diff --git a/util/src/main/java/io/kubernetes/client/util/Config.java b/util/src/main/java/io/kubernetes/client/util/Config.java
index 6ba36348e5..27e3a326d6 100644
--- a/util/src/main/java/io/kubernetes/client/util/Config.java
+++ b/util/src/main/java/io/kubernetes/client/util/Config.java
@@ -99,8 +99,10 @@ public static ApiClient fromConfig(InputStream stream) {
     }
 
     public static ApiClient fromConfig(Reader input) {
+        return fromConfig(KubeConfig.loadKubeConfig(input));
+    }
 
-        KubeConfig config = KubeConfig.loadKubeConfig(input);
+    public static ApiClient fromConfig(KubeConfig config) {
         ApiClient client = new ApiClient();
         client.setBasePath(config.getServer());