diff --git a/pykolab/conf/__init__.py b/pykolab/conf/__init__.py
--- a/pykolab/conf/__init__.py
+++ b/pykolab/conf/__init__.py
@@ -599,7 +599,7 @@
             self.read_config()
 
         if self.cfg_parser.has_option(section, key):
-            return self.cfg_parser.get(section, key, 1)
+            return self.cfg_parser.get(section, key, raw=1)
 
         return default