diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a8b41f6fa..16e1d4240 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -63,8 +63,7 @@
     "prettier": "^2.7.1",
     "probot": "^12.2.4",
     "tsx": "^3.12.7",
-    "yaml": "^2.2.2",
-    "zod": "^3.22.4"
+    "yaml": "^2.2.2"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/dotenv": "^8.2.0",
diff --git a/src/handlers/assign/action.ts b/src/handlers/assign/action.ts
index 78a4a8819..d7a92ae1c 100644
--- a/src/handlers/assign/action.ts
+++ b/src/handlers/assign/action.ts
@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@ export async function startCommandHandler(context: Context) {
   }
 
   // Filter out labels that match the time labels defined in the config
-  const timeLabelsAssigned: Label[] = labels.filter((label) =>
-    typeof label === "string" || typeof label === "object"
-      ? config.labels.time.some((item) => item.name === label.name)
+  const timeLabelsAssigned: Label[] = labels.filter((assignedLabel) =>
+    typeof assignedLabel === "string" || typeof assignedLabel === "object"
+      ? config.labels.time.some((label) => label === assignedLabel.name)
       : false
   );
 
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ export async function startCommandHandler(context: Context) {
   // Sort labels by weight and select the one with the smallest weight
   const sortedLabels = timeLabelsAssigned
     .sort((a, b) => {
-      const fullLabelA = labels.find((label) => label.name === a.name);
-      const fullLabelB = labels.find((label) => label.name === b.name);
+      const fullLabelA = labels.find((label) => label.name === a.name)?.name;
+      const fullLabelB = labels.find((label) => label.name === b.name)?.name;
 
       if (!fullLabelA || !fullLabelB) {
         return 0; // return a default value
diff --git a/src/handlers/comment/action.ts b/src/handlers/comment/action.ts
index d939ccec7..15314dbe3 100644
--- a/src/handlers/comment/action.ts
+++ b/src/handlers/comment/action.ts
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ export async function commentCreatedOrEdited(context: Context) {
     const { id, handler } = userCommand;
     logger.info("Running a comment handler", { id, handler: handler.name });
 
-    const feature = config.commands.find((e) => e.name === id.split("/")[1]);
+    const disabled = config.disabledCommands.some((command) => command === id.replace("/", ""));
 
-    if (feature?.enabled === false && id !== "/help") {
+    if (disabled && id !== "/help") {
       return logger.warn("Skipping because it is disabled on this repo.", { id });
     }
 
diff --git a/src/handlers/comment/handlers/assign/get-time-labels-assigned.ts b/src/handlers/comment/handlers/assign/get-time-labels-assigned.ts
index c6de00a40..332ffe482 100644
--- a/src/handlers/comment/handlers/assign/get-time-labels-assigned.ts
+++ b/src/handlers/comment/handlers/assign/get-time-labels-assigned.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ export function getTimeLabelsAssigned(payload: Payload, config: BotConfig) {
     const _labelType = typeof _label;
     const _labelName = _labelType === "string" ? _label.toString() : _labelType === "object" ? _label.name : "unknown";
 
-    const timeLabel = timeLabelsDefined.find((item) => item.name === _labelName);
+    const timeLabel = timeLabelsDefined.find((label) => label === _labelName);
     if (timeLabel) {
       timeLabelsAssigned.push(_label);
     }
diff --git a/src/handlers/comment/handlers/assign/index.ts b/src/handlers/comment/handlers/assign/index.ts
index 970a89e89..29b03ec63 100644
--- a/src/handlers/comment/handlers/assign/index.ts
+++ b/src/handlers/comment/handlers/assign/index.ts
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ export async function assign(context: Context, body: string) {
   const {
     miscellaneous: { maxConcurrentTasks },
     timers: { taskStaleTimeoutDuration },
-    commands,
+    disabledCommands,
   } = context.config;
 
-  const startEnabled = commands.find((command) => command.name === "start");
+  const startDisabled = disabledCommands.some((command) => command === "start");
 
   logger.info("Received '/start' command", { sender: payload.sender.login, body });
 
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ export async function assign(context: Context, body: string) {
     throw logger.warn(`Skipping '/start' because of no issue instance`);
   }
 
