diff --git a/config/attributescfg.go b/config/attributescfg.go
index a591fe3ae..7fb2c9c7b 100644
--- a/config/attributescfg.go
+++ b/config/attributescfg.go
@@ -218,7 +218,8 @@ func (attrOpts *AttributesOpts) Clone() *AttributesOpts {
 		ProcessRuns:          attrOpts.ProcessRuns,
 	}
 	if attrOpts.Context != nil {
-		cln.Context = utils.StringPointer(*attrOpts.Context)
+		cln.Context = new(string)
+		*cln.Context = *attrOpts.Context
 	}
 	return cln
 }
diff --git a/config/eescfg.go b/config/eescfg.go
index a935a841e..0771871c0 100644
--- a/config/eescfg.go
+++ b/config/eescfg.go
@@ -522,152 +522,200 @@ func (eeC *EventExporterCfg) TrailerFields() []*FCTemplate {
 func (eeOpts *EventExporterOpts) Clone() *EventExporterOpts {
 	cln := &EventExporterOpts{}
 	if eeOpts.CSVFieldSeparator != nil {
-		cln.CSVFieldSeparator = utils.StringPointer(*eeOpts.CSVFieldSeparator)
+		cln.CSVFieldSeparator = new(string)
+		*cln.CSVFieldSeparator = *eeOpts.CSVFieldSeparator
 	}
 	if eeOpts.ElsIndex != nil {
-		cln.ElsIndex = utils.StringPointer(*eeOpts.ElsIndex)
+		cln.ElsIndex = new(string)
+		*cln.ElsIndex = *eeOpts.ElsIndex
 	}
 	if eeOpts.ElsIfPrimaryTerm != nil {
-		cln.ElsIfPrimaryTerm = utils.IntPointer(*eeOpts.ElsIfPrimaryTerm)
+		cln.ElsIfPrimaryTerm = new(int)
+		*cln.ElsIfPrimaryTerm = *eeOpts.ElsIfPrimaryTerm
 	}
 	if eeOpts.ElsIfSeqNo != nil {
-		cln.ElsIfSeqNo = utils.IntPointer(*eeOpts.ElsIfSeqNo)
+		cln.ElsIfSeqNo = new(int)
+		*cln.ElsIfSeqNo = *eeOpts.ElsIfSeqNo
 	}
 	if eeOpts.ElsOpType != nil {
-		cln.ElsOpType = utils.StringPointer(*eeOpts.ElsOpType)
+		cln.ElsOpType = new(string)
+		*cln.ElsOpType = *eeOpts.ElsOpType
 	}
 	if eeOpts.ElsPipeline != nil {
-		cln.ElsPipeline = utils.StringPointer(*eeOpts.ElsPipeline)
+		cln.ElsPipeline = new(string)
+		*cln.ElsPipeline = *eeOpts.ElsPipeline
 	}
 	if eeOpts.ElsRouting != nil {
-		cln.ElsRouting = utils.StringPointer(*eeOpts.ElsRouting)
+		cln.ElsRouting = new(string)
+		*cln.ElsRouting = *eeOpts.ElsRouting
 	}
 	if eeOpts.ElsTimeout != nil {
-		cln.ElsTimeout = utils.DurationPointer(*eeOpts.ElsTimeout)
+		cln.ElsTimeout = new(time.Duration)
+		*cln.ElsTimeout = *eeOpts.ElsTimeout
 	}
 	if eeOpts.ElsVersion != nil {
-		cln.ElsVersion = utils.IntPointer(*eeOpts.ElsVersion)
+		cln.ElsVersion = new(int)
+		*cln.ElsVersion = *eeOpts.ElsVersion
 	}
 	if eeOpts.ElsVersionType != nil {
-		cln.ElsVersionType = utils.StringPointer(*eeOpts.ElsVersionType)
+		cln.ElsVersionType = new(string)
+		*cln.ElsVersionType = *eeOpts.ElsVersionType
 	}
 	if eeOpts.ElsWaitForActiveShards != nil {
-		cln.ElsWaitForActiveShards = utils.StringPointer(*eeOpts.ElsWaitForActiveShards)
+		cln.ElsWaitForActiveShards = new(string)
+		*cln.ElsWaitForActiveShards = *eeOpts.ElsWaitForActiveShards
 	}
 	if eeOpts.SQLMaxIdleConns != nil {
-		cln.SQLMaxIdleConns = utils.IntPointer(*eeOpts.SQLMaxIdleConns)
+		cln.SQLMaxIdleConns = new(int)
+		*cln.SQLMaxIdleConns = *eeOpts.SQLMaxIdleConns
 	}
 	if eeOpts.SQLMaxOpenConns != nil {
-		cln.SQLMaxOpenConns = utils.IntPointer(*eeOpts.SQLMaxOpenConns)
+		cln.SQLMaxOpenConns = new(int)
+		*cln.SQLMaxOpenConns = *eeOpts.SQLMaxOpenConns
 	}
 	if eeOpts.SQLConnMaxLifetime != nil {
-		cln.SQLConnMaxLifetime = utils.DurationPointer(*eeOpts.SQLConnMaxLifetime)
