diff --git a/racket/syndicate/actor.rkt b/racket/syndicate/actor.rkt
index 7dd638a..040e807 100644
--- a/racket/syndicate/actor.rkt
+++ b/racket/syndicate/actor.rkt
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
          define/query-set
          define/query-hash
          define/query-hash-set
+         immediate-query
 
          send!
          assert!
@@ -644,6 +645,11 @@
 (define-syntax-rule (define/query-hash id P x ...) (define id (query-hash id P x ...)))
 (define-syntax-rule (define/query-hash-set id P x ...) (define id (query-hash-set id P x ...)))
 
+(define-syntax-rule (immediate-query op args ...)
+  (react/suspend (k)
+                 (define query-result (op query-result args ...))
+                 (on-start (flush!) (k (query-result)))))
+
 ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
 
 (require auxiliary-macro-context)
diff --git a/racket/syndicate/drivers/config.rkt b/racket/syndicate/drivers/config.rkt
index 89a44be..ff4d983 100644
--- a/racket/syndicate/drivers/config.rkt
+++ b/racket/syndicate/drivers/config.rkt
@@ -34,7 +34,4 @@
      (define/query-value id default (config scope (list 'key $val)) val)]))
 
 (define (config-ref #:scope [scope ?] key default)
-  (react/suspend (k)
-                 (define/query-value actual default (config scope (list key $val)) val)
-                 (on-start (flush!)
-                           (k (actual)))))
+  (immediate-query query-value default (config scope (list key $val)) val))