diff --git a/config.ini b/config.ini
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e4bceac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+[settings]
+streamlink_location = ""
+download_location = ""
+skip_ads = 
+
diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 049cc11..274d623 100755
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -1,25 +1,47 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
+import configparser
 import os
 import shutil
 import subprocess
 import sys
 import time
 from datetime import datetime
-import configparser
 from pathlib import Path
+
 import requests
 
 channel_list = []
 downloading = {}
 
-# Config Settings
+# Default Config Settings
+config = configparser.ConfigParser()
 streamlink_location = "streamlink"
 download_location = str(f"{Path.home()}/Downloads/Streams/")
 skip_ads = False
 
 
 def load_config():
-    pass
+    print("Reading config file...")
+    if os.path.exists("config.ini"):
+        config.read("config.ini")
+        if (
+            config.has_option("settings", "streamlink_location")
+            and not config["settings"]["streamlink_location"].strip()
+        ):
+            streamlink_location = config["settings"]["streamlink_location"]
+        if (
+            config.has_option("settings", "download_location")
+            and not config["settings"]["download_location"].strip()
+        ):
+            download_location = config["settings"]["download_location"]
+        if (
+            config.has_option("settings", "skip_ads")
+            and not config["settings"]["skip_ads"]
+        ):
+            skip_ads = bool(config["settings"]["skip_ads"])
+        print("Config file loaded")
+    else:
+        print("No config file found using default values!")
 
 
 def write_log(channel):
@@ -55,13 +77,20 @@ def check_system():
             pass  # Creates empty file
         sys.exit("Please populate the channel_list.txt with one channel per line!")
 
+    # Make sure the download location exists
+    if not os.path.exists(download_location):
+        print(
+            f"Download destination does not exist.\n Creating now at {download_location}"
+        )
+        os.makedirs(download_location)
+
 
 def stop_downloads():
     """Goes through every process and stops it if running"""
     print("\nCleaning up...")
     for name, proc in downloading.items():
         proc.terminate()
-        print("Stopping download of " + name)
+        print(f"Stopping download of {name}")
 
 
 def main():
@@ -85,17 +114,17 @@ def main():
                 "utf-8"
             )
             if "isLiveBroadcast" in contents:
-                print("\033[1m" + channel + "\033[0m is \033[32mlive\033[0m!")
+                print(f"\033[1m{channel}\033[0m is \033[32mlive\033[0m!")
                 if channel not in downloading:
                     download_stream(channel)
                 else:
-                    print(channel + " is already downloading")
+                    print("f{channel} is already downloading")
                     write_log(channel)
             else:
                 print("\033[1m" + channel + "\033[0m is \033[31mnot live\033[0m.")
                 if channel in downloading:
                     del downloading[channel]
-                    print(channel + " is no longer downloading")
+                    print(f"{channel} is no longer downloading")
             time.sleep(1)  # Wait one second before going to next channel
         print(
             "\n\033[3mLast checked: " + datetime.now().strftime("%H:%M:%S") + "\033[0m"