diff --git a/psiflow/execution.py b/psiflow/execution.py
index 053eab0..c085812 100644
--- a/psiflow/execution.py
+++ b/psiflow/execution.py
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ def load(
 
         # create default executors
         if "container" in psiflow_config:
-            launcher = ContainerizedLauncher(**psiflow_config["container"])
+            launcher = ContainerizedLauncher(**psiflow_config.pop("container"))
         else:
             launcher = SimpleLauncher()
         htex = HighThroughputExecutor(