diff --git a/s3tests/functional/__init__.py b/s3tests/functional/__init__.py
index 745be6c..f4644bb 100644
--- a/s3tests/functional/__init__.py
+++ b/s3tests/functional/__init__.py
@@ -98,6 +98,11 @@ class TargetConfig:
             raise RuntimeError(
                 'host not specified for section {s}'.format(s=section)
                 )
+        try:
+            self.is_master=cfg.getboolean(section, 'is_master')
+        except ConfigParser.NoOptionError:
+            pass
+
         try:
             self.is_secure=cfg.getboolean(section, 'is_secure')
         except ConfigParser.NoOptionError: