diff --git a/cmd/config.go b/cmd/config.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..72202ffe3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/config.go
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+
+	"github.com/pilosa/pilosa/ctl"
+)
+
+var conf = ctl.NewConfigCommand(os.Stdin, os.Stdout, os.Stderr)
+
+var confCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:   "config",
+	Short: "config - prints the default configuration",
+	Long: `config prints the default configuration to stdout
+`,
+	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+		if err := conf.Run(context.Background()); err != nil {
+			fmt.Println(err)
+		}
+	},
+}
+
+func init() {
+	RootCmd.AddCommand(confCmd)
+}
diff --git a/cmd/pilosactl/main.go b/cmd/pilosactl/main.go
index 88fa6fea5..8327839fe 100644
--- a/cmd/pilosactl/main.go
+++ b/cmd/pilosactl/main.go
@@ -96,7 +96,6 @@ Usage:
 
 The commands are:
 
-	config     prints the default configuration
 	import     imports data from a CSV file
 	export     exports data to a CSV file
 	sort       sorts a data file for optimal import speed
@@ -126,8 +125,6 @@ func (m *Main) ParseFlags(args []string) error {
 		fmt.Fprintln(m.Stderr, m.Usage())
 		fmt.Fprintln(m.Stderr, "")
 		return flag.ErrHelp
-	case "config":
-		m.Cmd = NewConfigCommand(m.Stdin, m.Stdout, m.Stderr)
 	case "import":
 		m.Cmd = pilosactl.NewImportCommand(m.Stdin, m.Stdout, m.Stderr)
 	case "export":
@@ -167,60 +164,6 @@ type Command interface {
 	Run(context.Context) error
 }
 
-// ConfigCommand represents a command for printing a default config.
-type ConfigCommand struct {
-	// Standard input/output
-	Stdin  io.Reader
-	Stdout io.Writer
-	Stderr io.Writer
-}
-
-// NewConfigCommand returns a new instance of ConfigCommand.
-func NewConfigCommand(stdin io.Reader, stdout, stderr io.Writer) *ConfigCommand {
-	return &ConfigCommand{
-		Stdin:  stdin,
-		Stdout: stdout,
-		Stderr: stderr,
-	}
-}
-
-// ParseFlags parses command line flags from args.
-func (cmd *ConfigCommand) ParseFlags(args []string) error {
-	fs := flag.NewFlagSet("pilosactl", flag.ContinueOnError)
-	fs.SetOutput(ioutil.Discard)
-	if err := fs.Parse(args); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
-// Usage returns the usage message to be printed.
-func (cmd *ConfigCommand) Usage() string {
-	return strings.TrimSpace(`
-usage: pilosactl config
-
-Prints the default configuration file to standard out.
-`)
-}
-
-// Run executes the main program execution.
-func (cmd *ConfigCommand) Run(ctx context.Context) error {
-	fmt.Fprintln(cmd.Stdout, strings.TrimSpace(`
-data-dir = "~/.pilosa"
-host = "localhost:15000"
-
-[cluster]
-replicas = 1
-
-[[cluster.node]]
-host = "localhost:15000"
-
-[plugins]
-path = ""
-`)+"\n")
-	return nil
-}
-
 // ExportCommand represents a command for bulk exporting data from a server.
 type ExportCommand struct {
 	// Remote host and port.
diff --git a/ctl/config.go b/ctl/config.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..516069e2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ctl/config.go
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+package ctl
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+// ConfigCommand represents a command for printing a default config.
+type ConfigCommand struct {
+	// Standard input/output
+	Stdin  io.Reader
+	Stdout io.Writer
+	Stderr io.Writer
+}
+
+// NewConfigCommand returns a new instance of ConfigCommand.
+func NewConfigCommand(stdin io.Reader, stdout, stderr io.Writer) *ConfigCommand {
+	return &ConfigCommand{
+		Stdin:  stdin,
+		Stdout: stdout,
+		Stderr: stderr,
+	}
+}
+
+// Run executes the main program execution.
+func (cmd *ConfigCommand) Run(ctx context.Context) error {
+	fmt.Fprintln(cmd.Stdout, strings.TrimSpace(`
+data-dir = "~/.pilosa"
+host = "localhost:15000"
+
+[cluster]
+replicas = 1
+
+[[cluster.node]]
+host = "localhost:15000"
+
+[plugins]
+path = ""
+`)+"\n")
+	return nil
+}