diff --git a/client/coral-admin/src/actions/auth.js b/client/coral-admin/src/actions/auth.js
index 2c77ffce7..2f8f1041e 100644
--- a/client/coral-admin/src/actions/auth.js
+++ b/client/coral-admin/src/actions/auth.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import * as actions from '../constants/auth';
-import {base, handleResp, getInit} from '../helpers/response';
+import {base, handleResp, getInit} from '../../../coral-framework/helpers/response';
 
 // Check Login
 
diff --git a/client/coral-admin/src/actions/community.js b/client/coral-admin/src/actions/community.js
index 7a4112f8b..5921573d1 100644
--- a/client/coral-admin/src/actions/community.js
+++ b/client/coral-admin/src/actions/community.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import {
   SET_ROLE
 } from '../constants/community';
 
-import {base, getInit, handleResp} from '../helpers/response';
+import {base, getInit, handleResp} from '../../../coral-framework/helpers/response';
 
 export const fetchCommenters = (query = {}) => dispatch => {
   dispatch(requestFetchCommenters());
diff --git a/client/coral-admin/src/actions/settings.js b/client/coral-admin/src/actions/settings.js
index b71a63e39..6a133ddb5 100644
--- a/client/coral-admin/src/actions/settings.js
+++ b/client/coral-admin/src/actions/settings.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import {base, handleResp, getInit} from '../helpers/response';
+import {base, handleResp, getInit} from '../../../coral-framework/helpers/response';
 
 export const SETTINGS_LOADING = 'SETTINGS_LOADING';
 export const SETTINGS_RECEIVED = 'SETTINGS_RECEIVED';
diff --git a/client/coral-admin/src/services/talk-adapter.js b/client/coral-admin/src/services/talk-adapter.js
index eeb799452..6b872d12d 100644
--- a/client/coral-admin/src/services/talk-adapter.js
+++ b/client/coral-admin/src/services/talk-adapter.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import {base, handleResp, getInit} from '../helpers/response';
+import {base, handleResp, getInit} from '../../../coral-framework/helpers/response';
 
 /**
  * The adapter is a redux middleware that interecepts the actions that need
diff --git a/client/coral-embed-stream/src/index.js b/client/coral-embed-stream/src/index.js
index f2a584ed1..de14edbc7 100644
--- a/client/coral-embed-stream/src/index.js
+++ b/client/coral-embed-stream/src/index.js
@@ -2,9 +2,7 @@ import React from 'react';
 import {render} from 'react-dom';
 import CommentStream from './CommentStream';
 import {Provider} from 'react-redux';
-import {fetchConfig, store} from '../../coral-framework';
-
-store.dispatch(fetchConfig());
+import {store} from '../../coral-framework';
 
 render(
     <Provider store={store}>
diff --git a/client/coral-framework/actions/config.js b/client/coral-framework/actions/config.js
deleted file mode 100644
index d8fd886be..000000000
--- a/client/coral-framework/actions/config.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-import {fromJS} from 'immutable';
-
-/**
- * Action name constants
- */
-
-export const FETCH_CONFIG_REQUEST = 'FETCH_CONFIG_REQUEST';
-export const FETCH_CONFIG_FAILED = 'FETCH_CONFIG_FAILED';
-export const FETCH_CONFIG_SUCCESS = 'FETCH_CONFIG_SUCCESS';
-
-/**
- * Action creators
- */
-
-export function fetchConfig () {
-  return (dispatch) => {
-    
-    dispatch({type: FETCH_CONFIG_REQUEST});
-
-    return fetch('/api/v1/settings')
-      .then(
-        response => {
-          return response.ok ? response.json()
-          : Promise.reject(`${response.status} ${response.statusText}`);
-        }
-      )
-      .then((json) => {
-        return dispatch({type: FETCH_CONFIG_SUCCESS, config: fromJS(json)});
-      })
-      .catch((error) => {
-        dispatch({type: FETCH_CONFIG_FAILED, error});
-      });
-
-  };
-}
diff --git a/client/coral-framework/actions/items.js b/client/coral-framework/actions/items.js
index 4af6dd1b1..4587b174b 100644
--- a/client/coral-framework/actions/items.js
+++ b/client/coral-framework/actions/items.js
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import {getInit, base, handleResp} from '../../coral-framework/helpers/response';
+import {fromJS} from 'immutable';
 /* Item Actions */
 
