diff --git a/app/gabsocial/actions/soapbox.js b/app/gabsocial/actions/soapbox.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..711790c5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/gabsocial/actions/soapbox.js
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+import api from '../api';
+
+export const SOAPBOX_CONFIG_IMPORT  = 'SOAPBOX_CONFIG_IMPORT';
+export const SOAPBOX_CONFIG_FAIL    = 'SOAPBOX_CONFIG_FAIL';
+
+export function fetchSoapboxConfig() {
+  return (dispatch, getState) => {
+    api(getState).get(`/soapbox/soapbox.json`).then(response => {
+      dispatch(importSoapboxConfig(response.data));
+    }).catch(error => {
+      dispatch(soapboxConfigFail(error));
+    });
+  };
+}
+
+export function importSoapboxConfig(soapboxConfig) {
+  return {
+    type: SOAPBOX_CONFIG_IMPORT,
+    soapboxConfig
+  };
+}
+
+export function soapboxConfigFail(error) {
+  return {
+    type: SOAPBOX_CONFIG_FAIL,
+    error,
+    skipAlert: true,
+  };
+};
diff --git a/app/gabsocial/containers/gabsocial.js b/app/gabsocial/containers/gabsocial.js
index 03d302380..a54b09b90 100644
--- a/app/gabsocial/containers/gabsocial.js
+++ b/app/gabsocial/containers/gabsocial.js
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import { getLocale } from '../locales';
 import initialState from '../initial_state';
 import { me } from '../initial_state';
 import ErrorBoundary from '../components/error_boundary';
+import { fetchSoapboxConfig } from 'gabsocial/actions/soapbox';
 
 const { localeData, messages } = getLocale();
 addLocaleData(localeData);
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ const hydrateAction = hydrateStore(initialState);
 
 store.dispatch(hydrateAction);
 store.dispatch(fetchCustomEmojis());
+store.dispatch(fetchSoapboxConfig());
 
 const mapStateToProps = (state) => {
   const account = state.getIn(['accounts', me]);
diff --git a/app/gabsocial/pages/home_page.js b/app/gabsocial/pages/home_page.js
index a4056e9c9..c8e6ba650 100644
--- a/app/gabsocial/pages/home_page.js
+++ b/app/gabsocial/pages/home_page.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import { connect } from 'react-redux';
-import { me, funding } from 'gabsocial/initial_state';
-import soapbox from 'soapbox/config';
+import { me } from 'gabsocial/initial_state';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import ImmutablePureComponent from 'react-immutable-pure-component';
 import WhoToFollowPanel from '../features/ui/components/who_to_follow_panel';
@@ -16,12 +15,13 @@ import GroupSidebarPanel from '../features/groups/sidebar_panel';
 
 const mapStateToProps = state => ({
   account: state.getIn(['accounts', me]),
+  hasPatron: state.getIn(['soapbox', 'features', 'patron']),
 });
 
 export default @connect(mapStateToProps)
 class HomePage extends ImmutablePureComponent {
   render () {
-    const {children, account} = this.props;
+    const {children, account, hasPatron} = this.props;
 
     return (
       <div className='page'>
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class HomePage extends ImmutablePureComponent {
             <div className='columns-area__panels__pane columns-area__panels__pane--left'>
               <div className='columns-area__panels__pane__inner'>
                 <UserPanel />
-                {soapbox.features.patron && <FundingPanel />}
+                {hasPatron && <FundingPanel />}
                 <PromoPanel />
                 <LinkFooter />
               </div>
diff --git a/app/gabsocial/reducers/index.js b/app/gabsocial/reducers/index.js
index 2225cabc4..d42916c9e 100644
--- a/app/gabsocial/reducers/index.js
+++ b/app/gabsocial/reducers/index.js
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ import group_lists from './group_lists';
 import group_editor from './group_editor';
 import sidebar from './sidebar';
 import patron from './patron';
+import soapbox from './soapbox';
 
 const reducers = {
   dropdown_menu,
@@ -79,6 +80,7 @@ const reducers = {
   group_editor,
   sidebar,
   patron,
+  soapbox,
 };
 
 export default combineReducers(reducers);
diff --git a/app/gabsocial/reducers/soapbox.js b/app/gabsocial/reducers/soapbox.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bb3c58561
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/gabsocial/reducers/soapbox.js
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import { SOAPBOX_CONFIG_IMPORT } from '../actions/soapbox';
+import { Map as ImmutableMap, fromJS } from 'immutable';
+
+const initialState = ImmutableMap();
+
+export default function soapbox(state = initialState, action) {
+  switch(action.type) {
+  case SOAPBOX_CONFIG_IMPORT:
+    return ImmutableMap(fromJS(action.soapboxConfig));
+  default:
+    return state;
+  }
+};
diff --git a/app/soapbox/config.js b/app/soapbox/config.js
deleted file mode 100644
index fa0fc5f51..000000000
--- a/app/soapbox/config.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-export default {
-  features: {
-    patron: true,
-  },
-}
diff --git a/public/soapbox/soapbox.json b/public/soapbox/soapbox.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..424c9c60d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/soapbox/soapbox.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+  "features": {
+    "patron": false
+  }
+}
diff --git a/webpack/development.js b/webpack/development.js
index 2a3da8c52..4ba66b1fa 100644
--- a/webpack/development.js
+++ b/webpack/development.js
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ module.exports = merge(sharedConfig, {
       '/socket': backendUrl,
       '/oauth/revoke': backendUrl,
       '/.well-known/webfinger': backendUrl,
+      '/static': backendUrl,
       '/patron': patronUrl,
     },
   },