Intn(10000) + 2000
 	}
-	rem := remote.New(fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", *ip, *port), nil)
+	rem := remote.New(fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", *ip, *port), remote.NewConfig())
 	engine, err := actor.NewEngine(actor.NewEngineConfig().WithRemote(rem))
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)
diff --git a/examples/remote/client/main.go b/examples/remote/client/main.go
index 852fb9a..0fecc21 100644
--- a/examples/remote/client/main.go
+++ b/examples/remote/client/main.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 
 func main() {
 	slog.SetDefault(slog.New(slog.NewTextHandler(os.Stdout, &slog.HandlerOptions{Level: slog.LevelDebug})))
-	r := remote.New("127.0.0.1:3000", nil)
+	r := remote.New("127.0.0.1:3000", remote.NewConfig())
 	e, err := actor.NewEngine(actor.NewEngineConfig().WithRemote(r))
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)
diff --git a/examples/remote/server/main.go b/examples/remote/server/main.go
index 1e481f4..4bf3344 100644
--- a/examples/remote/server/main.go
+++ b/examples/remote/server/main.go
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ func (f *server) Receive(ctx *actor.Context) {
 
 func main() {
 	slog.SetDefault(slog.New(slog.NewTextHandler(os.Stdout, &slog.HandlerOptions{Level: slog.LevelDebug})))
-	r := remote.New("127.0.0.1:4000", nil)
+	r := remote.New("127.0.0.1:4000", remote.NewConfig())
 	e, err := actor.NewEngine(actor.NewEngineConfig().WithRemote(r))
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)
diff --git a/remote/remote.go b/remote/remote.go
index a9b1529..42845f2 100644
--- a/remote/remote.go
+++ b/remote/remote.go
@@ -16,14 +16,23 @@ import (
 
 // Config holds the remote configuration.
 type Config struct {
-	TlsConfig *tls.Config
-	Wg        *sync.WaitGroup
+	TLSConfig *tls.Config
+	// Wg        *sync.WaitGroup
+}
+
+// NewConfig returns a new default remote configuration.
+func NewConfig() Config {
+	return Config{}
+}
+
+// WithTLS sets the TLS config of the remote.
+func (c Config) WithTLS(tlsconf *tls.Config) Config {
+	c.TLSConfig = tlsconf
+	return c
 }
 
 type Remote struct {
 	addr            string
-	tlsConfig       *tls.Config
-	wg              *sync.WaitGroup
 	engine          *actor.Engine
 	config          Config
 	streamReader    *streamReader
@@ -41,13 +50,10 @@ const (
 )
 
 // New creates a new "Remote" object given a Config.
-func New(addr string, cfg *Config) *Remote {
+func New(addr string, config Config) *Remote {
 	r := &Remote{
-		addr: addr,
-	}
-	if cfg != nil {
-		r.tlsConfig = cfg.TlsConfig
-		r.wg = cfg.Wg
+		addr:   addr,
+		config: config,
 	}
 	r.state.Store(stateInitialized)
 	r.streamReader = newStreamReader(r)
@@ -62,12 +68,12 @@ func (r *Remote) Start(e *actor.Engine) error {
 	r.engine = e
 	var ln net.Listener
 	var err error
-	switch r.config.TlsConfig {
+	switch r.config.TLSConfig {
 	case nil:
 		ln, err = net.Listen("tcp", r.addr)
 	default:
 		slog.Debug("remote using TLS for listening")
-		ln, err = tls.Listen("tcp", r.addr, r.config.TlsConfig)
+		ln, err = tls.Listen("tcp", r.addr, r.config.TLSConfig)
 	}
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("remote failed to listen: %w", err)
@@ -80,7 +86,9 @@ func (r *Remote) Start(e *actor.Engine) error {
 	}
 	s := drpcserver.New(mux)
 
-	r.streamRouterPID = r.engine.Spawn(newStreamRouter(r.engine, r.config.TlsConfig), "router", actor.WithInboxSize(1024*1024))
+	r.streamRouterPID = r.engine.Spawn(
+		newStreamRouter(r.engine, r.config.TLSConfig),
+		"router", actor.WithInboxSize(1024*1024))
 	slog.Debug("server started", "listenAddr", r.addr)
 	r.stopWg = &sync.WaitGroup{}
 	r.stopWg.Add(1)
diff --git a/remote/remote_test.go b/remote/remote_test.go
index 1127a78..0564c8d 100644
--- a/remote/remote_test.go
+++ b/remote/remote_test.go
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ func TestWeird(t *testing.T) {
 
 func makeRemoteEngine(listenAddr string) (*actor.Engine, *Remote, error) {
 	var e *actor.Engine
-	r := New(listenAddr, nil)
+	r := New(listenAddr, NewConfig())
 	var err error
 	e, err = actor.NewEngine(actor.NewEngineConfig().WithRemote(r))
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/remote/remote_tls_test.go b/remote/remote_tls_test.go
index 4892214..a310caa 100644
--- a/remote/remote_tls_test.go
+++ b/remote/remote_tls_test.go
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ func generateCert(ca *x509.Certificate, caKey *ecdsa.PrivateKey) (*tls.Certifica
 func makeRemoteEngineTls(listenAddr string, config *tls.Config) (*actor.Engine, *Remote, error) {
 	var eng *actor.Engine
 	var err error
-	rem := New(listenAddr, &Config{TlsConfig: config})
+	rem := New(listenAddr, NewConfig().WithTLS(config))
 	eng, err = actor.NewEngine(actor.NewEngineConfig().WithRemote(rem))
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("actor.NewEngine: %w", err)