diff --git a/pandora/app/models.py b/pandora/app/models.py
index b0c5f8a7e..d9f3ac40a 100644
--- a/pandora/app/models.py
+++ b/pandora/app/models.py
@@ -23,6 +23,21 @@ class Page(models.Model):
 
 RUN_RELOADER = True
 
+def load_config():
+    with open(settings.SITE_CONFIG) as f:
+        config = json.load(f)
+
+    config['site']['id'] = settings.SITEID
+    config['site']['name'] = settings.SITENAME
+    config['site']['sectionName'] = settings.SITENAME
+    config['site']['url'] = settings.URL
+
+    config['keys'] = {}
+    for key in config['itemKeys']:
+        config['keys'][key['id']] = key
+
+    settings.CONFIG = config
+
 def reloader_thread():
     _config_mtime = 0
     while RUN_RELOADER:
@@ -31,21 +46,8 @@ def reloader_thread():
         if _win:
             mtime -= stat.st_ctime
         if mtime > _config_mtime:
-            with open(settings.SITE_CONFIG) as f:
-                config = json.load(f)
-
-            config['site']['id'] = settings.SITEID
-            config['site']['name'] = settings.SITENAME
-            config['site']['sectionName'] = settings.SITENAME
-            config['site']['url'] = settings.URL
-
-            config['keys'] = {}
-            for key in config['itemKeys']:
-                config['keys'][key['id']] = key
-
-            settings.CONFIG = config
+            load_config()
             _config_mtime = mtime
         time.sleep(1)
 
 thread.start_new_thread(reloader_thread, ())
-
diff --git a/pandora/item/managers.py b/pandora/item/managers.py
index 67d7b03a8..beffc51c4 100644
--- a/pandora/item/managers.py
+++ b/pandora/item/managers.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ def parseCondition(condition):
         else:
             return q
 
-    key_type = settings.config['keys'].get(k, {'type':'string'}).get('type')
+    key_type = settings.CONFIG['keys'].get(k, {'type':'string'}).get('type')
     if isinstance(key_type, list):
         key_type = key_type[0]
     key_type = {
@@ -247,11 +247,11 @@ class ItemManager(Manager):
         
         #anonymous can only see public items
         if user.is_anonymous():
-            allowed_level = settings.config['capabilities']['canSeeItem']['guest']
+            allowed_level = settings.CONFIG['capabilities']['canSeeItem']['guest']
             qs = qs.filter(level__lte=allowed_level)
         #users can see public items, there own items and items of there groups
         else:
-            allowed_level = settings.config['capabilities']['canSeeItem'][user.get_profile().get_level()]
+            allowed_level = settings.CONFIG['capabilities']['canSeeItem'][user.get_profile().get_level()]
             qs = qs.filter(Q(level__lte=allowed_level)|Q(user=user)|Q(groups__in=user.groups.all()))
         #admins can see all available items
         return qs
diff --git a/pandora/settings.py b/pandora/settings.py
index 3307483ee..c1f4658fa 100644
--- a/pandora/settings.py
+++ b/pandora/settings.py
@@ -120,9 +120,9 @@ INSTALLED_APPS = (
     'devserver',
 #    'south',
     'djcelery',
+    'app',
 
     'annotation',
-    'app',
     'archive',
     'event',
     'item',
@@ -245,3 +245,16 @@ except NameError:
         except IOError:
             Exception('Please create a %s file with random characters to generate your secret key!' % SECRET_FILE)
 
+from ox.utils import json
+with open(SITE_CONFIG) as f:
+    CONFIG = json.load(f)
+
+CONFIG['site']['id'] = SITEID
+CONFIG['site']['name'] = SITENAME
+CONFIG['site']['sectionName'] = SITENAME
+CONFIG['site']['url'] = URL
+
+CONFIG['keys'] = {}
+for key in CONFIG['itemKeys']:
+    CONFIG['keys'][key['id']] = key
+