diff --git a/pull-from.sh b/pull-from.sh
index 829303e..acf3593 100755
--- a/pull-from.sh
+++ b/pull-from.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,23 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
+_target="$1"
 
+if ! [ "$_target" = local ] && ! [ "$_target" = remote ] ; then
+	echo "Error: must specify 'local' or 'remote' target"
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "Loading $_target configuration"
+
+# source our config files
+for _file in ./config/$_target/* ; do
+	[ -e "$_file" ] || continue
+	. "$_file"
+done
+
+# check we have ssh access
+[ -z "$ssh" ] && echo "Error: no ssh configuration specified" && exit 5
+
+if [ -n "$wp_user" ] ; then
+	. ./scripts/export-wp.sh
+fi