diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index fc5cc79..6f3d8bc 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <mastodont.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
-#include "../config.h"
 #include "index.h"
 #include "page_config.h"
 #include "path.h"
@@ -41,10 +40,16 @@
 #include "local_config_set.h"
 #include "global_cache.h"
 
+// global accessed elsewhere via extern def in config.h
+char* config_instance_url = NULL;
+
 int main(void)
 {
     unsigned run_count = 1;
 
+    // Env config
+    config_instance_url = getenv("TREEBIRD_CFG_INSTANCE_URL");
+
     // Global init
     mastodont_global_curl_init();