diff --git a/rustfmt.toml b/rustfmt.toml
deleted file mode 100644
index 7530651..0000000
--- a/rustfmt.toml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-max_width = 120
diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index fb80dd3..cd179f2 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -28,14 +28,17 @@ pub struct Configuration {
 
 impl Configuration {
     pub async fn load() -> Result<Configuration> {
-        let mut s = Config::builder();
-        if std::fs::metadata("config").is_ok(){
-            s = s.add_source(config::File::with_name("config"));
-        } else { println!("config file not found. continuing with env vars... ") };
-
-        s = s.add_source(config::Environment::with_prefix("VICI_EXPORTER").separator("_"));
-//        s.build().unwrap();
-        let conf: Configuration = s.build().unwrap().try_deserialize().unwrap();
-        Ok(conf)
+        let settings = Config::builder()
+            .set_default("vici.socket", "/var/run/charon.vici")?
+            .set_default("vici.interval", 10)?
+            .set_default("server.address", "0.0.0.0")?
+            .set_default("server.port", 8000)?
+            .add_source(config::File::with_name("config"))
+            .add_source(config::Environment::with_prefix("VICI_EXPORTER").separator("_"))
+            .build();
+        match settings {
+            Ok(body) => Ok(body.try_deserialize().unwrap()),
+            Err(err) => Err(err.into()),
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 80a12cb..a3a7234 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,4 @@
-use metrics::{
-    describe_gauge, 
-    gauge, 
-    describe_counter,
-    counter, 
-    IntoLabels, 
-    Unit};
+use metrics::{counter, describe_counter, describe_gauge, gauge, IntoLabels, Unit};
 use metrics_exporter_prometheus::PrometheusBuilder;
 use tokio::time::{interval, Duration, MissedTickBehavior};
 
@@ -44,11 +38,26 @@ async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
                 let mut child_labels = sa_child_values.into_labels();
                 child_labels.push((&("sa_name", sa_name.clone())).into());
                 child_labels.push((&("sa_child_name", sa_child_name)).into());
-                counter!("sa_child_bytes_in", sa_child_values.bytes_in, child_labels.clone());
-                counter!("sa_child_bytes_out", sa_child_values.bytes_out, child_labels.clone());
-                counter!("sa_child_packets_in", sa_child_values.packets_in, child_labels.clone());
-                counter!("sa_child_packets_out", sa_child_values.packets_out, child_labels.clone());
-            
+                counter!(
+                    "sa_child_bytes_in",
+                    sa_child_values.bytes_in,
+                    child_labels.clone()
+                );
+                counter!(
+                    "sa_child_bytes_out",
+                    sa_child_values.bytes_out,
+                    child_labels.clone()
+                );
+                counter!(
+                    "sa_child_packets_in",
+                    sa_child_values.packets_in,
+                    child_labels.clone()
+                );
+                counter!(
+                    "sa_child_packets_out",
+                    sa_child_values.packets_out,
+                    child_labels.clone()
+                );
             }
         }
         interval.tick().await;
diff --git a/src/vici.rs b/src/vici.rs
index 7f22db4..a1ca33a 100644
--- a/src/vici.rs
+++ b/src/vici.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 #![allow(dead_code)]
 
-use serde::Deserialize;
+use serde::{de::value::BoolDeserializer, Deserialize};
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 
 use futures_util::stream::StreamExt;
 
 use anyhow::Result;
-use metrics::{IntoLabels,Label};
+use metrics::{IntoLabels, Label};
 
 #[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
 pub struct VICIState {
@@ -25,22 +25,45 @@ impl VICIState {
         Ok(VICIState {
             version: client.request("version", ()).await?,
             statistics: client.request("statistics", ()).await?,
-            policies: collected_stream::<NamedPolicy, Policies>(client, "list-policies", "list-policy").await?,
-            connections: collected_stream::<NamedConnection, Connections>(client, "list-connections", "list-conn")
-                .await?,
-            security_associations: collected_stream::<NamedSecurityAssociation, SecurityAssociations>(
-                client, "list-sas", "list-sa",
+            policies: collected_stream::<NamedPolicy, Policies>(
+                client,
+                "list-policies",
+                "list-policy",
             )
             .await?,
-            certificates: collected_stream::<NamedCertificate, Certificates>(client, "list-certs", "list-cert").await?,
-            authorities: collected_stream::<NamedAuthority, Authorities>(client, "list-authorities", "list-authority")
+            connections: collected_stream::<NamedConnection, Connections>(
+                client,
+                "list-connections",
+                "list-conn",
+            )
+            .await?,
+            security_associations:
+                collected_stream::<NamedSecurityAssociation, SecurityAssociations>(
+                    client, "list-sas", "list-sa",
+                )
                 .await?,
+            certificates: collected_stream::<NamedCertificate, Certificates>(
+                client,
+                "list-certs",
+                "list-cert",
+            )
+            .await?,
+            authorities: collected_stream::<NamedAuthority, Authorities>(
+                client,
+                "list-authorities",
+                "list-authority",
+            )
+            .await?,
             pools: collected_stream::<NamedPool, Pools>(client, "list-pools", "list-pool").await?,
         })
     }
 }
 
-async fn collected_stream<N, C>(client: &mut rsvici::Client, command: &str, event: &str) -> Result<C>
+async fn collected_stream<N, C>(
+    client: &mut rsvici::Client,
+    command: &str,
+    event: &str,
+) -> Result<C>
 where
     N: for<'de> serde::Deserialize<'de>,
     C: std::iter::Extend<N> + Default,
@@ -243,7 +266,6 @@ pub struct SecurityAssociation {
     pub child_security_associations: HashMap<String, SecurityAssociationChild>,
 }
 
-
 impl IntoLabels for &SecurityAssociationChild {
     fn into_labels(self) -> Vec<Label> {
         vec![
@@ -253,7 +275,6 @@ impl IntoLabels for &SecurityAssociationChild {
     }
 }
 
-
 #[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
 pub struct SecurityAssociationChild {
     pub name: String,