diff --git a/conf/jmc.conf b/conf/jmc.conf
index 55398a2..4e84aea 100644
--- a/conf/jmc.conf
+++ b/conf/jmc.conf
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ db_url: %(type)s://%(host)s%(name)s
 
 [component]
 pid_file: /var/run/jabber/jmc.pid
+#motd: "Message of the day"
+welcome_message: "Welcome to Jabber Mail Component"
+# a comma separated list of JIDs
+admins: admin@localhost
 
 [jmc]
 mail_default_encoding: iso-8859-1
diff --git a/src/jmc/runner.py b/src/jmc/runner.py
index 450e39e..5f9ca28 100644
--- a/src/jmc/runner.py
+++ b/src/jmc/runner.py
@@ -57,10 +57,12 @@ class JMCRunner(JCLRunner):
                                       secret=self.secret,
                                       server=self.server,
                                       port=self.port,
-                                      lang=Lang(self.language))
+                                      lang=Lang(self.language),
+                                      config=self.config,
+                                      config_file=self.config_file)
             MailAccount.default_encoding = self.mail_default_encoding
             component.check_interval = self.check_interval
             component.disco_identity.set_category("gateway")
             component.disco_identity.set_type("smtp")
-            component.run()
+            return component.run()
         self._run(run_func)