diff --git a/core/state/pool.go b/core/state/pool.go
index 4797d7e..5312983 100644
--- a/core/state/pool.go
+++ b/core/state/pool.go
@@ -158,14 +158,12 @@ func (a *AgentPool) CreateAgent(name string, agentConfig *AgentConfig) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	defer func(ac AgentConfig, pool *AgentPool) {
-		go func(ac AgentConfig, pool *AgentPool) {
-			// Create the agent avatar
-			if err := a.createAgentAvatar(ac); err != nil {
-				xlog.Error("Failed to create agent avatar", "error", err)
-			}
-		}(ac, pool)
-	}(*agentConfig, a)
+	go func(ac AgentConfig, pool *AgentPool) {
+		// Create the agent avatar
+		if err := a.createAgentAvatar(ac); err != nil {
+			xlog.Error("Failed to create agent avatar", "error", err)
+		}
+	}(a.pool[name], a)
 
 	return a.startAgentWithConfig(name, agentConfig)
 }