diff --git a/src/client/libdistren_config.c b/src/client/libdistren_config.c
--- a/src/client/libdistren_config.c
+++ b/src/client/libdistren_config.c
@@ -22,11 +22,39 @@
  */
 
 #include <libdistren.h>
+#include "options.h"
 
 /**
 @todo Stub
  */
 int _distren_getoptions(distren_t handle)
 {
+  cfg_t *cfg;
+
+  cfg_opt_t cfg_opts[] =
+    {
+      CFG_STR_LIST("render_types", NULL, 0),
+      CFG_STR("username", NULL, 0),
+      CFG_STR("name", NULL, 0),
+      CFG_STR("email", NULL, 0),
+      CFG_END()
+    };
+  
+  if(options_init(0, NULL, &cfg, cfg_opts, "client", &handle->options))
+    {
+      fprintf(stderr, "error getting configuration\n");
+      return 1;
+    }
+  
   return 1;
 }
+
+/**
+@todo stubish
+ */
+int _distren_loseoptions(distren_t handle)
+{
+  options_free(handle->options);
+  
+  return 0;
+}