diff --git a/cmd/crowdsec/main.go b/cmd/crowdsec/main.go
index 2ca229ed8c1..69da385f543 100644
--- a/cmd/crowdsec/main.go
+++ b/cmd/crowdsec/main.go
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ func LoadAcquisition(cConfig *csconfig.Config) ([]acquisition.DataSource, error)
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to configure datasource for %s: %w", flags.OneShotDSN, err)
 		}
 	} else {
-		dataSources, err = acquisition.LoadAcquisitionFromFile(cConfig.Crowdsec, cConfig.Prometheus)
+		dataSources, err = acquisition.LoadAcquisitionFromFiles(cConfig.Crowdsec, cConfig.Prometheus)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/acquisition/acquisition.go b/pkg/acquisition/acquisition.go
index 9f587da2e02..779a6e6fa09 100644
--- a/pkg/acquisition/acquisition.go
+++ b/pkg/acquisition/acquisition.go
@@ -216,113 +216,129 @@ func GetMetricsLevelFromPromCfg(prom *csconfig.PrometheusCfg) int {
 	return configuration.METRICS_FULL
 }
 
-// LoadAcquisitionFromFile unmarshals the configuration item and checks its availability
-func LoadAcquisitionFromFile(config *csconfig.CrowdsecServiceCfg, prom *csconfig.PrometheusCfg) ([]DataSource, error) {
-	var sources []DataSource
-
-	metrics_level := GetMetricsLevelFromPromCfg(prom)
 
-	for _, acquisFile := range config.AcquisitionFiles {
-		log.Infof("loading acquisition file : %s", acquisFile)
-
-		yamlFile, err := os.Open(acquisFile)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
+// sourcesFromFile reads and parses one acquisition file into DataSources.
+func sourcesFromFile(acquisFile string, metrics_level int) ([]DataSource, error) {
+	var sources []DataSource
 
-		defer yamlFile.Close()
+	log.Infof("loading acquisition file : %s", acquisFile)
 
-		acquisContent, err := io.ReadAll(yamlFile)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to read %s: %w", acquisFile, err)
-		}
+	yamlFile, err := os.Open(acquisFile)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
 
-		expandedAcquis := csstring.StrictExpand(string(acquisContent), os.LookupEnv)
+	defer yamlFile.Close()
 
-		dec := yaml.NewDecoder(strings.NewReader(expandedAcquis))
-		dec.SetStrict(true)
+	acquisContent, err := io.ReadAll(yamlFile)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to read %s: %w", acquisFile, err)
+	}
 
-		idx := -1
+	expandedAcquis := csstring.StrictExpand(string(acquisContent), os.LookupEnv)
 
-		for {
-			var sub configuration.DataSourceCommonCfg
+	dec := yaml.NewDecoder(strings.NewReader(expandedAcquis))
+	dec.SetStrict(true)
 
-			idx += 1
+	idx := -1
 
-			err = dec.Decode(&sub)
-			if err != nil {
-				if !errors.Is(err, io.EOF) {
-					return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse %s: %w", acquisFile, err)
-				}
+	for {
+		var sub configuration.DataSourceCommonCfg
 
-				log.Tracef("End of yaml file")
+		idx += 1
 
-				break
+		err = dec.Decode(&sub)
+		if err != nil {
+			if !errors.Is(err, io.EOF) {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse %s: %w", acquisFile, err)
 			}
 
-			// for backward compat ('type' was not mandatory, detect it)
-			if guessType := detectBackwardCompatAcquis(sub); guessType != "" {
-				log.Debugf("datasource type missing in %s (position %d): detected 'source=%s'", acquisFile, idx, guessType)
+			log.Tracef("End of yaml file")
 
-				if sub.Source != "" && sub.Source != guessType {
-					log.Warnf("datasource type mismatch in %s (position %d): found '%s' but should probably be '%s'", acquisFile, idx, sub.Source, guessType)
-				}
+			break
+		}
 
-				sub.Source = guessType
-			}
-			// it's an empty item, skip it
-			if len(sub.Labels) == 0 {
-				if sub.Source == "" {
-					log.Debugf("skipping empty item in %s", acquisFile)
-					continue
-				}
+		// for backward compat ('type' was not mandatory, detect it)
+		if guessType := detectBackwardCompatAcquis(sub); guessType != "" {
+			log.Debugf("datasource type missing in %s (position %d): detected 'source=%s'", acquisFile, idx, guessType)
 
-				if sub.Source != "docker" {
-					// docker is the only source that can be empty
-					return nil, fmt.Errorf("missing labels in %s (position %d)", acquisFile, idx)
-				}
+			if sub.Source != "" && sub.Source != guessType {
+				log.Warnf("datasource type mismatch in %s (position %d): found '%s' but should probably be '%s'", acquisFile, idx, sub.Source, guessType)
 			}
 
