diff --git a/openslides/config/forms.py b/openslides/config/forms.py
index bc46e6412..54e8c7187 100644
--- a/openslides/config/forms.py
+++ b/openslides/config/forms.py
@@ -10,19 +10,59 @@
     :license: GNU GPL, see LICENSE for more details.
 """
 
-from django.forms import Form, CharField, TextInput, BooleanField, IntegerField, ChoiceField, Textarea, Select
+from django import forms
 
 from utils.forms import CssClassMixin
 from models import config
 from utils.translation_ext import ugettext as _
 
 
-class GeneralConfigForm(Form, CssClassMixin):
-    event_name = CharField(widget=TextInput(),label=_("Event name"), max_length=30)
-    event_description = CharField(widget=TextInput(),label=_("Short description of event"), max_length=100, required=False)
-    event_date = CharField(widget=TextInput(), required=False, label=_("Event date"))
-    event_location = CharField(widget=TextInput(), required=False, label=_("Event location"))
-    event_organizer = CharField(widget=TextInput(), required=False, label=_("Event organizer"))
-    system_enable_anonymous = BooleanField(required=False, label=_("Allow access for anonymous guest users") )
-    frontpage_title = CharField(widget=TextInput(), required=False, label=_("Title") )
-    frontpage_welcometext = CharField(widget=Textarea(), required=False, label=_("Welcome text") )
+class GeneralConfigForm(forms.Form, CssClassMixin):
+    event_name = forms.CharField(
+        widget=forms.TextInput(),
+        label=_("Event name"),
+        max_length=30,
+    )
+
+    event_description = forms.CharField(
+        widget=forms.TextInput(),
+        label=_("Short description of event"),
+        required=False,
+        max_length=100,
+
+    )
+
+    event_date = forms.CharField(
+        widget=forms.TextInput(),
+        label=_("Event date"),
+        required=False,
+    )
+
+    event_location = forms.CharField(
+        widget=forms.TextInput(),
+        label=_("Event location"),
+        required=False,
+    )
+
+    event_organizer = forms.CharField(
+        widget=forms.TextInput(),
+        label=_("Event organizer"),
+        required=False,
+    )
+
+    system_enable_anonymous = forms.BooleanField(
+        label=_("Allow access for anonymous guest users"),
+        required=False,
+    )
+
+    frontpage_title = forms.CharField(
+        widget=forms.TextInput(),
+        label=_("Title"),
+        required=False,
+    )
+
+    frontpage_welcometext = forms.CharField(
+        widget=forms.Textarea(),
+        label=_("Welcome text"),
+        required=False,
+    )
diff --git a/openslides/config/models.py b/openslides/config/models.py
index 85f620f70..726bc1191 100644
--- a/openslides/config/models.py
+++ b/openslides/config/models.py
@@ -9,21 +9,26 @@
     :copyright: 2011, 2012 by OpenSlides team, see AUTHORS.
     :license: GNU GPL, see LICENSE for more details.
 """
-from pickle import dumps, loads
-import base64
 
+from django.conf import settings
+from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
 from django.db import models
 from django.dispatch import receiver
+from django.utils.importlib import import_module
+from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _, ugettext_noop
 
-from utils.translation_ext import ugettext as _
+from openslides.utils.jsonfield import JSONField
+from openslides.utils.signals import template_manipulation
 
 from openslides.config.signals import default_config_value
-import settings
 
 
 class ConfigStore(models.Model):
+    """
+    Stores the config values.
+    """
     key = models.CharField(max_length=100, primary_key=True)
-    value = models.TextField()
+    value = JSONField()
 
     def __unicode__(self):
         return self.key
@@ -31,41 +36,23 @@ class ConfigStore(models.Model):
     class Meta:
         verbose_name = 'config'
         permissions = (
-            ('can_manage_config', _("Can manage configuration", fixstr=True)),
+            ('can_manage_config', ugettext_noop("Can manage configuration")),
         )
 
