diff --git a/lua.go b/lua.go
index dd585af..9c3bc20 100644
--- a/lua.go
+++ b/lua.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 
+	"hilbish/util"
 	"hilbish/golibs/bait"
 /*
 	"hilbish/golibs/commander"
@@ -71,14 +72,9 @@ func runConfig(confpath string) {
 	if !interactive {
 		return
 	}
-	data, err := os.ReadFile(confpath)
+	err := util.DoFile(l, confpath)
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, err, "\nAn error has occured while loading your config! Falling back to minimal default config.")
-		chunk, _ := l.CompileAndLoadLuaChunk("", []byte(minimalconf), rt.TableValue(l.GlobalEnv()))
-		_, err := rt.Call1(l.MainThread(), rt.FunctionValue(chunk))
-		fmt.Println(err)
+		util.DoString(l, minimalconf)
 	}
-	chunk, _ := l.CompileAndLoadLuaChunk("", data, rt.TableValue(l.GlobalEnv()))
-	_, err = rt.Call1(l.MainThread(), rt.FunctionValue(chunk))
-	fmt.Println("config", err)
 }
diff --git a/util/util.go b/util/util.go
index 14cd40c..9c032b5 100644
--- a/util/util.go
+++ b/util/util.go
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package util
 
 import (
+	"os"
+
 	"github.com/yuin/gopher-lua"
 	rt "github.com/arnodel/golua/runtime"
 )
@@ -36,3 +38,20 @@ func SetField(rtm *rt.Runtime, module *rt.Table, field string, value rt.Value, d
 	module.Set(rt.StringValue(field), value)
 }
 
+func DoString(rtm *rt.Runtime, code string) error {
+	chunk, err := rtm.CompileAndLoadLuaChunk("", []byte(code), rt.TableValue(rtm.GlobalEnv()))
+	if chunk != nil {
+		_, err = rt.Call1(rtm.MainThread(), rt.FunctionValue(chunk))
+	}
+
+	return err
+}
+
+func DoFile(rtm *rt.Runtime, filename string) error {
+	data, err := os.ReadFile(filename)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return DoString(rtm, string(data))
+}