diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2376c4e7e..b618c21e6 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ build/
 bin/
 gen/
 out/
-/src/test/resources/config.properties
+test.properties
 *.DS_STORE
 
 # GitHub Actions #
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 17c98ae8c..9f6b0732a 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ dependencies {
     allTest "ch.qos.logback:logback-classic:1.2.3"
     allTest "ch.qos.logback:logback-core:1.2.3"
     allTest "org.json:json:20210307"
-    allTest "dev.nohus:AutoKonfig:1.0.0"
+    allTest 'org.aeonbits.owner:owner:1.0.12'
 
     testImplementation "io.mockk:mockk:1.11.0"
     testImplementation group: 'io.cucumber', name: 'cucumber-java', version: '6.10.4'
diff --git a/src/test/kotlin/com/pubnub/api/Keys.kt b/src/test/kotlin/com/pubnub/api/Keys.kt
index c225c9bd5..ed0a6e30b 100644
--- a/src/test/kotlin/com/pubnub/api/Keys.kt
+++ b/src/test/kotlin/com/pubnub/api/Keys.kt
@@ -1,25 +1,24 @@
 package com.pubnub.api
 
-import dev.nohus.autokonfig.AutoKonfig
-import dev.nohus.autokonfig.types.StringSetting
-import dev.nohus.autokonfig.withEnvironmentVariables
-import dev.nohus.autokonfig.withResourceConfig
+import org.aeonbits.owner.Config
+import org.aeonbits.owner.ConfigFactory
 
-object Keys {
-    private fun AutoKonfig.withSafeResourceConfig(resource: String) = apply {
-        try {
-            withResourceConfig(resource)
-        } catch (e: Exception) {
-        }
-    }
+@Config.Sources("file:test.properties")
+interface KeysConfig : Config {
+    @get:Config.Key("subKey")
+    val subscribeKey: String
 
-    private val config = AutoKonfig()
-        .withSafeResourceConfig("config.properties")
-        .withEnvironmentVariables()
+    @get:Config.Key("pubKey")
+    val publishKey: String
 
-    val pubKey by config.StringSetting()
-    val subKey by config.StringSetting()
-    val pamPubKey by config.StringSetting()
-    val pamSubKey by config.StringSetting()
-    val pamSecKey by config.StringSetting()
+    @get:Config.Key("pamSubKey")
+    val pamSubKey: String
+
+    @get:Config.Key("pamPubKey")
+    val pamPubKey: String
+
+    @get:Config.Key("pamSecKey")
+    val pamSecKey: String
 }
+
+val Keys: KeysConfig = ConfigFactory.create(KeysConfig::class.java, System.getenv())
diff --git a/src/test/kotlin/com/pubnub/contract/ContractTestConfig.kt b/src/test/kotlin/com/pubnub/contract/ContractTestConfig.kt
index 769063647..7c6f5b80c 100644
--- a/src/test/kotlin/com/pubnub/contract/ContractTestConfig.kt
+++ b/src/test/kotlin/com/pubnub/contract/ContractTestConfig.kt
@@ -1,28 +1,31 @@
 package com.pubnub.contract
 
