diff --git a/public/config.json b/public/config.json
index 2dcbdc9..8265e62 100644
--- a/public/config.json
+++ b/public/config.json
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
         "logo": "logo.svg",
         "background": "background.png"
     },
+    "developer": "true",
     "federated": "true",
     "registration": {
         "defaultInstance": "mastodon.social"
diff --git a/src/index.tsx b/src/index.tsx
index ed31b66..87801c9 100644
--- a/src/index.tsx
+++ b/src/index.tsx
@@ -3,14 +3,13 @@ import ReactDOM from 'react-dom';
 import App from './App';
 import { HashRouter } from 'react-router-dom';
 import * as serviceWorker from './serviceWorker';
-import {createUserDefaults} from './utilities/settings';
+import {createUserDefaults, getConfig} from './utilities/settings';
 import {collectEmojisFromServer} from './utilities/emojis';
 import {SnackbarProvider} from 'notistack';
-import axios from 'axios';
 import { userLoggedIn, refreshUserAccountData } from './utilities/accounts';
 
-axios.get('config.json').then((resp: any) => {
-    document.title = resp.data.branding.name || "Hyperspace";
+getConfig().then((config: any) => {
+    document.title = config.branding.name || "Hyperspace";
 }).catch((err: Error) => {
     console.error(err);
 })
diff --git a/src/pages/Welcome.tsx b/src/pages/Welcome.tsx
index d01e0b5..4c728ff 100644
--- a/src/pages/Welcome.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/Welcome.tsx
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import {Config} from '../types/Config';
 import {SaveClientSession} from '../types/SessionData';
 import { createHyperspaceApp } from '../utilities/login';
 import {parseUrl} from 'query-string';
+import { getConfig } from '../utilities/settings';
 
 interface IWelcomeState {
     logoUrl?: string;
@@ -39,9 +40,7 @@ class WelcomePage extends Component<any, IWelcomeState> {
             authority: false
         }
 
-        axios.get('config.json').then((resp: any) => {
-            let result: Config = resp.data;
-
+        getConfig().then((result: any) => {
             this.setState({
                 logoUrl: result.branding? result.branding.logo: "logo.png",
                 backgroundUrl: result.branding? result.branding.background: "background.png",
diff --git a/src/types/Config.tsx b/src/types/Config.tsx
index 5b8b341..c7cf602 100644
--- a/src/types/Config.tsx
+++ b/src/types/Config.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ export type Config = {
         logo?: string;
         background?: string;
     };
+    developer?: string;
     federated?: string;
     registration?: {
         defaultInstance?: string;
diff --git a/src/utilities/settings.tsx b/src/utilities/settings.tsx
index d445b32..0bbd5b3 100644
--- a/src/utilities/settings.tsx
+++ b/src/utilities/settings.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import { defaultTheme, themes } from "../types/HyperspaceTheme";
 import { getNotificationRequestPermission } from './notifications';
+import axios from 'axios';
+import { Config } from "../types/Config";
 
 type SettingsTemplate = {
     [key:string]: any;
@@ -72,4 +74,13 @@ export function createUserDefaults() {
         }
     })
     getNotificationRequestPermission();
+}
+
+export function getConfig() {
+    return axios.get('config.json').then((resp: any) => {
+        let config: Config = resp.data;
+        return config;
+    }).catch((err: Error) => {
+        console.error("Couldn't configure Hyperspace with the config file. Reason: " + err.name)
+    })
 }
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