diff --git a/config.lisp b/config.lisp
index 585f7d7..e102825 100644
--- a/config.lisp
+++ b/config.lisp
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 (defpackage :scopes/config
   (:use :common-lisp)
   (:export #:base 
-           #:env-data #:env-keys #:env-prefix #:env-path))
+           #:env-data #:env-keys #:env-prefix #:env-path #:hash-to-slots))
 
 (in-package :scopes/config)
 
@@ -34,3 +34,11 @@
         (if env-val
           (setf (gethash sl data) env-val)
           (setf (gethash sl data) dotenv-val))))))
+
+(defun hash-to-slots (ht obj slots)
+  (if ht
+    (dolist (sl slots)
+      (let* ((key (intern (string sl) :keyword))
+             (val (gethash key ht)))
+        (if val
+          (setf (slot-value obj sl) val))))))
diff --git a/test/test-config.lisp b/test/test-config.lisp
index 49979fe..ae31ec1 100644
--- a/test/test-config.lisp
+++ b/test/test-config.lisp
@@ -21,11 +21,7 @@
    (password :accessor password :initarg :password)))
 
 (defmethod initialize-instance :after ((cfg test-config) &key &allow-other-keys)
-  (let* ((data (config:env-data cfg))
-         (u (if data (gethash :user data)))
-         (pw (if data (gethash :password data))))
-    (if u (setf (user cfg) u))
-    (if pw (setf (password cfg) pw))))
+  (config:hash-to-slots (config:env-data cfg) cfg '(user password)))
 
 (defun run ()
   (let ((*config* nil)