 
-# TODO:
-# I used base64 to save pickled Data, there has to be another way see:
-# http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2524970/djangounicodedecodeerror-while-storing-pickled-data
-
 class Config(object):
-    def load_config(self):
-        self.config = {}
-        for key, value in ConfigStore.objects.all().values_list():
-            self.config[key] = loads(base64.decodestring(str(value)))
-
+    """
+    Access the config values via config[...]
+    """
     def __getitem__(self, key):
-        # Had to be deactivated, because in more than one thread the values have
-        # to be loaded on each request.
-        ## try:
-            ## self.config
-        ## except AttributeError:
-            ## self.load_config()
-        ## try:
-            ## return self.config[key]
-        ## except KeyError:
-            ## pass
-
         try:
-            return loads(base64.decodestring(str(ConfigStore.objects.get(key=key).value)))
+            return ConfigStore.objects.get(key=key).value
         except ConfigStore.DoesNotExist:
             pass
 
-        for receiver, value in default_config_value.send(sender='config', key=key):
+        for receiver, value in default_config_value.send(sender='config',
+                                key=key):
             if value is not None:
-#                if settings.DEBUG:
-#                    print 'Using default for %s' % key
                 return value
         if settings.DEBUG:
             print "No default value for: %s" % key
@@ -76,22 +63,25 @@ class Config(object):
             c = ConfigStore.objects.get(pk=key)
         except ConfigStore.DoesNotExist:
             c = ConfigStore(pk=key)
-        c.value = base64.encodestring(dumps(value))
+        c.value = value
         c.save()
-        try:
-            self.config[key] = value
-        except AttributeError:
-            self.load_config()
-            self.config[key] = value
+
+    def __contains__(self, item):
+        return ConfigStore.objects.filter(key=item).exists()
+
 
 config = Config()
 
 
 @receiver(default_config_value, dispatch_uid="config_default_config")
 def default_config(sender, key, **kwargs):
+    """
+    Global default values.
+    """
     return {
         'event_name': 'OpenSlides',
-        'event_description': _('Presentation system for agenda, applications and elections'),
+        'event_description':
+            _('Presentation system for agenda, applications and elections'),
         'event_date': '',
         'event_location': '',
         'event_organizer': '',
@@ -99,25 +89,23 @@ def default_config(sender, key, **kwargs):
         'frontpage_title': _('Welcome'),
         'frontpage_welcometext': _('Welcome to OpenSlides!'),
         'show_help_text': True,
-        'help_text': _("Get professional support for OpenSlides on %s.") % "<a href='http://openslides.org/' target='_blank'>www.openslides.org</a>",
+        'help_text': _("Get professional support for OpenSlides on %s.") %
+            "<a href='http://openslides.org/' target='_blank'> \
+            www.openslides.org</a>",
         'system_enable_anonymous': False,
     }.get(key)
 
 
-from django.dispatch import receiver
-from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
-from django.utils.importlib import import_module
-import settings
-
-from openslides.utils.signals import template_manipulation
-
-
 @receiver(template_manipulation, dispatch_uid="config_submenu")
 def set_submenu(sender, request, context, **kwargs):
+    """
+    Submenu for the config tab.
+    """
     if not request.path.startswith('/config/'):
         return None
     menu_links = [
-        (reverse('config_general'), _('General'), request.path == reverse('config_general') ),
+        (reverse('config_general'), _('General'),
+            request.path == reverse('config_general')),
     ]
 
     for app in settings.INSTALLED_APPS:
@@ -139,7 +127,8 @@ def set_submenu(sender, request, context, **kwargs):
         )
 
     menu_links.append (
-        (reverse('config_version'), _('Version'), request.path == reverse('config_version') )
+        (reverse('config_version'), _('Version'),
+            request.path == reverse('config_version'))
     )
 
     context.update({
diff --git a/openslides/config/signals.py b/openslides/config/signals.py
index c0418c290..7cdc7c7e9 100644
--- a/openslides/config/signals.py
+++ b/openslides/config/signals.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 """
     openslides.config.signals
-    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
     Defines Signals for the config.
 
