diff --git a/accountant/__init__.py b/accountant/__init__.py
index 7939c3d..655b659 100644
--- a/accountant/__init__.py
+++ b/accountant/__init__.py
@@ -21,18 +21,13 @@ from flask.ext.sqlalchemy import SQLAlchemy
 from flask.ext.bower import Bower
 from flask.ext.assets import Environment, Bundle
 
-from . import config
-
 
 # The app
 app = Flask(__name__, static_folder=None)
 
-app.config['SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI'] = config.db_uri
 app.config['SQLALCHEMY_ECHO'] = app.debug
-app.config['WTF_CSRF_ENABLED'] = False
-app.config['SECRET_KEY'] = 'my_secret_key'
+app.config.from_pyfile('config.cfg')
 
-app.debug = config.debug
 
 db = SQLAlchemy(app)
 
@@ -46,7 +41,7 @@ app.register_blueprint(api, url_prefix='/api')
 
 
 app.config['BOWER_COMPONENTS_ROOT'] = "../bower_components"
-app.config['BOWER_TRY_MINIFIED'] = not config.debug
+app.config['BOWER_TRY_MINIFIED'] = not app.debug
 
 bower = Bower(app)
 
diff --git a/accountant/config.py.dist b/accountant/config.cfg.dist
similarity index 100%
rename from accountant/config.py.dist
rename to accountant/config.cfg.dist