diff --git a/ckanext/privatedatasets/actions.py b/ckanext/privatedatasets/actions.py
index fea1461..ff26762 100644
--- a/ckanext/privatedatasets/actions.py
+++ b/ckanext/privatedatasets/actions.py
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import ckanext.privatedatasets.constants as constants
 import db
 import importlib
 import logging
-import pylons.config as config
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -146,7 +145,7 @@ def _process_package(context, request_data):
     plugins.toolkit.check_access(method, context, request_data)
 
     # Get the parser from the configuration
-    class_path = config.get(PARSER_CONFIG_PROP, '')
+    class_path = plugins.toolkit.config.get(PARSER_CONFIG_PROP, '')
 
     if class_path != '':
         try:
diff --git a/ckanext/privatedatasets/helpers.py b/ckanext/privatedatasets/helpers.py
index c1a851d..4c371ca 100755
--- a/ckanext/privatedatasets/helpers.py
+++ b/ckanext/privatedatasets/helpers.py
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@ import ckan.model as model
 import ckan.plugins.toolkit as tk
 import db
 
-from pylons import config
-
 from ckan.common import request
 
 import logging
@@ -62,7 +60,7 @@ def can_read(pkg_dict):
 
 
 def get_config_bool_value(config_name, default_value=False):
-    value = config.get(config_name, default_value)
+    value = tk.config.get(config_name, default_value)
     value = value if type(value) == bool else value != 'False'
     return value