diff --git a/commands.py b/commands.py
index f3e03ed..b80d565 100644
--- a/commands.py
+++ b/commands.py
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ from nicos.commands import helparglist, usercommand
 from nicos.commands.basic import AddSetup, CreateAllDevices, CreateDevice
 from nicos.devices.secop.devices import get_attaching_devices
 from nicos_sinq.frappy_sinq.devices import applyAliasConfig
+from servicemanager import FrappyManager
+
 
 home = expanduser('~')
 if home not in sys.path:
@@ -232,17 +234,24 @@ def frappy_list(service=None):
         session.log.info(' ')
         printTable(['command'], [['frappy_list(%r)' % s] for s in SERVICES], session.log.info)
         session.log.info(' ')
-    for cfgdir in bases:
+
+    def dummy(*args, **kwds):
+        pass
+
+    class Node:
+        description = ''
+
+        def __call__(id, desc, *args, **kwds):
+            self.description = desc
+
+    namespace = {k: dummy for k in ('Mod', 'Param', 'Command', 'Group')}
+    node = Node()
+    namespace['Node'] = node
+    for cfgdir, name in bases:
         table.append(['---\n', cfgdir])
-        for cfgfile in glob(join(cfgdir, '*.cfg')):
-            parser = ConfigParser()
-            parser.read(cfgfile)
-            desc = ''
-            for s in parser.sections():
-                if s == 'NODE' or s.startswith('node '):
-                    desc = parser[s].get('description', '').split('\n')[0]
-                    break
-            table.append([basename(cfgfile)[:-4], desc])
+        for cfgfile in glob(join(cfgdir, '*_cfg.py')):
+            exec(cfgfile, namespace)
+            table.append([basename(cfgfile)[:-7], node.description])
     printTable(['cfg file', 'description'], table, session.log.info)