diff --git a/mod/friendica.php b/mod/friendica.php
index d10deb2e88..10a4f93aff 100644
--- a/mod/friendica.php
+++ b/mod/friendica.php
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ function friendica_init(App $a)
 		}
 
 		$sql_extra = '';
-		if (!empty($a->config['admin_nickname'])) {
+		if (Config::getConfigValue('config', 'admin_nickname') !== null) {
 			$sql_extra = sprintf(" AND `nickname` = '%s' ", DBA::escape(Config::get('config', 'admin_nickname')));
 		}
 		if (!empty(Config::get('config', 'admin_email'))) {
@@ -48,8 +48,9 @@ function friendica_init(App $a)
 
 		Config::load('feature_lock');
 		$locked_features = [];
-		if (!empty($a->config['feature_lock'])) {
-			foreach ($a->config['feature_lock'] as $k => $v) {
+		$featureLock = Config::getConfigValue('config', 'feature_lock');
+		if (isset($featureLock)) {
+			foreach ($featureLock as $k => $v) {
 				if ($k === 'config_loaded') {
 					continue;
 				}
diff --git a/src/App.php b/src/App.php
index b910765e12..db35c45c19 100644
--- a/src/App.php
+++ b/src/App.php
@@ -381,28 +381,29 @@ class App
 
 			include $this->getBasePath() . '/.htconfig.php';
 
-			$this->setConfigValue('database', 'hostname', $db_host);
-			$this->setConfigValue('database', 'username', $db_user);
-			$this->setConfigValue('database', 'password', $db_pass);
-			$this->setConfigValue('database', 'database', $db_data);
-			if (isset($a->config['system']['db_charset'])) {
-				$this->setConfigValue('database', 'charset', $a->config['system']['db_charset']);
+			Core\Config::setConfigValue('database', 'hostname', $db_host);
+			Core\Config::setConfigValue('database', 'username', $db_user);
+			Core\Config::setConfigValue('database', 'password', $db_pass);
+			Core\Config::setConfigValue('database', 'database', $db_data);
+			$charset = Core\Config::getConfigValue('system', 'db_charset');
+			if (isset($charset)) {
+				Core\Config::setConfigValue('database', 'charset', $charset);
 			}
 
 			unset($db_host, $db_user, $db_pass, $db_data);
 
 			if (isset($default_timezone)) {
-				$this->setConfigValue('system', 'default_timezone', $default_timezone);
+				Core\Config::setConfigValue('system', 'default_timezone', $default_timezone);
 				unset($default_timezone);
 			}
 
 			if (isset($pidfile)) {
-				$this->setConfigValue('system', 'pidfile', $pidfile);
+				Core\Config::setConfigValue('system', 'pidfile', $pidfile);
 				unset($pidfile);
 			}
 
 			if (isset($lang)) {
-				$this->setConfigValue('system', 'language', $lang);
+				Core\Config::setConfigValue('system', 'language', $lang);
 				unset($lang);
 			}
 		}
@@ -437,7 +438,7 @@ class App
 			throw new Exception('Error parsing INI config file ' . $filepath);
 		}
 
-		$this->loadConfigArray($config, $overwrite);
+		Core\Config::loadConfigArray($config, $overwrite);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -468,7 +469,7 @@ class App
 			throw new Exception('Error loading config file ' . $filepath);
 		}
 
-		$this->loadConfigArray($config, $overwrite);
+		Core\Config::loadConfigArray($config, $overwrite);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -490,26 +491,6 @@ class App
 		}
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * Tries to load the specified configuration array into the App->config array.
-	 * Doesn't overwrite previously set values by default to prevent default config files to supersede DB Config.
-	 *
-	 * @param array $config
-	 * @param bool  $overwrite Force value overwrite if the config key already exists
-	 */
-	private function loadConfigArray(array $config, $overwrite = false)
-	{
-		foreach ($config as $category => $values) {
-			foreach ($values as $key => $value) {
-				if ($overwrite) {
-					$this->setConfigValue($category, $key, $value);
-				} else {
-					$this->setDefaultConfigValue($category, $key, $value);
-				}
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * Loads the default timezone
 	 *
@@ -519,8 +500,8 @@ class App
 	 */
 	private function loadDefaultTimezone()
 	{
-		if ($this->getConfigValue('system', 'default_timezone')) {
-			$this->timezone = $this->getConfigValue('system', 'default_timezone');
+		if (Core\Config::getConfigValue('system', 'default_timezone')) {
+			$this->timezone = Core\Config::getConfigValue('system', 'default_timezone');
 		} else {
 			global $default_timezone;
 			$this->timezone = !empty($default_timezone) ? $default_timezone : 'UTC';
@@ -546,7 +527,7 @@ class App
 		$relative_script_path = defaults($_SERVER, 'SCRIPT_URL'         , $relative_script_path);
 		$relative_script_path = defaults($_SERVER, 'REQUEST_URI'        , $relative_script_path);
 
