diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2bf31db..fd9ed59 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 pullwatch.cabal
 *~
 .envrc
+dist
diff --git a/app/Main.hs b/app/Main.hs
index a72e515..c13ba87 100644
--- a/app/Main.hs
+++ b/app/Main.hs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 module Main where
 
 import PullWatch.PullWatch
+import PullWatch.Types
 import PullWatch.Environment (getPAT)
 import qualified Data.Default as Default (def)
 
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@ doMonitor (RepoArgs owner repo) = do
   pat <- getPAT
   let ?pat = pat
 
-  monitorPRs Default.def [(owner, repo)]
+  monitorPRs Default.def [Repo owner repo]
 
   return ()
 
diff --git a/src/PullWatch/Environment.hs b/src/PullWatch/Environment.hs
index 629369d..12e2d36 100644
--- a/src/PullWatch/Environment.hs
+++ b/src/PullWatch/Environment.hs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ module PullWatch.Environment
 
 import System.Environment
 import Filesystem.Path
+import PullWatch.Types
 
 import qualified Data.Yaml as Y
 import qualified GitHub.Auth as Auth
@@ -17,8 +18,17 @@ getPAT = do
   (Just pat) <- lookupEnv "PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN"
   return $ Just $ Auth.OAuth $ C.pack pat
 
-getRepoConfig = do
+getRepoConfigPath = do
   config <- lookupEnv "PULLWATCH_CONFIG"
   case config of
     Nothing -> return "~/.config/pullwatch.yml"
     Just configPath -> return configPath
+
+getRepoConfig :: IO (Maybe [Repo])
+
+getRepoConfig = do
+  path <- getRepoConfigPath
+  config <- Y.decodeFileEither path
+  case config of
+    (Left _) -> return Nothing
+    (Right repos) -> return $ Just repos
diff --git a/src/PullWatch/PullWatch.hs b/src/PullWatch/PullWatch.hs
index 66bd317..e2c0f41 100644
--- a/src/PullWatch/PullWatch.hs
+++ b/src/PullWatch/PullWatch.hs
@@ -71,11 +71,10 @@ notifyPR client pr = (print $ (summary pr) ++ " was opened") >>
                      notify client pr
 
 getLatest :: (?pat :: (Maybe Auth.Auth)) =>
-             (PR.Name PR.Owner) ->
-             (PR.Name PR.Repo) ->
+             Repo ->
              IO (Maybe PullRequest)
 
-getLatest owner repo = do
+getLatest (Repo owner repo) = do
   prs <- PR.pullRequestsFor' ?pat owner repo
   let pr = case prs of
             (Left _) -> Nothing
@@ -93,16 +92,16 @@ getLatest owner repo = do
   return pr
 
 getLatestPRs :: (?pat :: (Maybe Auth.Auth)) =>
-                [(PR.Name PR.Owner, PR.Name PR.Repo)] ->
+                [Repo] ->
                 IO (Maybe PullRequests)
 
 getLatestPRs repos = do
-  prs <- mapConcurrently (uncurry getLatest) repos
+  prs <- mapConcurrently getLatest repos
   return $ maybesToMap prs
 
 monitorPRs :: (?pat :: (Maybe Auth.Auth)) =>
               Maybe PullRequests ->
-              [(PR.Name PR.Owner, PR.Name PR.Repo)] ->
+              [Repo] ->
               IO ()
 monitorPRs previous repos = do
   currentPRs <- getLatestPRs repos
diff --git a/src/PullWatch/Types.hs b/src/PullWatch/Types.hs
index a0386bb..5149852 100644
--- a/src/PullWatch/Types.hs
+++ b/src/PullWatch/Types.hs
@@ -1,20 +1,32 @@
 {-# LANGUAGE OverloadedStrings #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE FlexibleInstances #-}
 
-module PullWatch.Types where
+module PullWatch.Types
+    (
+      Repo(..)
+    , PullRequest(..)
+    , PullRequests
+    , RepoArgs(..)
+    ) where
 
 import Data.Default
 import GitHub.Data.Name
+import Data.Yaml (FromJSON, withObject, (.:))
 import System.Console.ArgParser.QuickParams (RawRead, rawParse)
 
-import qualified GitHub.Endpoints.PullRequests as PR
+import qualified GitHub.Endpoints.PullRequests as G
 import qualified Data.IntMap as IntMap
 import qualified Data.Text as T
+import qualified Data.Yaml as Y
 
 -- Type definitions
 
 type PullRequests = IntMap.IntMap PullRequest
 
+data Repo = Repo (G.Name G.Owner)
+                 (G.Name G.Repo)
+                deriving (Show, Eq)
+
 data PullRequest = PR {
                     prText :: T.Text
                   , prTitle :: T.Text
@@ -23,10 +35,10 @@ data PullRequest = PR {
                   , prID :: Integer
                   }
 
-                  deriving (Show)
+                  deriving (Show, Eq)
 
-data RepoArgs = RepoArgs (PR.Name PR.Owner)
-                         (PR.Name PR.Repo)
+data RepoArgs = RepoArgs (G.Name G.Owner)
+                         (G.Name G.Repo)
                   deriving (Show)
 
 instance Default PullRequest where
@@ -38,5 +50,15 @@ instance Default PullRequest where
           , prID = 0
   }
 
-instance RawRead (PR.Name a) where
+instance RawRead (G.Name a) where
   rawParse x = Just (N $ T.pack x, x)
+
+instance FromJSON Repo where
+  parseJSON = withObject "Repo" $ \v -> makeRepo
+      <$> v .: "owner"
+      <*> v .: "repo"
+
+-- Smart constructor for Repo type
+makeRepo owner repo = Repo (c owner)
+                           (c repo) where
+    c = N . T.pack