diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a865156..14d11a5 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ node_modules
 *.swo
 data
 *.DS_Store
+config.json
diff --git a/config.js b/sample.config.json
similarity index 100%
rename from config.js
rename to sample.config.json
diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
index 5f598a8..57f7ea0 100644
--- a/server.js
+++ b/server.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ var connect_rate_limit = require('connect-ratelimit');
 var DocumentHandler = require('./lib/document_handler');
 
 // Load the configuration and set some defaults
-var config = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync('./config.js', 'utf8'));
+var config = require('./config.json');
 config.port = process.env.PORT || config.port || 7777;
 config.host = process.env.HOST || config.host || 'localhost';