diff --git a/py-i2phosts-checker b/py-i2phosts-checker
index 7715d81..ce7c140 100755
--- a/py-i2phosts-checker
+++ b/py-i2phosts-checker
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import datetime
 import time
 import hashlib
 import base64
+import configobj
 
 from i2p import samclasses
 from i2p import socket
@@ -29,6 +30,11 @@ parser.add_argument('-c', '--config', default='/etc/py-i2phosts/checker.conf', d
 		help='config file to use')
 args = parser.parse_args()
 
+# read config
+config = configobj.ConfigObj(args.config_file, file_error=True)
+config_included = configobj.ConfigObj(config['include'])
+config.merge(config_included)
+
 # configure logger
 log = logging.getLogger(sys.argv[0])
 handler = logging.StreamHandler()