diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index eaf8d5f..7cb2ea7 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ build/
 .DS_Store
 
 ### Other Stuff ###
-config*.json
-config.example.json
+**/resources/config*.json
+!**/resources/config.example.json
 !**/resources/config.schema.json
 
 ### why would this not be here already ###
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b0a5baf..e6070d2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -8,32 +8,4 @@ A multipurpose Discord bot written in Java.
 
 ### Tested Operating Systems
 - macOS 14.4.1
-- Windows 10 (22H2)
-
----
-
-## Config file schema
-```json
-{
-  "token": "your_token",
-  "prefix": "oki!",
-  "mariadb": {
-    "host": "127.0.0.1",
-    "user": "db_user",
-    "password": "db_password",
-    "database": "doki_prod"
-  }
-}
-```
-
----
-
-## Commands
-
-| Command       | Description                                                                  | Arguments     | Aliases |
-|---------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|---------|
-| `leaderboard` | Gets the leaderboard for the current guild                                   | None          | `lb`    |
-| `rank`        | Gets the rank of the specified user (message author if none specified)       | `[user ping]` | None    |
-| `about`       | Gets information about the bot                                               | None          | None    |
-| `ping`        | Gets the bot's gateway & rest ping                                           | None          | None    |
-| `whois`       | Gets information about the specified user (message author if none specified) | `[user ping]` | None    |
\ No newline at end of file
+- Windows 10 (22H2)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/hypr/doki/Config.java b/src/main/java/net/hypr/doki/Config.java
index 28bcbf8..c6b233e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/hypr/doki/Config.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/hypr/doki/Config.java
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ public class Config {
      */
     public static Config readConfig() throws IOException {
         Logger log = Logging.getLogger();
-        try (InputStream in = new FileInputStream("./config.json")) {
+        try (InputStream in=Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader().getResourceAsStream("config.json")) {
+            assert in != null;
             Reader reader = new InputStreamReader(in, StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
             log.info("Loaded config");
             return new Gson().fromJson(reader, Config.class);