diff --git a/kiwi_scp/config.py b/kiwi_scp/config.py
index 3d79f0b..e4bf1b9 100644
--- a/kiwi_scp/config.py
+++ b/kiwi_scp/config.py
@@ -5,10 +5,9 @@ from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Optional, Dict, List, Any, TextIO
 
 from pydantic import BaseModel, constr, root_validator, validator
-from ruamel.yaml import YAML
 
 from ._constants import RE_SEMVER, RE_VARNAME, KIWI_CONF_NAME
-from .misc import _format_kiwi_yml
+from .misc import YAML, _format_kiwi_yml
 
 
 class StorageConfig(BaseModel):
@@ -191,9 +190,7 @@ class KiwiConfig(BaseModel):
     def dump_kiwi_yml(self, stream: TextIO) -> None:
         """dump a kiwi.yml file"""
 
-        yml = YAML()
-        yml.indent(offset=2)
-        yml.dump(self.kiwi_dict, stream=stream, transform=_format_kiwi_yml)
+        YAML().dump(self.kiwi_dict, stream=stream, transform=_format_kiwi_yml)
 
     @property
     def kiwi_yml(self) -> str:
diff --git a/kiwi_scp/instance.py b/kiwi_scp/instance.py
index c822133..bcc2c6f 100644
--- a/kiwi_scp/instance.py
+++ b/kiwi_scp/instance.py
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ from typing import List, Dict, Any, Generator
 
 import attr
 import click
-from ruamel.yaml import YAML
 
 from ._constants import COMPOSE_FILE_NAME
-from .config import KiwiConfig, ProjectConfig
+from .config import KiwiConfig
+from .misc import YAML
 
 _RE_CONFDIR = re.compile(r"^\s*\$(?:CONFDIR|{CONFDIR})/+(.*)$", flags=re.UNICODE)
 
@@ -52,8 +52,7 @@ class Instance:
     @functools.lru_cache(maxsize=10)
     def _parse_compose_file(cls, directory: Path):
         with open(directory.joinpath(COMPOSE_FILE_NAME), "r") as cf:
-            yml = YAML()
-            return yml.load(cf)
+            return YAML().load(cf)
 
     def get_services(self, project_name: str) -> Generator[Service, None, None]:
         yml = Instance._parse_compose_file(self.directory.joinpath(project_name))
diff --git a/kiwi_scp/misc.py b/kiwi_scp/misc.py
index 845acf1..72d5d8c 100644
--- a/kiwi_scp/misc.py
+++ b/kiwi_scp/misc.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ from typing import Any, Type, List, Callable
 
 import attr
 import click
+import ruamel.yaml
 from click.decorators import FC
 
 from ._constants import HEADER_KIWI_CONF_NAME
@@ -54,6 +55,12 @@ def user_query(description: str, default: Any, cast_to: Type[Any] = str):
             click.echo(f"Invalid input: {e}")
 
 
+class YAML(ruamel.yaml.YAML):
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+        self.indent(offset=2)
+
+
 def _format_kiwi_yml(yml_string: str):
     # insert newline before every main key
     yml_string = re.sub(r'^(\S)', r'\n\1', yml_string, flags=re.MULTILINE)
diff --git a/tests/test_config.py b/tests/test_config.py
index 26fdd1d..1d09e05 100644
--- a/tests/test_config.py
+++ b/tests/test_config.py
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ from ipaddress import IPv4Network
 from pathlib import Path
 
 import pytest
-import ruamel.yaml
 from pydantic import ValidationError
 
 from kiwi_scp.config import KiwiConfig
+from kiwi_scp.misc import YAML
 
 
 class UnCoercible:
@@ -45,12 +45,9 @@ class TestDefault:
         }
         assert c.kiwi_dict == kiwi_dict
 
-        yml = ruamel.yaml.YAML()
-        yml.indent(offset=2)
-
         sio = io.StringIO()
         from kiwi_scp.misc import _format_kiwi_yml
-        yml.dump(kiwi_dict, stream=sio, transform=_format_kiwi_yml)
+        YAML(typ="safe").dump(kiwi_dict, stream=sio, transform=_format_kiwi_yml)
         yml_string = sio.getvalue()
         sio.close()