 /**
@@ -6,28 +8,9 @@
 
 export const ADD_ITEM = 'ADD_ITEM';
 export const UPDATE_ITEM = 'UPDATE_ITEM';
+export const UPDATE_SETTINGS = 'UPDATE_SETTINGS';
 export const APPEND_ITEM_ARRAY = 'APPEND_ITEM_ARRAY';
 
-const getInit = (method, body) => {
-  const headers = {
-    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
-    'Accept': 'application/json'
-  };
-
-  const init = {method, headers};
-  if (body) {
-    init.body = JSON.stringify(body);
-  }
-
-  return init;
-};
-
-const responseHandler = response => {
-  if (response.status === 204) {
-    return;
-  }
-  return response.ok ? response.json() : Promise.reject(`${response.status} ${response.statusText}`);
-};
 /**
  * Action creators
  */
@@ -61,6 +44,7 @@ export const addItem = (item, item_type) => {
 *  id - the id of the item to be posted
 *  property - the property to be updated
 *  value - the value that the property should be set to
+*  item_type - the type of the item being updated (users, comments, etc)
 *
 */
 export const updateItem = (id, property, value, item_type) => {
@@ -73,6 +57,18 @@ export const updateItem = (id, property, value, item_type) => {
   };
 };
 
+/*
+* Appends data to an array in an item in the local store without posting it to the server
+* Useful for adding a recently posted reply to a comment, etc.
+*
+* @params
+*  id - the id of the item to be posted
+*  property - the property to be updated (should be an array)
+*  value - the value that should be added to the array
+*  add_to_front - boolean that defines whether value is added at the beginning (unshift) or end (push)
+*  item_type - the type of the item being updated (users, comments, etc)
+*
+*/
 export const appendItemArray = (id, property, value, add_to_front, item_type) => {
   return {
     type: APPEND_ITEM_ARRAY,
@@ -99,8 +95,8 @@ export const appendItemArray = (id, property, value, add_to_front, item_type) =>
 */
 export function getStream (assetUrl) {
   return (dispatch) => {
-    return fetch(`/api/v1/stream?asset_url=${encodeURIComponent(assetUrl)}`)
-      .then(responseHandler)
+    return fetch(`${base}/stream?asset_url=${encodeURIComponent(assetUrl)}`)
+      .then(handleResp)
       .then((json) => {
 
         /* Add items to the store */
@@ -110,6 +106,8 @@ export function getStream (assetUrl) {
               action.id = `${action.action_type}_${action.item_id}`;
               dispatch(addItem(action, 'actions'));
             });
+          } else if (type === 'settings') {
+            dispatch({type: UPDATE_SETTINGS, config: fromJS(json[type])});
           } else {
             json[type].forEach(item => {
               dispatch(addItem(item, type));
@@ -168,8 +166,8 @@ export function getStream (assetUrl) {
 
 export function getItemsArray (ids) {
   return (dispatch) => {
-    return fetch(`/v1/item/${ids}`, getInit('GET'))
-      .then(responseHandler)
+    return fetch(`${base}/item/${ids}`, getInit('GET'))
+      .then(handleResp)
       .then((json) => {
         for (let i = 0; i < json.items.length; i++) {
           dispatch(addItem(json.items[i]));
@@ -198,8 +196,8 @@ export function postItem (item, type, id) {
     if (id) {
       item.id = id;
     }
-    return fetch(`/api/v1/${type}`, getInit('POST', item))
-      .then(responseHandler)
+    return fetch(`${base}/${type}`, getInit('POST', item))
+      .then(handleResp)
       .then((json) => {
         dispatch(addItem({...item, id:json.id}, type));
         return json.id;
@@ -229,8 +227,8 @@ export function postAction (item_id, action_type, user_id, item_type) {
       user_id
     };
 
-    return fetch(`/api/v1/${item_type}/${item_id}/actions`, getInit('POST', action))
-      .then(responseHandler);
+    return fetch(`${base}/${item_type}/${item_id}/actions`, getInit('POST', action))
+      .then(handleResp);
   };
 }
 
