diff --git a/src/cloudron.js b/src/cloudron.js
index 51ef777f1..9ac0d025b 100644
--- a/src/cloudron.js
+++ b/src/cloudron.js
@@ -287,9 +287,6 @@ function getConfig(callback) {
         // TODO provide that number from the appstore
         var memory = bytes(result.size) || 0;
 
-        // FIXME we should have a separate flag to indicate caas
-        var provider = result.region === null ? null : 'caas';
-
         settings.getCloudronName(function (error, cloudronName) {
             if (error) return callback(new CloudronError(CloudronError.INTERNAL_ERROR, error));
 
@@ -310,7 +307,7 @@ function getConfig(callback) {
                     region: result.region,
                     size: result.size,
                     memory: memory,
-                    provider: provider,
+                    provider: config.provider(),
                     cloudronName: cloudronName
                 });
             });
diff --git a/src/config.js b/src/config.js
index ce4b5f1ab..8a6c04c4d 100644
--- a/src/config.js
+++ b/src/config.js
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ exports = module.exports = {
     TEST: process.env.BOX_ENV === 'test',
 
     // convenience getters
+    provider: provider,
     apiServerOrigin: apiServerOrigin,
     webServerOrigin: webServerOrigin,
     fqdn: fqdn,
@@ -82,6 +83,7 @@ function initConfig() {
     data.ldapPort = 3002;
     data.oauthProxyPort = 3003;
     data.simpleAuthPort = 3004;
+    data.provider = 'caas';
 
     if (exports.CLOUDRON) {
         data.port = 3000;
@@ -194,3 +196,7 @@ function database() {
 function isDev() {
     return /dev/i.test(get('boxVersionsUrl'));
 }
+
+function provider() {
+    return get('provider');
+}