+		cln.SQLConnMaxLifetime = new(time.Duration)
+		*cln.SQLConnMaxLifetime = *eeOpts.SQLConnMaxLifetime
 	}
 	if eeOpts.MYSQLDSNParams != nil {
 		cln.MYSQLDSNParams = make(map[string]string)
 		cln.MYSQLDSNParams = eeOpts.MYSQLDSNParams
 	}
 	if eeOpts.SQLTableName != nil {
-		cln.SQLTableName = utils.StringPointer(*eeOpts.SQLTableName)
+		cln.SQLTableName = new(string)
+		*cln.SQLTableName = *eeOpts.SQLTableName
 	}
 	if eeOpts.SQLDBName != nil {
-		cln.SQLDBName = utils.StringPointer(*eeOpts.SQLDBName)
+		cln.SQLDBName = new(string)
+		*cln.SQLDBName = *eeOpts.SQLDBName
 	}
 	if eeOpts.PgSSLMode != nil {
-		cln.PgSSLMode = utils.StringPointer(*eeOpts.PgSSLMode)
+		cln.PgSSLMode = new(string)
+		*cln.PgSSLMode = *eeOpts.PgSSLMode
 	}
 	if eeOpts.KafkaTopic != nil {
-		cln.KafkaTopic = utils.StringPointer(*eeOpts.KafkaTopic)
+		cln.KafkaTopic = new(string)
+		*cln.KafkaTopic = *eeOpts.KafkaTopic
 	}
 	if eeOpts.AMQPQueueID != nil {
-		cln.AMQPQueueID = utils.StringPointer(*eeOpts.AMQPQueueID)
+		cln.AMQPQueueID = new(string)
+		*cln.AMQPQueueID = *eeOpts.AMQPQueueID
 	}
 	if eeOpts.AMQPRoutingKey != nil {
-		cln.AMQPRoutingKey = utils.StringPointer(*eeOpts.AMQPRoutingKey)
+		cln.AMQPRoutingKey = new(string)
+		*cln.AMQPRoutingKey = *eeOpts.AMQPRoutingKey
 	}
 	if eeOpts.AMQPExchange != nil {
-		cln.AMQPExchange = utils.StringPointer(*eeOpts.AMQPExchange)
+		cln.AMQPExchange = new(string)
+		*cln.AMQPExchange = *eeOpts.AMQPExchange
 	}
 	if eeOpts.AMQPExchangeType != nil {
-		cln.AMQPExchangeType = utils.StringPointer(*eeOpts.AMQPExchangeType)
+		cln.AMQPExchangeType = new(string)
+		*cln.AMQPExchangeType = *eeOpts.AMQPExchangeType
 	}
 	if eeOpts.AMQPUsername != nil {
-		cln.AMQPUsername = utils.StringPointer(*eeOpts.AMQPUsername)
+		cln.AMQPUsername = new(string)
+		*cln.AMQPUsername = *eeOpts.AMQPUsername
 	}
 	if eeOpts.AMQPPassword != nil {
-		cln.AMQPPassword = utils.StringPointer(*eeOpts.AMQPPassword)
+		cln.AMQPPassword = new(string)
+		*cln.AMQPPassword = *eeOpts.AMQPPassword
 	}
 	if eeOpts.AWSRegion != nil {
-		cln.AWSRegion = utils.StringPointer(*eeOpts.AWSRegion)
+		cln.AWSRegion = new(string)
+		*cln.AWSRegion = *eeOpts.AWSRegion
 	}
 	if eeOpts.AWSKey != nil {
-		cln.AWSKey = utils.StringPointer(*eeOpts.AWSKey)
+		cln.AWSKey = new(string)
+		*cln.AWSKey = *eeOpts.AWSKey
 	}
 	if eeOpts.AWSSecret != nil {
-		cln.AWSSecret = utils.StringPointer(*eeOpts.AWSSecret)
+		cln.AWSSecret = new(string)
+		*cln.AWSSecret = *eeOpts.AWSSecret
 	}
 	if eeOpts.AWSToken != nil {
-		cln.AWSToken = utils.StringPointer(*eeOpts.AWSToken)
+		cln.AWSToken = new(string)
+		*cln.AWSToken = *eeOpts.AWSToken
 	}
 	if eeOpts.SQSQueueID != nil {
-		cln.SQSQueueID = utils.StringPointer(*eeOpts.SQSQueueID)
+		cln.SQSQueueID = new(string)
+		*cln.SQSQueueID = *eeOpts.SQSQueueID
 	}
 	if eeOpts.S3BucketID != nil {
-		cln.S3BucketID = utils.StringPointer(*eeOpts.S3BucketID)
+		cln.S3BucketID = new(string)
+		*cln.S3BucketID = *eeOpts.S3BucketID
 	}
 	if eeOpts.S3FolderPath != nil {
-		cln.S3FolderPath = utils.StringPointer(*eeOpts.S3FolderPath)
+		cln.S3FolderPath = new(string)
+		*cln.S3FolderPath = *eeOpts.S3FolderPath
 	}
 	if eeOpts.NATSJetStream != nil {
-		cln.NATSJetStream = utils.BoolPointer(*eeOpts.NATSJetStream)
