diff --git a/cloud_functions/functions/src/functionConfig.ts b/cloud_functions/functions/src/functionConfig.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 7e995c6a..00000000
--- a/cloud_functions/functions/src/functionConfig.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-export const config = {
-  indices: [
-    {
-      fieldsToSync: [
-        "cohort",
-
-        "teamName",
-        {
-          fieldName: "teamMembers",
-          snapshotFields: [
-            "cohort",
-            "firstName",
-            "lastName",
-            "twitter",
-            "linkedin",
-          ],
-        },
-        "elevatorPitch",
-      ],
-      name: "portfolio",
-    },
-    {
-      fieldsToSync: ["status", "cohort", "region", "website", "crunchbase"],
-      name: "portfolio-fusion",
-    },
-  ],
-  name: "portfolio",
-};
diff --git a/cloud_functions/functions/src/generateConfig.ts b/cloud_functions/functions/src/generateConfig.ts
index d907c2fa..afe93f3d 100644
--- a/cloud_functions/functions/src/generateConfig.ts
+++ b/cloud_functions/functions/src/generateConfig.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 const fs = require("fs");
 
 const main = configString => {
-  const data = fs.readFileSync("./src/functionConfig.ts");
-  console.log(`previous config`, data.toString());
-  fs.writeFileSync("./src/functionConfig.ts", configString);
+  fs.writeFileSync("./src/functionConfig.json", configString);
 };
 
 main(process.argv[2]);
diff --git a/cloud_functions/functions/src/index.ts b/cloud_functions/functions/src/index.ts
index bf741e2c..4dcbff39 100644
--- a/cloud_functions/functions/src/index.ts
+++ b/cloud_functions/functions/src/index.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { config } from "./functionConfig";
+import * as config from "./functionConfig.json";
 import algoliaFnsGenerator from "./algolia";
 //const fs = require("fs");
 // function requireConfig(module) {