diff --git a/sylk/applications/playback/configuration.py b/sylk/applications/playback/configuration.py
index 20fdbf1..16dc0c4 100644
--- a/sylk/applications/playback/configuration.py
+++ b/sylk/applications/playback/configuration.py
@@ -1,46 +1,47 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2010-2011 AG Projects. See LICENSE for details.
 #
 
 __all__ = ['get_config']
 
 import os
 
 from application.configuration import ConfigFile, ConfigSection, ConfigSetting
 
 from sylk.configuration.datatypes import Path, ResourcePath
 
 
 class GeneralConfig(ConfigSection):
     __cfgfile__ = 'playback.ini'
     __section__ = 'Playback'
 
     files_dir = ConfigSetting(type=Path, value=ResourcePath('sounds/playback').normalized)
     enable_video = False
     answer_delay = 1
 
 
 class PlaybackConfig(ConfigSection):
     __cfgfile__ = 'playback.ini'
 
     file = ConfigSetting(type=Path, value=None)
     enable_video = GeneralConfig.enable_video
     answer_delay = GeneralConfig.answer_delay
 
 
 class Configuration(object):
     def __init__(self, data):
         self.__dict__.update(data)
 
 
 def get_config(uri):
     config_file = ConfigFile(PlaybackConfig.__cfgfile__)
+    GeneralConfig.read(cfgfile=config_file)
     section = config_file.get_section(uri)
     if section is not None:
         PlaybackConfig.read(section=uri)
         if not os.path.isabs(PlaybackConfig.file):
             PlaybackConfig.file = os.path.join(GeneralConfig.files_dir, PlaybackConfig.file)
         config = Configuration(dict(PlaybackConfig))
         PlaybackConfig.reset()
         return config
     return None