diff --git a/default_kong_discovery_agent.yml b/default_kong_discovery_agent.yml
index 526aede..a7bcde1 100644
--- a/default_kong_discovery_agent.yml
+++ b/default_kong_discovery_agent.yml
@@ -29,4 +29,4 @@ kong:
     http: 80
     https: 443
   specDownloadPaths: [<Paths>]
-  specLocalPaths: [<Paths>]
+  specLocalPath: <Path>
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/discovery/cmd.go b/pkg/cmd/discovery/cmd.go
index ef10e22..7d245aa 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/discovery/cmd.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/discovery/cmd.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ const (
 	cfgKongProxyEpHttp       = "kong.proxyEndpointProtocols.http"
 	cfgKongProxyEpHttps      = "kong.proxyEndpointProtocols.https"
 	cfgKongSpecDownloadPaths = "kong.specDownloadPaths"
-	cfgKongSpecLocalPaths    = "kong.specLocalPaths"
+	cfgKongSpecLocalPath     = "kong.specLocalPath"
 )
 
 func init() {
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ func init() {
 	rootProps.AddIntProperty(cfgKongProxyEpHttp, 80, "The Kong proxy http port")
 	rootProps.AddIntProperty(cfgKongProxyEpHttps, 443, "The Kong proxy https port")
 	rootProps.AddStringSliceProperty(cfgKongSpecDownloadPaths, []string{}, "URL paths where the agent will look in for spec files")
-	rootProps.AddStringSliceProperty(cfgKongSpecLocalPaths, []string{}, "Local paths where the agent will look for spec files")
+	rootProps.AddStringProperty(cfgKongSpecLocalPath, "", "Local paths where the agent will look for spec files")
 }
 
 // Callback that agent will call to process the execution
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ func initConfig(centralConfig corecfg.CentralConfig) (interface{}, error) {
 		ProxyHttpPort:     rootProps.IntPropertyValue(cfgKongProxyEpHttp),
 		ProxyHttpsPort:    rootProps.IntPropertyValue(cfgKongProxyEpHttps),
 		SpecDownloadPaths: rootProps.StringSlicePropertyValue(cfgKongSpecDownloadPaths),
-		SpecLocalPaths:    rootProps.StringSlicePropertyValue(cfgKongSpecLocalPaths),
+		SpecLocalPath:     rootProps.StringPropertyValue(cfgKongSpecLocalPath),
 	}
 
 	agentConfig = config.AgentConfig{
diff --git a/pkg/config/discovery/config.go b/pkg/config/discovery/config.go
index b530042..0225aa0 100644
--- a/pkg/config/discovery/config.go
+++ b/pkg/config/discovery/config.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ type KongGatewayConfig struct {
 	ProxyHttpPort     int      `config:"proxyHttpPort"`
 	ProxyHttpsPort    int      `config:"proxyHttpsPort"`
 	SpecDownloadPaths []string `config:"specDownloadPaths"`
-	SpecLocalPaths    []string `config:"specLocalPaths"`
+	SpecLocalPath     string   `config:"specLocalPath"`
 }
 
 // ValidateCfg - Validates the gateway config
diff --git a/pkg/gateway/client.go b/pkg/gateway/client.go
index b3f896d..b1e8c05 100644
--- a/pkg/gateway/client.go
+++ b/pkg/gateway/client.go
@@ -179,7 +179,11 @@ func (gc *Client) processSingleKongService(ctx context.Context, service *klib.Se
 		return err
 	}
 
-	// TODO: check if spec is nil
+	// don't publish an empty spec
+	if kongServiceSpec == nil {
+		log.Debug("no spec found")
+		return nil
+	}
 
 	oasSpec := Openapi{
 		spec: string(kongServiceSpec),
diff --git a/pkg/kong/kongclient.go b/pkg/kong/kongclient.go
index 08da25a..1632697 100644
--- a/pkg/kong/kongclient.go
+++ b/pkg/kong/kongclient.go
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ type KongAPIClient interface {
 	CreateHttpBasic(ctx context.Context, consumerID string, basicAuth *klib.BasicAuth) (*klib.BasicAuth, error)
 	CreateOauth2(ctx context.Context, consumerID string, oauth2 *klib.Oauth2Credential) (*klib.Oauth2Credential, error)
 	CreateAuthKey(ctx context.Context, consumerID string, keyAuth *klib.KeyAuth) (*klib.KeyAuth, error)
-  // Access Request
+	// Access Request
 	AddRouteACL(ctx context.Context, routeID, allowedID string) error
 	RemoveRouteACL(ctx context.Context, routeID, revokedID string) error
 	AddQuota(ctx context.Context, routeID, allowedID, quotaInterval string, quotaLimit int) error
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ type KongClient struct {
 	baseClient        DoRequest
 	kongAdminEndpoint string
 	specURLPaths      []string
-	specLocalPaths    []string
+	specLocalPath     string
 	clientTimeout     time.Duration
 }
 
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ func NewKongClient(baseClient *http.Client, kongConfig *config.KongGatewayConfig
 		baseClient:        baseClient,
 		kongAdminEndpoint: kongConfig.AdminEndpoint,
 		specURLPaths:      kongConfig.SpecDownloadPaths,
-		specLocalPaths:    kongConfig.SpecLocalPaths,
+		specLocalPath:     kongConfig.SpecLocalPath,
 		clientTimeout:     10 * time.Second,
 	}, nil
 }
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ func (k KongClient) ListRoutesForService(ctx context.Context, serviceId string)
 func (k KongClient) GetSpecForService(ctx context.Context, service *klib.Service) ([]byte, error) {
 	log := k.logger.WithField("serviceID", service.ID).WithField("serviceName", service.Name)
 
-	if len(k.specLocalPaths) > 0 {
+	if k.specLocalPath != "" {
 		return k.getSpecFromLocal(ctx, service)
 	}
 
@@ -122,24 +122,24 @@ func (k KongClient) getSpecFromLocal(ctx context.Context, service *klib.Service)
 	for _, tag := range service.Tags {
 		if strings.HasPrefix(*tag, tagPrefix) {
 			specTag = *tag
+			break
 		}
 	}
 
-	if len(specTag) > 0 {
-		filename := specTag[len(tagPrefix):]
-		for _, specPath := range k.specLocalPaths {
-			specFilePath := path.Join(specPath, filename)
-			specContent, err := k.loadSpecFile(specFilePath)
-			if err != nil {
-				log.WithError(err).Error("failed to get spec from file")
-				continue
-			}
-			return specContent, nil
-		}
+	if specTag == "" {
+		log.Info("no specification tag found")
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+
+	filename := specTag[len(tagPrefix):]
+	specFilePath := path.Join(k.specLocalPath, filename)
+	specContent, err := k.loadSpecFile(specFilePath)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.WithError(err).Error("failed to get spec from file")
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	log.Info("no specification tag found")
-	return []byte{}, nil
+	return specContent, nil
 }
 
 func (k KongClient) loadSpecFile(specFilePath string) ([]byte, error) {
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ func (k KongClient) loadSpecFile(specFilePath string) ([]byte, error) {
 
 	if _, err := os.Stat(specFilePath); os.IsNotExist(err) {
 		log.Debug("spec file not found")
-		return []byte{}, nil
+		return nil, nil
 	}
 
 	data, err := os.ReadFile(specFilePath)
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ func (k KongClient) getSpecFromBackend(ctx context.Context, backendURL string) (
 	}
 
 	k.logger.Info("no spec found")
-	return []byte{}, nil
+	return nil, nil
 }
 
 func (k KongClient) getSpec(ctx context.Context, endpoint string) ([]byte, error) {