diff --git a/freenit/project/project/config.py b/freenit/project/project/config.py
index e7fa614..3f39161 100644
--- a/freenit/project/project/config.py
+++ b/freenit/project/project/config.py
@@ -19,3 +19,8 @@
 configs[DevConfig.envname()] = DevConfig()
 configs[TestConfig.envname()] = TestConfig()
 configs[ProdConfig.envname()] = ProdConfig()
+
+
+def getConfig():
+    config_name = os.getenv("FREENIT_ENV", "prod")
+    return configs.get(config_name, configs["prod"])
diff --git a/freenit/version.py b/freenit/version.py
index 42e569e..4bc2c43 100644
--- a/freenit/version.py
+++ b/freenit/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-version = "0.2.17"
+version = "0.2.18"