diff --git a/api/config/v1/sharing.go b/api/config/v1/sharing.go
index 82906fd36..ab7681124 100644
--- a/api/config/v1/sharing.go
+++ b/api/config/v1/sharing.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ package v1
 // Sharing encapsulates the set of sharing strategies that are supported.
 type Sharing struct {
 	// TimeSlicing defines the set of replicas to be made for timeSlicing available resources.
-	TimeSlicing ReplicatedResources `json:"timeSlicing,omitempty" yaml:"timeSlicing,omitempty"`
+	TimeSlicing *ReplicatedResources `json:"timeSlicing,omitempty" yaml:"timeSlicing,omitempty"`
 	// MPS defines the set of replicas to be shared using MPS
 	MPS *ReplicatedResources `json:"mps,omitempty"         yaml:"mps,omitempty"`
 }
@@ -49,5 +49,5 @@ func (s *Sharing) ReplicatedResources() *ReplicatedResources {
 	if s.MPS != nil {
 		return s.MPS
 	}
-	return &s.TimeSlicing
+	return s.TimeSlicing
 }
diff --git a/internal/lm/mig-strategy_test.go b/internal/lm/mig-strategy_test.go
index 73fcbac95..7adb09515 100644
--- a/internal/lm/mig-strategy_test.go
+++ b/internal/lm/mig-strategy_test.go
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ func TestMigStrategyNoneLabels(t *testing.T) {
 					},
 				},
 				Sharing: spec.Sharing{
-					TimeSlicing: tc.timeSlicing,
+					TimeSlicing: &tc.timeSlicing,
 				},
 			}
 
diff --git a/internal/lm/nvml_test.go b/internal/lm/nvml_test.go
index 073721cd8..812e7f82e 100644
--- a/internal/lm/nvml_test.go
+++ b/internal/lm/nvml_test.go
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ func TestSharingLabeler(t *testing.T) {
 			description: "config with timeslicing replicas",
 			config: &spec.Config{
 				Sharing: spec.Sharing{
-					TimeSlicing: spec.ReplicatedResources{
+					TimeSlicing: &spec.ReplicatedResources{
 						Resources: []spec.ReplicatedResource{
 							{
 								Replicas: 2,
diff --git a/internal/lm/resource.go b/internal/lm/resource.go
index 5ed73ca18..5a0d5428c 100644
--- a/internal/lm/resource.go
+++ b/internal/lm/resource.go
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ func (rl resourceLabeler) getReplicas() int {
 // sharingDisabled checks whether the resourceLabeler has sharing disabled
 // TODO: The nil check here is because we call NewGPUResourceLabeler with a nil config when sharing is disabled.
 func (rl resourceLabeler) sharingDisabled() bool {
-	return rl.sharing == nil
+	return rl.sharing == nil || (rl.sharing.SharingStrategy() == spec.SharingStrategyNone)
 }
 
 // isShared checks whether the resource is shared.
diff --git a/internal/lm/resource_test.go b/internal/lm/resource_test.go
index c2e3b3e5c..6a3d7ae7f 100644
--- a/internal/lm/resource_test.go
+++ b/internal/lm/resource_test.go
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ func TestGPUResourceLabeler(t *testing.T) {
 			description: "time-slicing ignores non-matching resource",
 			count:       1,
 			sharing: spec.Sharing{
-				TimeSlicing: spec.ReplicatedResources{
+				TimeSlicing: &spec.ReplicatedResources{
 					Resources: []spec.ReplicatedResource{
 						{
 							Name:     "nvidia.com/not-gpu",
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ func TestGPUResourceLabeler(t *testing.T) {
 			description: "time-slicing appends suffix and doubles count",
 			count:       1,
 			sharing: spec.Sharing{
-				TimeSlicing: spec.ReplicatedResources{
+				TimeSlicing: &spec.ReplicatedResources{
 					Resources: []spec.ReplicatedResource{
 						{
 							Name:     "nvidia.com/gpu",
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ func TestGPUResourceLabeler(t *testing.T) {
 			description: "time-slicing renamed does not append suffix and doubles count",
 			count:       1,
 			sharing: spec.Sharing{
-				TimeSlicing: spec.ReplicatedResources{
+				TimeSlicing: &spec.ReplicatedResources{
 					Resources: []spec.ReplicatedResource{
 						{
 							Name:     "nvidia.com/gpu",
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ func TestMigResourceLabeler(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Run(tc.description, func(t *testing.T) {
 			config := &spec.Config{
 				Sharing: spec.Sharing{
-					TimeSlicing: tc.timeSlicing,
+					TimeSlicing: &tc.timeSlicing,
 				},
 			}
 			l, err := NewMIGResourceLabeler(tc.resourceName, config, device, tc.count)
diff --git a/internal/rm/rm_test.go b/internal/rm/rm_test.go
index 063ed4034..26c10f6c7 100644
--- a/internal/rm/rm_test.go
+++ b/internal/rm/rm_test.go
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ func TestValidateRequest(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			description: "timeslicing with single device",
 			sharing: spec.Sharing{
-				TimeSlicing: spec.ReplicatedResources{
+				TimeSlicing: &spec.ReplicatedResources{
 					Resources: []spec.ReplicatedResource{
 						{
 							Name:     "nvidia.com/gpu",
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ func TestValidateRequest(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			description: "timeslicing with two devices",
 			sharing: spec.Sharing{
-				TimeSlicing: spec.ReplicatedResources{
+				TimeSlicing: &spec.ReplicatedResources{
 					Resources: []spec.ReplicatedResource{
 						{
 							Name:     "nvidia.com/gpu",
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ func TestValidateRequest(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			description: "timeslicing with two devices -- failRequestsGreaterThanOne",
 			sharing: spec.Sharing{
-				TimeSlicing: spec.ReplicatedResources{
+				TimeSlicing: &spec.ReplicatedResources{
 					FailRequestsGreaterThanOne: true,
 					Resources: []spec.ReplicatedResource{
 						{