@@ -251,7 +249,7 @@ export function postAction (item_id, action_type, user_id, item_type) {
 
 export function deleteAction (action_id) {
   return () => {
-    return fetch(`/api/v1/actions/${action_id}`, {method: 'DELETE'})
-      .then(responseHandler);
+    return fetch(`${base}/actions/${action_id}`, {method: 'DELETE'})
+      .then(handleResp);
   };
 }
diff --git a/client/coral-framework/helpers/response.js b/client/coral-framework/helpers/response.js
index bccfc5a04..83f51e3ec 100644
--- a/client/coral-framework/helpers/response.js
+++ b/client/coral-framework/helpers/response.js
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ export const base = '/api/v1';
 export const getInit = (method, body) => {
   let init = {
     method,
-    headers: new Headers({
+    headers: {
       'Content-Type': 'application/json',
       'Accept': 'application/json'
-    }),
+    },
     credentials: 'same-origin'
   };
 
diff --git a/client/coral-framework/index.js b/client/coral-framework/index.js
index 4c6ae741f..837c8956a 100644
--- a/client/coral-framework/index.js
+++ b/client/coral-framework/index.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import Notification from './modules/notification/Notification';
 import store from './store';
-import {fetchConfig} from './actions/config';
 import * as itemActions from './actions/items';
 import I18n from './modules/i18n/i18n';
 import * as notificationActions from './actions/notification';
@@ -9,7 +8,6 @@ import * as authActions from './actions/auth';
 export {
   Notification,
   store,
-  fetchConfig,
   itemActions,
   I18n,
   notificationActions,
diff --git a/client/coral-framework/reducers/config.js b/client/coral-framework/reducers/config.js
index cbc131fe6..6521d92a3 100644
--- a/client/coral-framework/reducers/config.js
+++ b/client/coral-framework/reducers/config.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /* @flow */
 
 import {Map} from 'immutable';
-import * as actions from '../actions/config';
+import * as actions from '../actions/items';
 
 const initialState = Map({
   features: Map({})
@@ -9,15 +9,10 @@ const initialState = Map({
 
 export default (state = initialState, action) => {
   switch(action.type) {
-  case actions.FETCH_CONFIG_REQUEST:
-    return state.set('loading', true);
 
-  case actions.FETCH_CONFIG_FAILED:
-    return state.set('loading', false);
-
-    // Override config if worked
-  case actions.FETCH_CONFIG_SUCCESS:
-    return action.config.set('loading', false);
+  // Override config if worked
+  case actions.UPDATE_SETTINGS:
+    return action.config;
 
   default:
     return state;
diff --git a/routes/api/settings/index.js b/routes/api/settings/index.js
index 6e8c64d4f..910524fb2 100644
--- a/routes/api/settings/index.js
+++ b/routes/api/settings/index.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 const express = require('express');
 const Setting = require('../../../models/setting');
-const _ = require('lodash');
 
 const router = express.Router();
 
@@ -8,8 +7,7 @@ router.get('/', (req, res, next) => {
   Setting
     .getSettings()
     .then(settings => {
-      const whitelist = ['moderation'];
-      res.json(_.pick(settings, whitelist));
+      res.json(settings);
     })
     .catch(next);
 });
diff --git a/routes/api/stream/index.js b/routes/api/stream/index.js
index 95ec4774f..e4b9f6201 100644
--- a/routes/api/stream/index.js
+++ b/routes/api/stream/index.js
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ router.get('/', (req, res, next) => {
 
   // Get the asset_id for this url (or create it if it doesn't exist)
   Promise.all([
-
     // Find or create the asset by url.
     Asset.findOrCreateByUrl(decodeURIComponent(req.query.asset_url))
 
@@ -38,14 +37,12 @@ router.get('/', (req, res, next) => {
       settings = Object.assign(settings, asset.settings);
     }
 
-    // Fetch the appropriate comments stream. 
+    // Fetch the appropriate comments stream.
     let comments;
 
     if (settings.moderation === 'post') {
       comments = Comment.findAcceptedByAssetId(asset.id);
     } else {
-
-      // Defaults to 'pre' moderation.
       comments = Comment.findAcceptedAndNewByAssetId(asset.id);
     }
 
@@ -93,7 +90,7 @@ router.get('/', (req, res, next) => {
       // It's comments...
       comments,
 
-      // All the users/authors of those comments...
+      // The users who wrote those comments
       users,
 
       // And all actions about the asset, comments, and users.
@@ -104,7 +101,6 @@ router.get('/', (req, res, next) => {
     ]);
   })
   .then(([asset, comments, users, actions, settings]) => {
-
     // Send back the payload containing all this data.
     res.json({
       assets: [asset],
diff --git a/tests/client/coral-framework/store/itemActions.spec.js b/tests/client/coral-framework/store/itemActions.spec.js
index 340ec9549..45c41025f 100644
--- a/tests/client/coral-framework/store/itemActions.spec.js
+++ b/tests/client/coral-framework/store/itemActions.spec.js
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ describe('itemActions', () => {
                 'Accept': 'application/json',
                 'Content-Type':'application/json'
               },
+              credentials: 'same-origin',
               body: JSON.stringify(item.data)
             }
           );