diff --git a/src/Core/Hooks/Util/StrategiesFileManager.php b/src/Core/Hooks/Util/StrategiesFileManager.php
index a876dc832c..15b624b916 100644
--- a/src/Core/Hooks/Util/StrategiesFileManager.php
+++ b/src/Core/Hooks/Util/StrategiesFileManager.php
@@ -7,9 +7,15 @@
 
 namespace Friendica\Core\Hooks\Util;
 
+use Friendica\Core\Addon\AddonHelper;
 use Friendica\Core\Addon\Capability\ICanLoadAddons;
+use Friendica\Core\Addon\Exception\AddonInvalidConfigFileException;
+use Friendica\Core\Config\Capability\IManageConfigValues;
 use Friendica\Core\Hooks\Capability\ICanRegisterStrategies;
 use Friendica\Core\Hooks\Exceptions\HookConfigException;
+use Friendica\Core\Logger\Factory\LoggerFactory;
+use Friendica\Util\Strings;
+use Psr\Log\LoggerInterface;
 
 /**
  * Manage all strategies.config.php files
@@ -24,17 +30,15 @@ class StrategiesFileManager
 	const STATIC_DIR           = 'static';
 	const CONFIG_NAME          = 'strategies';
 
-	/** @var ICanLoadAddons */
-	protected $addonLoader;
-	/** @var array */
-	protected $config = [];
+	private AddonHelper $addonHelper;
+	protected array $config = [];
 	/** @var string */
 	protected $basePath;
 
-	public function __construct(string $basePath, ICanLoadAddons $addonLoader)
+	public function __construct(string $basePath, AddonHelper $addonHelper)
 	{
 		$this->basePath    = $basePath;
-		$this->addonLoader = $addonLoader;
+		$this->addonHelper = $addonHelper;
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -69,7 +73,7 @@ class StrategiesFileManager
 	public function loadConfig()
 	{
 		// load core hook config
-		$configFile = $this->basePath . '/' . static::STATIC_DIR . '/' . static::CONFIG_NAME . '.config.php';
+		$configFile = $this->addonHelper->getAddonPath() . '/' . static::STATIC_DIR . '/' . static::CONFIG_NAME . '.config.php';
 
 		if (!file_exists($configFile)) {
 			throw new HookConfigException(sprintf('config file %s does not exist.', $configFile));
@@ -84,6 +88,57 @@ class StrategiesFileManager
 		/**
 		 * @deprecated 2025.02 Providing strategies via addons is deprecated and will be removed in 5 months.
 		 */
-		$this->config = array_merge_recursive($config, $this->addonLoader->getActiveAddonConfig(static::CONFIG_NAME));
+		$this->config = array_merge_recursive($config, $this->getActiveAddonConfig(static::CONFIG_NAME));
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @deprecated 2025.02 Providing strategies via addons is deprecated and will be removed in 5 months.
+	 */
+	private function getActiveAddonConfig(string $configName): array
+	{
+		$this->addonHelper->loadAddons();
+
+		$addons       = $this->addonHelper->getEnabledAddons();
+		$returnConfig = [];
+
+		foreach ($addons as $addon) {
+			$addonName = Strings::sanitizeFilePathItem(trim($addon));
+
+			$configFile = $this->addonHelper->getAddonPath() . '/' . $addonName . '/' . static::STATIC_DIR . '/' . $configName . '.config.php';
+
+			if (!file_exists($configFile)) {
+				// Addon unmodified, skipping
+				continue;
+			}
+
+			$config = include $configFile;
+
+			if (!is_array($config)) {
+				throw new AddonInvalidConfigFileException('Error loading config file ' . $configFile);
+			}
+
+			if ($configName === 'strategies') {
+				foreach ($config as $classname => $rule) {
+					if ($classname === LoggerInterface::class) {
+						@trigger_error(sprintf(
+							'Providing a strategy for `%s` is deprecated since 2025.02 and will stop working in 5 months, please provide an implementation for `%s` via `dependency.config.php` and remove the `strategies.config.php` file in the `%s` addon.',
+							$classname,
+							LoggerFactory::class,
+							$addonName,
+						), \E_USER_DEPRECATED);
+					} else {
+						@trigger_error(sprintf(
+							'Providing strategies for `%s` via addons is deprecated since 2025.02 and will stop working in 5 months, please stop using this and remove the `strategies.config.php` file in the `%s` addon.',
+							$classname,
+							$addonName,
+						), \E_USER_DEPRECATED);
+					}
+				}
+			}
+
+			$returnConfig = array_merge_recursive($returnConfig, $config);
+		}
+
+		return $returnConfig;
 	}
 }