diff --git a/kiwi_scp/config.py b/kiwi_scp/config.py
index 1b8d868..3d79f0b 100644
--- a/kiwi_scp/config.py
+++ b/kiwi_scp/config.py
@@ -155,6 +155,15 @@ class KiwiConfig(BaseModel):
 
         return cls()
 
+    def get_project_config(self, name: str) -> ProjectConfig:
+        """returns the config of a project with a given name"""
+
+        for project in self.projects:
+            if project.name == name:
+                return project
+
+        raise ValueError("No Such Project")
+
     @property
     def kiwi_dict(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
         """write this object as a dictionary of strings"""
diff --git a/kiwi_scp/instance.py b/kiwi_scp/instance.py
index 26f6eba..c822133 100644
--- a/kiwi_scp/instance.py
+++ b/kiwi_scp/instance.py
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ from typing import List, Dict, Any, Generator
 
 import attr
 import click
-import ruamel.yaml
+from ruamel.yaml import YAML
 
 from ._constants import COMPOSE_FILE_NAME
-from .config import Config
+from .config import KiwiConfig, ProjectConfig
 
 _RE_CONFDIR = re.compile(r"^\s*\$(?:CONFDIR|{CONFDIR})/+(.*)$", flags=re.UNICODE)
 
@@ -38,44 +38,29 @@ class Service:
         )
 
 
-@attr.s
-class Project:
-    directory: Path = attr.ib()
-    services: List[Service] = attr.ib()
-
-    @classmethod
-    @functools.lru_cache(maxsize=10)
-    def from_directory(cls, directory: Path):
-        with open(directory.joinpath(COMPOSE_FILE_NAME), "r") as cf:
-            yml = ruamel.yaml.round_trip_load(cf)
-
-        return cls(
-            directory=directory,
-            services=[
-                Service.from_description(name, description)
-                for name, description in yml["services"].items()
-            ],
-        )
-
-
 @attr.s
 class Instance:
     directory: Path = attr.ib(default=Path('.'))
 
     @property
-    def config(self) -> Config:
+    def config(self) -> KiwiConfig:
         """shorthand: get the current configuration"""
 
-        return Config.from_directory(self.directory)
+        return KiwiConfig.from_directory(self.directory)
 
-    def get_project(self, name: str) -> Project:
-        return Project.from_directory(self.directory.joinpath(name))
+    @classmethod
+    @functools.lru_cache(maxsize=10)
+    def _parse_compose_file(cls, directory: Path):
+        with open(directory.joinpath(COMPOSE_FILE_NAME), "r") as cf:
+            yml = YAML()
+            return yml.load(cf)
+
+    def get_services(self, project_name: str) -> Generator[Service, None, None]:
+        yml = Instance._parse_compose_file(self.directory.joinpath(project_name))
 
-    @property
-    def projects(self) -> Generator[Project, None, None]:
         return (
-            self.get_project(project.name)
-            for project in self.config.projects
+            Service.from_description(name, description)
+            for name, description in yml["services"].items()
         )
 
 
diff --git a/tests/test_instance.py b/tests/test_instance.py
index 60dd462..d008748 100644
--- a/tests/test_instance.py
+++ b/tests/test_instance.py
@@ -7,19 +7,18 @@ def test_example():
     i = Instance(Path("example"))
 
     assert i.config is not None
-    assert len(list(i.projects)) == 1
+    assert len(i.config.projects) == 1
 
-    p = next(i.projects)
+    p = i.config.projects[0]
 
-    assert p.directory == Path("example/hello-world.project")
+    assert p.name == "hello-world.project"
 
 
 def test_empty():
     i = Instance()
 
-    assert i.directory == Path(".")
     assert i.config is not None
-    assert len(list(i.projects)) == 0
+    assert len(i.config.projects) == 0
 
 
 def test_no_such_dir():
@@ -28,4 +27,4 @@ def test_no_such_dir():
 
     assert i.directory == nonexistent_path
     assert i.config is not None
-    assert len(list(i.projects)) == 0
+    assert len(i.config.projects) == 0
diff --git a/tests/test_project.py b/tests/test_project.py
deleted file mode 100644
index cd0233d..0000000
--- a/tests/test_project.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-from pathlib import Path
-
-import pytest
-
-from kiwi_scp.instance import Project
-
-
-def test_example():
-    p = Project.from_directory(Path("example/hello-world.project"))
-
-    assert p.directory == Path("example/hello-world.project")
-    assert p.services != []
-
-
-def test_caching():
-    p = Project.from_directory(Path("example/hello-world.project"))
-
-    assert p is Project.from_directory(Path("example/hello-world.project"))
-
-
-def test_no_such_dir():
-    nonexistent_path = Path("nonexistent")
-
-    with pytest.raises(FileNotFoundError) as exc_info:
-        Project.from_directory(nonexistent_path)
-
-    from kiwi_scp._constants import COMPOSE_FILE_NAME
-    assert exc_info.value.filename == str(nonexistent_path.joinpath(COMPOSE_FILE_NAME))