diff --git a/python/cxx/eclipse_state.cpp b/python/cxx/eclipse_state.cpp
index 58fbc1ffd..44f365000 100644
--- a/python/cxx/eclipse_state.cpp
+++ b/python/cxx/eclipse_state.cpp
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ void python::common::export_EclipseState(py::module& module) {
         .def_property_readonly( "title", &EclipseState::getTitle )
         .def( "props",          &EclipseState::get3DProperties, ref_internal)
         .def( "grid",           &EclipseState::getInputGrid, ref_internal)
-        .def( "_cfg",           &EclipseState::cfg, ref_internal)
+        .def( "config",         &EclipseState::cfg, ref_internal)
         .def( "tables",         &EclipseState::getTableManager, ref_internal)
         .def( "has_input_nnc",  &EclipseState::hasInputNNC )
         .def( "simulation",     &EclipseState::getSimulationConfig, ref_internal)
diff --git a/python/tests/test_state2.py b/python/tests/test_state2.py
index f77d2ef84..e72400632 100644
--- a/python/tests/test_state2.py
+++ b/python/tests/test_state2.py
@@ -59,6 +59,18 @@ SATNUM
         cls.state    = EclipseState(cls.deck_spe3)
         cls.cp_state = EclipseState(cls.deck_cpa)
 
+    def test_config(self):
+        cfg = self.state.config()
+
+        init = cfg.init()
+        self.assertTrue(init.hasEquil())
+        self.assertFalse(init.restartRequested())
+        self.assertEqual(0, init.getRestartStep())
+
+        rst = cfg.restart()
+        self.assertFalse(rst.getWriteRestartFile(0))
+        self.assertEqual(7, rst.getFirstRestartStep())
+
     def test_repr_title(self):
         self.assertEqual('SPE 3 - CASE 1', self.state.title)