diff --git a/core/client/app/index.html b/core/client/app/index.html
index 1b3d24e432..fddadc8673 100644
--- a/core/client/app/index.html
+++ b/core/client/app/index.html
@@ -31,13 +31,13 @@
     <meta name="msapplication-square150x150logo" content="{{asset "img/medium.png" ghost="true"}}" />
     <meta name="msapplication-square310x310logo" content="{{asset "img/large.png" ghost="true"}}" />
 
-    {{#each configuration}}
-        <meta name="env-{{this.key}}" content="{{this.value}}" data-type="{{this.type}}" />
+    {{#each configuration as |config key|}}
+        <meta name="env-{{key}}" content="{{config.value}}" data-type="{{config.type}}" />
     {{/each}}
 
-    {{#unless skip_google_fonts}}
+    {{#if configuration.useGoogleFonts.value}}
         <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="//fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Open+Sans:400,300,700" />
-    {{/unless}}
+    {{/if}}
 
     <link rel="stylesheet" href="{{asset "vendor.css" ghost="true" minifyInProduction="true"}}" />
     <link rel="stylesheet" href="{{asset "ghost.css" ghost="true" minifyInProduction="true"}}" />
diff --git a/core/client/app/routes/about.js b/core/client/app/routes/about.js
index f20db7a353..36a7a9bc4f 100644
--- a/core/client/app/routes/about.js
+++ b/core/client/app/routes/about.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export default AuthenticatedRoute.extend(styleBody, {
 
     model() {
         let cachedConfig = this.get('cachedConfig');
-        let configUrl = this.get('ghostPaths.url').api('configuration');
+        let configUrl = this.get('ghostPaths.url').api('configuration', 'about');
 
         if (cachedConfig) {
             return cachedConfig;
@@ -26,12 +26,8 @@ export default AuthenticatedRoute.extend(styleBody, {
 
         return this.get('ajax').request(configUrl)
             .then((configurationResponse) => {
-                let configKeyValues = configurationResponse.configuration;
+                let [cachedConfig] = configurationResponse.configuration;
 
-                cachedConfig = {};
-                configKeyValues.forEach((configKeyValue) => {
-                    cachedConfig[configKeyValue.key] = configKeyValue.value;
-                });
                 this.set('cachedConfig', cachedConfig);
 
                 return cachedConfig;
diff --git a/core/server/api/configuration.js b/core/server/api/configuration.js
index f730f09b7f..5144bc4d48 100644
--- a/core/server/api/configuration.js
+++ b/core/server/api/configuration.js
@@ -2,9 +2,7 @@
 // RESTful API for browsing the configuration
 var _                  = require('lodash'),
     config             = require('../config'),
-    errors             = require('../errors'),
     Promise            = require('bluebird'),
-    i18n               = require('../i18n'),
 
     configuration;
 
@@ -15,28 +13,24 @@ function labsFlag(key) {
     };
 }
 
-function getValidKeys() {
-    var validKeys = {
-            fileStorage: {value: (config.fileStorage !== false), type: 'bool'},
-            publicAPI: labsFlag('publicAPI'),
-            apps: {value: (config.apps === true), type: 'bool'},
-            version: {value: config.ghostVersion, type: 'string'},
-            environment: process.env.NODE_ENV,
-            database: config.database.client,
-            mail: _.isObject(config.mail) ? config.mail.transport : '',
-            blogUrl: {value: config.url.replace(/\/$/, ''), type: 'string'},
-            blogTitle: {value: config.theme.title, type: 'string'},
-            routeKeywords: {value: JSON.stringify(config.routeKeywords), type: 'json'}
-        };
-
-    return validKeys;
+function getAboutConfig() {
+    return {
+        version: config.ghostVersion,
+        environment: process.env.NODE_ENV,
+        database: config.database.client,
+        mail: _.isObject(config.mail) ? config.mail.transport : ''
+    };
 }
 
-function formatConfigurationObject(val, key) {
+function getBaseConfig() {
     return {
-        key: key,
-        value: (_.isObject(val) && _.has(val, 'value')) ? val.value : val,
-        type: _.isObject(val) ? (val.type || null) : null
+        fileStorage:    {value: (config.fileStorage !== false), type: 'bool'},
+        useGoogleFonts: {value: !config.isPrivacyDisabled('useGoogleFonts'), type: 'bool'},
+        useGravatar:    {value: !config.isPrivacyDisabled('useGravatar'), type: 'bool'},
+        publicAPI:      labsFlag('publicAPI'),
+        blogUrl:        {value: config.url.replace(/\/$/, ''), type: 'string'},
+        blogTitle:      {value: config.theme.title, type: 'string'},
+        routeKeywords:  {value: JSON.stringify(config.routeKeywords), type: 'json'}
     };
 }
 
