diff --git a/profiles/input/device.h b/profiles/input/device.h
index 7b87ce5..036a889 100644
--- a/profiles/input/device.h
+++ b/profiles/input/device.h
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ void input_set_userspace_hid(char *state);
 uint8_t input_get_userspace_hid(void);
 void input_set_classic_bonded_only(bool state);
 bool input_get_classic_bonded_only(void);
-void input_set_auto_sec(bool state);
 
 int input_device_register(struct btd_service *service);
 void input_device_unregister(struct btd_service *service);
diff --git a/profiles/input/hog.c b/profiles/input/hog.c
index 017e320..f82648f 100644
--- a/profiles/input/hog.c
+++ b/profiles/input/hog.c
@@ -57,11 +57,6 @@ static gboolean suspend_supported = FALSE;
 static bool auto_sec = true;
 static struct queue *devices = NULL;
 
-void input_set_auto_sec(bool state)
-{
-	auto_sec = state;
-}
-
 static void hog_device_accept(struct hog_device *dev, struct gatt_db *db)
 {
 	char name[248];
@@ -228,10 +223,45 @@ static struct btd_profile hog_profile = {
 	.auto_connect	= true,
 };
 
+static void hog_read_config(void)
+{
+	const char filename[] = CONFIGDIR "/input.conf";
+	GKeyFile *config;
+	GError *err = NULL;
+	bool config_auto_sec;
+
+	config = g_key_file_new();
+	if (!config) {
+		error("Failed to allocate memory for config");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if (!g_key_file_load_from_file(config, filename, 0, &err)) {
+		if (!g_error_matches(err, G_FILE_ERROR, G_FILE_ERROR_NOENT))
+			error("Parsing %s failed: %s", filename, err->message);
+		g_error_free(err);
+		g_key_file_free(config);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	config_auto_sec = g_key_file_get_boolean(config, "General",
+					"LEAutoSecurity", &err);
+	if (!err) {
+		DBG("input.conf: LEAutoSecurity=%s",
+				config_auto_sec ? "true" : "false");
+		auto_sec = config_auto_sec;
+	} else
+		g_clear_error(&err);
+
+	g_key_file_free(config);
+}
+
 static int hog_init(void)
 {
 	int err;
 
+	hog_read_config();
+
 	err = suspend_init(suspend_callback, resume_callback);
 	if (err < 0)
 		error("Loading suspend plugin failed: %s (%d)", strerror(-err),
diff --git a/profiles/input/manager.c b/profiles/input/manager.c
index 95ca0a7..1c0b612 100644
--- a/profiles/input/manager.c
+++ b/profiles/input/manager.c
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ static int input_init(void)
 	config = load_config_file(CONFIGDIR "/input.conf");
 	if (config) {
 		int idle_timeout;
-		gboolean classic_bonded_only, auto_sec;
+		gboolean classic_bonded_only;
 		char *uhid_enabled;
 
 		idle_timeout = g_key_file_get_integer(config, "General",
@@ -115,15 +115,6 @@ static int input_init(void)
 		} else
 			g_clear_error(&err);
 
-		auto_sec = g_key_file_get_boolean(config, "General",
-						"LEAutoSecurity", &err);
-		if (!err) {
-			DBG("input.conf: LEAutoSecurity=%s",
-					auto_sec ? "true" : "false");
-			input_set_auto_sec(auto_sec);
-		} else
-			g_clear_error(&err);
-
 	}
 
 	btd_profile_register(&input_profile);