+			sub.Source = guessType
+		}
+		// it's an empty item, skip it
+		if len(sub.Labels) == 0 {
 			if sub.Source == "" {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("data source type is empty ('source') in %s (position %d)", acquisFile, idx)
+				log.Debugf("skipping empty item in %s", acquisFile)
+				continue
 			}
 
-			// pre-check that the source is valid
-			_, err := GetDataSourceIface(sub.Source)
-			if err != nil {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("in file %s (position %d) - %w", acquisFile, idx, err)
+			if sub.Source != "docker" {
+				// docker is the only source that can be empty
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("missing labels in %s (position %d)", acquisFile, idx)
 			}
+		}
 
-			uniqueId := uuid.NewString()
-			sub.UniqueId = uniqueId
+		if sub.Source == "" {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("data source type is empty ('source') in %s (position %d)", acquisFile, idx)
+		}
 
-			src, err := DataSourceConfigure(sub, metrics_level)
-			if err != nil {
-				var dserr *DataSourceUnavailableError
-				if errors.As(err, &dserr) {
-					log.Error(err)
-					continue
-				}
+		// pre-check that the source is valid
+		_, err := GetDataSourceIface(sub.Source)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("in file %s (position %d) - %w", acquisFile, idx, err)
+		}
 
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("while configuring datasource of type %s from %s (position %d): %w", sub.Source, acquisFile, idx, err)
+		uniqueId := uuid.NewString()
+		sub.UniqueId = uniqueId
+
+		src, err := DataSourceConfigure(sub, metrics_level)
+		if err != nil {
+			var dserr *DataSourceUnavailableError
+			if errors.As(err, &dserr) {
+				log.Error(err)
+				continue
 			}
 
-			if sub.TransformExpr != "" {
-				vm, err := expr.Compile(sub.TransformExpr, exprhelpers.GetExprOptions(map[string]interface{}{"evt": &types.Event{}})...)
-				if err != nil {
-					return nil, fmt.Errorf("while compiling transform expression '%s' for datasource %s in %s (position %d): %w", sub.TransformExpr, sub.Source, acquisFile, idx, err)
-				}
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("while configuring datasource of type %s from %s (position %d): %w", sub.Source, acquisFile, idx, err)
+		}
 
-				transformRuntimes[uniqueId] = vm
+		if sub.TransformExpr != "" {
+			vm, err := expr.Compile(sub.TransformExpr, exprhelpers.GetExprOptions(map[string]interface{}{"evt": &types.Event{}})...)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("while compiling transform expression '%s' for datasource %s in %s (position %d): %w", sub.TransformExpr, sub.Source, acquisFile, idx, err)
 			}
 
-			sources = append(sources, src)
+			transformRuntimes[uniqueId] = vm
 		}
+
+		sources = append(sources, src)
 	}
 
 	return sources, nil
 }
 
+
+// LoadAcquisitionFromFiles unmarshals the configuration item and checks its availability
+func LoadAcquisitionFromFiles(config *csconfig.CrowdsecServiceCfg, prom *csconfig.PrometheusCfg) ([]DataSource, error) {
+	var allSources []DataSource
+
+	metrics_level := GetMetricsLevelFromPromCfg(prom)
+
+	for _, acquisFile := range config.AcquisitionFiles {
+		sources, err := sourcesFromFile(acquisFile, metrics_level)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
+		allSources = append(allSources, sources...)
+	}
+
+	return allSources, nil
+}
+
 func GetMetrics(sources []DataSource, aggregated bool) error {
 	var metrics []prometheus.Collector
 
diff --git a/pkg/acquisition/acquisition_test.go b/pkg/acquisition/acquisition_test.go
index c0927c6d8fe..037cc87c64a 100644
--- a/pkg/acquisition/acquisition_test.go
+++ b/pkg/acquisition/acquisition_test.go
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ wowo: ajsajasjas
 	}
 }
 
-func TestLoadAcquisitionFromFile(t *testing.T) {
+func TestLoadAcquisitionFromFiles(t *testing.T) {
 	appendMockSource()
 	t.Setenv("TEST_ENV", "test_value2")
 
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ func TestLoadAcquisitionFromFile(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for _, tc := range tests {
 		t.Run(tc.TestName, func(t *testing.T) {
-			dss, err := LoadAcquisitionFromFile(&tc.Config, nil)
+			dss, err := LoadAcquisitionFromFiles(&tc.Config, nil)
 			cstest.RequireErrorContains(t, err, tc.ExpectedError)
 
 			if tc.ExpectedError != "" {