diff --git a/src/main/resources/queryrest.properties b/src/main/resources/queryrest.properties
index 4e87e21..e846609 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/queryrest.properties
+++ b/src/main/resources/queryrest.properties
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ queryrest.response.fields.event.query=channel,backend,pulseId,globalSeconds,iocS
 queryrest.response.fields.event.query.aggregations=min,mean,max
 
 # defines the fields that are included in the response of a config query 
-queryrest.response.fields.config.query=name,backend,pulseId,globalSeconds,type,shape,source
-queryrest.response.fields.config.historic=name,backend,type,shape,source,description
+queryrest.response.fields.config.query=name,backend,pulseId,globalSeconds,type,shape,source,unit
+queryrest.response.fields.config.historic=name,backend,type,shape,source,description,unit
 
 # defines if the writer is a local writer (can write data to filesystem)
 filestorage.writer.local=false