diff --git a/lua/gist/core/gh.lua b/lua/gist/core/gh.lua
index f15ebac..deb88ff 100644
--- a/lua/gist/core/gh.lua
+++ b/lua/gist/core/gh.lua
@@ -41,8 +41,10 @@ end
 --- Reads the configuration from the user's vimrc
 -- @treturn table A table with the configuration properties
 function M.read_config()
-	local is_private = vim.api.nvim_get_var("gist_is_private") or false
-	local clipboard = vim.api.nvim_get_var("gist_clipboard") or "+"
+	local ok, values = pcall(vim.api.nvim_get_var, { "gist_is_private", "gist_clipboard" })
+
+	local is_private = ok and values[1] or false
+	local clipboard = ok and values[2] or "xsel"
 
 	local config = {
 		is_private = is_private,
diff --git a/plugin/gist.lua b/plugin/gist.lua
index bd0ae92..b86c600 100644
--- a/plugin/gist.lua
+++ b/plugin/gist.lua
@@ -4,6 +4,3 @@ vim.api.nvim_create_user_command("CreateGist", gist.create, {
 	bang = true,
 	desc = "Create a new gist from curretn file",
 })
-
--- vim.cmd("helptag -n gist doc/gist.txt")
-vim.cmd("helptag doc")