diff --git a/couchpotato/environment.py b/couchpotato/environment.py
index ac256c18..ec2fbbf1 100644
--- a/couchpotato/environment.py
+++ b/couchpotato/environment.py
@@ -61,6 +61,14 @@ class Env(object):
 
         return s
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def prop(identifier, value = None):
+        s = Env.get('settings')
+        if value == None:
+            return s.getProperty(identifier)
+
+        s.setProperty(identifier, value)
+
     @staticmethod
     def getPermission(setting_type):
         perm = Env.get('settings').get('permission_%s' % setting_type, default = '0777')