diff --git a/openslides/config/urls.py b/openslides/config/urls.py
index e873bc9f6..727fafadb 100644
--- a/openslides/config/urls.py
+++ b/openslides/config/urls.py
@@ -10,14 +10,13 @@
     :license: GNU GPL, see LICENSE for more details.
 """
 
-from django.conf.urls.defaults import *
+from django.conf import settings
+from django.conf.urls.defaults import patterns, url
 from django.utils.importlib import import_module
 
-import settings
+from openslides.config.views import GeneralConfig, VersionConfig
 
-from views import GeneralConfig, VersionConfig
-
-urlpatterns = patterns('config.views',
+urlpatterns = patterns('',
     url(r'^general/$',
         GeneralConfig.as_view(),
         name='config_general',
diff --git a/openslides/config/views.py b/openslides/config/views.py
index 3daf008cc..749d7dae0 100644
--- a/openslides/config/views.py
+++ b/openslides/config/views.py
@@ -10,27 +10,26 @@
     :license: GNU GPL, see LICENSE for more details.
 """
 
-from django.shortcuts import redirect
-from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
+from django.conf import settings
 from django.contrib import messages
 from django.contrib.auth.models import Group, Permission
-from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _
-from django.template.loader import render_to_string
+from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
 from django.utils.importlib import import_module
-import settings
+from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _
 
 from openslides import get_version
 
-from utils.utils import template, permission_required
-from utils.views import FormView, TemplateView
-from utils.template import Tab
+from openslides.utils.template import Tab
+from openslides.utils.views import FormView, TemplateView
 
-from forms import GeneralConfigForm
-
-from models import config
+from openslides.config.forms import GeneralConfigForm
+from openslides.config.models import config
 
 
 class GeneralConfig(FormView):
+    """
+    Gereral config values.
+    """
     permission_required = 'config.can_manage_config'
     form_class = GeneralConfigForm
     template_name = 'config/general.html'
@@ -57,7 +56,8 @@ class GeneralConfig(FormView):
 
         # frontpage
         config['frontpage_title'] = form.cleaned_data['frontpage_title']
-        config['frontpage_welcometext'] = form.cleaned_data['frontpage_welcometext']
+        config['frontpage_welcometext'] = \
+            form.cleaned_data['frontpage_welcometext']
 
         # system
         if form.cleaned_data['system_enable_anonymous']:
@@ -66,21 +66,29 @@ class GeneralConfig(FormView):
             try:
                 anonymous = Group.objects.get(name='Anonymous')
             except Group.DoesNotExist:
-                default_perms = [u'can_see_agenda', u'can_see_projector', u'can_see_application']
+                default_perms = [u'can_see_agenda', u'can_see_projector',
+                    u'can_see_application']
                 anonymous = Group()
                 anonymous.name = 'Anonymous'
                 anonymous.save()
-                anonymous.permissions = Permission.objects.filter(codename__in=default_perms)
+                anonymous.permissions = Permission.objects.filter(
+                    codename__in=default_perms)
                 anonymous.save()
-            messages.success(self.request, _('Anonymous access enabled. Please modify the "Anonymous" group to fit your required permissions.'))
+            messages.success(self.request,
+                _('Anonymous access enabled. Please modify the "Anonymous" \
+                group to fit your required permissions.'))
         else:
             config['system_enable_anonymous'] = False
 
-        messages.success(self.request, _('General settings successfully saved.'))
+        messages.success(self.request,
+            _('General settings successfully saved.'))
         return super(GeneralConfig, self).form_valid(form)
 
 
 class VersionConfig(TemplateView):
+    """
+    Show version infos.
+    """
     permission_required = 'config.can_manage_config'
     template_name = 'config/version.html'
 
