diff --git a/api/apifabclient/channel.go b/api/apifabclient/channel.go
index dbeafa94dc..3304db0bbd 100644
--- a/api/apifabclient/channel.go
+++ b/api/apifabclient/channel.go
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ type Channel interface {
 	Initialize(data []byte) error
 	IsInitialized() bool
 	LoadConfigUpdateEnvelope(data []byte) error
+	ChannelConfig() (*common.ConfigEnvelope, error)
 	SendInstantiateProposal(chaincodeName string, args [][]byte, chaincodePath string, chaincodeVersion string, chaincodePolicy *common.SignaturePolicyEnvelope, targets []txn.ProposalProcessor) ([]*txn.TransactionProposalResponse, txn.TransactionID, error)
 	SendUpgradeProposal(chaincodeName string, args [][]byte, chaincodePath string, chaincodeVersion string, chaincodePolicy *common.SignaturePolicyEnvelope, targets []txn.ProposalProcessor) ([]*txn.TransactionProposalResponse, txn.TransactionID, error)
 
diff --git a/pkg/fabric-client/channel/config.go b/pkg/fabric-client/channel/config.go
index db9a3d9deb..f6a13e17b1 100644
--- a/pkg/fabric-client/channel/config.go
+++ b/pkg/fabric-client/channel/config.go
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ func (c *Channel) Initialize(configUpdate []byte) error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	configEnvelope, err := c.channelConfig()
+	configEnvelope, err := c.ChannelConfig()
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.WithMessage(err, "channel configuration retrieval from orderer failed")
 	}
@@ -119,14 +119,12 @@ func (c *Channel) initializeFromConfig(configItems *configItems) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-/**
-* Queries for the current config block for this channel.
-* This transaction will be made to the orderer.
-* @returns {ConfigEnvelope} Object containing the configuration items.
-* @see /protos/orderer/ab.proto
-* @see /protos/common/configtx.proto
- */
-func (c *Channel) channelConfig() (*common.ConfigEnvelope, error) {
+// ChannelConfig queries for the current config block for this channel.
+// This transaction will be made to the orderer.
+// @returns {ConfigEnvelope} Object containing the configuration items.
+// @see /protos/orderer/ab.proto
+// @see /protos/common/configtx.proto
+func (c *Channel) ChannelConfig() (*common.ConfigEnvelope, error) {
 	logger.Debugf("channelConfig - start for channel %s", c.name)
 
 	// Get the newest block