diff --git a/react/features/conference/components/Conference.web.js b/react/features/conference/components/Conference.web.js
index c2470999f..ab8b5a9fe 100644
--- a/react/features/conference/components/Conference.web.js
+++ b/react/features/conference/components/Conference.web.js
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import {
     connect,
     disconnect
 } from '../../base/connection';
-import { obtainConfigAndInit } from '../actions';
 
 /**
  * For legacy reasons, inline style for display none.
@@ -28,7 +27,6 @@ class Conference extends Component {
      * @inheritdoc
      */
     componentDidMount() {
-        this.props.dispatch(obtainConfigAndInit());
         APP.UI.start();
 
         // XXX Temporary solution until we add React translation.
diff --git a/react/features/conference/functions.js b/react/features/conference/functions.js
index 6018773d9..97e5f010c 100644
--- a/react/features/conference/functions.js
+++ b/react/features/conference/functions.js
@@ -1,5 +1,71 @@
-/* global APP */
+/* global APP, config */
 import HttpConfigFetch from '../../../modules/config/HttpConfigFetch';
+import ConferenceUrl from '../../../modules/URL/ConferenceUrl';
+import BoshAddressChoice from '../../../modules/config/BoshAddressChoice';
+const logger = require('jitsi-meet-logger').getLogger(__filename);
+
+/**
+ * If we have an HTTP endpoint for getting config.json configured
+ * we're going to read it and override properties from config.js and
+ * interfaceConfig.js. If there is no endpoint we'll just
+ * continue with initialization.
+ * Keep in mind that if the endpoint has been configured and we fail
+ * to obtain the config for any reason then the conference won't
+ * start and error message will be displayed to the user.
+ *
+ * @returns {Function}
+ */
+export function obtainConfigAndInit() {
+    // Skip initialization if conference is already initialized
+    if (!APP.ConferenceUrl) {
+        const room = APP.conference.roomName;
+
+        if (config.configLocation) {
+            const location = config.configLocation;
+
+            obtainConfig(location, room)
+                .then(_obtainConfigHandler)
+                .then(_initConference)
+                .catch(err => {
+                    // Show obtain config error,
+                    // pass the error object for report
+                    APP.UI.messageHandler.openReportDialog(
+                        null, 'dialog.connectError', err);
+                });
+        } else {
+            BoshAddressChoice.chooseAddress(config, room);
+            _initConference();
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Obtain config handler.
+ *
+ * @returns {Promise}
+ * @private
+ */
+function _obtainConfigHandler() {
+    const now = window.performance.now();
+
+    APP.connectionTimes['configuration.fetched'] = now;
+    logger.log('(TIME) configuration fetched:\t', now);
+
+    return Promise.resolve();
+}
+
+/**
+ *  Initialization of the app.
+ *
+ *  @returns {void}
+ *  @private
+ */
+function _initConference() {
+    setTokenData();
+
+    // Initialize the conference URL handler
+    APP.ConferenceUrl = new ConferenceUrl(window.location);
+}
 
 /**
  * Promise wrapper on obtain config method.
diff --git a/react/features/conference/route.js b/react/features/conference/route.js
index 9efac31b9..35250efa6 100644
--- a/react/features/conference/route.js
+++ b/react/features/conference/route.js
@@ -1,11 +1,17 @@
 import { RouteRegistry } from '../base/navigator';
 
 import { Conference } from './components';
+import { obtainConfigAndInit } from './functions';
 
 /**
  * Register route for Conference (page).
  */
 RouteRegistry.register({
     component: Conference,
-    path: '/:room'
+    path: '/:room',
+    onEnter: () => {
+        // XXX: If config or jwt are set by hash or query parameters
+        // Getting raw URL before stripping it.
+        obtainConfigAndInit();
+    }
 });