-import dev.nohus.autokonfig.AutoKonfig
-import dev.nohus.autokonfig.types.BooleanSetting
-import dev.nohus.autokonfig.types.StringSetting
-import dev.nohus.autokonfig.withEnvironmentVariables
-import dev.nohus.autokonfig.withResourceConfig
-
-object ContractTestConfig {
-    private fun AutoKonfig.withSafeResourceConfig(resource: String) = apply {
-        try {
-            withResourceConfig(resource)
-        } catch (e: Exception) {
-        }
-    }
-
-    private val config = AutoKonfig()
-        .withSafeResourceConfig("config.properties")
-        .withEnvironmentVariables()
-
-    val pamSubKey by config.StringSetting()
-    val pamPubKey by config.StringSetting()
-    val pamSecKey by config.StringSetting()
-    val pubKey by config.StringSetting()
-    val subKey by config.StringSetting()
-    val serverHostPort by config.StringSetting()
-    val serverMock by config.BooleanSetting(true)
+import org.aeonbits.owner.Config
+import org.aeonbits.owner.ConfigFactory
+
+@Config.Sources("file:test.properties")
+interface ContractTestKeysConfig : Config {
+    @get:Config.Key("subKey")
+    val subKey: String
+
+    @get:Config.Key("pubKey")
+    val pubKey: String
+
+    @get:Config.Key("pamSubKey")
+    val pamSubKey: String
+
+    @get:Config.Key("pamPubKey")
+    val pamPubKey: String
+
+    @get:Config.Key("pamSecKey")
+    val pamSecKey: String
+
+    @get:Config.Key("serverHostPort")
+    val serverHostPort: String
+
+    @get:Config.Key("serverMock")
+    @get:Config.DefaultValue("true")
+    val serverMock: Boolean
 }
+
+val ContractTestConfig: ContractTestKeysConfig = ConfigFactory.create(ContractTestKeysConfig::class.java, System.getenv())
diff --git a/src/testFixtures/kotlin/com/pubnub/api/Keys.kt b/src/testFixtures/kotlin/com/pubnub/api/Keys.kt
index c225c9bd5..7f0e8bfde 100644
--- a/src/testFixtures/kotlin/com/pubnub/api/Keys.kt
+++ b/src/testFixtures/kotlin/com/pubnub/api/Keys.kt
@@ -1,25 +1,24 @@
 package com.pubnub.api
 
-import dev.nohus.autokonfig.AutoKonfig
-import dev.nohus.autokonfig.types.StringSetting
-import dev.nohus.autokonfig.withEnvironmentVariables
-import dev.nohus.autokonfig.withResourceConfig
+import org.aeonbits.owner.Config
+import org.aeonbits.owner.ConfigFactory
 
-object Keys {
-    private fun AutoKonfig.withSafeResourceConfig(resource: String) = apply {
-        try {
-            withResourceConfig(resource)
-        } catch (e: Exception) {
-        }
-    }
+@Config.Sources("file:test.properties")
+interface KeysConfig : Config {
+    @get:Config.Key("subKey")
+    val subKey: String
 
-    private val config = AutoKonfig()
-        .withSafeResourceConfig("config.properties")
-        .withEnvironmentVariables()
+    @get:Config.Key("pubKey")
+    val pubKey: String
 
-    val pubKey by config.StringSetting()
-    val subKey by config.StringSetting()
-    val pamPubKey by config.StringSetting()
-    val pamSubKey by config.StringSetting()
-    val pamSecKey by config.StringSetting()
+    @get:Config.Key("pamSubKey")
+    val pamSubKey: String
+
+    @get:Config.Key("pamPubKey")
+    val pamPubKey: String
+
+    @get:Config.Key("pamSecKey")
+    val pamSecKey: String
 }
+
+val Keys: KeysConfig = ConfigFactory.create(KeysConfig::class.java, System.getenv())
diff --git a/src/testFixtures/resources/config-example.properties b/src/testFixtures/resources/config-example.properties
deleted file mode 100644
index 1b919b500..000000000
--- a/src/testFixtures/resources/config-example.properties
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-#copy this file to `config.properties` and put real pubnub keys to run integration tests.
-#other way is to provide an environmental variables: PUB_KEY, SUB_KEY, etc.
-
-pubKey=somePubKey
-subKey=someSubKey
-pamPubKey=somePamPubKey
-pamSubKey=somePamSubKey
-pamSecKey=somePamSecKey
diff --git a/src/test/resources/config-example.properties b/test-example.properties
similarity index 78%
rename from src/test/resources/config-example.properties
rename to test-example.properties
index c44147f9c..091b14e36 100644
--- a/src/test/resources/config-example.properties
+++ b/test-example.properties
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#copy this file to `config.properties` and put real pubnub keys to run integration tests.
+#copy this file to `test.properties` and put real pubnub keys to run integration tests.
 #other way is to provide an environmental variables: PUB_KEY, SUB_KEY, etc.
 
 pubKey=somePubKey