diff --git a/pkg/workflows/dontime/factory.go b/pkg/workflows/dontime/factory.go
index b26ed9c295..c0e2243cfb 100644
--- a/pkg/workflows/dontime/factory.go
+++ b/pkg/workflows/dontime/factory.go
@@ -2,17 +2,17 @@ package dontime
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"fmt"
 	"time"
 
 	"google.golang.org/protobuf/proto"
 	"google.golang.org/protobuf/types/known/durationpb"
 
+	"github.com/smartcontractkit/libocr/offchainreporting2plus/ocr3types"
+
 	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-common/pkg/logger"
 	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-common/pkg/services"
 	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-common/pkg/types/core"
 	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-common/pkg/workflows/dontime/pb"
-	"github.com/smartcontractkit/libocr/offchainreporting2plus/ocr3types"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -73,13 +73,10 @@ func (o *Factory) NewReportingPlugin(_ context.Context, config ocr3types.Reporti
 		configProto.MinTimeIncrease = int64(defaultMinTimeIncrease)
 	}
 
-	updatedOffchainConfig, err := proto.Marshal(&configProto)
+	plugin, err := NewPlugin(o.store, config, &configProto, o.lggr)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, ocr3types.ReportingPluginInfo{}, fmt.Errorf("failed to re-marshal updated configProto: %w", err)
+		return nil, ocr3types.ReportingPluginInfo{}, err
 	}
-	config.OffchainConfig = updatedOffchainConfig
-
-	plugin, err := NewPlugin(o.store, config, o.lggr)
 	pluginInfo := ocr3types.ReportingPluginInfo{
 		Name: "DON Time Plugin",
 		Limits: ocr3types.ReportingPluginLimits{
@@ -90,6 +87,16 @@ func (o *Factory) NewReportingPlugin(_ context.Context, config ocr3types.Reporti
 			MaxReportCount:       int(configProto.MaxReportCount),
 		},
 	}
+	o.lggr.Infow("DON Time Plugin created with config",
+		"maxQueryLengthBytes", configProto.MaxQueryLengthBytes,
+		"maxObservationLengthBytes", configProto.MaxObservationLengthBytes,
+		"maxOutcomeLengthBytes", configProto.MaxOutcomeLengthBytes,
+		"maxReportLengthBytes", configProto.MaxReportLengthBytes,
+		"maxReportCount", configProto.MaxReportCount,
+		"maxBatchSize", configProto.MaxBatchSize,
+		"executionRemovalTime", configProto.ExecutionRemovalTime.AsDuration(),
+		"minTimeIncrease", configProto.MinTimeIncrease,
+	)
 	return plugin, pluginInfo, err
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/workflows/dontime/plugin.go b/pkg/workflows/dontime/plugin.go
index ffae1fdfe8..fe1c370ded 100644
--- a/pkg/workflows/dontime/plugin.go
+++ b/pkg/workflows/dontime/plugin.go
@@ -34,12 +34,7 @@ type Plugin struct {
 
 var _ ocr3types.ReportingPlugin[[]byte] = (*Plugin)(nil)
 
-func NewPlugin(store *Store, config ocr3types.ReportingPluginConfig, lggr logger.Logger) (*Plugin, error) {
-	offchainCfg := &pb.Config{}
-	err := proto.Unmarshal(config.OffchainConfig, offchainCfg)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
+func NewPlugin(store *Store, config ocr3types.ReportingPluginConfig, offchainCfg *pb.Config, lggr logger.Logger) (*Plugin, error) {
 	if offchainCfg.MaxBatchSize == 0 {
 		return nil, errors.New("batch size cannot be 0")
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/workflows/dontime/plugin_test.go b/pkg/workflows/dontime/plugin_test.go
index bae74579c4..b75c517db8 100644
--- a/pkg/workflows/dontime/plugin_test.go
+++ b/pkg/workflows/dontime/plugin_test.go
@@ -9,14 +9,15 @@ import (
 	"google.golang.org/protobuf/proto"
 	"google.golang.org/protobuf/types/known/durationpb"
 
-	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-common/pkg/logger"
-	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-common/pkg/workflows/dontime/pb"
 	"github.com/smartcontractkit/libocr/offchainreporting2/types"
 	"github.com/smartcontractkit/libocr/offchainreporting2plus/ocr3types"
+
+	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-common/pkg/logger"
+	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-common/pkg/workflows/dontime/pb"
 )
 
