diff --git a/abratest/dir_manager.py b/abratest/dir_manager.py
index e172ef5..2104a68 100644
--- a/abratest/dir_manager.py
+++ b/abratest/dir_manager.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 
+from dotenv import dotenv_values
+
 
 class DirManager:
     """Manages directories for the tests and should be used to create and find
@@ -69,3 +71,8 @@ class DirManager:
     @property
     def RECIPES(self):
         return self.recipes_dir
+
+    def get_config(self, search_string: str) -> dict[str, str]:
+        env_file = next(self.ENV_FILES.glob(f"*{search_string}*"))
+        config: dict[str, str] = dotenv_values(env_file)  # type: ignore
+        return config