diff --git a/sync2jira/main.py b/sync2jira/main.py
index 9faa5c9..1497c36 100644
--- a/sync2jira/main.py
+++ b/sync2jira/main.py
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
 INITIALIZE = os.getenv('INITIALIZE', '0')
 
 
-def load_config(loader=fedmsg.config.conf.load_config):
+def load_config(loader=lambda: fedmsg.config.conf):
     """
     Generates and validates the config file \
     that will be used by fedmsg and JIRA client.