diff --git a/src/common/options.c b/src/common/options.c
--- a/src/common/options.c
+++ b/src/common/options.c
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@
 
 #include "options.h"
 
+/* privat-ish files for components we need to config */
+#include "libremoteio.h"
+
 #include <confuse.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
@@ -71,10 +74,22 @@ int options_init(int argc, char *argv[],
       return 1;
     }
   memset((*allopts)->data, '\0', sizeof(struct options_common_data));
+
+  (*allopts)->remoteio = malloc(sizeof(struct remoteio_opts));
+  if(!(*allopts)->data)
+    {
+      perror("malloc");
+      free(configfile);
+      free((*allopts)->data);
+      free(*allopts);
+      return 1;
+    }
+  memset((*allopts)->remoteio, '\0', sizeof(struct remoteio_opts));
   
-  /* Conf File Parser */
+  
   cfg_opt_t common_opts[] =
     {
+      CFG_SIMPLE_STR("ssh-command", &(*allopts)->remoteio->ssh_command),
       CFG_END()
     };
   
@@ -142,6 +157,7 @@ int options_free(struct options_common *
 
   cfg_free(opts->data->cfg);
 
+  free(opts->remoteio);
   free(opts->data);
   free(opts);