@@ -99,12 +107,14 @@ class VersionConfig(TemplateView):
                 plugin_name = mod.__name__.split('.')[0]
 
             context['versions'].append((plugin_name, plugin_version))
-
         return context
 
 
 def register_tab(request):
-    selected = True if request.path.startswith('/config/') else False
+    """
+    Register the config tab.
+    """
+    selected = request.path.startswith('/config/')
     return Tab(
         title=_('Configuration'),
         url=reverse('config_general'),
diff --git a/openslides/main.py b/openslides/main.py
index aafe02c7e..192d826fd 100644
--- a/openslides/main.py
+++ b/openslides/main.py
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ def main(argv = None):
     if opts.reset_admin:
         create_or_reset_admin_user()
 
-    # NOTE: --insecure is needed so static files will be served if 
+    # NOTE: --insecure is needed so static files will be served if
     #       DEBUG is set to False
     argv = ["", "runserver", "--noreload", "--insecure"]
     if opts.nothread:
@@ -186,13 +186,8 @@ def set_system_url(url):
     from openslides.config.models import config
 
     key = "participant_pdf_system_url"
-    try:
-        if key in config.config:
-            return
-    except AttributeError:
-        config.load_config()
-        if key in config.config:
-            return
+    if key in config:
+        return
     config[key] = url
 
