diff --git a/collects/datalog/lang/configure-runtime.rkt b/collects/datalog/lang/configure-runtime.rkt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5985d59d78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/collects/datalog/lang/configure-runtime.rkt
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#lang racket/base
+
+(define (configure data)
+  (printf "Configuring\n")
+  (current-read-interaction even-read))
+(provide configure)
+
+(require datalog/parse
+         datalog/private/compiler)
+
+; XXX This is almost certainly wrong.
+(define (even-read src ip)
+  (begin0
+    (compile-statement
+     (parameterize ([current-source-name src])
+       (parse-statement ip)))
+    (current-read-interaction odd-read)))
+(define (odd-read src ip)
+  (current-read-interaction even-read)
+  eof)
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diff --git a/collects/datalog/lang/lang-info.rkt b/collects/datalog/lang/lang-info.rkt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..760c5af10a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/collects/datalog/lang/lang-info.rkt
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#lang racket/base
+
+(define (get-info data)
+  (λ (key default)
+    (case key
+      [(configure-runtime)
+       '(#(datalog/lang/configure-runtime configure #f))]
+      [else
+       default])))
+(provide get-info)
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diff --git a/collects/datalog/lang/reader.rkt b/collects/datalog/lang/reader.rkt
index 43f2068839..ece754f29f 100644
--- a/collects/datalog/lang/reader.rkt
+++ b/collects/datalog/lang/reader.rkt
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
   #:read (lambda ([in (current-input-port)]) (this-read-syntax #f in))
   #:read-syntax this-read-syntax
   #:whole-body-readers? #t  
+  #:language-info
+  '#(datalog/lang/lang-info get-info #f)
   #:info (lambda (key defval default)
            ; XXX Should have different comment character key
            (case key
@@ -10,8 +12,6 @@
               (dynamic-require 'datalog/tool/submit 'repl-submit?)]
              [(color-lexer)
               (dynamic-require 'datalog/tool/syntax-color 'get-syntax-token)]
-             [(configure-runtime)
-              (λ () (current-read-interaction even-read))]
              [else (default key defval)]))
   (require datalog/parse
            datalog/private/compiler)
@@ -19,15 +19,4 @@
   (define (this-read-syntax [src #f] [in (current-input-port)])
     (compile-program
      (parameterize ([current-source-name src])
-       (parse-program in))))
-  
-  ; XXX This is almost certainly wrong.
-  (define (even-read src ip)
-    (begin0
-      (compile-statement
-       (parameterize ([current-source-name src])
-         (parse-statement ip)))
-      (current-read-interaction odd-read)))
-  (define (odd-read src ip)
-    (current-read-interaction even-read)
-    eof))
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+       (parse-program in)))))
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