diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
deleted file mode 100644
index 66d27c2..0000000
--- a/.env.example
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-ENV=dev
-WAKAPI_DB_TYPE=sqlite3                  # mysql, postgres, sqlite3
-WAKAPI_DB_NAME=wakapi_db.db             # database name for mysql / postgres or file path for sqlite (e.g. /tmp/wakapi.db)
-WAKAPI_DB_USER=myuser                   # ignored when using sqlite
-WAKAPI_DB_PASSWORD=shhh                 # ignored when using sqlite
-WAKAPI_DB_HOST=localhost                # ignored when using sqlite
-WAKAPI_DB_PORT=3306                     # ignored when using sqlite
-WAKAPI_PASSWORD_SALT=shhh               # CHANGE !
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diff --git a/config.ini b/config.ini
deleted file mode 100644
index 187169c..0000000
--- a/config.ini
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-[server]
-listen = 127.0.0.1
-port = 3000
-base_path = /
-insecure_cookies = false
-
-[app]
-cleanup = false
-
-[database]
-max_connections = 2
-
-[languages]
-vue = Vue
-jsx = JSX
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index dd6ec67..44edf4f 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -20,7 +20,10 @@ const (
 	defaultEnvConfigPathLegacy = ".env"
 )
 
-var cfg *Config
+var (
+	cfg   *Config
+	cFlag *string
+)
 
 type appConfig struct {
 	CleanUp         bool              `default:"false" env:"WAKAPI_CLEANUP"`
@@ -60,6 +63,11 @@ type Config struct {
 	Server   serverConfig
 }
 
+func init() {
+	cFlag = flag.String("c", defaultConfigPath, "config file location")
+	flag.Parse()
+}
+
 func (c *Config) IsDev() bool {
 	return IsDev(c.Env)
 }
@@ -157,10 +165,6 @@ func readLanguageColors() map[string]string {
 }
 
 func mustReadConfigLocation() string {
-	var cFlag = flag.String("c", defaultConfigPath, "config file location")
-
-	flag.Parse()
-
 	if _, err := os.Stat(*cFlag); err != nil {
 		log.Fatalf("failed to find config file at '%s'\n", *cFlag)
 	}