diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f80b26e3..8e27e691 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ Expected: October 2023
 
 ### Minor features
 
+* Removed sending restconf config inline using -R when CLICON_BACKEND_RESTCONF_PROCESS=true
+  * Define RESTCONF_INLINE to revert
 * Clarified clixon_cli command-line: `clixon_cli [options] [commands] [-- extra-options]`
 
 ### Corrected Bugs
diff --git a/apps/backend/backend_plugin_restconf.c b/apps/backend/backend_plugin_restconf.c
index db6b5b2e..83ec2ed4 100644
--- a/apps/backend/backend_plugin_restconf.c
+++ b/apps/backend/backend_plugin_restconf.c
@@ -147,7 +147,6 @@ restconf_pseudo_set_inline(clicon_handle h,
     char **argv;
     int    argc;
     int    i; 
-    char  *str = NULL;
     cxobj *xrestconf;
     cbuf  *cb = NULL;
 
@@ -158,6 +157,8 @@ restconf_pseudo_set_inline(clicon_handle h,
         for (i=0; i<argc; i++){
             if (argv[i] == NULL)
                 break;
+#ifdef RESTCONF_INLINE
+            char  *str;
             if (strcmp(argv[i], "-R") == 0 && argc > i+1 && argv[i+1]){
                 if ((cb = cbuf_new()) == NULL){
                     clicon_err(OE_XML, errno, "cbuf_new");
@@ -175,6 +176,7 @@ restconf_pseudo_set_inline(clicon_handle h,
                 argv[i+1] = str;
                 break;
             }
+#endif
         }
     retval = 0;
  done:
@@ -253,7 +255,10 @@ restconf_pseudo_process_control(clicon_handle h)
     struct stat fstat;
     int         found = 0;
 
-    nr = 10;
+    nr = 8; /* pgm -f <file> -D <dbg> -l <log> NULL */
+#ifdef RESTCONF_INLINE
+    nr += 2;
+#endif
     if ((argv = calloc(nr, sizeof(char *))) == NULL){
         clicon_err(OE_UNIX, errno, "calloc");
         goto done;
@@ -307,8 +312,10 @@ restconf_pseudo_process_control(clicon_handle h)
     argv[i++] = "0";
     argv[i++] = "-l";
     argv[i++] = "s"; /* There is also log-destination in clixon-restconf.yang */
+#ifdef RESTCONF_INLINE
     argv[i++] = "-R";
-    argv[i++] = ""; 
+    argv[i++] = "";  /* The content is set in restconf_pseudo_set_inline */
+#endif
     argv[i++] = NULL;
     assert(i==nr);
     if (clixon_process_register(h, RESTCONF_PROCESS,
@@ -374,7 +381,7 @@ restconf_pseudo_process_commit(clicon_handle    h,
     if (xpath_first(xtarget, NULL, "/restconf[enable='true']") != NULL)
         enabled++;
     /* Get debug flag of restconf config, set the restconf start -D daemon flag according
-     * to it. The restconf daemon cannoit read its debug flag from config initially,
+     * to it. The restconf daemon cannot read its debug flag from config initially,
      * but in this way it is set directly in its input args.
      * Its a trick.
      */
diff --git a/include/clixon_custom.h b/include/clixon_custom.h
index 5e0158c5..6ae3e568 100644
--- a/include/clixon_custom.h
+++ b/include/clixon_custom.h
@@ -180,3 +180,12 @@
  * Disabled does not work
  */
 #define YANG_GROUPING_AUGMENT_SKIP
+
+/*! Start of restconf from backend (when CLICON_BACKEND_RESTCONF_PROCESS=true) using -R <inline>
+ *
+ * If set, send initial restconf config via -R <config> parameter at fork/exec.
+ * Seems to be only an optimization since the config is queried from the backend anyway
+ * The reason this probably should be undef:ed is that the restconf config appears in ps and other in 
+ * cleartext
+ */
+#undef RESTCONF_INLINE