+		cln.NATSJetStream = new(bool)
+		*cln.NATSJetStream = *eeOpts.NATSJetStream
 	}
 	if eeOpts.NATSSubject != nil {
-		cln.NATSSubject = utils.StringPointer(*eeOpts.NATSSubject)
+		cln.NATSSubject = new(string)
+		*cln.NATSSubject = *eeOpts.NATSSubject
 	}
 	if eeOpts.NATSJWTFile != nil {
-		cln.NATSJWTFile = utils.StringPointer(*eeOpts.NATSJWTFile)
+		cln.NATSJWTFile = new(string)
+		*cln.NATSJWTFile = *eeOpts.NATSJWTFile
 	}
 	if eeOpts.NATSSeedFile != nil {
-		cln.NATSSeedFile = utils.StringPointer(*eeOpts.NATSSeedFile)
+		cln.NATSSeedFile = new(string)
+		*cln.NATSSeedFile = *eeOpts.NATSSeedFile
 	}
 	if eeOpts.NATSCertificateAuthority != nil {
-		cln.NATSCertificateAuthority = utils.StringPointer(*eeOpts.NATSCertificateAuthority)
+		cln.NATSCertificateAuthority = new(string)
+		*cln.NATSCertificateAuthority = *eeOpts.NATSCertificateAuthority
 	}
 	if eeOpts.NATSClientCertificate != nil {
-		cln.NATSClientCertificate = utils.StringPointer(*eeOpts.NATSClientCertificate)
+		cln.NATSClientCertificate = new(string)
+		*cln.NATSClientCertificate = *eeOpts.NATSClientCertificate
 	}
 	if eeOpts.NATSClientKey != nil {
-		cln.NATSClientKey = utils.StringPointer(*eeOpts.NATSClientKey)
+		cln.NATSClientKey = new(string)
+		*cln.NATSClientKey = *eeOpts.NATSClientKey
 	}
 	if eeOpts.NATSJetStreamMaxWait != nil {
-		cln.NATSJetStreamMaxWait = utils.DurationPointer(*eeOpts.NATSJetStreamMaxWait)
+		cln.NATSJetStreamMaxWait = new(time.Duration)
+		*cln.NATSJetStreamMaxWait = *eeOpts.NATSJetStreamMaxWait
 	}
 	if eeOpts.RPCCodec != nil {
-		cln.RPCCodec = utils.StringPointer(*eeOpts.RPCCodec)
+		cln.RPCCodec = new(string)
+		*cln.RPCCodec = *eeOpts.RPCCodec
 	}
 	if eeOpts.ServiceMethod != nil {
-		cln.ServiceMethod = utils.StringPointer(*eeOpts.ServiceMethod)
+		cln.ServiceMethod = new(string)
+		*cln.ServiceMethod = *eeOpts.ServiceMethod
 	}
 	if eeOpts.KeyPath != nil {
-		cln.KeyPath = utils.StringPointer(*eeOpts.KeyPath)
+		cln.KeyPath = new(string)
+		*cln.KeyPath = *eeOpts.KeyPath
 	}
 	if eeOpts.CertPath != nil {
-		cln.CertPath = utils.StringPointer(*eeOpts.CertPath)
+		cln.CertPath = new(string)
+		*cln.CertPath = *eeOpts.CertPath
 	}
 	if eeOpts.CAPath != nil {
-		cln.CAPath = utils.StringPointer(*eeOpts.CAPath)
+		cln.CAPath = new(string)
+		*cln.CAPath = *eeOpts.CAPath
 	}
 	if eeOpts.TLS != nil {
-		cln.TLS = utils.BoolPointer(*eeOpts.TLS)
+		cln.TLS = new(bool)
+		*cln.TLS = *eeOpts.TLS
 	}
 	if eeOpts.ConnIDs != nil {
-		cln.ConnIDs = utils.SliceStringPointer(*eeOpts.ConnIDs)
+		cln.ConnIDs = new([]string)
+		*cln.ConnIDs = *eeOpts.ConnIDs
 	}
 	if eeOpts.RPCConnTimeout != nil {
-		cln.RPCConnTimeout = utils.DurationPointer(*eeOpts.RPCConnTimeout)
+		cln.RPCConnTimeout = new(time.Duration)
+		*cln.RPCConnTimeout = *eeOpts.RPCConnTimeout
 	}
 	if eeOpts.RPCReplyTimeout != nil {
-		cln.RPCReplyTimeout = utils.DurationPointer(*eeOpts.RPCReplyTimeout)
+		cln.RPCReplyTimeout = new(time.Duration)
+		*cln.RPCReplyTimeout = *eeOpts.RPCReplyTimeout
 	}
 	if eeOpts.RPCAPIOpts != nil {
 		cln.RPCAPIOpts = make(map[string]interface{})
diff --git a/config/erscfg.go b/config/erscfg.go
index 4bedd6029..ca2960986 100644
--- a/config/erscfg.go
+++ b/config/erscfg.go
@@ -507,193 +507,256 @@ func (er *EventReaderCfg) loadFromJSONCfg(jsnCfg *EventReaderJsonCfg, msgTemplat
