diff --git a/src/pyedb/configuration/cfg_ports_sources.py b/src/pyedb/configuration/cfg_ports_sources.py
index 8e20c6877a..ab413ab9c2 100644
--- a/src/pyedb/configuration/cfg_ports_sources.py
+++ b/src/pyedb/configuration/cfg_ports_sources.py
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ def get_data_from_db(self):
                 negative_terminal=neg_term_info,
             )
             self.sources.append(cfg_src)
+        return self.export_properties()
 
     def export_properties(self):
         sources = []
@@ -165,6 +166,7 @@ def get_data_from_db(self):
                 )
 
             self.ports.append(cfg_port)
+        return self.export_properties()
 
     def export_properties(self):
         ports = []
diff --git a/src/pyedb/configuration/configuration.py b/src/pyedb/configuration/configuration.py
index 39c6e6fdc9..6d6a55f4b0 100644
--- a/src/pyedb/configuration/configuration.py
+++ b/src/pyedb/configuration/configuration.py
@@ -65,14 +65,16 @@ def load(self, config_file, append=True, apply_file=False, output_file=None, ope
         """
         if isinstance(config_file, dict):
             data = config_file
-        elif os.path.isfile(config_file):
-            with open(config_file, "r") as f:
-                if config_file.endswith(".json"):
-                    data = json.load(f)
-                elif config_file.endswith(".toml"):
-                    data = toml.load(f)
-        else:  # pragma: no cover
-            return False
+        else:
+            config_file = str(config_file)
+            if os.path.isfile(config_file):
+                with open(config_file, "r") as f:
+                    if config_file.endswith(".json"):
+                        data = json.load(f)
+                    elif config_file.endswith(".toml"):
+                        data = toml.load(f)
+            else:  # pragma: no cover
+                return False
 
         if not append:  # pragma: no cover
             self.data = {}
@@ -270,11 +272,9 @@ def get_data_from_db(self, **kwargs):
         if kwargs.get("setups", False):
             data["setups"] = self.cfg_data.setups.get_data_from_db()
         if kwargs.get("sources", False):
-            self.cfg_data.sources.get_data_from_db()
-            data["sources"] = self.cfg_data.sources.export_properties()
+            data["sources"] = self.cfg_data.sources.get_data_from_db()
         if kwargs.get("ports", False):
-            self.cfg_data.ports.get_data_from_db()
-            data["ports"] = self.cfg_data.ports.export_properties()
+            data["ports"] = self.cfg_data.ports.get_data_from_db()
         if kwargs.get("components", False):
             data["components"] = self.cfg_data.components.get_data_from_db()
         if kwargs.get("nets", False):