-  if (!startEnabled?.enabled) {
+  if (startDisabled) {
     throw logger.warn("The `/assign` command is disabled for this repository.");
   }
 
@@ -74,13 +74,13 @@ export async function assign(context: Context, body: string) {
   const labels = issue.labels;
   const priceLabel = labels.find((label) => label.name.startsWith("Price: "));
 
-  let duration = null;
+  let duration: number | null = null;
   if (!priceLabel) {
     throw logger.warn("Skipping '/start' since no price label is set to calculate the timeline", priceLabel);
   } else {
     const timeLabelsAssigned = getTimeLabelsAssigned(payload, config);
     if (timeLabelsAssigned) {
-      duration = calculateDurations(timeLabelsAssigned).shift();
+      duration = calculateDurations(timeLabelsAssigned).shift() || null;
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/src/handlers/comment/handlers/help.ts b/src/handlers/comment/handlers/help.ts
index 970db8f65..c5d11b288 100644
--- a/src/handlers/comment/handlers/help.ts
+++ b/src/handlers/comment/handlers/help.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ export async function listAvailableCommands(context: Context, body: string) {
 
 export function generateHelpMenu(context: Context) {
   const config = context.config;
-  const startEnabled = config.commands.find((command) => command.name === "start");
+  const startDisabled = config.disabledCommands.some((command) => command === "start");
   let helpMenu = "### Available Commands\n\n| Command | Description | Example |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n";
   const commands = userCommands(config.miscellaneous.registerWalletWithVerification);
 
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ export function generateHelpMenu(context: Context) {
       } |\n`) // add to help menu
   );
 
-  if (!startEnabled) {
+  if (startDisabled) {
     helpMenu += "\n\n***_To assign yourself to an issue, please open a draft pull request that is linked to it._***";
   }
   return helpMenu;
diff --git a/src/handlers/pricing/action.ts b/src/handlers/pricing/action.ts
index 9c9cfaad5..1b9f8b3e4 100644
--- a/src/handlers/pricing/action.ts
+++ b/src/handlers/pricing/action.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ export async function handleParentIssue(context: Context, labels: Label[]) {
 }
 
 export function sortLabelsByValue(labels: Label[]) {
-  return labels.sort((a, b) => calculateLabelValue(a) - calculateLabelValue(b));
+  return labels.sort((a, b) => calculateLabelValue(a.name) - calculateLabelValue(b.name));
 }
 
 export function isParentIssue(body: string) {
diff --git a/src/handlers/pricing/pre.ts b/src/handlers/pricing/pre.ts
index fc6ef513e..1650589a6 100644
--- a/src/handlers/pricing/pre.ts
+++ b/src/handlers/pricing/pre.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ export async function syncPriceLabelsToConfig(context: Context) {
 
   const {
     features: { assistivePricing },
-    labels,
   } = config;
 
   if (!assistivePricing) {
@@ -21,8 +20,6 @@ export async function syncPriceLabelsToConfig(context: Context) {
     return;
   }
 
-  const timeLabels = labels.time.map((i) => i.name);
-  const priorityLabels = labels.priority.map((i) => i.name);
   const aiLabels: string[] = [];
   for (const timeLabel of config.labels.time) {
     for (const priorityLabel of config.labels.priority) {
@@ -37,7 +34,7 @@ export async function syncPriceLabelsToConfig(context: Context) {
     }
   }
 
-  const pricingLabels: string[] = [...timeLabels, ...priorityLabels];
+  const pricingLabels: string[] = [...config.labels.time, ...config.labels.priority];
 
   // List all the labels for a repository
   const allLabels = await listLabelsForRepo(context);
diff --git a/src/handlers/pricing/pricing-label.ts b/src/handlers/pricing/pricing-label.ts
index f8d0467cb..2817f4253 100644
--- a/src/handlers/pricing/pricing-label.ts
+++ b/src/handlers/pricing/pricing-label.ts
@@ -82,8 +82,9 @@ export async function onLabelChangeSetPricing(context: Context): Promise<void> {
 }
 
 function getRecognizedLabels(labels: Label[], config: BotConfig) {
-  const isRecognizedLabel = (label: Label, labelConfig: { name: string }[]) =>
-    (typeof label === "string" || typeof label === "object") && labelConfig.some((item) => item.name === label.name);
+  const isRecognizedLabel = (label: Label, configLabels: string[]) =>
+    (typeof label === "string" || typeof label === "object") &&
+    configLabels.some((configLabel) => configLabel === label.name);
 
