diff --git a/cmd/upgrade.go b/cmd/upgrade.go
index f2de670..3ddd3ca 100644
--- a/cmd/upgrade.go
+++ b/cmd/upgrade.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 // Upgrade is executed when you run `stew upgrade`
 func Upgrade(upgradeAllCliFlag bool, binaryName string) {
 
-	userOS, userArch, _, systemInfo, err := stew.Initialize()
+	userOS, userArch, stewConfig, systemInfo, err := stew.Initialize()
 	stew.CatchAndExit(err)
 
 	if upgradeAllCliFlag && binaryName != "" {
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ func Upgrade(upgradeAllCliFlag bool, binaryName string) {
 	}
 
 	if upgradeAllCliFlag {
-		upgradeAll(userOS, userArch, lockFile, systemInfo)
+		upgradeAll(userOS, userArch, lockFile, systemInfo, stewConfig)
 	} else {
 		err := upgradeOne(binaryName, userOS, userArch, lockFile, systemInfo)
 		stew.CatchAndExit(err)
@@ -128,15 +128,9 @@ func upgradeOne(binaryName, userOS, userArch string, lockFile stew.LockFile, sys
 	return nil
 }
 
-func upgradeAll(userOS, userArch string, lockFile stew.LockFile, systemInfo stew.SystemInfo) {
-	stewConfigFilePath, err := stew.GetStewConfigFilePath(userOS)
-	stew.CatchAndExit(err)
-	stewConfig, err := stew.ReadStewConfigJSON(stewConfigFilePath)
-	stew.CatchAndExit(err)
-	excludedBinaries := stewConfig.ExcludedFromUpgradeAll
-
+func upgradeAll(userOS, userArch string, lockFile stew.LockFile, systemInfo stew.SystemInfo, stewConfig stew.StewConfig) {
 	for _, pkg := range lockFile.Packages {
-		if _, packageIsExcluded := stew.Contains(excludedBinaries, pkg.Binary); packageIsExcluded {
+		if _, packageIsExcluded := stew.Contains(stewConfig.ExcludedFromUpgradeAll, pkg.Binary); packageIsExcluded {
 			fmt.Printf("%v (excluded)\n", constants.YellowColor(pkg.Binary))
 			continue
 		}