 func (erOpts *EventReaderOpts) Clone() *EventReaderOpts {
 	cln := &EventReaderOpts{}
 	if erOpts.PartialPath != nil {
-		cln.PartialPath = utils.StringPointer(*erOpts.PartialPath)
+		cln.PartialPath = new(string)
+		*cln.PartialPath = *erOpts.PartialPath
 	}
 	if erOpts.PartialCacheAction != nil {
-		cln.PartialCacheAction = utils.StringPointer(*erOpts.PartialCacheAction)
+		cln.PartialCacheAction = new(string)
+		*cln.PartialCacheAction = *erOpts.PartialCacheAction
 	}
 	if erOpts.PartialOrderField != nil {
-		cln.PartialOrderField = utils.StringPointer(*erOpts.PartialOrderField)
+		cln.PartialOrderField = new(string)
+		*cln.PartialOrderField = *erOpts.PartialOrderField
 	}
 	if erOpts.PartialCSVFieldSeparator != nil {
-		cln.PartialCSVFieldSeparator = utils.StringPointer(*erOpts.PartialCSVFieldSeparator)
+		cln.PartialCSVFieldSeparator = new(string)
+		*cln.PartialCSVFieldSeparator = *erOpts.PartialCSVFieldSeparator
 	}
 	if erOpts.CSVRowLength != nil {
-		cln.CSVRowLength = utils.IntPointer(*erOpts.CSVRowLength)
+		cln.CSVRowLength = new(int)
+		*cln.CSVRowLength = *erOpts.CSVRowLength
 	}
 	if erOpts.CSVFieldSeparator != nil {
-		cln.CSVFieldSeparator = utils.StringPointer(*erOpts.CSVFieldSeparator)
+		cln.CSVFieldSeparator = new(string)
+		*cln.CSVFieldSeparator = *erOpts.CSVFieldSeparator
 	}
 	if erOpts.CSVHeaderDefineChar != nil {
-		cln.CSVHeaderDefineChar = utils.StringPointer(*erOpts.CSVHeaderDefineChar)
+		cln.CSVHeaderDefineChar = new(string)
+		*cln.CSVHeaderDefineChar = *erOpts.CSVHeaderDefineChar
 	}
 	if erOpts.CSVLazyQuotes != nil {
-		cln.CSVLazyQuotes = utils.BoolPointer(*erOpts.CSVLazyQuotes)
+		cln.CSVLazyQuotes = new(bool)
+		*cln.CSVLazyQuotes = *erOpts.CSVLazyQuotes
 	}
 	if erOpts.XMLRootPath != nil {
-		cln.XMLRootPath = utils.StringPointer(*erOpts.XMLRootPath)
+		cln.XMLRootPath = new(string)
+		*cln.XMLRootPath = *erOpts.XMLRootPath
 	}
 	if erOpts.AMQPQueueID != nil {
-		cln.AMQPQueueID = utils.StringPointer(*erOpts.AMQPQueueID)
+		cln.AMQPQueueID = new(string)
+		*cln.AMQPQueueID = *erOpts.AMQPQueueID
 	}
 	if erOpts.AMQPQueueIDProcessed != nil {
-		cln.AMQPQueueIDProcessed = utils.StringPointer(*erOpts.AMQPQueueIDProcessed)
+		cln.AMQPQueueIDProcessed = new(string)
+		*cln.AMQPQueueIDProcessed = *erOpts.AMQPQueueIDProcessed
 	}
 	if erOpts.AMQPUsername != nil {
-		cln.AMQPUsername = utils.StringPointer(*erOpts.AMQPUsername)
+		cln.AMQPUsername = new(string)
+		*cln.AMQPUsername = *erOpts.AMQPUsername
 	}
 	if erOpts.AMQPPassword != nil {
-		cln.AMQPPassword = utils.StringPointer(*erOpts.AMQPPassword)
+		cln.AMQPPassword = new(string)
+		*cln.AMQPPassword = *erOpts.AMQPPassword
 	}
 	if erOpts.AMQPUsernameProcessed != nil {
-		cln.AMQPUsernameProcessed = utils.StringPointer(*erOpts.AMQPUsernameProcessed)
+		cln.AMQPUsernameProcessed = new(string)
+		*cln.AMQPUsernameProcessed = *erOpts.AMQPUsernameProcessed
 	}
 	if erOpts.AMQPPasswordProcessed != nil {
-		cln.AMQPPasswordProcessed = utils.StringPointer(*erOpts.AMQPPasswordProcessed)
+		cln.AMQPPasswordProcessed = new(string)
+		*cln.AMQPPasswordProcessed = *erOpts.AMQPPasswordProcessed
 	}
 	if erOpts.AMQPConsumerTag != nil {
-		cln.AMQPConsumerTag = utils.StringPointer(*erOpts.AMQPConsumerTag)