   const recognizedTimeLabels: Label[] = labels.filter((label: Label) => isRecognizedLabel(label, config.labels.time));
 
diff --git a/src/handlers/shared/pricing.ts b/src/handlers/shared/pricing.ts
index 325216a21..0f2df4dcb 100644
--- a/src/handlers/shared/pricing.ts
+++ b/src/handlers/shared/pricing.ts
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@ export function setPrice(context: Context, timeLabel: Label, priorityLabel: Labe
 
   if (!timeLabel || !priorityLabel) throw logger.warn("Time or priority label is not defined");
 
-  const recognizedTimeLabels = labels.time.find((item) => item.name === timeLabel.name);
+  const recognizedTimeLabels = labels.time.find((configLabel) => configLabel === timeLabel.name);
   if (!recognizedTimeLabels) throw logger.warn("Time label is not recognized");
 
-  const recognizedPriorityLabels = labels.priority.find((item) => item.name === priorityLabel.name);
+  const recognizedPriorityLabels = labels.priority.find((configLabel) => configLabel === priorityLabel.name);
   if (!recognizedPriorityLabels) throw logger.warn("Priority label is not recognized");
 
   const timeValue = calculateLabelValue(recognizedTimeLabels);
diff --git a/src/handlers/wildcard/analytics.ts b/src/handlers/wildcard/analytics.ts
index 003b242df..177df86ce 100644
--- a/src/handlers/wildcard/analytics.ts
+++ b/src/handlers/wildcard/analytics.ts
@@ -13,19 +13,19 @@ export function taskPaymentMetaData(
 } {
   const { labels } = context.config;
 
-  const timeLabels = labels.time.filter((item) => issue.labels.map((i) => i.name).includes(item.name));
-  const priorityLabels = labels.priority.filter((item) => issue.labels.map((i) => i.name).includes(item.name));
+  const timeLabels = labels.time.filter((configLabel) => issue.labels.map((i) => i.name).includes(configLabel));
+  const priorityLabels = labels.priority.filter((configLabel) => issue.labels.map((i) => i.name).includes(configLabel));
 
   const isTask = timeLabels.length > 0 && priorityLabels.length > 0;
 
   const minTimeLabel =
     timeLabels.length > 0
-      ? timeLabels.reduce((a, b) => (calculateLabelValue(a) < calculateLabelValue(b) ? a : b)).name
+      ? timeLabels.reduce((a, b) => (calculateLabelValue(a) < calculateLabelValue(b) ? a : b))
       : null;
 
   const minPriorityLabel =
     priorityLabels.length > 0
-      ? priorityLabels.reduce((a, b) => (calculateLabelValue(a) < calculateLabelValue(b) ? a : b)).name
+      ? priorityLabels.reduce((a, b) => (calculateLabelValue(a) < calculateLabelValue(b) ? a : b))
       : null;
 
   const priceLabel = issue.labels.find((label) => label.name.includes("Price"))?.name || null;
diff --git a/src/helpers/shared.ts b/src/helpers/shared.ts
index fce30fe1a..4ec9e30ee 100644
--- a/src/helpers/shared.ts
+++ b/src/helpers/shared.ts
@@ -19,16 +19,16 @@ export function shouldSkip(context: ProbotContext) {
   return response;
 }
 