-		$this->urlPath = $this->getConfigValue('system', 'urlpath');
+		$this->urlPath = Core\Config::getConfigValue('system', 'urlpath');
 
 		/* $relative_script_path gives /relative/path/to/friendica/module/parameter
 		 * QUERY_STRING gives pagename=module/parameter
@@ -574,11 +555,11 @@ class App
 			return;
 		}
 
-		$db_host = $this->getConfigValue('database', 'hostname');
-		$db_user = $this->getConfigValue('database', 'username');
-		$db_pass = $this->getConfigValue('database', 'password');
-		$db_data = $this->getConfigValue('database', 'database');
-		$charset = $this->getConfigValue('database', 'charset');
+		$db_host = Core\Config::getConfigValue('database', 'hostname');
+		$db_user = Core\Config::getConfigValue('database', 'username');
+		$db_pass = Core\Config::getConfigValue('database', 'password');
+		$db_data = Core\Config::getConfigValue('database', 'database');
+		$charset = Core\Config::getConfigValue('database', 'charset');
 
 		// Use environment variables for mysql if they are set beforehand
 		if (!empty(getenv('MYSQL_HOST'))
@@ -789,9 +770,9 @@ class App
 		// compose the page title from the sitename and the
 		// current module called
 		if (!$this->module == '') {
-			$this->page['title'] = $this->config['sitename'] . ' (' . $this->module . ')';
+			$this->page['title'] = Core\Config::getConfigValue('config', 'sitename') . ' (' . $this->module . ')';
 		} else {
-			$this->page['title'] = $this->config['sitename'];
+			$this->page['title'] = Core\Config::getConfigValue('config', 'sitename');
 		}
 
 		if (!empty(Core\Renderer::$theme['stylesheet'])) {
@@ -912,7 +893,9 @@ class App
 	 */
 	public function saveTimestamp($timestamp, $value)
 	{
-		if (!isset($this->config['system']['profiler']) || !$this->config['system']['profiler']) {
+		$profiler = Core\Config::getConfigValue('system', 'profiler');
+
+		if (!isset($profiler) || !$profiler) {
 			return;
 		}
 
@@ -1150,7 +1133,7 @@ class App
 			return;
 		}
 
-		$cmdline = $this->getConfigValue('config', 'php_path', 'php') . ' ' . escapeshellarg($command);
+		$cmdline = Core\Config::getConfigValue('config', 'php_path', 'php') . ' ' . escapeshellarg($command);
 
