diff --git a/shadowsocks/utils.py b/shadowsocks/utils.py
index db19bec..84a514b 100644
--- a/shadowsocks/utils.py
+++ b/shadowsocks/utils.py
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ def get_config(is_local):
     logging.basicConfig(level=level,
                         format='%(asctime)s %(levelname)-8s %(message)s',
                         datefmt='%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S', filemode='a+')
+    return config
 
 
 def print_local_help():