-export function calculateLabelValue(label: { name: string }): number {
-  const matches = label.name.match(/\d+/);
+export function calculateLabelValue(label: string): number {
+  const matches = label.match(/\d+/);
   const number = matches && matches.length > 0 ? parseInt(matches[0]) || 0 : 0;
-  if (label.name.toLowerCase().includes("priority")) return number;
-  // throw new Error(`Label ${label.name} is not a priority label`);
-  if (label.name.toLowerCase().includes("minute")) return number * 0.002;
-  if (label.name.toLowerCase().includes("hour")) return number * 0.125;
-  if (label.name.toLowerCase().includes("day")) return 1 + (number - 1) * 0.25;
-  if (label.name.toLowerCase().includes("week")) return number + 1;
-  if (label.name.toLowerCase().includes("month")) return 5 + (number - 1) * 8;
+  if (label.toLowerCase().includes("priority")) return number;
+  // throw new Error(`Label ${label} is not a priority label`);
+  if (label.toLowerCase().includes("minute")) return number * 0.002;
+  if (label.toLowerCase().includes("hour")) return number * 0.125;
+  if (label.toLowerCase().includes("day")) return 1 + (number - 1) * 0.25;
+  if (label.toLowerCase().includes("week")) return number + 1;
+  if (label.toLowerCase().includes("month")) return 5 + (number - 1) * 8;
   return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/types/configuration-types.ts b/src/types/configuration-types.ts
index e16f946aa..136de6812 100644
--- a/src/types/configuration-types.ts
+++ b/src/types/configuration-types.ts
@@ -17,22 +17,16 @@ const allHtmlElementsSetToZero = validHTMLElements.reduce((accumulator, current)
   return accumulator;
 }, {} as Record<keyof HTMLElementTagNameMap, number>);
 
-const allCommands = userCommands(false).map((cmd) => ({ name: cmd.id.replace("/", ""), enabled: false }));
+const allCommands = userCommands(false).map((cmd) => cmd.id.replace("/", ""));
 
-const defaultTimeLabels = [
-  { name: "Time: <1 Hour" },
-  { name: "Time: <2 Hours" },
-  { name: "Time: <4 Hours" },
-  { name: "Time: <1 Day" },
-  { name: "Time: <1 Week" },
-];
+const defaultTimeLabels = ["Time: <1 Hour", "Time: <2 Hours", "Time: <4 Hours", "Time: <1 Day", "Time: <1 Week"];
 
 const defaultPriorityLabels = [
-  { name: "Priority: 1 (Normal)" },
-  { name: "Priority: 2 (Medium)" },
-  { name: "Priority: 3 (High)" },
-  { name: "Priority: 4 (Urgent)" },
-  { name: "Priority: 5 (Emergency)" },
+  "Priority: 1 (Normal)",
+  "Priority: 2 (Medium)",
+  "Priority: 3 (High)",
+  "Priority: 4 (Urgent)",
+  "Priority: 5 (Emergency)",
 ];
 
 function StrictObject<T extends TProperties>(obj: T, options?: ObjectOptions) {
@@ -101,13 +95,7 @@ export const BotConfigSchema = StrictObject(
       basePriceMultiplier: T.Number({ default: 1 }),
       issueCreatorMultiplier: T.Number({ default: 1 }),
     }),
-    commands: T.Array(
-      StrictObject({
-        name: T.String(),
-        enabled: T.Boolean(),
-      }),
-      { default: allCommands }
-    ),
+    disabledCommands: T.Array(T.String(), { default: allCommands }),
     incentives: StrictObject({
       comment: StrictObject({
         elements: T.Record(T.Union(HtmlEntities), T.Number({ default: 0 }), { default: allHtmlElementsSetToZero }),
@@ -121,8 +109,8 @@ export const BotConfigSchema = StrictObject(
       }),
     }),
     labels: StrictObject({
-      time: T.Array(StrictObject({ name: T.String() }), { default: defaultTimeLabels }),
-      priority: T.Array(StrictObject({ name: T.String() }), { default: defaultPriorityLabels }),
+      time: T.Array(T.String(), { default: defaultTimeLabels }),
+      priority: T.Array(T.String(), { default: defaultPriorityLabels }),
     }),
     miscellaneous: StrictObject({
       maxConcurrentTasks: T.Number({ default: Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER }),
diff --git a/src/utils/generate-configuration.ts b/src/utils/generate-configuration.ts
index 3ab56a1b0..35162bf7c 100644
--- a/src/utils/generate-configuration.ts
+++ b/src/utils/generate-configuration.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 import { Value } from "@sinclair/typebox/value";
 import { DefinedError } from "ajv";
-import merge from "lodash/merge";
+import mergeWith from "lodash/merge";
 import { Context as ProbotContext } from "probot";
 import YAML from "yaml";
 import Runtime from "../bindings/bot-runtime";
 import { BotConfig, Payload, stringDuration, validateBotConfig } from "../types";
-import ubiquibotConfigDefault from "../ubiquibot-config-default";
 
 const UBIQUIBOT_CONFIG_REPOSITORY = "ubiquibot-config";
 const UBIQUIBOT_CONFIG_FULL_PATH = ".github/ubiquibot-config.yml";
@@ -13,7 +12,7 @@ const UBIQUIBOT_CONFIG_FULL_PATH = ".github/ubiquibot-config.yml";
 export async function generateConfiguration(context: ProbotContext): Promise<BotConfig> {
   const payload = context.payload as Payload;
 