 
diff --git a/openslides/utils/jsonfield/README b/openslides/utils/jsonfield/README
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..74113188c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openslides/utils/jsonfield/README
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+https://github.com/bradjasper/django-jsonfield
+
+django-jsonfield is a reusable django field that allows you to store validated JSON in your model.
+
+It silently takes care of serialization. To use, simple add the field to one of your models.
+
+===
+
+from django.db import models
+from jsonfield import JSONField
+
+class MyModel(models.Model):
+json = JSONField()
diff --git a/openslides/utils/jsonfield/__init__.py b/openslides/utils/jsonfield/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b8d87c831
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openslides/utils/jsonfield/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+from fields import JSONField
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/openslides/utils/jsonfield/fields.py b/openslides/utils/jsonfield/fields.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..029ca74db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openslides/utils/jsonfield/fields.py
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+from django.db import models
+from django.core.serializers.json import DjangoJSONEncoder
+from django.utils import simplejson as json
+from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
+
+from django.forms.fields import Field
+from django.forms.util import ValidationError as FormValidationError
+
+class JSONFormField(Field):
+    def clean(self, value):
+
+        if not value and not self.required:
+            return None
+
+        value = super(JSONFormField, self).clean(value)
+
+        if isinstance(value, basestring):
+            try:
+                json.loads(value)
+            except ValueError:
+                raise FormValidationError(_("Enter valid JSON"))
+        return value
+
+class JSONField(models.TextField):
+    """JSONField is a generic textfield that serializes/unserializes JSON objects"""
+
+    # Used so to_python() is called
+    __metaclass__ = models.SubfieldBase
+
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        self.dump_kwargs = kwargs.pop('dump_kwargs', {'cls': DjangoJSONEncoder})
+        self.load_kwargs = kwargs.pop('load_kwargs', {})
+
+        super(JSONField, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    def to_python(self, value):
+        """Convert string value to JSON"""
+        if isinstance(value, basestring):
+            try:
+                return json.loads(value, **self.load_kwargs)
+            except ValueError:
+                pass
+        return value
+
+    def get_db_prep_value(self, value, connection, prepared=False):
+        """Convert JSON object to a string"""
+
+        if isinstance(value, basestring):
+            return value
+        return json.dumps(value, **self.dump_kwargs)
+
+    def value_to_string(self, obj):
+        value = self._get_val_from_obj(obj)
+        return self.get_prep_value(value)
+
+    def value_from_object(self, obj):
+        return json.dumps(super(JSONField, self).value_from_object(obj))
+
+    def formfield(self, **kwargs):
+
+        if "form_class" not in kwargs:
+            kwargs["form_class"] = JSONFormField
+
+        field = super(JSONField, self).formfield(**kwargs)
+
+        if not field.help_text:
+            field.help_text = "Enter valid JSON"
+
+        return field
+
+try:
+    from south.modelsinspector import add_introspection_rules
+    add_introspection_rules([], ["^jsonfield\.fields\.JSONField"])
+except ImportError:
+    pass
diff --git a/openslides/utils/jsonfield/models.py b/openslides/utils/jsonfield/models.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e5faf1b16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openslides/utils/jsonfield/models.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# Django needs this to see it as a project
diff --git a/openslides/utils/jsonfield/tests.py b/openslides/utils/jsonfield/tests.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2eb87ec37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openslides/utils/jsonfield/tests.py
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+from django.db import models
+from django.test import TestCase
+from django.utils import simplejson as json
+
+from fields import JSONField
+
+
+class JsonModel(models.Model):
+    json = JSONField()
+
+
+class ComplexEncoder(json.JSONEncoder):
+    def default(self, obj):
+        if isinstance(obj, complex):
+            return {
+                '__complex__': True,
+                'real': obj.real,
+                'imag': obj.imag,
+            }
+
+        return json.JSONEncoder.default(self, obj)
+
+
+def as_complex(dct):
+    if '__complex__' in dct:
+        return complex(dct['real'], dct['imag'])
+    return dct
+
+
+class JSONModelCustomEncoders(models.Model):
+    # A JSON field that can store complex numbers
+    json = JSONField(
+        dump_kwargs={'cls': ComplexEncoder},
+        load_kwargs={'object_hook': as_complex},
+    )
+
+
+class JSONFieldTest(TestCase):
+    """JSONField Wrapper Tests"""
+
+    def test_json_field_create(self):
+        """Test saving a JSON object in our JSONField"""
+
+        json_obj = {
+            "item_1": "this is a json blah",
+            "blergh": "hey, hey, hey"}
+
+        obj = JsonModel.objects.create(json=json_obj)
+        new_obj = JsonModel.objects.get(id=obj.id)
+
+        self.failUnlessEqual(new_obj.json, json_obj)
+
+    def test_json_field_modify(self):
+        """Test modifying a JSON object in our JSONField"""
+
+        json_obj_1 = {'a': 1, 'b': 2}
+        json_obj_2 = {'a': 3, 'b': 4}
+
+        obj = JsonModel.objects.create(json=json_obj_1)
+
+        self.failUnlessEqual(obj.json, json_obj_1)
+
+        obj.json = json_obj_2
+
+        self.failUnlessEqual(obj.json, json_obj_2)
+
+        obj.save()
+
+        self.failUnlessEqual(obj.json, json_obj_2)
+
+        self.assert_(obj)
+
+    def test_json_field_load(self):
+        """Test loading a JSON object from the DB"""
+
+        json_obj_1 = {'a': 1, 'b': 2}
+
+        obj = JsonModel.objects.create(json=json_obj_1)
+
+        new_obj = JsonModel.objects.get(id=obj.id)
+
+        self.failUnlessEqual(new_obj.json, json_obj_1)
+
+    def test_json_list(self):
+        """Test storing a JSON list"""
+
+        json_obj = ["my", "list", "of", 1, "objs", {"hello": "there"}]
+
+        obj = JsonModel.objects.create(json=json_obj)
+        new_obj = JsonModel.objects.get(id=obj.id)
+        self.failUnlessEqual(new_obj.json, json_obj)
+
+    def test_empty_objects(self):
+        """Test storing empty objects"""
+
+        for json_obj in [{}, [], 0, '', False]:
+            obj = JsonModel.objects.create(json=json_obj)
+            new_obj = JsonModel.objects.get(id=obj.id)
+            self.failUnlessEqual(json_obj, obj.json)
+            self.failUnlessEqual(json_obj, new_obj.json)
+
+    def test_custom_encoder(self):
+        """Test encoder_cls and object_hook"""
+        value = 1 + 3j  # A complex number
+
+        obj = JSONModelCustomEncoders.objects.create(json=value)
+        new_obj = JSONModelCustomEncoders.objects.get(pk=obj.pk)
+        self.failUnlessEqual(value, new_obj.json)