+		cln.AMQPConsumerTag = new(string)
+		*cln.AMQPConsumerTag = *erOpts.AMQPConsumerTag
 	}
 	if erOpts.AMQPExchange != nil {
-		cln.AMQPExchange = utils.StringPointer(*erOpts.AMQPExchange)
+		cln.AMQPExchange = new(string)
+		*cln.AMQPExchange = *erOpts.AMQPExchange
 	}
 	if erOpts.AMQPExchangeType != nil {
-		cln.AMQPExchangeType = utils.StringPointer(*erOpts.AMQPExchangeType)
+		cln.AMQPExchangeType = new(string)
+		*cln.AMQPExchangeType = *erOpts.AMQPExchangeType
 	}
 	if erOpts.AMQPRoutingKey != nil {
-		cln.AMQPRoutingKey = utils.StringPointer(*erOpts.AMQPRoutingKey)
+		cln.AMQPRoutingKey = new(string)
+		*cln.AMQPRoutingKey = *erOpts.AMQPRoutingKey
 	}
 	if erOpts.AMQPExchangeProcessed != nil {
-		cln.AMQPExchangeProcessed = utils.StringPointer(*erOpts.AMQPExchangeProcessed)
+		cln.AMQPExchangeProcessed = new(string)
+		*cln.AMQPExchangeProcessed = *erOpts.AMQPExchangeProcessed
 	}
 	if erOpts.AMQPExchangeTypeProcessed != nil {
-		cln.AMQPExchangeTypeProcessed = utils.StringPointer(*erOpts.AMQPExchangeTypeProcessed)
+		cln.AMQPExchangeTypeProcessed = new(string)
+		*cln.AMQPExchangeTypeProcessed = *erOpts.AMQPExchangeTypeProcessed
 	}
 	if erOpts.AMQPRoutingKeyProcessed != nil {
-		cln.AMQPRoutingKeyProcessed = utils.StringPointer(*erOpts.AMQPRoutingKeyProcessed)
+		cln.AMQPRoutingKeyProcessed = new(string)
+		*cln.AMQPRoutingKeyProcessed = *erOpts.AMQPRoutingKeyProcessed
 	}
 	if erOpts.KafkaTopic != nil {
-		cln.KafkaTopic = utils.StringPointer(*erOpts.KafkaTopic)
+		cln.KafkaTopic = new(string)
+		*cln.KafkaTopic = *erOpts.KafkaTopic
 	}
 	if erOpts.KafkaGroupID != nil {
-		cln.KafkaGroupID = utils.StringPointer(*erOpts.KafkaGroupID)
+		cln.KafkaGroupID = new(string)
+		*cln.KafkaGroupID = *erOpts.KafkaGroupID
 	}
 	if erOpts.KafkaMaxWait != nil {
-		cln.KafkaMaxWait = utils.DurationPointer(*erOpts.KafkaMaxWait)
+		cln.KafkaMaxWait = new(time.Duration)
+		*cln.KafkaMaxWait = *erOpts.KafkaMaxWait
 	}
 	if erOpts.KafkaTopicProcessed != nil {
-		cln.KafkaTopicProcessed = utils.StringPointer(*erOpts.KafkaTopicProcessed)
+		cln.KafkaTopicProcessed = new(string)
+		*cln.KafkaTopicProcessed = *erOpts.KafkaTopicProcessed
 	}
 	if erOpts.SQLDBName != nil {
-		cln.SQLDBName = utils.StringPointer(*erOpts.SQLDBName)
+		cln.SQLDBName = new(string)
+		*cln.SQLDBName = *erOpts.SQLDBName
 	}
 	if erOpts.SQLTableName != nil {
-		cln.SQLTableName = utils.StringPointer(*erOpts.SQLTableName)
+		cln.SQLTableName = new(string)
+		*cln.SQLTableName = *erOpts.SQLTableName
 	}
 	if erOpts.PgSSLMode != nil {
-		cln.PgSSLMode = utils.StringPointer(*erOpts.PgSSLMode)
+		cln.PgSSLMode = new(string)
+		*cln.PgSSLMode = *erOpts.PgSSLMode
 	}
 	if erOpts.SQLDBNameProcessed != nil {
-		cln.SQLDBNameProcessed = utils.StringPointer(*erOpts.SQLDBNameProcessed)
+		cln.SQLDBNameProcessed = new(string)
+		*cln.SQLDBNameProcessed = *erOpts.SQLDBNameProcessed
 	}
 	if erOpts.SQLTableNameProcessed != nil {
-		cln.SQLTableNameProcessed = utils.StringPointer(*erOpts.SQLTableNameProcessed)
+		cln.SQLTableNameProcessed = new(string)
+		*cln.SQLTableNameProcessed = *erOpts.SQLTableNameProcessed
 	}
 	if erOpts.PgSSLModeProcessed != nil {
-		cln.PgSSLModeProcessed = utils.StringPointer(*erOpts.PgSSLModeProcessed)
+		cln.PgSSLModeProcessed = new(string)
