diff --git a/osm_mon/core/config.py b/osm_mon/core/config.py
index c4c3972..cd99ffc 100644
--- a/osm_mon/core/config.py
+++ b/osm_mon/core/config.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
     def get(self, section, field=None):
         if not field:
             return self.conf[section]
-        return self.conf[section][field]
+        return self.conf[section].get(field)
 
     def set(self, section, field, value):
         if section not in self.conf: