diff --git a/pkg/manager/manager.go b/pkg/manager/manager.go
index d72579a..b25c0ae 100644
--- a/pkg/manager/manager.go
+++ b/pkg/manager/manager.go
@@ -54,16 +54,10 @@ func New(globalConfig *config.AppConfig) InstanceManager {
 
 	// Initialize port allocator
 	portRange := globalConfig.Instances.PortRange
-	ports, err := newPortAllocator(portRange[0], portRange[1])
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Fatalf("Failed to create port allocator: %w", err)
-	}
+	ports := newPortAllocator(portRange[0], portRange[1])
 
 	// Initialize persistence
-	persistence, err := newInstancePersister(globalConfig.Instances.InstancesDir)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Fatalf("Failed to create instance persister: %w", err)
-	}
+	persistence := newInstancePersister(globalConfig.Instances.InstancesDir)
 
 	// Initialize remote manager
 	remote := newRemoteManager(globalConfig.Nodes, 30*time.Second)
diff --git a/pkg/manager/persistence.go b/pkg/manager/persistence.go
index 01fe11f..a106efe 100644
--- a/pkg/manager/persistence.go
+++ b/pkg/manager/persistence.go
@@ -15,35 +15,18 @@ import (
 type instancePersister struct {
 	mu           sync.Mutex
 	instancesDir string
-	enabled      bool
 }
 
 // newInstancePersister creates a new instance persister.
 // If instancesDir is empty, persistence is disabled.
-func newInstancePersister(instancesDir string) (*instancePersister, error) {
-	if instancesDir == "" {
-		return &instancePersister{
-			enabled: false,
-		}, nil
-	}
-
-	// Ensure the instances directory exists
-	if err := os.MkdirAll(instancesDir, 0755); err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create instances directory: %w", err)
-	}
-
+func newInstancePersister(instancesDir string) *instancePersister {
 	return &instancePersister{
 		instancesDir: instancesDir,
-		enabled:      true,
-	}, nil
+	}
 }
 
 // Save persists an instance to disk with atomic write
 func (p *instancePersister) save(inst *instance.Instance) error {
-	if !p.enabled {
-		return nil
-	}
-
 	if inst == nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("cannot save nil instance")
 	}
@@ -103,10 +86,6 @@ func (p *instancePersister) save(inst *instance.Instance) error {
 
 // Delete removes an instance's persistence file from disk.
 func (p *instancePersister) delete(name string) error {
-	if !p.enabled {
-		return nil
-	}
-
 	validatedName, err := p.validateInstanceName(name)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -131,10 +110,6 @@ func (p *instancePersister) delete(name string) error {
 // LoadAll loads all persisted instances from disk.
 // Returns a slice of instances and any errors encountered during loading.
 func (p *instancePersister) loadAll() ([]*instance.Instance, error) {
-	if !p.enabled {
-		return nil, nil
-	}
-
 	p.mu.Lock()
 	defer p.mu.Unlock()
 
diff --git a/pkg/manager/ports.go b/pkg/manager/ports.go
index 18a3787..dfea196 100644
--- a/pkg/manager/ports.go
+++ b/pkg/manager/ports.go
@@ -24,15 +24,7 @@ type portAllocator struct {
 }
 
 // newPortAllocator creates a new port allocator for the given port range.
-// Returns an error if the port range is invalid.
-func newPortAllocator(minPort, maxPort int) (*portAllocator, error) {
-	if minPort <= 0 || maxPort <= 0 {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid port range: min=%d, max=%d (must be > 0)", minPort, maxPort)
-	}
-	if minPort > maxPort {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid port range: min=%d > max=%d", minPort, maxPort)
-	}
-
+func newPortAllocator(minPort, maxPort int) *portAllocator {
 	rangeSize := maxPort - minPort + 1
 	bitmapSize := (rangeSize + 63) / 64 // Round up to nearest uint64
 
@@ -42,7 +34,7 @@ func newPortAllocator(minPort, maxPort int) (*portAllocator, error) {
 		minPort:   minPort,
 		maxPort:   maxPort,
 		rangeSize: rangeSize,
-	}, nil
+	}
 }
 
 // allocate finds and allocates the first available port for the given instance.