diff --git a/halfapi/cli/config.py b/halfapi/cli/config.py
index 0d4befe..9fe4f13 100644
--- a/halfapi/cli/config.py
+++ b/halfapi/cli/config.py
@@ -7,31 +7,25 @@ Defines the "halfapi config" command
 import click
 
 from .cli import cli
-from ..conf import (
-    read_config,
-    PROJECT_NAME,
-    DOMAINSDICT,
-    HOST,
-    PORT,
-    PRODUCTION,
+from ..conf import CONFIG
+
+DOMAINS_STR='\n'.join(
+    [ ' = '.join((key, val.__name__)) for key, val in CONFIG['domains'].items() ]
 )
 
-CONF_STR=f"""
+CONF_STR="""
 [project]
-name = {PROJECT_NAME}
-host = {HOST}
-port = {PORT}
-production = {PRODUCTION}
-
-[domains]"""
-
-for dom in DOMAINSDICT():
-    CONF_STR = '\n'.join((CONF_STR, dom))
+name = {project_name}
+host = {host}
+port = {port}
+production = {production}
 
+[domains]
+""".format(**CONFIG) + DOMAINS_STR
 
 @cli.command()
 def config():
     """
     Lists config parameters and their values
     """
-    click.echo(read_config())
+    click.echo(CONF_STR)
diff --git a/halfapi/conf.py b/halfapi/conf.py
index 4753247..58f754b 100644
--- a/halfapi/conf.py
+++ b/halfapi/conf.py
@@ -110,19 +110,19 @@ if len(PROJECT_NAME) == 0:
 DOMAINSDICT = lambda: d_domains(config)
 DOMAINS = DOMAINSDICT()
 if len(DOMAINS) == 0:
-    logger.info('Domain-less instance %s', d_domains(config))
+    logger.info('Running without domains: %s', d_domains(config) or 'empty domain dictionary')
 
 HOST = config.get('project', 'host', fallback=environ.get('HALFAPI_HOST', '127.0.0.1'))
 PORT = config.getint('project', 'port', fallback=environ.get('HALFAPI_PORT', '3000'))
 
+secret_path = config.get('project', 'secret', fallback=environ.get('HALFAPI_SECRET', ''))
 try:
-    with open(config.get('project', 'secret',
-        fallback=environ.get('HALFAPI_SECRET', ''))) as secret_file:
+    with open(secret_path, 'r') as secret_file:
 
         SECRET = secret_file.read().strip()
         CONFIG['secret'] = SECRET.strip()
 except FileNotFoundError as exc:
-    logger.error('Missing secret file: %s', exc)
+    logger.info('Running without secret file: %s', secret_path or 'no file specified')
 
 PRODUCTION = config.getboolean('project', 'production',
     fallback=environ.get('HALFAPI_PROD', True))
@@ -137,6 +137,8 @@ CONFIG = {
     'project_name': PROJECT_NAME,
     'production': PRODUCTION,
     'secret': SECRET,
+    'host': HOST,
+    'port': PORT,
     'domains': DOMAINS,
     'domain_config': {}
 }
diff --git a/tests/cli/test_cli_config.py b/tests/cli/test_cli_config.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e79c6a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cli/test_cli_config.py
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+from halfapi.cli.cli import cli
+from configparser import ConfigParser
+
+def test_config(cli_runner):
+    with cli_runner.isolated_filesystem():
+        result = cli_runner.invoke(cli, ['config'])
+        cp = ConfigParser()
+        cp.read_string(result.output)
+        assert cp.has_section('project')
+        assert cp.has_section('domains')