diff --git a/public/config.json b/public/config.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..06cfeb2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/config.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  "apiURL": "http://localhost:8000"
+}
diff --git a/src/App.js b/src/App.js
index fb70c40..493ceca 100644
--- a/src/App.js
+++ b/src/App.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { Provider } from "react-redux";
 
 import "@patternfly/patternfly-next/patternfly.css";
 import store from "./store";
-import { setConfig } from "./config/configActions";
+import { getConfig } from "./config/configActions";
 import * as Containers from "./containers";
 
 class App extends Component {
@@ -13,12 +13,7 @@ class App extends Component {
   };
 
   componentDidMount() {
-    store.dispatch(
-      setConfig({
-        apiURL: "http://localhost:8000"
-      })
-    );
-    this.setState({ isLoading: false });
+    store.dispatch(getConfig()).then(() => this.setState({ isLoading: false }));
   }
 
   render() {
diff --git a/src/config/configActions.js b/src/config/configActions.js
index cc7958e..455e9d2 100644
--- a/src/config/configActions.js
+++ b/src/config/configActions.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import axios from "axios";
 import * as types from "./configActionsTypes";
 
 export function setConfig(config) {
@@ -6,3 +7,13 @@ export function setConfig(config) {
     config
   };
 }
+
+export function getConfig() {
+  return dispatch => {
+    return axios.get("/config.json").then(response => {
+      const config = response.data;
+      dispatch(setConfig(config));
+      return response;
+    });
+  };
+}