diff --git a/papers/configs.py b/papers/configs.py
index 4f7c176..08b9481 100644
--- a/papers/configs.py
+++ b/papers/configs.py
@@ -18,33 +18,33 @@ DFT_IMPORT_MOVE = 'no'
 DFT_COLOR       = 'yes'
 DFT_PLUGINS     = 'texnote'
 
-DFT_CONFIG = configparser.SafeConfigParser({
-    'papers_dir'  : DFT_PAPERS_DIR,
-    'open_cmd'    : DFT_OPEN_CMD,
-    'edit_cmd'    : DFT_EDIT_CMD,
-    'import_copy' : DFT_IMPORT_COPY,
-    'import_move' : DFT_IMPORT_MOVE,
-    'color'       : DFT_COLOR,
-    'plugins'     : DFT_PLUGINS
-    })
+DFT_CONFIG = {'papers_dir'  : DFT_PAPERS_DIR,
+              'open_cmd'    : DFT_OPEN_CMD,
+              'edit_cmd'    : DFT_EDIT_CMD,
+              'import_copy' : DFT_IMPORT_COPY,
+              'import_move' : DFT_IMPORT_MOVE,
+              'color'       : DFT_COLOR,
+              'plugins'     : DFT_PLUGINS
+             }
 
 BOOLEANS = {'import-copy', 'import-move', 'color'}
 
-DFT_CONFIG.add_section(MAIN_SECTION)
-
 
 # package-shared config that can be accessed using :
 # from configs import config
-config = None
+_config = None
+def config():
+    return _config
 
 class Config(object):
 
     def __init__(self):
-        object.__setattr__(self, '_cfg', copy.copy(DFT_CONFIG))
+        object.__setattr__(self, '_cfg', configparser.SafeConfigParser(DFT_CONFIG))
+        self._cfg.add_section(MAIN_SECTION)
 
     def as_global(self):
-        global config
-        config = self
+        global _config
+        _config = self
 
     def load(self, path = DFT_CONFIG_PATH):
         self._cfg.read(path)
diff --git a/tests/test_config.py b/tests/test_config.py
index c0b7cef..17baf82 100644
--- a/tests/test_config.py
+++ b/tests/test_config.py
@@ -3,28 +3,42 @@ import unittest
 
 import testenv
 from papers import configs
+from papers.configs import config
 
 class TestConfig(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def test_create_config(self):
         a = configs.Config()
         a.as_global()
-        from papers.configs import config
-        self.assertEqual(a, config)
+        self.assertEqual(a, config())
 
     def test_config_content(self):
         a = configs.Config()
         a.as_global()
-        from papers.configs import config
-        self.assertEqual(config.papers_dir, configs.DFT_PAPERS_DIR)
-        self.assertEqual(config.color, configs.str2bool(configs.DFT_COLOR))
+        self.assertEqual(config().papers_dir, configs.DFT_PAPERS_DIR)
+        self.assertEqual(config().color, configs.str2bool(configs.DFT_COLOR))
 
     def test_set(self):
         a = configs.Config()
         a.as_global()
         from papers.configs import config
-        config.color = 'no'
-        self.assertEqual(config.color, False)
+        config().color = 'no'
+        self.assertEqual(config().color, False)
         # booleans type for new variables are memorized, but not saved.
-        config.bla = True
-        self.assertEqual(config.bla, True)
+        config().bla = True
+        self.assertEqual(config().bla, True)
+
+    def test_reload(self):
+        from papers.configs import config
+
+        a = configs.Config()
+        a.as_global()
+        a.color = False
+        a.bla = 'foo'
+        config.color = not configs.str2bool(configs.DFT_COLOR)
+        self.assertEqual(config().color, not configs.str2bool(configs.DFT_COLOR))
+
+        b = configs.Config()
+        b.as_global()
+        self.assertEqual(b, config())
+        self.assertEqual(config().color, configs.str2bool(configs.DFT_COLOR))