diff --git a/rsddns-example.yml b/rsddns-example.yml
index 1797bde..dcbf2a7 100644
--- a/rsddns-example.yml
+++ b/rsddns-example.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ server:
   port: 8080
   workers: 4
 cloudflare:
+  email: something@something.com
   key: somekeyblahblahblahimakey
   domains:
     - domain: something.com
@@ -12,5 +13,4 @@ ddns:
   domains:
     - domain: something.com
       subdomains:
-        - ddns
----
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+        - ddns
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index 9f43d9a..9f2f6c8 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -1,36 +1,50 @@
-use yaml_rust::{Yaml, YamlLoader};
+use serde_yaml;
 use std::error::Error;
 use std::fmt;
+use std::fs::File;
+use std::io::prelude::*;
 
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct ServerConfig {
     pub host: String,
     pub port: i64,
-    pub workers: i64,
+    pub workers: i64
 }
 
+
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct CloudflareDomainConfig {
     pub domain: String,
-    pub zone_id: String,
+    pub zone_id: String
 }
 
+
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct CloudflareConfig {
     pub domains: Vec<CloudflareDomainConfig>,
     pub key: String,
+    pub email: String
 }
 
+
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct DDNSDomain {
     pub domain: String,
-    pub subdomains: Vec<String>,
+    pub subdomains: Vec<String>
 }
 
+
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct DDNSConfig {
     pub domains: Vec<DDNSDomain>
 }
 
+
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct Config {
     pub server: ServerConfig,
     pub cloudflare: CloudflareConfig,
-    pub ddns: DDNSConfig,
+    pub ddns: DDNSConfig
 }
 
 fn get_default_config() -> Config {
@@ -41,6 +55,7 @@ fn get_default_config() -> Config {
             workers: 4
         },
         cloudflare: CloudflareConfig {
+            email: String::from("something@something.com"),
             key: String::from("IAmNotAKey"),
             domains: vec![
                 CloudflareDomainConfig {
@@ -73,66 +88,28 @@ impl fmt::Display for ConfigError {
     }
 }
 
-fn create_server_config_from_yaml(yaml: &Yaml) -> Result<ServerConfig, ConfigError> {
-    Result::Ok(ServerConfig {
-        host: String::from(yaml["host"].as_str().unwrap()),
-        port: yaml["port"].as_i64().unwrap(),
-        workers: yaml["workers"].as_i64().unwrap(),
-    })
-}
-
-fn create_cloudflare_domain_config_from_yaml(yaml: &Yaml) -> Result<CloudflareDomainConfig, ConfigError> {
-    Result::Ok(CloudflareDomainConfig {
-        domain: String::from(yaml["domain"].as_str().unwrap()),
-        zone_id: String::from(yaml["zone_id"].as_str().unwrap()),
-    })
-}
-
-fn create_cloudflare_config_from_yaml(yaml: &Yaml) -> Result<CloudflareConfig, ConfigError> {
-    Result::Ok(CloudflareConfig {
-        key: String::from(yaml["key"].as_str().unwrap()),
-        domains: yaml["domains"].as_vec().unwrap().into_iter().map(|y| create_cloudflare_domain_config_from_yaml(&y).unwrap()).collect(),
-    })
-}
-
-fn create_ddns_domain_config_from_yaml(yaml: &Yaml) -> Result<DDNSDomain, ConfigError> {
-    Result::Ok(DDNSDomain {
-        domain: String::from(yaml["domain"].as_str().unwrap()),
-        subdomains: yaml["subdomains"].as_vec().unwrap().into_iter().map(|y| String::from(y.as_str().unwrap())).collect(),
-    })
-}
-
-fn create_ddns_config_from_yaml(yaml: &Yaml) -> Result<DDNSConfig, ConfigError> {
-    Result::Ok(DDNSConfig {
-        domains: yaml["domains"].as_vec().unwrap().into_iter().map(|y| create_ddns_domain_config_from_yaml(&y).unwrap()).collect()
-    })
-}
-
-fn create_config_from_yaml(config_yaml: Vec<Yaml>) -> Result<Config, ConfigError> {
-    let config = &config_yaml[0];
-    let server_config = match create_server_config_from_yaml(&config["server"]) {
-        Ok(v) => v,
-        Err(e) => return Result::Err(e)
-    };
-    let cloudflare_config = match create_cloudflare_config_from_yaml(&config["cloudflare"]) {
-        Ok(v) => v,
-        Err(e) => return Result::Err(e)
-    };
-    let ddns_config = match create_ddns_config_from_yaml(&config["ddns"]) {
-        Ok(v) => v,
-        Err(e) => return Result::Err(e)
-    };
-    Result::Ok(Config {
-        server: server_config,
-        cloudflare: cloudflare_config,
-        ddns: ddns_config,
-    })
+fn read_config(yaml_str: &str) -> Result<Config, ConfigError> {
+    match serde_yaml::from_str(yaml_str) {
+        Ok(v) => Result::Ok(v),
+        Err(_e) => Result::Err(ConfigError{})
+    }
 }
 
 pub fn load_config(path: &str) -> Result<Config, ConfigError> {
-    let yaml_load = YamlLoader::load_from_str(path);
-    match yaml_load {
-        Ok(config_yaml) => create_config_from_yaml(config_yaml),
+    match File::open(path) {
+        Ok(mut file) => {
+            let mut contents = String::new();
+            match file.read_to_string(&mut contents) {
+                Ok(c) => {
+                    if c > 0 {
+                        read_config(&contents)
+                    } else {
+                        Result::Err(ConfigError{})
+                    }
+                },
+                Err(_e) => Result::Err(ConfigError{})
+            }
+        },
         Err(_e) => Result::Err(ConfigError{})
     }
 }
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diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index fbd01da..ddebdbe 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ extern crate env_logger;
 extern crate futures;
 extern crate num_cpus;
 extern crate serde;
-extern crate yaml_rust;
+extern crate serde_yaml;
 
 use clap::{App, Arg};