diff --git a/__init__.py b/__init__.py
index 6f740f8..0aae659 100644
--- a/__init__.py
+++ b/__init__.py
@@ -11,16 +11,17 @@ cfg = Config(file('config.cfg'))
 
 FLATPAGES_AUTO_RELOAD = cfg.pages_reload
 FLATPAGES_EXTENSION = '.md'
-FLATPAGES_ROOT = cfg.pages_root
+FLATPAGES_ROOT = abspath(cfg.pages_root)
+FLATPAGES_FP_ROOT = abspath(cfg.pages_root)
 
 app = Flask(__name__)
-flatpages = FlatPages(app)
+flatpages = FlatPages(app,'FP')
+flatpages.get('index')
 freezer = Freezer(app)
-#app.config.from_object(__name__)
+app.config.from_object(__name__)
 
 def list_dir(mypath):
     return [f for f in os.listdir(mypath) if isfile(os.path.join(mypath, f)) and re.match('.*\.md.*',f) is None]
-
 def get_sub_pages(path, page):
     ppath=page.path
     cc=len(path.split('/'))