diff --git a/.idea/workspace.xml b/.idea/workspace.xml
index 85779be..ca7d0d9 100644
--- a/.idea/workspace.xml
+++ b/.idea/workspace.xml
@@ -4,10 +4,9 @@
     <option name="autoReloadType" value="SELECTIVE" />
   </component>
   <component name="ChangeListManager">
-    <list default="true" id="936a973f-ad51-4a58-be6e-649aaca94e6d" name="Changes" comment="moved config to ~/mexassistant">
-      <change afterPath="$PROJECT_DIR$/create_config.py" afterDir="false" />
+    <list default="true" id="936a973f-ad51-4a58-be6e-649aaca94e6d" name="Changes" comment="fixed (I hope) config handle">
       <change beforePath="$PROJECT_DIR$/.idea/workspace.xml" beforeDir="false" afterPath="$PROJECT_DIR$/.idea/workspace.xml" afterDir="false" />
-      <change beforePath="$PROJECT_DIR$/main.py" beforeDir="false" afterPath="$PROJECT_DIR$/main.py" afterDir="false" />
+      <change beforePath="$PROJECT_DIR$/mex_functions.py" beforeDir="false" afterPath="$PROJECT_DIR$/mex_functions.py" afterDir="false" />
     </list>
     <option name="SHOW_DIALOG" value="false" />
     <option name="HIGHLIGHT_CONFLICTS" value="true" />
@@ -160,14 +159,6 @@
       <option name="presentableId" value="Default" />
       <updated>1716649644053</updated>
     </task>
-    <task id="LOCAL-00013" summary="update mex-assistant.desktop">
-      <option name="closed" value="true" />
-      <created>1716703226467</created>
-      <option name="number" value="00013" />
-      <option name="presentableId" value="LOCAL-00013" />
-      <option name="project" value="LOCAL" />
-      <updated>1716703226467</updated>
-    </task>
     <task id="LOCAL-00014" summary="update mex-assistant.desktop">
       <option name="closed" value="true" />
       <created>1716703504436</created>
@@ -552,7 +543,15 @@
       <option name="project" value="LOCAL" />
       <updated>1720536373622</updated>
     </task>
-    <option name="localTasksCounter" value="62" />
+    <task id="LOCAL-00062" summary="fixed (I hope) config handle">
+      <option name="closed" value="true" />
+      <created>1720538001095</created>
+      <option name="number" value="00062" />
+      <option name="presentableId" value="LOCAL-00062" />
+      <option name="project" value="LOCAL" />
+      <updated>1720538001096</updated>
+    </task>
+    <option name="localTasksCounter" value="63" />
     <servers />
   </component>
   <component name="Vcs.Log.Tabs.Properties">
@@ -567,7 +566,6 @@
     </option>
   </component>
   <component name="VcsManagerConfiguration">
-    <MESSAGE value="added comamnd processing and try-except in recognizing voice" />
     <MESSAGE value="added executing python and terminal commands from config.ini" />
     <MESSAGE value="update readme and requirements.txt" />
     <MESSAGE value="added custom_commands.py" />
@@ -592,6 +590,7 @@
     <MESSAGE value="typo corrected" />
     <MESSAGE value="fixed config handle" />
     <MESSAGE value="moved config to ~/mexassistant" />
-    <option name="LAST_COMMIT_MESSAGE" value="moved config to ~/mexassistant" />
+    <MESSAGE value="fixed (I hope) config handle" />
+    <option name="LAST_COMMIT_MESSAGE" value="fixed (I hope) config handle" />
   </component>
 </project>
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diff --git a/mex_functions.py b/mex_functions.py
index ed6d717..92c95e2 100644
--- a/mex_functions.py
+++ b/mex_functions.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import configparser
-
+import os
 import sounddevice as sd
 import speech_recognition as sr
 import soundfile as sf
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ def printText(text, window):
 
 def loadConfig():
     config = configparser.ConfigParser()
-    config.read("~/mex-assistant/config.ini")
+    config.read(os.path.expanduser("~") + "/mexassistant/config.ini")
     return config
 
 def openDialog(message, dialogType):