diff --git a/scripts/koji-group-sync.py b/scripts/koji-group-sync.py
index 334fe9f..2c98ccd 100755
--- a/scripts/koji-group-sync.py
+++ b/scripts/koji-group-sync.py
@@ -1,12 +1,8 @@
 #!/usr/bin/python
-from centos import AccountSystem
-from centos import defaults
+import ConfigParser
+import sys
 
-FAS_USERNAME = ''
-FAS_PASSWORD = ''
-GROUP_INCLUDE_PREFIX = 'sig-'
-GROUP_FILE = '/etc/bsadmin/groups'
-IGNORE_CERT_VALIDATION = True
+from centos import AccountSystem
 
 
 def group_users(account_system_handle):
@@ -22,7 +18,7 @@ def group_users(account_system_handle):
     return group_users
 
 
-def write_file(group_membership, filename=GROUP_FILE):
+def write_file(group_membership, filename):
     with open(filename, 'w') as groupfile:
         for groupname, users in group_membership.iteritems():
             signame = groupname[len(GROUP_INCLUDE_PREFIX):]
@@ -30,9 +26,23 @@ def write_file(group_membership, filename=GROUP_FILE):
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-    fas = AccountSystem(base_url=defaults.FAS_TOPURL,
+    config = ConfigParser.SafeConfigParser()
+    config.read('/etc/bsadmin/bsadmin.conf')
+
+    try:
+        FAS_TOPURL = config.get('fas', 'topurl')
+        FAS_USERNAME = config.get('fas', 'username')
+        FAS_PASSWORD = config.get('fas', 'password')
+        IGNORE_CERT_VALIDATION = config.getboolean('fas', 'ignore_selfsigned')
+        GROUP_INCLUDE_PREFIX = config.get('fas', 'group_prefix')
+        GROUP_FILE = config.get('fas', 'group_file')
+    except ConfigParser.NoOptionError as e:
+        print >> sys.stderr, e.msg
+        sys.exit(-1)
+
+    fas = AccountSystem(base_url=FAS_TOPURL,
                         username=FAS_USERNAME,
                         password=FAS_PASSWORD,
                         insecure=IGNORE_CERT_VALIDATION)
 
-    write_file(group_users(fas))
+    write_file(group_users(fas), GROUP_FILE)