 		foreach ($args as $key => $value) {
 			if (!is_null($value) && is_bool($value) && !$value) {
@@ -1234,87 +1217,6 @@ class App
 		return true;
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * @param string $cat     Config category
-	 * @param string $k       Config key
-	 * @param mixed  $default Default value if it isn't set
-	 *
-	 * @return string Returns the value of the Config entry
-	 */
-	public function getConfigValue($cat, $k, $default = null)
-	{
-		$return = $default;
-
-		if ($cat === 'config') {
-			if (isset($this->config[$k])) {
-				$return = $this->config[$k];
-			}
-		} else {
-			if (isset($this->config[$cat][$k])) {
-				$return = $this->config[$cat][$k];
-			}
-		}
-
-		return $return;
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Sets a default value in the config cache. Ignores already existing keys.
-	 *
-	 * @param string $cat Config category
-	 * @param string $k   Config key
-	 * @param mixed  $v   Default value to set
-	 */
-	private function setDefaultConfigValue($cat, $k, $v)
-	{
-		if (!isset($this->config[$cat][$k])) {
-			$this->setConfigValue($cat, $k, $v);
-		}
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Sets a value in the config cache. Accepts raw output from the config table
-	 *
-	 * @param string $cat Config category
-	 * @param string $k   Config key
-	 * @param mixed  $v   Value to set
-	 */
-	public function setConfigValue($cat, $k, $v)
-	{
-		// Only arrays are serialized in database, so we have to unserialize sparingly
-		$value = is_string($v) && preg_match("|^a:[0-9]+:{.*}$|s", $v) ? unserialize($v) : $v;
-
-		if ($cat === 'config') {
-			$this->config[$k] = $value;
-		} else {
-			if (!isset($this->config[$cat])) {
-				$this->config[$cat] = [];
-			}
-
-			$this->config[$cat][$k] = $value;
-		}
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Deletes a value from the config cache
-	 *
-	 * @param string $cat Config category
-	 * @param string $k   Config key
-	 */
-	public function deleteConfigValue($cat, $k)
-	{
-		if ($cat === 'config') {
-			if (isset($this->config[$k])) {
-				unset($this->config[$k]);
-			}
-		} else {
-			if (isset($this->config[$cat][$k])) {
-				unset($this->config[$cat][$k]);
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-
 	/**
 	 * Retrieves a value from the user config cache
 	 *
diff --git a/src/Core/Config.php b/src/Core/Config.php
index 755dc6ebbc..2a719e8e41 100644
--- a/src/Core/Config.php
+++ b/src/Core/Config.php
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ use Friendica\BaseObject;
  */
 class Config extends BaseObject
 {
+	public static $config = [];
+
 	/**
 	 * @var \Friendica\Core\Config\IConfigAdapter
 	 */
@@ -32,7 +34,7 @@ class Config extends BaseObject
 			return;
 		}
 
-		if (self::getApp()->getConfigValue('system', 'config_adapter') == 'preload') {
+		if (self::getConfigValue('system', 'config_adapter') == 'preload') {
 			self::$adapter = new Config\PreloadConfigAdapter();
 		} else {
 			self::$adapter = new Config\JITConfigAdapter();
@@ -69,7 +71,7 @@ class Config extends BaseObject
 	 * ($family) and a key.
 	 *
 	 * Get a particular config value from the given category ($family)
-	 * and the $key from a cached storage in $a->config[$uid].
+	 * and the $key from a cached storage in static::config[$uid].
 	 * $instore is only used by the set_config function
 	 * to determine if the key already exists in the DB
 	 * If a key is found in the DB but doesn't exist in
@@ -88,7 +90,7 @@ class Config extends BaseObject
 	{
 		// Database isn't ready or populated yet, fallback to file config
 		if (!self::getApp()->getMode()->has(App\Mode::DBCONFIGAVAILABLE)) {
-			return self::getApp()->getConfigValue($family, $key, $default_value);
+			return self::getConfigValue($family, $key, $default_value);
 		}
 
 		if (empty(self::$adapter)) {
@@ -152,4 +154,116 @@ class Config extends BaseObject
 