+		*cln.PgSSLModeProcessed = *erOpts.PgSSLModeProcessed
 	}
 	if erOpts.AWSRegion != nil {
-		cln.AWSRegion = utils.StringPointer(*erOpts.AWSRegion)
+		cln.AWSRegion = new(string)
+		*cln.AWSRegion = *erOpts.AWSRegion
 	}
 	if erOpts.AWSKey != nil {
-		cln.AWSKey = utils.StringPointer(*erOpts.AWSKey)
+		cln.AWSKey = new(string)
+		*cln.AWSKey = *erOpts.AWSKey
 	}
 	if erOpts.AWSSecret != nil {
-		cln.AWSSecret = utils.StringPointer(*erOpts.AWSSecret)
+		cln.AWSSecret = new(string)
+		*cln.AWSSecret = *erOpts.AWSSecret
 	}
 	if erOpts.AWSToken != nil {
-		cln.AWSToken = utils.StringPointer(*erOpts.AWSToken)
+		cln.AWSToken = new(string)
+		*cln.AWSToken = *erOpts.AWSToken
 	}
 	if erOpts.AWSRegionProcessed != nil {
-		cln.AWSRegionProcessed = utils.StringPointer(*erOpts.AWSRegionProcessed)
+		cln.AWSRegionProcessed = new(string)
+		*cln.AWSRegionProcessed = *erOpts.AWSRegionProcessed
 	}
 	if erOpts.AWSKeyProcessed != nil {
-		cln.AWSKeyProcessed = utils.StringPointer(*erOpts.AWSKeyProcessed)
+		cln.AWSKeyProcessed = new(string)
+		*cln.AWSKeyProcessed = *erOpts.AWSKeyProcessed
 	}
 	if erOpts.AWSSecretProcessed != nil {
-		cln.AWSSecretProcessed = utils.StringPointer(*erOpts.AWSSecretProcessed)
+		cln.AWSSecretProcessed = new(string)
+		*cln.AWSSecretProcessed = *erOpts.AWSSecretProcessed
 	}
 	if erOpts.AWSTokenProcessed != nil {
-		cln.AWSTokenProcessed = utils.StringPointer(*erOpts.AWSTokenProcessed)
+		cln.AWSTokenProcessed = new(string)
+		*cln.AWSTokenProcessed = *erOpts.AWSTokenProcessed
 	}
 	if erOpts.SQSQueueID != nil {
-		cln.SQSQueueID = utils.StringPointer(*erOpts.SQSQueueID)
+		cln.SQSQueueID = new(string)
+		*cln.SQSQueueID = *erOpts.SQSQueueID
 	}
 	if erOpts.SQSQueueIDProcessed != nil {
-		cln.SQSQueueIDProcessed = utils.StringPointer(*erOpts.SQSQueueIDProcessed)
+		cln.SQSQueueIDProcessed = new(string)
+		*cln.SQSQueueIDProcessed = *erOpts.SQSQueueIDProcessed
 	}
 	if erOpts.S3BucketID != nil {
-		cln.S3BucketID = utils.StringPointer(*erOpts.S3BucketID)
+		cln.S3BucketID = new(string)
+		*cln.S3BucketID = *erOpts.S3BucketID
 	}
 	if erOpts.S3FolderPathProcessed != nil {
-		cln.S3FolderPathProcessed = utils.StringPointer(*erOpts.S3FolderPathProcessed)
+		cln.S3FolderPathProcessed = new(string)
+		*cln.S3FolderPathProcessed = *erOpts.S3FolderPathProcessed
 	}
 	if erOpts.S3BucketIDProcessed != nil {
-		cln.S3BucketIDProcessed = utils.StringPointer(*erOpts.S3BucketIDProcessed)
+		cln.S3BucketIDProcessed = new(string)
+		*cln.S3BucketIDProcessed = *erOpts.S3BucketIDProcessed
 	}
 	if erOpts.NATSJetStream != nil {
-		cln.NATSJetStream = utils.BoolPointer(*erOpts.NATSJetStream)
+		cln.NATSJetStream = new(bool)
+		*cln.NATSJetStream = *erOpts.NATSJetStream
 	}
 	if erOpts.NATSConsumerName != nil {
-		cln.NATSConsumerName = utils.StringPointer(*erOpts.NATSConsumerName)
+		cln.NATSConsumerName = new(string)
+		*cln.NATSConsumerName = *erOpts.NATSConsumerName
 	}
 	if erOpts.NATSSubject != nil {
-		cln.NATSSubject = utils.StringPointer(*erOpts.NATSSubject)
+		cln.NATSSubject = new(string)
+		*cln.NATSSubject = *erOpts.NATSSubject
 	}
 	if erOpts.NATSQueueID != nil {
-		cln.NATSQueueID = utils.StringPointer(*erOpts.NATSQueueID)
+		cln.NATSQueueID = new(string)
+		*cln.NATSQueueID = *erOpts.NATSQueueID
 	}
