diff --git a/ennstatus/cli/commands/config.py b/ennstatus/cli/commands/config.py
--- a/ennstatus/cli/commands/config.py
+++ b/ennstatus/cli/commands/config.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import os
 import json
 import ipaddress
 
@@ -6,7 +5,6 @@ from pprint import pprint
 
 import click
 
-from ... import create_app
 from ...utils import check_ip
 
 
@@ -19,13 +17,9 @@ def config():
 @click.pass_obj
 def show(obj):
 
-    try:
-        os.chdir(str(obj['path']))
-    except FileNotFoundError:
-        raise
-
-    app = create_app()
-    pprint(app.config)
+    with obj['config_file'].open(encoding='utf-8') as f:
+        config = json.load(f)
+    pprint(config)
 
 
 @config.group(short_help='Configure servers')