diff --git a/public/src/app.js b/public/src/app.js
index f28a25af5e..c71f650777 100644
--- a/public/src/app.js
+++ b/public/src/app.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ var socket,
 	function loadConfig() {
 	
 		$.ajax({
-			url: RELATIVE_PATH + '/config.json?v=' + new Date().getTime(),
+			url: RELATIVE_PATH + '/api/config',
 			success: function(data) {
 				API_URL = data.api_url;
 	
diff --git a/src/install.js b/src/install.js
index 7d3094e0c4..b6b83798d7 100644
--- a/src/install.js
+++ b/src/install.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ var	async = require('async'),
 	fs = require('fs'),
 	url = require('url'),
 	path = require('path'),
+	meta = require('./meta'),
 	install = {
 		questions: [
 			'base_url|Publically accessible URL of this installation? (http://localhost)',
@@ -78,15 +79,16 @@ var	async = require('async'),
 							port: config.port
 						},
 						api_url: protocol + '//' + host + (config.use_port ? ':' + config.port : '') + relative_path + '/api/',
-						relative_path: relative_path,
-						minimumTitleLength: 3,
-						minimumPostLength: 8
+						relative_path: relative_path						
 					};
 
 				server_conf.base_url = protocol + '//' + host;
 				server_conf.relative_path = relative_path;
 				server_conf.imgurClientID = '';
-				server_conf.post_delay = 10000;
+				
+				meta.config.set('postDelay', 10000);
+				meta.config.set('minimumPostLength', 8);
+				meta.config.set('minimumTitleLength', 3);
 
 				install.save(server_conf, client_conf, callback);
 			});
diff --git a/src/meta.js b/src/meta.js
index 3e261a5cb9..aa2181f0d0 100644
--- a/src/meta.js
+++ b/src/meta.js
@@ -19,9 +19,13 @@ var utils = require('./../public/src/utils.js'),
 				}
 			});
 		},
+		getFields: function(fields, callback) {
+			RDB.hmgetObject('config', fields, callback);
+		},
 		set: function(field, value, callback) {
 			RDB.hset('config', field, value, function(err, res) {
-				callback(err);
+				if(callback)
+					callback(err, res);
 			});
 		},
 		remove: function(field) {
diff --git a/src/routes/api.js b/src/routes/api.js
index 87aca5b259..a7f2f77562 100644
--- a/src/routes/api.js
+++ b/src/routes/api.js
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ var user = require('./../user.js'),
 	topics = require('./../topics.js'),
 	categories = require('./../categories.js')
 	utils = require('./../../public/src/utils.js'),
-	pkg = require('../../package.json');
+	pkg = require('../../package.json'),
+	meta = require('./../meta.js');
 	
 
 (function(Api) {
@@ -13,6 +14,19 @@ var user = require('./../user.js'),
 				res.json(data);
 			});
 		});
+
+		app.get('/api/config', function(req, res, next) {
+			meta.config.getFields(['postDelay', 'minimumTitleLength', 'minimumPostLength'], function(err, metaConfig) {
+				if(err) return next();
+				var clientConfig = require('../../public/config.json');
+				
+				for (var attrname in metaConfig) { 
+					clientConfig[attrname] = metaConfig[attrname]; 
+				}
+
+				res.json(200, clientConfig);
+			})
+		});
 		
 		app.get('/api/home', function(req, res) {
 			var uid = (req.user) ? req.user.uid : 0;
diff --git a/src/topics.js b/src/topics.js
index e6d8cb98d3..5bad38cd3b 100644
--- a/src/topics.js
+++ b/src/topics.js
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ var	RDB = require('./redis.js')
 	async = require('async'),
 	feed = require('./feed.js'),
 	favourites = require('./favourites.js'),
-	clientConfig = require('../public/config.json'),
 	reds = require('reds'),
 	topicSearch = reds.createSearch('nodebbtopicsearch');
 
@@ -531,7 +530,7 @@ marked.setOptions({
 				type: 'error',
 				timeout: 2000,
 				title: 'Title too short',
-				message: "Please enter a longer title. At least " + clientConfig.minimumTitleLength + " characters.",
+				message: "Please enter a longer title. At least " + config.minimumTitleLength + " characters.",
 				alert_id: 'post_error'
 			});
 	}
@@ -548,17 +547,17 @@ marked.setOptions({
 		if (uid === 0) {
 			callback(new Error('not-logged-in'), null);
 			return;
-		} else if(!title || title.length < clientConfig.minimumTitleLength) {
+		} else if(!title || title.length < config.minimumTitleLength) {
 			callback(new Error('title-too-short'), null);
 			return;
-		} else if (!content || content.length < clientConfig.miminumPostLength) {
+		} else if (!content || content.length < config.miminumPostLength) {
 			callback(new Error('content-too-short'), null);
 			return;
 		}
 		
 		user.getUserField(uid, 'lastposttime', function(lastposttime) {
 
-			if(Date.now() - lastposttime < nconf.get('post_delay')) {
+			if(Date.now() - lastposttime < config.postDelay) {
 				callback(new Error('too-many-posts'), null);
 				return;
 			}