 	if erOpts.NATSJWTFile != nil {
-		cln.NATSJWTFile = utils.StringPointer(*erOpts.NATSJWTFile)
+		cln.NATSJWTFile = new(string)
+		*cln.NATSJWTFile = *erOpts.NATSJWTFile
 	}
 	if erOpts.NATSSeedFile != nil {
-		cln.NATSSeedFile = utils.StringPointer(*erOpts.NATSSeedFile)
+		cln.NATSSeedFile = new(string)
+		*cln.NATSSeedFile = *erOpts.NATSSeedFile
 	}
 	if erOpts.NATSCertificateAuthority != nil {
-		cln.NATSCertificateAuthority = utils.StringPointer(*erOpts.NATSCertificateAuthority)
+		cln.NATSCertificateAuthority = new(string)
+		*cln.NATSCertificateAuthority = *erOpts.NATSCertificateAuthority
 	}
 	if erOpts.NATSClientCertificate != nil {
-		cln.NATSClientCertificate = utils.StringPointer(*erOpts.NATSClientCertificate)
+		cln.NATSClientCertificate = new(string)
+		*cln.NATSClientCertificate = *erOpts.NATSClientCertificate
 	}
 	if erOpts.NATSClientKey != nil {
-		cln.NATSClientKey = utils.StringPointer(*erOpts.NATSClientKey)
+		cln.NATSClientKey = new(string)
+		*cln.NATSClientKey = *erOpts.NATSClientKey
 	}
 	if erOpts.NATSJetStreamMaxWait != nil {
-		cln.NATSJetStreamMaxWait = utils.DurationPointer(*erOpts.NATSJetStreamMaxWait)
+		cln.NATSJetStreamMaxWait = new(time.Duration)
+		*cln.NATSJetStreamMaxWait = *erOpts.NATSJetStreamMaxWait
 	}
 	if erOpts.NATSJetStreamProcessed != nil {
-		cln.NATSJetStreamProcessed = utils.BoolPointer(*erOpts.NATSJetStreamProcessed)
+		cln.NATSJetStreamProcessed = new(bool)
+		*cln.NATSJetStreamProcessed = *erOpts.NATSJetStreamProcessed
 	}
 	if erOpts.NATSSubjectProcessed != nil {
-		cln.NATSSubjectProcessed = utils.StringPointer(*erOpts.NATSSubjectProcessed)
+		cln.NATSSubjectProcessed = new(string)
+		*cln.NATSSubjectProcessed = *erOpts.NATSSubjectProcessed
 	}
 	if erOpts.NATSJWTFileProcessed != nil {
-		cln.NATSJWTFileProcessed = utils.StringPointer(*erOpts.NATSJWTFileProcessed)
+		cln.NATSJWTFileProcessed = new(string)
+		*cln.NATSJWTFileProcessed = *erOpts.NATSJWTFileProcessed
 	}
 	if erOpts.NATSSeedFileProcessed != nil {
-		cln.NATSSeedFileProcessed = utils.StringPointer(*erOpts.NATSSeedFileProcessed)
+		cln.NATSSeedFileProcessed = new(string)
+		*cln.NATSSeedFileProcessed = *erOpts.NATSSeedFileProcessed
 	}
 	if erOpts.NATSCertificateAuthorityProcessed != nil {
-		cln.NATSCertificateAuthorityProcessed = utils.StringPointer(*erOpts.NATSCertificateAuthorityProcessed)
+		cln.NATSCertificateAuthorityProcessed = new(string)
+		*cln.NATSCertificateAuthorityProcessed = *erOpts.NATSCertificateAuthorityProcessed
 	}
 	if erOpts.NATSClientCertificateProcessed != nil {
-		cln.NATSClientCertificateProcessed = utils.StringPointer(*erOpts.NATSClientCertificateProcessed)
+		cln.NATSClientCertificateProcessed = new(string)
+		*cln.NATSClientCertificateProcessed = *erOpts.NATSClientCertificateProcessed
 	}
 	if erOpts.NATSClientKeyProcessed != nil {
-		cln.NATSClientKeyProcessed = utils.StringPointer(*erOpts.NATSClientKeyProcessed)
+		cln.NATSClientKeyProcessed = new(string)
+		*cln.NATSClientKeyProcessed = *erOpts.NATSClientKeyProcessed
 	}
 	if erOpts.NATSJetStreamMaxWaitProcessed != nil {
-		cln.NATSJetStreamMaxWaitProcessed = utils.DurationPointer(*erOpts.NATSJetStreamMaxWaitProcessed)
+		cln.NATSJetStreamMaxWaitProcessed = new(time.Duration)
+		*cln.NATSJetStreamMaxWaitProcessed = *erOpts.NATSJetStreamMaxWaitProcessed
