diff --git a/tuned/daemon/application.py b/tuned/daemon/application.py
index e2cdb01..9adcc16 100644
--- a/tuned/daemon/application.py
+++ b/tuned/daemon/application.py
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ class Application(object):
 		"""
 		log.debug("reading and parsing global configuration file '%s'" % consts.GLOBAL_CONFIG_FILE)
 		try:
-			config = ConfigObj(file_name, configspec=global_config_spec, raise_errors = True, file_error = True)
+			config = ConfigObj(file_name, configspec=global_config_spec, raise_errors = True, file_error = True, list_values = False, interpolation = False)
 		except IOError as e:
 			raise TunedException("Global tuned configuration file '%s' not found." % file_name)
 		except ConfigObjError as e:
diff --git a/tuned/gtk/gui_plugin_loader.py b/tuned/gtk/gui_plugin_loader.py
index a3d7a90..60a4135 100644
--- a/tuned/gtk/gui_plugin_loader.py
+++ b/tuned/gtk/gui_plugin_loader.py
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ class GuiPluginLoader(PluginLoader):
         try:
             config = ConfigObj.ConfigObj(file_name,
                                configspec=global_config_spec,
-                               raise_errors=True, file_error=True)
+                               raise_errors = True, file_error = True, list_values = False, interpolation = False)
         except IOError, e:
             raise TunedException("Global tuned configuration file '%s' not found."
                                   % file_name)
diff --git a/tuned/profiles/loader.py b/tuned/profiles/loader.py
index bd039c6..6991969 100644
--- a/tuned/profiles/loader.py
+++ b/tuned/profiles/loader.py
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class Loader(object):
 
 	def _load_config_data(self, file_name):
 		try:
-			config_obj = ConfigObj(file_name, raise_errors=True)
+			config_obj = ConfigObj(file_name, raise_errors = True, list_values = False, interpolation = False)
 		except ConfigObjError as e:
 			raise InvalidProfileException("Cannot parse '%s'." % file_name, e)
 
diff --git a/tuned/profiles/variables.py b/tuned/profiles/variables.py
index 9ff0a84..a1b6272 100644
--- a/tuned/profiles/variables.py
+++ b/tuned/profiles/variables.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class Variables():
 			log.error("unable to find variables_file: '%s'" % filename)
 			return
 		try:
-			config = ConfigObj(filename, raise_errors = True)
+			config = ConfigObj(filename, raise_errors = True, file_error = True, list_values = False, interpolation = False)
 		except ConfigObjError:
 			log.error("error parsing variables_file: '%s'" % filename)
 			return
diff --git a/tuned/utils/commands.py b/tuned/utils/commands.py
index 0d8c313..dd95a13 100644
--- a/tuned/utils/commands.py
+++ b/tuned/utils/commands.py
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ class commands:
 	def recommend_profile(self):
 		profile = consts.DEFAULT_PROFILE
 		for f in consts.LOAD_DIRECTORIES:
-			config = ConfigObj(os.path.join(f, consts.AUTODETECT_FILE))
+			config = ConfigObj(os.path.join(f, consts.AUTODETECT_FILE), list_values = False, interpolation = False)
 			for section in reversed(config.keys()):
 				match1 = match2 = True
 				for option in config[section].keys():