diff --git a/builtin/credential/github/path_config.go b/builtin/credential/github/path_config.go
index b7d957f1ed..f68abba102 100644
--- a/builtin/credential/github/path_config.go
+++ b/builtin/credential/github/path_config.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/vault/logical"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/vault/logical/framework"
+	"github.com/fatih/structs"
 )
 
 func pathConfig(b *backend) *framework.Path {
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ API-compatible authentication server.`,
 
 		Callbacks: map[logical.Operation]framework.OperationFunc{
 			logical.UpdateOperation: b.pathConfigWrite,
+			logical.ReadOperation: b.pathConfigRead,
 		},
 	}
 }
@@ -92,6 +94,20 @@ func (b *backend) pathConfigWrite(
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
+func (b *backend) pathConfigRead(req *logical.Request, data *framework.FieldData) (*logical.Response, error) {
+	config, err := b.Config(req.Storage)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	config.TTL /= time.Second
+	config.MaxTTL /= time.Second
+
+	resp := &logical.Response{
+		Data: structs.New(config).Map(),
+	}
+	return resp, nil
+}
+
 // Config returns the configuration for this backend.
 func (b *backend) Config(s logical.Storage) (*config, error) {
 	entry, err := s.Get("config")
@@ -110,8 +126,8 @@ func (b *backend) Config(s logical.Storage) (*config, error) {
 }
 
 type config struct {
-	Org     string        `json:"organization"`
-	BaseURL string        `json:"base_url"`
-	TTL     time.Duration `json:"ttl"`
-	MaxTTL  time.Duration `json:"max_ttl"`
+	Org     string        `json:"organization" structs:"organization" mapstructure:"organization"`
+	BaseURL string        `json:"base_url" structs:"base_url" mapstructure:"base_url"`
+	TTL     time.Duration `json:"ttl" structs:"ttl" mapstructure:"ttl"`
+	MaxTTL  time.Duration `json:"max_ttl" structs:"max_ttl" mapstructure:"max_ttl"`
 }