diff --git a/lib/jekyll/site.rb b/lib/jekyll/site.rb
index e74fd333..932ea01c 100644
--- a/lib/jekyll/site.rb
+++ b/lib/jekyll/site.rb
@@ -221,11 +221,11 @@ module Jekyll
     #                     "posts" => [<Post>],
     #                     "categories" => [<Post>]}
     def site_payload
-      {"site" => {
+      {"site" => self.config.merge({
           "time"       => Time.now,
           "posts"      => self.posts.sort { |a,b| b <=> a },
           "categories" => post_attr_hash('categories'),
-          "tags"       => post_attr_hash('tags')}}
+          "tags"       => post_attr_hash('tags')})}
     end
 
     # Filter out any files/directories that are hidden or backup files (start