diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 50dd7a4..38d393e 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "python-dotenv",
     "pytest-asyncio",
     "pytest",
-    "attackmate @ git+https://github.com/thorinaboenke/attackmate.git@_api_refactor",
+    "attackmate @ git+https://github.com/ait-testbed/attackmate.git@development",
     "pytest-asyncio",
     "mypy>=1.19.1",
     "pydantic-settings>=2.13.1",
diff --git a/src/attackmate_api_server/routers/playbooks.py b/src/attackmate_api_server/routers/playbooks.py
index a825384..90d8757 100644
--- a/src/attackmate_api_server/routers/playbooks.py
+++ b/src/attackmate_api_server/routers/playbooks.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 from attackmate_api_server.schemas import PlaybookResponseModel
 from attackmate_api_server.utils import varstore_to_state_model
 from attackmate_api_server.log_utils import instance_logging
-from attackmate_api_server.state import attackmate_config
+from attackmate_api_server.state import get_attackmate_config
 from attackmate_api_server.config import settings
 
 router = APIRouter(prefix='/playbooks', tags=['Playbooks'])
@@ -71,7 +71,9 @@ async def execute_playbook_from_yaml(
                 raise ValueError('Received empty or invalid playbook YAML content.')
             playbook = Playbook.model_validate(playbook_dict)
             logger.info(f'Creating transient AttackMate instance, ID: {instance_id}')
-            am_instance = AttackMate(playbook=playbook, config=attackmate_config, varstore=None)
+            am_config = get_attackmate_config()
+            am_instance = AttackMate(playbook=playbook, config=am_config,
+                                     varstore=None, is_api_instance=True)
             return_code = await am_instance.main()
             final_state = varstore_to_state_model(am_instance.varstore)
             logger.info(f'Transient playbook execution finished. Return code: {return_code}')