@@ -48,26 +42,23 @@ function formatConfigurationObject(val, key) {
 configuration = {
 
     /**
-     * ### Browse
-     * Fetch all configuration keys
-     * @returns {Promise(Configurations)}
-     */
-    browse: function browse() {
-        return Promise.resolve({configuration: _.map(getValidKeys(), formatConfigurationObject)});
-    },
-
-    /**
-     * ### Read
-     *
+     * Always returns {configuration: []}
+     * Sometimes the array contains configuration items
+     * @param {Object} options
+     * @returns {Promise<Object>}
      */
     read: function read(options) {
-        var data = getValidKeys();
+        options = options || {};
 
-        if (_.has(data, options.key)) {
-            return Promise.resolve({configuration: [formatConfigurationObject(data[options.key], options.key)]});
-        } else {
-            return Promise.reject(new errors.NotFoundError(i18n.t('errors.api.configuration.invalidKey')));
+        if (!options.key) {
+            return Promise.resolve({configuration: [getBaseConfig()]});
         }
+
+        if (options.key === 'about') {
+            return Promise.resolve({configuration: [getAboutConfig()]});
+        }
+
+        return Promise.resolve({configuration: []});
     }
 };
 
diff --git a/core/server/controllers/admin.js b/core/server/controllers/admin.js
index 31afe925aa..dd0a6981c8 100644
--- a/core/server/controllers/admin.js
+++ b/core/server/controllers/admin.js
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 var _             = require('lodash'),
+    Promise       = require('bluebird'),
     api           = require('../api'),
     errors        = require('../errors'),
     updateCheck   = require('../update-check'),
-    config        = require('../config'),
     i18n          = require('../i18n'),
     adminControllers;
 
@@ -14,22 +14,20 @@ adminControllers = {
         /*jslint unparam:true*/
 
         function renderIndex() {
-            var configuration;
-            return api.configuration.browse().then(function then(data) {
-                configuration = data.configuration;
-            }).then(function getAPIClient() {
-                return api.clients.read({slug: 'ghost-admin'});
-            }).then(function renderIndex(adminClient) {
-                configuration.push({key: 'clientId', value: adminClient.clients[0].slug, type: 'string'});
-                configuration.push({key: 'clientSecret', value: adminClient.clients[0].secret, type: 'string'});
+            var configuration,
+                fetch = {
+                    configuration: api.configuration.read().then(function (res) { return res.configuration[0]; }),
+                    client: api.clients.read({slug: 'ghost-admin'}).then(function (res) { return res.clients[0]; })
+                };
 
-                var apiConfig = _.omit(configuration, function omit(value) {
-                    return _.contains(['environment', 'database', 'mail', 'version'], value.key);
-                });
+            return Promise.props(fetch).then(function renderIndex(result) {
+                configuration = result.configuration;
+
+                configuration.clientId = {value: result.client.slug, type: 'string'};
+                configuration.clientSecret = {value: result.client.secret, type: 'string'};
 
                 res.render('default', {
-                    skip_google_fonts: config.isPrivacyDisabled('useGoogleFonts'),
-                    configuration: apiConfig
+                    configuration: configuration
                 });
             });
         }
diff --git a/core/server/routes/api.js b/core/server/routes/api.js
index aa4f07973d..40eb029185 100644
--- a/core/server/routes/api.js
+++ b/core/server/routes/api.js
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ apiRoutes = function apiRoutes(middleware) {
     router.del = router.delete;
 
     // ## Configuration
-    router.get('/configuration', authenticatePrivate, api.http(api.configuration.browse));
+    router.get('/configuration', authenticatePrivate, api.http(api.configuration.read));
     router.get('/configuration/:key', authenticatePrivate, api.http(api.configuration.read));
 
     // ## Posts
diff --git a/core/test/integration/api/api_configuration_spec.js b/core/test/integration/api/api_configuration_spec.js
index 4b5d0286ee..881b46f0f5 100644
--- a/core/test/integration/api/api_configuration_spec.js
+++ b/core/test/integration/api/api_configuration_spec.js
@@ -1,68 +1,63 @@
 /*globals describe, before, afterEach, it */
 var testUtils         = require('../../utils'),
     should            = require('should'),
-
     rewire            = require('rewire'),
-    _                 = require('lodash'),
-    config            = rewire('../../../server/config'),
 