-func newTestPluginConfig(t *testing.T) ocr3types.ReportingPluginConfig {
-	offChainCfg := &pb.Config{
+func newTestPluginOffchainConfig(t *testing.T) *pb.Config {
+	return &pb.Config{
 		MaxQueryLengthBytes:       defaultMaxPhaseOutputBytes,
 		MaxObservationLengthBytes: defaultMaxPhaseOutputBytes,
 		MaxReportLengthBytes:      defaultMaxPhaseOutputBytes,
@@ -24,6 +25,10 @@ func newTestPluginConfig(t *testing.T) ocr3types.ReportingPluginConfig {
 		MinTimeIncrease:           int64(defaultMinTimeIncrease),
 		ExecutionRemovalTime:      durationpb.New(defaultExecutionRemovalTime),
 	}
+}
+
+func newTestPluginConfig(t *testing.T) ocr3types.ReportingPluginConfig {
+	offChainCfg := newTestPluginOffchainConfig(t)
 
 	offChainCfgBytes, err := proto.Marshal(offChainCfg)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -43,10 +48,10 @@ func newTestPluginConfig(t *testing.T) ocr3types.ReportingPluginConfig {
 func TestPlugin_Observation(t *testing.T) {
 	lggr := logger.Test(t)
 	store := NewStore(DefaultRequestTimeout)
-	config := newTestPluginConfig(t)
+	config, offchainCfg := newTestPluginConfig(t), newTestPluginOffchainConfig(t)
 	ctx := t.Context()
 
-	plugin, err := NewPlugin(store, config, lggr)
+	plugin, err := NewPlugin(store, config, offchainCfg, lggr)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	outcomeCtx := ocr3types.OutcomeContext{
@@ -80,12 +85,12 @@ func TestPlugin_Observation(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestPlugin_ValidateObservation(t *testing.T) {
 	lggr := logger.Test(t)
-	config := newTestPluginConfig(t)
+	config, offchainCfg := newTestPluginConfig(t), newTestPluginOffchainConfig(t)
 	ctx := t.Context()
 
 	t.Run("Valid Observation", func(t *testing.T) {
 		store := NewStore(DefaultRequestTimeout)
-		plugin, err := NewPlugin(store, config, lggr)
+		plugin, err := NewPlugin(store, config, offchainCfg, lggr)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 
 		outcomeCtx := ocr3types.OutcomeContext{
@@ -113,7 +118,7 @@ func TestPlugin_ValidateObservation(t *testing.T) {
 
 	t.Run("Invalid sequence number", func(t *testing.T) {
 		store := NewStore(DefaultRequestTimeout)
-		plugin, err := NewPlugin(store, config, lggr)
+		plugin, err := NewPlugin(store, config, offchainCfg, lggr)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 
 		outcomeCtx := ocr3types.OutcomeContext{
@@ -138,10 +143,10 @@ func TestPlugin_ValidateObservation(t *testing.T) {
 func TestPlugin_Outcome(t *testing.T) {
 	lggr := logger.Test(t)
 	store := NewStore(DefaultRequestTimeout)
-	config := newTestPluginConfig(t)
+	config, offchainCfg := newTestPluginConfig(t), newTestPluginOffchainConfig(t)
 	ctx := t.Context()
 
-	plugin, err := NewPlugin(store, config, lggr)
+	plugin, err := NewPlugin(store, config, offchainCfg, lggr)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	query, err := plugin.Query(ctx, ocr3types.OutcomeContext{PreviousOutcome: []byte("")})
@@ -211,11 +216,11 @@ func TestPlugin_Outcome(t *testing.T) {
 func TestPlugin_FinishedExecutions(t *testing.T) {
 	lggr := logger.Test(t)
 	store := NewStore(DefaultRequestTimeout)
-	config := newTestPluginConfig(t)
+	config, offchainCfg := newTestPluginConfig(t), newTestPluginOffchainConfig(t)
 	ctx := t.Context()
 
 	transmitter := NewTransmitter(lggr, store, "")
-	plugin, err := NewPlugin(store, config, lggr)
+	plugin, err := NewPlugin(store, config, offchainCfg, lggr)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	query, err := plugin.Query(ctx, ocr3types.OutcomeContext{PreviousOutcome: []byte("")})
@@ -286,10 +291,10 @@ func TestPlugin_FinishedExecutions(t *testing.T) {
 func TestPlugin_ExpiredRequest(t *testing.T) {
 	lggr := logger.Test(t)
 	store := NewStore(0)
-	config := newTestPluginConfig(t)
+	config, offchainCfg := newTestPluginConfig(t), newTestPluginOffchainConfig(t)
 	ctx := t.Context()
 
-	plugin, err := NewPlugin(store, config, lggr)
+	plugin, err := NewPlugin(store, config, offchainCfg, lggr)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	outcomeCtx := ocr3types.OutcomeContext{