-  const organizationConfiguration = parseYaml(
+  const orgConfig = parseYaml(
     await download({
       context,
       repository: UBIQUIBOT_CONFIG_REPOSITORY,
@@ -21,7 +20,7 @@ export async function generateConfiguration(context: ProbotContext): Promise<Bot
     })
   );
 
-  const repositoryConfiguration = parseYaml(
+  const repoConfig = parseYaml(
     await download({
       context,
       repository: payload.repository.name,
@@ -29,47 +28,17 @@ export async function generateConfiguration(context: ProbotContext): Promise<Bot
     })
   );
 
-  let orgConfig: BotConfig | undefined;
-  if (organizationConfiguration) {
-    const valid = validateBotConfig(organizationConfiguration);
-    if (!valid) {
-      let errMsg = getErrorMsg(validateBotConfig.errors as DefinedError[]);
-      if (errMsg) {
-        errMsg = `Invalid org configuration! \n${errMsg}`;
-        if (payload.issue?.number)
-          await context.octokit.issues.createComment({
-            owner: payload.repository.owner.login,
-            repo: payload.repository.name,
-            issue_number: payload.issue?.number,
-            body: errMsg,
-          });
-        throw new Error(errMsg);
+  const merged = mergeWith({}, orgConfig, repoConfig, (objValue: unknown, srcValue: unknown) => {
+    if (Array.isArray(objValue) && Array.isArray(srcValue)) {
+      // if it's string array, concat and remove duplicates
+      if (objValue.every((value) => typeof value === "string")) {
+        return [...new Set(objValue.concat(srcValue))];
       }
+      // otherwise just concat
+      return objValue.concat(srcValue);
     }
-    orgConfig = organizationConfiguration as BotConfig;
-  }
-
-  let repoConfig: BotConfig | undefined;
-  if (repositoryConfiguration) {
-    const valid = validateBotConfig(repositoryConfiguration);
-    if (!valid) {
-      let errMsg = getErrorMsg(validateBotConfig.errors as DefinedError[]);
-      if (errMsg) {
-        errMsg = `Invalid repo configuration! \n${errMsg}`;
-        if (payload.issue?.number)
-          await context.octokit.issues.createComment({
-            owner: payload.repository.owner.login,
-            repo: payload.repository.name,
-            issue_number: payload.issue?.number,
-            body: errMsg,
-          });
-        throw new Error(errMsg);
-      }
-    }
-    repoConfig = repositoryConfiguration as BotConfig;
-  }
+  });
 
-  const merged = merge(ubiquibotConfigDefault, orgConfig, repoConfig);
   const valid = validateBotConfig(merged);
   if (!valid) {
     let errMsg = getErrorMsg(validateBotConfig.errors as DefinedError[]);
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index a437cf3dd..aad1181a5 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -8797,7 +8797,7 @@ zod-validation-error@^1.5.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/zod-validation-error/-/zod-validation-error-1.5.0.tgz#2b355007a1c3b7fb04fa476bfad4e7b3fd5491e3"
   integrity sha512-/7eFkAI4qV0tcxMBB/3+d2c1P6jzzZYdYSlBuAklzMuCrJu5bzJfHS0yVAS87dRHVlhftd6RFJDIvv03JgkSbw==
 
-zod@3.22.4, zod@^3.22.4:
+zod@3.22.4:
   version "3.22.4"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/zod/-/zod-3.22.4.tgz#f31c3a9386f61b1f228af56faa9255e845cf3fff"
   integrity sha512-iC+8Io04lddc+mVqQ9AZ7OQ2MrUKGN+oIQyq1vemgt46jwCwLfhq7/pwnBnNXXXZb8VTVLKwp9EDkx+ryxIWmg==