 		return self::$adapter->delete($family, $key);
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Tries to load the specified configuration array into the App->config array.
+	 * Doesn't overwrite previously set values by default to prevent default config files to supersede DB Config.
+	 *
+	 * @param array $config
+	 * @param bool  $overwrite Force value overwrite if the config key already exists
+	 */
+	public function loadConfigArray(array $config, $overwrite = false)
+	{
+		foreach ($config as $category => $values) {
+			foreach ($values as $key => $value) {
+				if ($overwrite) {
+					self::setConfigValue($category, $key, $value);
+				} else {
+					self::setDefaultConfigValue($category, $key, $value);
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @param string $cat     Config category
+	 * @param string $k       Config key
+	 * @param mixed  $default Default value if it isn't set
+	 *
+	 * @return string Returns the value of the Config entry
+	 */
+	public static function getConfigValue($cat, $k = null, $default = null)
+	{
+		$return = $default;
+
+		if ($cat === 'config') {
+			if (isset(self::$config[$k])) {
+				$return = self::$config[$k];
+			}
+		} else {
+			if (isset(self::$config[$cat][$k])) {
+				$return = self::$config[$cat][$k];
+			} elseif ($k == null && isset(self::$config[$cat])) {
+				$return = self::$config[$cat];
+			}
+		}
+
+		return $return;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Sets a default value in the config cache. Ignores already existing keys.
+	 *
+	 * @param string $cat Config category
+	 * @param string $k   Config key
+	 * @param mixed  $v   Default value to set
+	 */
+	private static function setDefaultConfigValue($cat, $k, $v)
+	{
+		if (!isset(self::$config[$cat][$k])) {
+			self::setConfigValue($cat, $k, $v);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Sets a value in the config cache. Accepts raw output from the config table
+	 *
+	 * @param string $cat Config category
+	 * @param string $k   Config key
+	 * @param mixed  $v   Value to set
+	 */
+	public static function setConfigValue($cat, $k, $v)
+	{
+		// Only arrays are serialized in database, so we have to unserialize sparingly
+		$value = is_string($v) && preg_match("|^a:[0-9]+:{.*}$|s", $v) ? unserialize($v) : $v;
+
+		if ($cat === 'config') {
+			self::$config[$k] = $value;
+		} else {
+			if (!isset(self::$config[$cat])) {
+				self::$config[$cat] = [];
+			}
+
+			self::$config[$cat][$k] = $value;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Deletes a value from the config cache
+	 *
+	 * @param string $cat Config category
+	 * @param string $k   Config key
+	 */
+	public static function deleteConfigValue($cat, $k)
+	{
+		if ($cat === 'config') {
+			if (isset(self::$config[$k])) {
+				unset(self::$config[$k]);
+			}
+		} else {
+			if (isset(self::$config[$cat][$k])) {
+				unset(self::$config[$cat][$k]);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the whole configuration
+	 *
+	 * @return array The configuration
+	 */
+	public static function getAll()
+	{
+		return self::$config;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/src/Core/Config/IConfigAdapter.php b/src/Core/Config/IConfigAdapter.php
index 9d8eefd777..5861b4c7e1 100644
--- a/src/Core/Config/IConfigAdapter.php
+++ b/src/Core/Config/IConfigAdapter.php
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ interface IConfigAdapter
 	 * ($family) and a key.
 	 *
 	 * Get a particular config value from the given category ($family)
-	 * and the $key from a cached storage in $a->config[$uid].
+	 * and the $key from a cached storage in static::$config[$uid].
 	 * $instore is only used by the set_config function
 	 * to determine if the key already exists in the DB
 	 * If a key is found in the DB but doesn't exist in
diff --git a/src/Core/Config/JITConfigAdapter.php b/src/Core/Config/JITConfigAdapter.php
index ce1c13b2ca..dbae202917 100644
--- a/src/Core/Config/JITConfigAdapter.php
+++ b/src/Core/Config/JITConfigAdapter.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 namespace Friendica\Core\Config;
 
-use Friendica\BaseObject;
+use Friendica\Core\Config;
 use Friendica\Database\DBA;
 
 /**
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use Friendica\Database\DBA;
  *
  * @author Hypolite Petovan <hypolite@mrpetovan.com>
  */
-class JITConfigAdapter extends BaseObject implements IConfigAdapter
+class JITConfigAdapter implements IConfigAdapter
 {
 	private $cache;
 	private $in_db;
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class JITConfigAdapter extends BaseObject implements IConfigAdapter
 		while ($config = DBA::fetch($configs)) {
 			$k = $config['k'];
 
-			self::getApp()->setConfigValue($cat, $k, $config['v']);
+			Config::setConfigValue($cat, $k, $config['v']);
 
 			if ($cat !== 'config') {
 				$this->cache[$cat][$k] = $config['v'];
@@ -40,8 +40,6 @@ class JITConfigAdapter extends BaseObject implements IConfigAdapter
 
 	public function get($cat, $k, $default_value = null, $refresh = false)
 	{
-		$a = self::getApp();
-
 		if (!$refresh) {
 			// Do we have the cached value? Then return it
 			if (isset($this->cache[$cat][$k])) {
@@ -62,18 +60,18 @@ class JITConfigAdapter extends BaseObject implements IConfigAdapter
 			$this->cache[$cat][$k] = $value;
 			$this->in_db[$cat][$k] = true;
 			return $value;
-		} elseif (isset($a->config[$cat][$k])) {
+		} elseif (Config::getConfigValue($cat, $k) !== null) {
 			// Assign the value (mostly) from config/local.config.php file to the cache
-			$this->cache[$cat][$k] = $a->config[$cat][$k];
+			$this->cache[$cat][$k] = Config::getConfigValue($cat, $k);
 			$this->in_db[$cat][$k] = false;
 