 	}
 	return cln
 }
diff --git a/config/fctemplate.go b/config/fctemplate.go
index da57d2a02..ad3c90e5a 100644
--- a/config/fctemplate.go
+++ b/config/fctemplate.go
@@ -182,7 +182,8 @@ func (fc FCTemplate) Clone() (cln *FCTemplate) {
 		MaskLen:         fc.MaskLen,
 	}
 	if fc.RoundingDecimals != nil {
-		cln.RoundingDecimals = utils.IntPointer(*fc.RoundingDecimals)
+		cln.RoundingDecimals = new(int)
+		*cln.RoundingDecimals = *fc.RoundingDecimals
 	}
 	if fc.pathSlice != nil {
 		cln.pathSlice = utils.CloneStringSlice(fc.pathSlice)
diff --git a/config/resourcescfg.go b/config/resourcescfg.go
index 2d05f94a3..beaf25a1c 100644
--- a/config/resourcescfg.go
+++ b/config/resourcescfg.go
@@ -177,7 +177,8 @@ func (resOpts *ResourcesOpts) Clone() (cln *ResourcesOpts) {
 		Units:   resOpts.Units,
 	}
 	if resOpts.UsageTTL != nil {
-		cln.UsageTTL = utils.DurationPointer(*resOpts.UsageTTL)
+		cln.UsageTTL = new(time.Duration)
+		*cln.UsageTTL = *resOpts.UsageTTL
 	}
 	return
 }
diff --git a/config/routescfg.go b/config/routescfg.go
index be7a7cefa..d8c0a0f51 100644
--- a/config/routescfg.go
+++ b/config/routescfg.go
@@ -250,13 +250,16 @@ func (rts *RoutesOpts) Clone() (cln *RoutesOpts) {
 		MaxCost:      rts.MaxCost,
 	}
 	if rts.ProfileCount != nil {
-		cln.ProfileCount = utils.IntPointer(*rts.ProfileCount)
+		cln.ProfileCount = new(int)
+		*cln.ProfileCount = *rts.ProfileCount
 	}
 	if rts.Limit != nil {
-		cln.Limit = utils.IntPointer(*rts.Limit)
+		cln.Limit = new(int)
+		*cln.Limit = *rts.Limit
 	}
 	if rts.Offset != nil {
-		cln.Offset = utils.IntPointer(*rts.Offset)
+		cln.Offset = new(int)
+		*cln.Offset = *rts.Offset
 	}
 	return
 }
diff --git a/config/sessionscfg.go b/config/sessionscfg.go
index 77eedbcd4..5b42d28a7 100644
--- a/config/sessionscfg.go
+++ b/config/sessionscfg.go
@@ -483,16 +483,20 @@ func (scfg SessionSCfg) Clone() (cln *SessionSCfg) {
 		cln.DefaultUsage[k] = v
 	}
 	if scfg.SessionTTLMaxDelay != nil {
-		cln.SessionTTLMaxDelay = utils.DurationPointer(*scfg.SessionTTLMaxDelay)
+		cln.SessionTTLMaxDelay = new(time.Duration)
+		*cln.SessionTTLMaxDelay = *scfg.SessionTTLMaxDelay
 	}
 	if scfg.SessionTTLLastUsed != nil {
-		cln.SessionTTLLastUsed = utils.DurationPointer(*scfg.SessionTTLLastUsed)
+		cln.SessionTTLLastUsed = new(time.Duration)
+		*cln.SessionTTLLastUsed = *scfg.SessionTTLLastUsed
 	}
 	if scfg.SessionTTLUsage != nil {
-		cln.SessionTTLUsage = utils.DurationPointer(*scfg.SessionTTLUsage)
+		cln.SessionTTLUsage = new(time.Duration)
+		*cln.SessionTTLUsage = *scfg.SessionTTLUsage
 	}
 	if scfg.SessionTTLLastUsage != nil {
-		cln.SessionTTLLastUsage = utils.DurationPointer(*scfg.SessionTTLLastUsage)
+		cln.SessionTTLLastUsage = new(time.Duration)
+		*cln.SessionTTLLastUsage = *scfg.SessionTTLLastUsage
 	}
 
 	if scfg.ChargerSConns != nil {
diff --git a/utils/cgrevent.go b/utils/cgrevent.go
index 6ca053908..d6a5914b2 100644
--- a/utils/cgrevent.go
+++ b/utils/cgrevent.go
@@ -134,7 +134,8 @@ func (ev *CGREvent) Clone() (clned *CGREvent) {
 		APIOpts: make(map[string]interface{}),
 	}
 	if ev.Time != nil {
-		clned.Time = TimePointer(*ev.Time)
+		clned.Time = new(time.Time)
+		*clned.Time = *ev.Time
 	}
 	for k, v := range ev.Event {
 		clned.Event[k] = v