diff --git a/configloader.py b/configloader.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..86cf036
--- /dev/null
+++ b/configloader.py
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+import json, sys, logging
+
+try:  # load settings
+	with open("settings.json") as sfile:
+		settings = json.load(sfile)
+		if settings["limitrefetch"] < settings["limit"] and settings["limitrefetch"] != -1:
+			settings["limitrefetch"] = settings["limit"]
+		if "user-agent" in settings["header"]:
+			settings["header"]["user-agent"] = settings["header"]["user-agent"].format(version="1.6.0.1")  # set the version in the useragent
+except FileNotFoundError:
+	logging.critical("No config file could be found. Please make sure settings.json is in the directory.")
+	sys.exit(1)
diff --git a/misc.py b/misc.py
index d9cca00..9dcca0f 100644
--- a/misc.py
+++ b/misc.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 import json, logging, sys, re
 from html.parser import HTMLParser
+from configloader import settings
 
 # Create a custom logger
 
diff --git a/rcgcdw.py b/rcgcdw.py
index c6a48f2..7327628 100644
--- a/rcgcdw.py
+++ b/rcgcdw.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ from bs4 import BeautifulSoup
 from collections import defaultdict, Counter
 from urllib.parse import quote_plus
 from html.parser import HTMLParser
+from configloader import settings
 
 if __name__ != "__main__":  # return if called as a module
 	logging.critical("The file is being executed as a module. Please execute the script using the console.")
@@ -32,23 +33,11 @@ if __name__ != "__main__":  # return if called as a module
 
 TESTING = True if "--test" in sys.argv else False  # debug mode, pipeline testing
 
-try:  # load settings
-	with open("settings.json") as sfile:
-		settings = json.load(sfile)
-		if settings["limitrefetch"] < settings["limit"] and settings["limitrefetch"] != -1:
-			settings["limitrefetch"] = settings["limit"]
-		if "user-agent" in settings["header"]:
-			settings["header"]["user-agent"] = settings["header"]["user-agent"].format(version="1.6.0.1")  # set the version in the useragent
-except FileNotFoundError:
-	logging.critical("No config file could be found. Please make sure settings.json is in the directory.")
-	sys.exit(1)
-
-logging.debug("Current settings: {settings}".format(settings=settings))
-
 # Prepare logging
 
 logging.config.dictConfig(settings["logging"])
 logger = logging.getLogger("rcgcdw")
+logger.debug("Current settings: {settings}".format(settings=settings))
 
 # Setup translation