-			return $a->config[$cat][$k];
-		} elseif (isset($a->config[$k])) {
+			return Config::getConfigValue($cat, $k);
+		} elseif (Config::getConfigValue('config', $k) !== null) {
 			// Assign the value (mostly) from config/local.config.php file to the cache
-			$this->cache[$k] = $a->config[$k];
+			$this->cache[$k] = Config::getConfigValue('config', $k);
 			$this->in_db[$k] = false;
 
-			return $a->config[$k];
+			return Config::getConfigValue('config', $k);
 		}
 
 		$this->cache[$cat][$k] = '!<unset>!';
@@ -102,7 +100,7 @@ class JITConfigAdapter extends BaseObject implements IConfigAdapter
 			return true;
 		}
 
-		self::getApp()->setConfigValue($cat, $k, $value);
+		Config::setConfigValue($cat, $k, $value);
 
 		// Assign the just added value to the cache
 		$this->cache[$cat][$k] = $dbvalue;
diff --git a/src/Core/Config/PreloadConfigAdapter.php b/src/Core/Config/PreloadConfigAdapter.php
index ac59d94558..dc5c45379f 100644
--- a/src/Core/Config/PreloadConfigAdapter.php
+++ b/src/Core/Config/PreloadConfigAdapter.php
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 namespace Friendica\Core\Config;
 
 use Exception;
-use Friendica\BaseObject;
+use Friendica\Core\Config;
 use Friendica\Database\DBA;
 
 /**
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ use Friendica\Database\DBA;
  *
  * @author Hypolite Petovan <hypolite@mrpetovan.com>
  */
-class PreloadConfigAdapter extends BaseObject implements IConfigAdapter
+class PreloadConfigAdapter implements IConfigAdapter
 {
 	private $config_loaded = false;
 
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class PreloadConfigAdapter extends BaseObject implements IConfigAdapter
 
 		$configs = DBA::select('config', ['cat', 'v', 'k']);
 		while ($config = DBA::fetch($configs)) {
-			self::getApp()->setConfigValue($config['cat'], $config['k'], $config['v']);
+			Config::setConfigValue($config['cat'], $config['k'], $config['v']);
 		}
 		DBA::close($configs);
 
@@ -42,11 +42,11 @@ class PreloadConfigAdapter extends BaseObject implements IConfigAdapter
 		if ($refresh) {
 			$config = DBA::selectFirst('config', ['v'], ['cat' => $cat, 'k' => $k]);
 			if (DBA::isResult($config)) {
-				self::getApp()->setConfigValue($cat, $k, $config['v']);
+				Config::setConfigValue($cat, $k, $config['v']);
 			}
 		}
 
-		$return = self::getApp()->getConfigValue($cat, $k, $default_value);
+		$return = Config::getConfigValue($cat, $k, $default_value);
 
 		return $return;
 	}
@@ -58,11 +58,11 @@ class PreloadConfigAdapter extends BaseObject implements IConfigAdapter
 		// The exception are array values.
 		$compare_value = !is_array($value) ? (string)$value : $value;
 
-		if (self::getApp()->getConfigValue($cat, $k) === $compare_value) {
+		if (Config::getConfigValue($cat, $k) === $compare_value) {
 			return true;
 		}
 
-		self::getApp()->setConfigValue($cat, $k, $value);
+		Config::setConfigValue($cat, $k, $value);
 
 		// manage array value
 		$dbvalue = is_array($value) ? serialize($value) : $value;
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ class PreloadConfigAdapter extends BaseObject implements IConfigAdapter
 
 	public function delete($cat, $k)
 	{
-		self::getApp()->deleteConfigValue($cat, $k);
+		Config::deleteConfigValue($cat, $k);
 
