diff --git a/config/json_test.go b/config/json_test.go
index 4e83470f..e0046084 100644
--- a/config/json_test.go
+++ b/config/json_test.go
@@ -100,4 +100,28 @@ func TestJson(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Fatal("get host err")
 		}
 	}
+
+	if _, err := jsonconf.Int("unknown"); err == nil {
+		t.Error("unknown keys should return an error when expecting an Int")
+	}
+
+	if _, err := jsonconf.Int64("unknown"); err == nil {
+		t.Error("unknown keys should return an error when expecting an Int64")
+	}
+
+	if _, err := jsonconf.Float("unknown"); err == nil {
+		t.Error("unknown keys should return an error when expecting a Float")
+	}
+
+	if _, err := jsonconf.DIY("unknown"); err == nil {
+		t.Error("unknown keys should return an error when expecting an interface{}")
+	}
+
+	if val := jsonconf.String("unknown"); val != "" {
+		t.Error("unknown keys should return an empty string when expecting a String")
+	}
+
+	if _, err := jsonconf.Bool("unknown"); err == nil {
+		t.Error("unknown keys should return an error when expecting a Bool")
+	}
 }
diff --git a/template.go b/template.go
index 95deb443..9411930c 100644
--- a/template.go
+++ b/template.go
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ func init() {
 	beegoTplFuncMap["renderform"] = RenderForm
 	beegoTplFuncMap["assets_js"] = AssetsJs
 	beegoTplFuncMap["assets_css"] = AssetsCss
+	beegoTplFuncMap["config"] = Config
 
 	// go1.2 added template funcs
 	// Comparisons
diff --git a/templatefunc.go b/templatefunc.go
index 3611adbc..ef7658d6 100644
--- a/templatefunc.go
+++ b/templatefunc.go
@@ -131,6 +131,43 @@ func Compare(a, b interface{}) (equal bool) {
 	return
 }
 
+func Config(returnType, key string, defaultVal interface{}) (value interface{}, err error) {
+	switch returnType {
+	case "String":
+		value = AppConfig.String(key)
+	case "Bool":
+		value, err = AppConfig.Bool(key)
+	case "Int":
+		value, err = AppConfig.Int(key)
+	case "Int64":
+		value, err = AppConfig.Int64(key)
+	case "Float":
+		value, err = AppConfig.Float(key)
+	case "DIY":
+		value, err = AppConfig.DIY(key)
+	default:
+		err = errors.New("Config keys must be of type String, Bool, Int, Int64, Float, or DIY!")
+	}
+
+	if err != nil {
+		if reflect.TypeOf(returnType) != reflect.TypeOf(defaultVal) {
+			err = errors.New("defaultVal type does not match returnType!")
+		} else {
+			value, err = defaultVal, nil
+		}
+	} else if reflect.TypeOf(value).Kind() == reflect.String {
+		if value == "" {
+			if reflect.TypeOf(defaultVal).Kind() != reflect.String {
+				err = errors.New("defaultVal type must be a String if the returnType is a String")
+			} else {
+				value = defaultVal.(string)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return
+}
+
 // Convert string to template.HTML type.
 func Str2html(raw string) template.HTML {
 	return template.HTML(raw)
diff --git a/templatefunc_test.go b/templatefunc_test.go
index aa1ba1ed..488a9154 100644
--- a/templatefunc_test.go
+++ b/templatefunc_test.go
@@ -36,25 +36,27 @@ func TestHtml2str(t *testing.T) {
 func TestDateFormat(t *testing.T) {
 	ts := "Mon, 01 Jul 2013 13:27:42 CST"
 	tt, _ := time.Parse(time.RFC1123, ts)
-	if DateFormat(tt, "2006-01-02 15:04:05") != "2013-07-01 13:27:42" {
-		t.Error("should be equal")
+
+	if ss := DateFormat(tt, "2006-01-02 15:04:05"); ss != "2013-07-01 14:27:42" {
+		t.Errorf("2013-07-01 14:27:42 does not equal %v", ss)
 	}
 }
 
 func TestDate(t *testing.T) {
 	ts := "Mon, 01 Jul 2013 13:27:42 CST"
 	tt, _ := time.Parse(time.RFC1123, ts)
-	if Date(tt, "Y-m-d H:i:s") != "2013-07-01 13:27:42" {
-		t.Error("should be equal")
+
+	if ss := Date(tt, "Y-m-d H:i:s"); ss != "2013-07-01 14:27:42" {
+		t.Errorf("2013-07-01 14:27:42 does not equal %v", ss)
 	}
-	if Date(tt, "y-n-j h:i:s A") != "13-7-1 01:27:42 PM" {
-		t.Error("should be equal")
+	if ss := Date(tt, "y-n-j h:i:s A"); ss != "13-7-1 02:27:42 PM" {
+		t.Errorf("13-7-1 02:27:42 PM does not equal %v", ss)
 	}
-	if Date(tt, "D, d M Y g:i:s a") != "Mon, 01 Jul 2013 1:27:42 pm" {
-		t.Error("should be equal")
+	if ss := Date(tt, "D, d M Y g:i:s a"); ss != "Mon, 01 Jul 2013 2:27:42 pm" {
+		t.Errorf("Mon, 01 Jul 2013 2:27:42 pm does not equal %v", ss)
 	}
-	if Date(tt, "l, d F Y G:i:s") != "Monday, 01 July 2013 13:27:42" {
-		t.Error("should be equal")
+	if ss := Date(tt, "l, d F Y G:i:s"); ss != "Monday, 01 July 2013 14:27:42" {
+		t.Errorf("Monday, 01 July 2013 14:27:42 does not equal %v", ss)
 	}
 }