diff --git a/lib/gui/app/modules/analytics.ts b/lib/gui/app/modules/analytics.ts
index 1bc95117..f62f10ac 100644
--- a/lib/gui/app/modules/analytics.ts
+++ b/lib/gui/app/modules/analytics.ts
@@ -55,10 +55,7 @@ async function initConfig() {
 	await installCorvus();
 	let validatedConfig = null;
 	try {
-		const configUrl =
-			(await settings.get('configUrl')) ||
-			'https://balena.io/etcher/static/config.json';
-		const config = await getConfig(configUrl);
+		const config = await getConfig();
 		const mixpanel = _.get(config, ['analytics', 'mixpanel'], {});
 		mixpanelSample = mixpanel.probability || DEFAULT_PROBABILITY;
 		if (isClientEligible(mixpanelSample)) {
diff --git a/lib/gui/etcher.ts b/lib/gui/etcher.ts
index c644281a..0e4debd5 100644
--- a/lib/gui/etcher.ts
+++ b/lib/gui/etcher.ts
@@ -114,10 +114,7 @@ async function createMainWindow() {
 		});
 		if (packageUpdatable) {
 			try {
-				const configUrl =
-					(await settings.get('configUrl')) ||
-					'https://balena.io/etcher/static/config.json';
-				const onlineConfig = await getConfig(configUrl);
+				const onlineConfig = await getConfig();
 				const autoUpdaterConfig = _.get(
 					onlineConfig,
 					['autoUpdates', 'autoUpdaterConfig'],
diff --git a/lib/shared/utils.ts b/lib/shared/utils.ts
index 7d58626a..557cb934 100755
--- a/lib/shared/utils.ts
+++ b/lib/shared/utils.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import * as tmp from 'tmp';
 import { promisify } from 'util';
 
 import * as errors from './errors';
+import * as settings from '../gui/app/models/settings';
 
 const getAsync = promisify(request.get);
 
@@ -50,7 +51,10 @@ export function hasProps(obj: any, props: string[]): boolean {
  * @summary Get etcher configs stored online
  * @param {String} - url where config.json is stored
  */
-export async function getConfig(configUrl: string): Promise<any> {
+export async function getConfig(): Promise<_.Dictionary<any>> {
+	const configUrl =
+		(await settings.get('configUrl')) ||
+		'https://balena.io/etcher/static/config.json';
 	return (await getAsync({ url: configUrl, json: true })).body;
 }