 		$result = DBA::delete('config', ['cat' => $cat, 'k' => $k]);
 
diff --git a/src/Core/Console/AutomaticInstallation.php b/src/Core/Console/AutomaticInstallation.php
index c38dab9806..9a63f56ed4 100644
--- a/src/Core/Console/AutomaticInstallation.php
+++ b/src/Core/Console/AutomaticInstallation.php
@@ -100,10 +100,10 @@ HELP;
 				}
 			}
 
-			$db_host = $a->getConfigValue('database', 'hostname');
-			$db_user = $a->getConfigValue('database', 'username');
-			$db_pass = $a->getConfigValue('database', 'password');
-			$db_data = $a->getConfigValue('database', 'database');
+			$db_host = Config::getConfigValue('database', 'hostname');
+			$db_user = Config::getConfigValue('database', 'username');
+			$db_pass = Config::getConfigValue('database', 'password');
+			$db_data = Config::getConfigValue('database', 'database');
 		} else {
 			// Creating config file
 			$this->out("Creating config file...\n");
diff --git a/src/Core/Console/Config.php b/src/Core/Console/Config.php
index ce367fffbf..8a0e0f88cf 100644
--- a/src/Core/Console/Config.php
+++ b/src/Core/Console/Config.php
@@ -124,9 +124,10 @@ HELP;
 			$cat = $this->getArgument(0);
 			Core\Config::load($cat);
 
-			if (!is_null($a->config[$cat])) {
+			if (Core\Config::getConfigValue($cat) !== null) {
 				$this->out("[{$cat}]");
-				foreach ($a->config[$cat] as $key => $value) {
+				$catVal = Core\Config::getConfigValue($cat);
+				foreach ($catVal as $key => $value) {
 					if (is_array($value)) {
 						foreach ($value as $k => $v) {
 							$this->out("{$key}[{$k}] => " . $v);
@@ -147,7 +148,8 @@ HELP;
 				$this->out('Warning: The JIT (Just In Time) Config adapter doesn\'t support loading the entire configuration, showing file config only');
 			}
 
-			foreach ($a->config as $cat => $section) {
+			$config = Core\Config::getAll();
+			foreach ($config as $cat => $section) {
 				if (is_array($section)) {
 					foreach ($section as $key => $value) {
 						if (is_array($value)) {
diff --git a/src/Core/Console/Typo.php b/src/Core/Console/Typo.php
index 82357b4753..3f9dce84e0 100644
--- a/src/Core/Console/Typo.php
+++ b/src/Core/Console/Typo.php
@@ -41,9 +41,7 @@ HELP;
 			throw new \Asika\SimpleConsole\CommandArgsException('Too many arguments');
 		}
 
-		$a = \get_app();
-
-		$php_path = $a->getConfigValue('config', 'php_path', 'php');
+		$php_path = \Friendica\Core\Config::getConfigValue('config', 'php_path', 'php');
 
 		if ($this->getOption('v')) {
 			$this->out('Directory: src');
diff --git a/src/Core/PConfig.php b/src/Core/PConfig.php
index 584318adbc..ffd72f0a7f 100644
--- a/src/Core/PConfig.php
+++ b/src/Core/PConfig.php
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class PConfig extends BaseObject
 			return;
 		}
 
-		if ($a->getConfigValue('system', 'config_adapter') == 'preload') {
+		if (Config::getConfigValue('system', 'config_adapter') == 'preload') {
 			self::$adapter = new Config\PreloadPConfigAdapter($uid);
 		} else {
 			self::$adapter = new Config\JITPConfigAdapter();
diff --git a/src/Database/DBA.php b/src/Database/DBA.php
index e14d94ce04..51b9be967e 100644
--- a/src/Database/DBA.php
+++ b/src/Database/DBA.php
@@ -2,10 +2,9 @@
 
 namespace Friendica\Database;
 
