diff --git a/account/src/main/java/de/muehlencord/shared/account/business/ConfigService.java b/account/src/main/java/de/muehlencord/shared/account/business/ConfigService.java
index bbe5f72..017bf04 100644
--- a/account/src/main/java/de/muehlencord/shared/account/business/ConfigService.java
+++ b/account/src/main/java/de/muehlencord/shared/account/business/ConfigService.java
@@ -32,8 +32,14 @@ public class ConfigService {
             this.maxFailedLogins = Integer.parseInt(configEntity.getConfigValue());
         }
     }
+    
+    public String getConfigValue (String configKey) {
+        ConfigEntity configEntity =  em.find(ConfigEntity.class, configKey);        
+        return (configEntity == null ? null : configEntity.getConfigValue()); 
+    }
 
     /* *** getter *** */
+    // FIXME remove, this is application specific
     public String getStoragePath() {
         return storagePath;
     }