diff --git a/python/v1/examples/flux/submit-job.py b/python/v1/examples/flux/submit-job.py
index 9448072..ee1ff3b 100644
--- a/python/v1/examples/flux/submit-job.py
+++ b/python/v1/examples/flux/submit-job.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 import json
 import argparse
 from rainbow.client import RainbowClient
-from jobspec.core import Jobspec
+from jobspec.core import Jobspec, converter
 
 # Your host should be in the rainbow-config.yaml
 def get_parser():
diff --git a/python/v1/rainbow/config.py b/python/v1/rainbow/config.py
index ee339e3..d342631 100644
--- a/python/v1/rainbow/config.py
+++ b/python/v1/rainbow/config.py
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ def get(self, value, default=None):
         """
         Easy access to get to underlying data.
         """
+        if not self._cfg:
+            return default
         return self.cfg.get(value, default)
 
     @property
diff --git a/python/v1/setup.py b/python/v1/setup.py
index 48e890a..0d4632b 100644
--- a/python/v1/setup.py
+++ b/python/v1/setup.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     setup(
         name="rainbow-scheduler",
-        version="0.0.16",
+        version="0.0.17",
         author="Vanessasaurus",
         author_email="vsoch@users.noreply.github.com",
         maintainer="Vanessasaurus",