diff --git a/jans-cedarling/cedarling/src/bootstrap_config/decode.rs b/jans-cedarling/cedarling/src/bootstrap_config/decode.rs
index 908cd966b6b..70565e4426f 100644
--- a/jans-cedarling/cedarling/src/bootstrap_config/decode.rs
+++ b/jans-cedarling/cedarling/src/bootstrap_config/decode.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 //
 // Copyright (c) 2024, Gluu, Inc.
 
+// to avoid a lot of `cfg` macros
+#![allow(unused_imports)]
+
 use std::collections::{HashMap, HashSet};
 use std::env;
 use std::fmt::Display;
diff --git a/jans-cedarling/cedarling/src/lib.rs b/jans-cedarling/cedarling/src/lib.rs
index 340bdabe8c7..1059107ec22 100644
--- a/jans-cedarling/cedarling/src/lib.rs
+++ b/jans-cedarling/cedarling/src/lib.rs
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ impl Cedarling {
     /// Create a new instance of the Cedarling application.
     /// Initialize instance from enviroment variables and from config.
     /// Configuration structure has lower priority.
+    #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
     pub async fn new_with_env(
         raw_config: Option<BootstrapConfigRaw>,
     ) -> Result<Cedarling, InitCedarlingError> {