diff --git a/ckanext/harvest/harvesters/ckanharvester.py b/ckanext/harvest/harvesters/ckanharvester.py
index 23ab27f..835d1d9 100644
--- a/ckanext/harvest/harvesters/ckanharvester.py
+++ b/ckanext/harvest/harvesters/ckanharvester.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ class CKANHarvester(HarvesterBase):
     '''
     A Harvester for CKAN instances
     '''
+    config = None
 
     #TODO: check different API versions
     api_version = '2'
@@ -40,6 +41,13 @@ class CKANHarvester(HarvesterBase):
         except Exception, e:
             raise e
 
+    def _set_config(self,config_str):
+        if config_str:
+            self.config = json.loads(config_str)
+            log.debug('Using config: %r', self.config)
+        else:
+            self.config = {}
+
     def info(self):
         return {
             'name': 'ckan',
@@ -62,6 +70,9 @@ class CKANHarvester(HarvesterBase):
         get_all_packages = True
         package_ids = []
 
+        if not self.config:
+            self._set_config(harvest_job.source.config)
+
         # Check if this source has been harvested before
         previous_job = Session.query(HarvestJob) \
                         .filter(HarvestJob.source==harvest_job.source) \
@@ -145,6 +156,10 @@ class CKANHarvester(HarvesterBase):
 
     def fetch_stage(self,harvest_object):
         log.debug('In CKANHarvester fetch_stage')
+
+        if not self.config:
+            self._set_config(harvest_object.job.source.config)
+
         # Get source URL
         url = harvest_object.source.url.rstrip('/')
         url = url + self._get_rest_api_offset() + '/package/' + harvest_object.guid
@@ -173,6 +188,9 @@ class CKANHarvester(HarvesterBase):
                     harvest_object, 'Import')
             return False
 
+        if not self.config:
+           self._set_config(harvest_object.job.source.config)
+
         try:
             package_dict = json.loads(harvest_object.content)
             return self._create_or_update_package(package_dict,harvest_object)