diff --git a/lib/scaffold/create.js b/lib/scaffold/create.js
index ba3714d2..b5c01a75 100644
--- a/lib/scaffold/create.js
+++ b/lib/scaffold/create.js
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ function create(options, done) {
 
   async.series([
     function(next) {
+      // Setup the the bitcore-node directory and configuration
       if (!fs.existsSync(absConfigDir)) {
         createConfigDirectory(absConfigDir, name, isGlobal, next);
       } else {
@@ -126,6 +127,7 @@ function create(options, done) {
       }
     },
     function(next) {
+      // Setup the bitcoin directory and configuration
       if (!fs.existsSync(absDataDir)) {
         createBitcoinDirectory(absDataDir, next);
       } else {
@@ -133,6 +135,7 @@ function create(options, done) {
       }
     },
     function(next) {
+      // Install all of the necessary dependencies
       if (!isGlobal) {
         var npm = spawn('npm', ['install'], {cwd: absConfigDir});
 
diff --git a/lib/scaffold/find-config.js b/lib/scaffold/find-config.js
index eb109abb..6a947ad7 100644
--- a/lib/scaffold/find-config.js
+++ b/lib/scaffold/find-config.js
@@ -1,2 +1,29 @@
 'use strict';
 
+var bitcore = require('bitcore');
+var $ = bitcore.util.preconditions;
+var _ = bitcore.deps._;
+var path = require('path');
+var fs = require('fs');
+
+/**
+ * Will return the path and bitcore-node configuration
+ * @param {String} cwd - The absolute path to the current working directory
+ */
+function findConfig(cwd) {
+  $.checkArgument(_.isString(cwd), 'Argument should be a string');
+  $.checkArgument(path.isAbsolute(cwd), 'Argument should be an absolute path');
+  var directory = String(cwd);
+  while (!fs.existsSync(path.resolve(directory, 'bitcore-node.json'))) {
+    directory = path.resolve(directory, '../');
+    if (directory === '/') {
+      return false;
+    }
+  }
+  return {
+    path: directory,
+    config: require(path.resolve(directory, 'bitcore-node.json'))
+  };
+}
+
+module.exports = findConfig;
diff --git a/test/scaffold/find-config.integration.js b/test/scaffold/find-config.integration.js
index 17cb4621..c1032736 100644
--- a/test/scaffold/find-config.integration.js
+++ b/test/scaffold/find-config.integration.js
@@ -1,36 +1,79 @@
 'use strict';
 
+var fs = require('fs');
+var path = require('path');
 var should = require('chai').should();
 var sinon = require('sinon');
+var mkdirp = require('mkdirp');
+var rimraf = require('rimraf');
+
+var findConfig = require('../../lib/scaffold/find-config');
 
 describe('#findConfig', function() {
 
-  before(function() {
+  var testDir = path.resolve(__dirname, '../temporary-test-data');
+  var expectedConfig = {
+    name: 'My Node'
+  };
+
+  before(function(done) {
     // setup testing directories
+    mkdirp(testDir + '/p2/p1/p0', function(err) {
+      if (err) {
+        throw err;
+      }
+      fs.writeFile(
+        testDir + '/p2/bitcore-node.json',
+        JSON.stringify(expectedConfig),
+        function() {
+          mkdirp(testDir + '/e0', function(err) {
+            if (err) {
+              throw err;
+            }
+            done();
+          });
+        }
+      );
+    });
+
   });
 
-  after(function() {
+  after(function(done) {
     // cleanup testing directories
+    rimraf(testDir, function(err) {
+      if (err) {
+        throw err;
+      }
+      done();
+    });
   });
-  
+
+
   describe('will find a configuration file', function() {
 
     it('in the current directory', function() {
-
+      var config = findConfig(path.resolve(testDir, 'p2'));
+      config.path.should.equal(path.resolve(testDir, 'p2'));
+      config.config.should.deep.equal(expectedConfig);
     });
 
     it('in a parent directory', function() {
-
+      var config = findConfig(path.resolve(testDir,  'p2/p1'));
+      config.path.should.equal(path.resolve(testDir, 'p2'));
+      config.config.should.deep.equal(expectedConfig);
     });
 
     it('recursively find in parent directories', function() {
-
+      var config = findConfig(path.resolve(testDir,  'p2/p1/p0'));
+      config.path.should.equal(path.resolve(testDir, 'p2'));
+      config.config.should.deep.equal(expectedConfig);
     });
 
   });
 
-  it('will fallback to a default location in the home directory', function() {
-    
+  it('will return false if missing a configuration', function() {
+    var config = findConfig(path.resolve(testDir,  'e0'));
+    config.should.equal(false);
   });
 
 });