diff --git a/src/python.cc b/src/python.cc
index 874ad638..28369e9a 100644
--- a/src/python.cc
+++ b/src/python.cc
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ void python_init(char *argv0)
   PyRun_SimpleString(const_cast<char*>(("sys.path.insert(0, '" +
                                         otk::expandTilde("~/.openbox/python") +
                                         "')").c_str()));
-  PyRun_SimpleString("import ob; import otk;");// import config;");
+  PyRun_SimpleString("import ob; import otk; import config;");
   // set up convenience global variables
   PyRun_SimpleString("ob.openbox = ob.Openbox_instance()");
   PyRun_SimpleString("otk.display = otk.Display_instance()");