diff --git a/system/config.php b/system/config.php
index 5c2d506e..62dd0fc8 100644
--- a/system/config.php
+++ b/system/config.php
@@ -17,8 +17,19 @@ class Config {
 	 */
 	public static function get($key)
 	{
-		list($file, $key) = static::parse($key);
 
+		// -----------------------------------------------------
+		// We are are just pulling in a file, skip loading a key
+		// -----------------------------------------------------
+		if(strpos($key, '.') == 0)
+		{
+			static::load($key);
+
+			return static::$items[$key];
+		}
+
+		list($file, $key) = static::parse($key);
+		
 		static::load($file);
 
 		if (array_key_exists($key, static::$items[$file]))