diff --git a/cmd/goatak_server/config.go b/cmd/goatak_server/config.go
index 04ebff0..e8e3f0a 100644
--- a/cmd/goatak_server/config.go
+++ b/cmd/goatak_server/config.go
@@ -4,8 +4,13 @@ import (
 	"crypto/tls"
 	"crypto/x509"
 	"fmt"
+	"log/slog"
 	"os"
+	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/knadh/koanf/parsers/yaml"
+	"github.com/knadh/koanf/providers/env"
+	"github.com/knadh/koanf/providers/file"
 	"github.com/knadh/koanf/v2"
 
 	"github.com/kdudkov/goatak/pkg/tlsutil"
@@ -20,6 +25,51 @@ type AppConfig struct {
 	ca         []*x509.Certificate
 }
 
+func NewAppConfig() *AppConfig {
+	c := &AppConfig{k: koanf.New(".")}
+
+	setDefaults(c.k)
+
+	return c
+}
+
+func (c *AppConfig) Load(filename ...string) bool {
+	loaded := false
+
+	for _, name := range filename {
+		if err := c.k.Load(file.Provider(name), yaml.Parser()); err != nil {
+			slog.Info(fmt.Sprintf("error loading config: %s", err.Error()))
+		} else {
+			loaded = true
+		}
+	}
+
+	return loaded
+}
+
+func (c *AppConfig) LoadEnv(prefix string) error {
+	return c.k.Load(env.Provider(prefix, ".", func(s string) string {
+		return strings.Replace(strings.ToLower(
+			strings.TrimPrefix(s, prefix)), "_", ".", -1)
+	}), nil)
+}
+
+func (c *AppConfig) Bool(key string) bool {
+	return c.k.Bool(key)
+}
+
+func (c *AppConfig) String(key string) string {
+	return c.k.String(key)
+}
+
+func (c *AppConfig) Float64(key string) float64 {
+	return c.k.Float64(key)
+}
+
+func (c *AppConfig) Int(key string) int {
+	return c.k.Int(key)
+}
+
 func (c *AppConfig) DataDir() string {
 	return c.k.String("data_dir")
 }
@@ -115,7 +165,7 @@ func loadPem(name string) ([]*x509.Certificate, error) {
 	return tlsutil.DecodeAllCerts(pemBytes)
 }
 
-func SetDefaults(k *koanf.Koanf) {
+func setDefaults(k *koanf.Koanf) {
 	k.Set("udp_addr", ":8999")
 	k.Set("tcp_addr", ":8999")
 	k.Set("ssl_addr", ":8089")
diff --git a/cmd/goatak_server/main.go b/cmd/goatak_server/main.go
index d968d9c..475a9c1 100644
--- a/cmd/goatak_server/main.go
+++ b/cmd/goatak_server/main.go
@@ -19,10 +19,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/glebarez/sqlite"
 	"github.com/google/uuid"
-	"github.com/knadh/koanf/parsers/yaml"
-	"github.com/knadh/koanf/providers/env"
-	"github.com/knadh/koanf/providers/file"
-	"github.com/knadh/koanf/v2"
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
 	"gorm.io/gorm"
 	"gorm.io/gorm/logger"
@@ -456,25 +452,15 @@ func getDatabase() (*gorm.DB, error) {
 func main() {
 	fmt.Printf("version %s\n", getVersion())
 
-	conf := flag.String("config", "goatak_server.yml", "name of config file")
+	configName := flag.String("config", "goatak_server.yml", "name of config file")
 	flag.Parse()
 
-	k := koanf.New(".")
-
-	SetDefaults(k)
-
-	if err := k.Load(file.Provider(*conf), yaml.Parser()); err != nil {
-		fmt.Printf("error loading config: %s", err.Error())
-		return
-	}
-
-	_ = k.Load(env.Provider("GOATAK_", ".", func(s string) string {
-		return strings.Replace(strings.ToLower(
-			strings.TrimPrefix(s, "GOATAK_")), "_", ".", -1)
-	}), nil)
+	config := NewAppConfig()
+	config.Load(*configName)
+	_ = config.LoadEnv("GOATAK_")
 
 	var h slog.Handler
-	if k.Bool("debug") {
+	if config.Bool("debug") {
 		h = slog.NewTextHandler(os.Stdout, &slog.HandlerOptions{Level: slog.LevelDebug})
 	} else {
 		h = slog.NewJSONHandler(os.Stdout, &slog.HandlerOptions{Level: slog.LevelInfo})
@@ -482,18 +468,14 @@ func main() {
 
 	slog.SetDefault(slog.New(h))
 
-	config := &AppConfig{
-		k: k,
-	}
-
 	if err := config.processCerts(); err != nil {
 		slog.Default().Error(err.Error())
 	}
 
 	app := NewApp(config)
 
-	app.lat = k.Float64("me.lat")
-	app.lon = k.Float64("me.lon")
-	app.zoom = int8(k.Int("me.zoom"))
+	app.lat = config.Float64("me.lat")
+	app.lon = config.Float64("me.lon")
+	app.zoom = int8(config.Int("me.zoom"))
 	app.Run()
 }