     // Stuff we are testing
     ConfigurationAPI  = rewire('../../../server/api/configuration');
 
 describe('Configuration API', function () {
-    var newConfig = {
-        fileStorage: true,
-        apps: true,
-        version: '0.5.0',
-        environment: process.env.NODE_ENV,
-        database: {
-            client: 'mysql'
-        },
-        mail: {
-            transport: 'SMTP'
-        },
-        blogUrl: 'http://local.tryghost.org'
-    };
-
     // Keep the DB clean
     before(testUtils.teardown);
     afterEach(testUtils.teardown);
 
     should.exist(ConfigurationAPI);
 
-    it('can browse config', function (done) {
-        var updatedConfig = _.extend({}, config, newConfig);
-        config.set(updatedConfig);
-        ConfigurationAPI.__set__('config', updatedConfig);
+    it('can read basic config and get all expected properties', function (done) {
+        ConfigurationAPI.read().then(function (response) {
+            var props;
 
-        ConfigurationAPI.browse(testUtils.context.owner).then(function (response) {
             should.exist(response);
             should.exist(response.configuration);
-            testUtils.API.checkResponse(response.configuration[0], 'configuration');
-            /*jshint unused:false */
-            done();
-        }).catch(function (error) {
-            console.log(JSON.stringify(error));
+            response.configuration.should.be.an.Array().with.lengthOf(1);
+            props = response.configuration[0];
+
+            // Check the structure
+            props.should.have.property('blogUrl').which.is.an.Object().with.properties('type', 'value');
+            props.should.have.property('blogTitle').which.is.an.Object().with.properties('type', 'value');
+            props.should.have.property('routeKeywords').which.is.an.Object().with.properties('type', 'value');
+            props.should.have.property('fileStorage').which.is.an.Object().with.properties('type', 'value');
+            props.should.have.property('useGoogleFonts').which.is.an.Object().with.properties('type', 'value');
+            props.should.have.property('useGravatar').which.is.an.Object().with.properties('type', 'value');
+            props.should.have.property('publicAPI').which.is.an.Object().with.properties('type', 'value');
+
+            // Check a few values
+            props.blogUrl.should.have.property('value', 'http://127.0.0.1:2369');
+            props.fileStorage.should.have.property('value', true);
+
             done();
         }).catch(done);
     });
 
-    it('can read config', function (done) {
-        var updatedConfig = _.extend({}, config, newConfig);
-        config.set(updatedConfig);
-        ConfigurationAPI.__set__('config', updatedConfig);
+    it('can read about config and get all expected properties', function (done) {
+        ConfigurationAPI.read({key: 'about'}).then(function (response) {
+            var props;
 
-        ConfigurationAPI.read(_.extend({}, testUtils.context.owner, {key: 'database'})).then(function (response) {
             should.exist(response);
             should.exist(response.configuration);
-            testUtils.API.checkResponse(response.configuration[0], 'configuration');
-            response.configuration[0].key.should.equal('database');
-            response.configuration[0].value.should.equal('mysql');
-            response.configuration[0].type.should.be.null();
-            /*jshint unused:false */
-            done();
-        }).catch(function (error) {
-            console.log(JSON.stringify(error));
+            response.configuration.should.be.an.Array().with.lengthOf(1);
+            props = response.configuration[0];
+
+            // Check the structure
+            props.should.have.property('version').which.is.a.String();
+            props.should.have.property('environment').which.is.a.String();
+            props.should.have.property('database').which.is.a.String();
+            props.should.have.property('mail').which.is.a.String();
+
+            // Check a few values
+            props.environment.should.match(/^testing/);
+            props.version.should.eql(require('../../../../package.json').version);
+
             done();
         }).catch(done);
     });
diff --git a/core/test/utils/api.js b/core/test/utils/api.js
index 9e16ba43e0..65263b7568 100644
--- a/core/test/utils/api.js
+++ b/core/test/utils/api.js
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ var _               = require('lodash'),
     protocol        = 'http://',
     expectedProperties = {
         // API top level
-        configuration: ['key', 'value', 'type'],
         posts:         ['posts', 'meta'],
         tags:          ['tags', 'meta'],
         users:         ['users', 'meta'],