-// Do not use Core\Config in this class at risk of infinite loop.
-// Please use App->getConfigVariable() instead.
-//use Friendica\Core\Config;
-
+// Do not use native get/set/load of Core\Config in this class at risk of infinite loop.
+// Please use Core\Config::getConfigVariable() instead.
+use Friendica\Core\Config;
 use Friendica\Core\Logger;
 use Friendica\Core\System;
 use Friendica\Util\DateTimeFormat;
@@ -212,7 +211,7 @@ class DBA
 	private static function logIndex($query) {
 		$a = \get_app();
 
-		if (!$a->getConfigVariable('system', 'db_log_index')) {
+		if (!Config::getConfigValue('system', 'db_log_index')) {
 			return;
 		}
 
@@ -231,18 +230,18 @@ class DBA
 			return;
 		}
 
-		$watchlist = explode(',', $a->getConfigVariable('system', 'db_log_index_watch'));
-		$blacklist = explode(',', $a->getConfigVariable('system', 'db_log_index_blacklist'));
+		$watchlist = explode(',', Config::getConfigValue('system', 'db_log_index_watch'));
+		$blacklist = explode(',', Config::getConfigValue('system', 'db_log_index_blacklist'));
 
 		while ($row = self::fetch($r)) {
-			if ((intval($a->getConfigVariable('system', 'db_loglimit_index')) > 0)) {
+			if ((intval(Config::getConfigValue('system', 'db_loglimit_index')) > 0)) {
 				$log = (in_array($row['key'], $watchlist) &&
-					($row['rows'] >= intval($a->getConfigVariable('system', 'db_loglimit_index'))));
+					($row['rows'] >= intval(Config::getConfigValue('system', 'db_loglimit_index'))));
 			} else {
 				$log = false;
 			}
 
-			if ((intval($a->getConfigVariable('system', 'db_loglimit_index_high')) > 0) && ($row['rows'] >= intval($a->getConfigVariable('system', 'db_loglimit_index_high')))) {
+			if ((intval(Config::getConfigValue('system', 'db_loglimit_index_high')) > 0) && ($row['rows'] >= intval($Config::getConfigValue('system', 'db_loglimit_index_high')))) {
 				$log = true;
 			}
 
@@ -252,7 +251,7 @@ class DBA
 
 			if ($log) {
 				$backtrace = debug_backtrace(DEBUG_BACKTRACE_IGNORE_ARGS);
-				@file_put_contents($a->getConfigVariable('system', 'db_log_index'), DateTimeFormat::utcNow()."\t".
+				@file_put_contents(Config::getConfigValue('system', 'db_log_index'), DateTimeFormat::utcNow()."\t".
 						$row['key']."\t".$row['rows']."\t".$row['Extra']."\t".
 						basename($backtrace[1]["file"])."\t".
 						$backtrace[1]["line"]."\t".$backtrace[2]["function"]."\t".
@@ -422,7 +421,7 @@ class DBA
 
 		$orig_sql = $sql;
 
-		if ($a->getConfigValue('system', 'db_callstack')) {
+		if (Config::getConfigValue('system', 'db_callstack')) {
 			$sql = "/*".System::callstack()." */ ".$sql;
 		}
 
@@ -583,15 +582,15 @@ class DBA
 
 		$a->saveTimestamp($stamp1, 'database');
 
-		if ($a->getConfigValue('system', 'db_log')) {
+		if (Config::getConfigValue('system', 'db_log')) {
 			$stamp2 = microtime(true);
 			$duration = (float)($stamp2 - $stamp1);
 
-			if (($duration > $a->getConfigValue('system', 'db_loglimit'))) {
+			if (($duration > Config::getConfigValue('system', 'db_loglimit'))) {
 				$duration = round($duration, 3);
 				$backtrace = debug_backtrace(DEBUG_BACKTRACE_IGNORE_ARGS);
 
-				@file_put_contents($a->getConfigValue('system', 'db_log'), DateTimeFormat::utcNow()."\t".$duration."\t".
+				@file_put_contents(Config::getConfigValue('system', 'db_log'), DateTimeFormat::utcNow()."\t".$duration."\t".
 						basename($backtrace[1]["file"])."\t".
 						$backtrace[1]["line"]."\t".$backtrace[2]["function"]."\t".
 						substr(self::replaceParameters($sql, $args), 0, 2000)."\n", FILE_APPEND);