diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 70e216ab..70957bbc 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -39,6 +39,6 @@ setup(
     packages=find_packages(exclude=['ez_setup']),
     scripts=[os.path.join('scripts', script) for script in os.listdir('scripts')],
     install_requires=[
-                'pyyaml',
+                # 'pyyaml',
     ]
 )
diff --git a/weboob/tools/application/__init__.py b/weboob/tools/application/__init__.py
index 16b52cd1..5e4b769b 100644
--- a/weboob/tools/application/__init__.py
+++ b/weboob/tools/application/__init__.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
 
 """
 
-from .base import BaseApplication
+from .base import BaseApplication, ConfigError
 from .console import ConsoleApplication
 from .prompt import PromptApplication
 
diff --git a/weboob/tools/application/base.py b/weboob/tools/application/base.py
index 1e8859b4..4bdcbc1e 100644
--- a/weboob/tools/application/base.py
+++ b/weboob/tools/application/base.py
@@ -23,9 +23,10 @@ import logging
 from optparse import OptionParser
 
 from weboob import Weboob
+from weboob.tools.config.iconfig import ConfigError
 
 
-__all__ = ['BaseApplication']
+__all__ = ['BaseApplication', 'ConfigError']
 
 
 class BaseApplication(object):
@@ -75,8 +76,10 @@ class BaseApplication(object):
         if klass is None:
             # load Config only here because some applications don't want
             # to depend on yaml and do not use this function
-            from weboob.tools.config.yamlconfig import YamlConfig
-            klass = YamlConfig
+            # from weboob.tools.config.yamlconfig import YamlConfig
+            # klass = YamlConfig
+            from weboob.tools.config.iniconfig import INIConfig
+            klass = INIConfig
 
         if path is None:
             path = os.path.join(self.CONFDIR, self.APPNAME)
@@ -112,3 +115,5 @@ class BaseApplication(object):
             sys.exit(app.main(args))
         except KeyboardInterrupt:
             print 'Program killed by SIGINT'
+        except ConfigError, e:
+            print 'Configuration error: %s' % e.message
diff --git a/weboob/tools/config/iniconfig.py b/weboob/tools/config/iniconfig.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..83ea5a1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/weboob/tools/config/iniconfig.py
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+"""
+Copyright(C) 2010  Christophe Benz
+
+This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation, version 3 of the License.
+
+This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+
+"""
+
+from __future__ import with_statement
+
+from ConfigParser import SafeConfigParser
+import logging
+import os
+
+from .iconfig import IConfig, ConfigError
+
+
+__all__ = ['INIConfig']
+
+
+class INIConfig(IConfig):
+    def __init__(self, path):
+        self.path = path
+        self.values = {}
+        self.config = SafeConfigParser()
+
+    def load(self, default={}):
+        def load_section(section):
+            sections = section.split(':')
+            if len(sections) > 1:
+                for s in sections:
+                    values = load_section(s)
+            else:
+                return {section: dict(self.config.items(section))}
+
+        self.values = default.copy()
+
+        if os.path.exists(self.path):
+            self.config.read(self.path)
+            for section in self.config.sections():
+                self.values = load_section(section)
+            self.values.update(self.config.items('DEFAULT'))
+            logging.debug(u'Frontend configuration file loaded: %s.' % self.path)
+        else:
+            self.save()
+            logging.debug(u'Frontend configuration file created with default values: %s. '
+                          'Please customize it.' % self.path)
+        return self.values
+
+    def save(self):
+        def save_section(values, root_section=None):
+            for k, v in values.iteritems():
+                if isinstance(v, (int, float, str, unicode)):
+                    if root_section is not None and not self.config.has_section(root_section):
+                        self.config.add_section(root_section)
+                    self.config.set(root_section, k, unicode(v))
+                elif isinstance(v, dict):
+                    new_section = ':'.join((root_section, k)) if root_section else k
+                    if not self.config.has_section(new_section):
+                        self.config.add_section(new_section)
+                    save_section(v, new_section)
+        save_section(self.values)
+        with open(self.path, 'w') as f:
+            self.config.write(f)
+
+    def get(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        default = None
+        if 'default' in kwargs:
+            default = kwargs['default']
+
+        v = self.values
+        for k in args[:-1]:
+            if k in v:
+                v = v[k]
+            else:
+                return default
+        try:
+            return v[args[-1]]
+        except KeyError:
+            return default
+
+    def set(self, *args):
+        v = self.values
+        for k in args[:-2]:
+            if k not in v:
+                v[k] = {}
+            v = v[k]
+        v[args[-2]] = args[-1]