diff --git a/stacosys/conf/config.py b/stacosys/conf/config.py
index 4e77fb1..f88fcbf 100644
--- a/stacosys/conf/config.py
+++ b/stacosys/conf/config.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 from enum import Enum
 
-import profig
+import configparser
 
 
 class ConfigParameter(Enum):
@@ -32,32 +32,51 @@ class ConfigParameter(Enum):
 
 class Config:
     def __init__(self):
-        self._params = dict()
+        self._cfg = configparser.ConfigParser()
 
     @classmethod
     def load(cls, config_pathname):
-        cfg = profig.Config(config_pathname)
-        cfg.sync()
         config = cls()
-        config._params.update(cfg)
+        config._cfg.read(config_pathname)        
         return config
 
+    def _split_key(self, key: ConfigParameter):        
+        section, param = str(key.value).split(".")
+        if not param:
+            param = section
+            section = None
+        return (section, param)
+
     def exists(self, key: ConfigParameter):
-        return key.value in self._params
+        section, param = self._split_key(key)
+        return self._cfg.has_option(section, param)
 
     def get(self, key: ConfigParameter):
-        return self._params[key.value] if key.value in self._params else None
+        section, param = self._split_key(key)
+        return (
+            self._cfg.get(section, param)
+            if self._cfg.has_option(section, param)
+            else None
+        )
 
     def put(self, key: ConfigParameter, value):
-        self._params[key.value] = value
+        section, param = self._split_key(key)
+        if section and not self._cfg.has_section(section):            
+            self._cfg.add_section(section)
+        self._cfg.set(section, param, str(value))
 
     def get_int(self, key: ConfigParameter):
-        return int(self._params[key.value])
+        value = self.get(key)
+        return int(value) if value else 0
 
     def get_bool(self, key: ConfigParameter):
-        value = self._params[key.value].lower()
+        value = self.get(key)
         assert value in ("yes", "true", "no", "false")
         return value in ("yes", "true")
 
     def __repr__(self):
-        return self._params.__repr__()
+        d = dict()
+        for section in self._cfg.sections():
+            for option in self._cfg.options(section):
+                d[".".join([section, option])]  = self._cfg.get(section, option)
+        return str(d)
diff --git a/tests/test_config.py b/tests/test_config.py
index 07797c4..e098965 100644
--- a/tests/test_config.py
+++ b/tests/test_config.py
@@ -23,9 +23,10 @@ class ConfigTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(
             self.conf.get(ConfigParameter.DB_SQLITE_FILE), EXPECTED_DB_SQLITE_FILE
         )
-        self.assertEqual(self.conf.get(ConfigParameter.HTTP_PORT), EXPECTED_HTTP_PORT)
         self.assertIsNone(self.conf.get(ConfigParameter.HTTP_HOST))
-        self.assertEqual(self.conf.get(ConfigParameter.HTTP_PORT), EXPECTED_HTTP_PORT)
+        self.assertEqual(
+            self.conf.get(ConfigParameter.HTTP_PORT), str(EXPECTED_HTTP_PORT)
+        )
         self.assertEqual(self.conf.get_int(ConfigParameter.HTTP_PORT), 8080)
         try:
             self.conf.get_bool(ConfigParameter.DB_SQLITE_FILE)