diff --git a/locust/configuration.py b/locust/configuration.py
index 4ab288dbd8..d34f5da620 100644
--- a/locust/configuration.py
+++ b/locust/configuration.py
@@ -14,14 +14,16 @@ class ClientConfiguration:
 
     config_data = None
 
-    def read_json(self):
+    def read_json(self, path=None):
         """
         Will get the data of configuration as JSON. 
         It reads configuration file once.
         """
         if self.config_data is None:
+            if path is None:
+                path = CONFIG_PATH
             try:
-                with open((os.environ['PYTHONPATH'].split(os.pathsep))[-1] + CONFIG_PATH, "r") as data_file:
+                with open((os.environ['PYTHONPATH'].split(os.pathsep))[-1] + path, "r") as data_file:
                     self.config_data = json.load(data_file)
             except Exception as err:
                 logger.info(err)
diff --git a/locust/core.py b/locust/core.py
index c5ae32049e..f69443fd81 100644
--- a/locust/core.py
+++ b/locust/core.py
@@ -371,6 +371,13 @@ def configuration(self):
         """
         return self.config.read_json()
 
+    def team_configuration(self, path):
+        """
+        Reference to get_team_config func in configuration.py
+        """
+        config = ClientConfiguration()
+        return config.get_team_config(path)
+
     @property
     def runners(self):
         """