diff --git a/config.go b/config.go
index d1497a0..8d7b1e0 100644
--- a/config.go
+++ b/config.go
@@ -2,10 +2,15 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
+	"io/fs"
+
 	"fmt"
+	"log"
 	"os"
 
 	"github.com/adhocore/jsonc"
+	// "github.com/adhocore/jsonc"
 )
 
 type Config struct {
@@ -21,7 +26,7 @@ func makeDefaultConfig() Config {
 	return Config{
 		ImageFilters: ImageFilters,
 		ImagesDir:    "bgs",
-		Duration:     1,
+		Duration:     60,
 		Cache:        ".gopaper",
 	}
 }
@@ -36,45 +41,45 @@ func (config *Config) load() error {
 	}
 
 	configDir := homeDir + "/.config/gopaper/"
-	configRaw, err := os.ReadFile(configDir)
-	if err != nil {
-		if !os.IsExist(err) {
-			defaultConfig := makeDefaultConfig()
-			defaultConfigJSON, err := json.MarshalIndent(defaultConfig, "", "")
-			if err != nil {
-				elog.Println("could not encode default config!")
-				return err
-			}
-			//TODO: make parent directories if they don't exist
-			err = os.Mkdir(homeDir+"/.config", 755)
-			if err != nil && !os.IsExist(err) {
-				elog.Println("could not create .config directory", err)
-				return err
-			}
-			err = os.Mkdir(configDir, 755)
-			if err != nil && !os.IsExist(err) {
-				elog.Println("could not create .config/gopaper directory")
-				return err
-			}
-
-			file, err := os.Create(configDir + "config.jsonc")
-			defer file.Close()
-			if err != nil {
-				elog.Println("could not create config file!")
-				return err
-			}
-			file.Write(defaultConfigJSON)
-			*config = defaultConfig
+	configRaw, readError := os.ReadFile(configDir + "config.jsonc")
+	if readError != nil && errors.Is(readError, fs.ErrNotExist) {
+		defaultConfig := makeDefaultConfig()
+		defaultConfigJSON, err := json.MarshalIndent(defaultConfig, "", "")
+		if err != nil {
+			elog.Println("could not encode default config!")
+			return err
 		}
-	} else {
 
+		err = os.Mkdir(homeDir+"/.config", 755)
+		if err != nil && !os.IsExist(err) {
+			elog.Println("could not create .config directory", err)
+			return err
+		}
+
+		err = os.Mkdir(configDir, 755)
+		if err != nil && !os.IsExist(err) {
+			elog.Println("could not create .config/gopaper directory")
+			return err
+		}
+
+		file, err := os.Create(configDir + "config.jsonc")
+		defer file.Close()
+		if err != nil {
+			elog.Println("could not create config file!")
+			return err
+		}
+		file.Write(defaultConfigJSON)
+		*config = defaultConfig
+	}
+
+	if readError == nil {
 		configRaw = j.Strip(configRaw)
 		err = json.Unmarshal(configRaw, &config)
+		log.Printf("config: %v", config)
 		if err != nil {
 			elog.Println("Couldn't unmarshal config!")
 			return err
 		}
-
 	}
 
 	config.Cache = homeDir + "/" + config.Cache + "/"
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 445a66e..38962bb 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -1,13 +1,16 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"flag"
-	"github.com/natefinch/lumberjack"
+	"io/fs"
 	"log"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 	"strconv"
 	"sync"
+
+	"github.com/natefinch/lumberjack"
 )
 
 var config Config
@@ -83,7 +86,7 @@ func cleanExit(code int) {
 
 func killPrevProc() error {
 	//check if pidfile already exists
-	if _, err := os.Stat(pidfilePath); os.IsNotExist(err) {
+	if _, err := os.Stat(pidfilePath); errors.Is(err, fs.ErrNotExist) {
 		return nil
 	}
 	//if it does, kill the process and delete the pidfile