diff --git a/.copier-answers.yml b/.copier-answers.yml
index 3dd46f1..8c4bd24 100644
--- a/.copier-answers.yml
+++ b/.copier-answers.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # It is needed to track the repo template version, and editing may break things.
 # This file will be overwritten by copier on template updates.
 
-_commit: v1.0.0
+_commit: v1.0.3-1-g7cb3be0
 _src_path: https://github.com/bec-project/plugin_copier_template.git
 make_commit: false
 project_name: csaxs_bec
diff --git a/csaxs_bec/bec_ipython_client/startup/pre_startup.py b/csaxs_bec/bec_ipython_client/startup/pre_startup.py
index c9e6274..4ba6343 100644
--- a/csaxs_bec/bec_ipython_client/startup/pre_startup.py
+++ b/csaxs_bec/bec_ipython_client/startup/pre_startup.py
@@ -1,8 +1,14 @@
 """
 Pre-startup script for BEC client. This script is executed before the BEC client
-is started. It can be used to add additional command line arguments. 
+is started. It can be used to add additional command line arguments.
 """
 
+import os
+
+from bec_lib.service_config import ServiceConfig
+
+import csaxs_bec
+
 
 def extend_command_line_args(parser):
     """
@@ -14,8 +20,13 @@ def extend_command_line_args(parser):
     return parser
 
 
-# def get_config() -> ServiceConfig:
-#     """
-#     Create and return the service configuration.
-#     """
-#     return ServiceConfig(redis={"host": "localhost", "port": 6379})
+def get_config() -> ServiceConfig:
+    """
+    Create and return the ServiceConfig for the plugin repository
+    """
+    deployment_path = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(csaxs_bec.__file__)))
+    files = os.listdir(deployment_path)
+    if "bec_config.yaml" in files:
+        return ServiceConfig(config_path=os.path.join(deployment_path, "bec_config.yaml"))
+    else:
+        return ServiceConfig(redis={"host": "localhost", "port": 6379})