diff --git a/crates/ra_project_model/src/cargo_workspace.rs b/crates/ra_project_model/src/cargo_workspace.rs
index f4fd6ad28c..91735a7265 100644
--- a/crates/ra_project_model/src/cargo_workspace.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_project_model/src/cargo_workspace.rs
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ impl ops::Index<Target> for CargoWorkspace {
     }
 }
 
+// TODO: rename to CargoConfig, kill `rename_all`, kill serde dep?
 #[derive(Deserialize, Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
 #[serde(rename_all = "camelCase", default)]
 pub struct CargoFeatures {
diff --git a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/config.rs b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/config.rs
index 94627d35d2..8a8e42ed86 100644
--- a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/config.rs
+++ b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/config.rs
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@ pub struct Config {
     pub check: Option<FlycheckConfig>,
     pub vscode_lldb: bool,
     pub proc_macro_srv: Option<String>,
+    pub lru_capacity: Option<usize>,
+    pub use_client_watching: bool,
+    pub exclude_globs: Vec<String>,
+    pub cargo: CargoFeatures,
+    pub with_sysroot: bool,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
@@ -101,6 +106,11 @@ pub(crate) fn get_config(
         rustfmt: RustfmtConfig::Rustfmt { extra_args: config.rustfmt_args.clone() },
         vscode_lldb: config.vscode_lldb,
         proc_macro_srv: None, // FIXME: get this from config
+        lru_capacity: config.lru_capacity,
+        use_client_watching: config.use_client_watching,
+        exclude_globs: config.exclude_globs.clone(),
+        cargo: config.cargo_features.clone(),
+        with_sysroot: config.with_sysroot,
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/main_loop.rs b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/main_loop.rs
index 8f89fb7ea2..c973d43fa1 100644
--- a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/main_loop.rs
+++ b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/main_loop.rs
@@ -71,7 +71,9 @@ pub fn main_loop(
     config: ServerConfig,
     connection: Connection,
 ) -> Result<()> {
-    log::info!("server_config: {:#?}", config);
+    let text_document_caps = client_caps.text_document.as_ref();
+    let config = get_config(&config, text_document_caps);
+    log::info!("initial config: {:#?}", config);
 
     // Windows scheduler implements priority boosts: if thread waits for an
     // event (like a condvar), and event fires, priority of the thread is
@@ -92,11 +94,8 @@ pub fn main_loop(
         SetThreadPriority(thread, thread_priority_above_normal);
     }
 
-    let text_document_caps = client_caps.text_document.as_ref();
     let mut loop_state = LoopState::default();
     let mut world_state = {
-        // TODO: refactor
-        let new_config = get_config(&config, text_document_caps);
         // FIXME: support dynamic workspace loading.
         let workspaces = {
             let mut loaded_workspaces = Vec::new();
@@ -104,7 +103,7 @@ pub fn main_loop(
                 let workspace = ra_project_model::ProjectWorkspace::discover_with_sysroot(
                     ws_root.as_path(),
                     config.with_sysroot,
-                    &config.cargo_features,
+                    &config.cargo,
                 );
                 match workspace {
                     Ok(workspace) => loaded_workspaces.push(workspace),
@@ -114,7 +113,7 @@ pub fn main_loop(
                         if let Some(ra_project_model::CargoTomlNotFoundError { .. }) =
                             e.downcast_ref()
                         {
-                            if !new_config.notifications.cargo_toml_not_found {
+                            if !config.notifications.cargo_toml_not_found {
                                 continue;
                             }
                         }
@@ -163,7 +162,7 @@ pub fn main_loop(
             config.lru_capacity,
             &globs,
             Watch(!config.use_client_watching),
-            new_config,
+            config,
         )
     };