diff --git a/bob/ip/facelandmarks/__init__.py b/bob/ip/facelandmarks/__init__.py
index 5a6eb15c3e2b5309afcc6c810b19b96f72d55161..9bbd56a21466ef907fb78f3cf23407c2fd18939a 100644
--- a/bob/ip/facelandmarks/__init__.py
+++ b/bob/ip/facelandmarks/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,17 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# vim: set fileencoding=utf-8 :
+
 from .utils import *
 
+
+def get_config():
+    """
+    Returns a string containing the configuration information.
+
+    """
+    import bob.extension
+    return bob.extension.get_config(__name__)
+
+
 # gets sphinx autodoc done right - don't remove it
 __all__ = [_ for _ in dir() if not _.startswith('_')]