diff --git a/bumblebee/engine.py b/bumblebee/engine.py
index 9a6f68f..a4e63b8 100644
--- a/bumblebee/engine.py
+++ b/bumblebee/engine.py
@@ -3,14 +3,17 @@
 import os
 import time
 import pkgutil
+import logging
 import importlib
 import bumblebee.error
 import bumblebee.modules
 
+log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
 try:
-    from ConfigParser import SafeConfigParser
+    from ConfigParser import RawConfigParser
 except ImportError:
-    from configparser import SafeConfigParser
+    from configparser import RawConfigParser
 
 def all_modules():
     """Return a list of available modules"""
@@ -38,10 +41,12 @@ class Module(object):
         self._configFile = None
         for cfg in [ os.path.expanduser("~/.bumblebee-status.conf"), os.path.expanduser("~/.config/bumblebee-status.conf") ]:
             if os.path.exists(cfg):
-                self._configFile = SafeConfigParser()
+                self._configFile = RawConfigParser()
                 self._configFile.read(cfg)
                 break
 
+        if self._configFile is not None and self._configFile.has_section("module-parameters"):
+            log.debug(self._configFile.items("module-parameters"))
         self._widgets = []
         if widgets:
             self._widgets = widgets if isinstance(widgets, list) else [widgets]