diff --git a/config/loader.go b/config/loader.go
index cb4fb19..085df14 100644
--- a/config/loader.go
+++ b/config/loader.go
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import (
 
 type config struct {
   Views string `toml:"views"`
-  Layouts string `toml:"layouts"`
+  Layout string `toml:"layout"`
   Target string `toml:"target"`
 }
 
diff --git a/example/ssgod.toml b/example/ssgod.toml
index 1e9034a..f0b83c3 100644
--- a/example/ssgod.toml
+++ b/example/ssgod.toml
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 views = "./pages"
-layouts = "layouts/main"
+layout = "layouts/main"
 target = "./public"
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 8a3d271..c160dd8 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -18,57 +18,63 @@ func Fail(err error, format string, v ...any) error {
   return err
 }
 
-func RenderPages(pages_path string, layout string, target string) {
-  log.Printf("LAYOUT IS: %v", layout)
-  engine := html.New(pages_path, ".html")
-  engine.Load()
 
-  err := filepath.WalkDir(pages_path,
-    func(path string, d fs.DirEntry, err error) error  {
-      if !d.IsDir() {
-        if err != nil { return Fail(err, "path: %s", path); }
+func ProcessDirEntry(engine *html.Engine, path string, d fs.DirEntry, err error) error  {
+  settings := config.Settings
+
+  if !d.IsDir() {
+    if err != nil { return Fail(err, "path: %s", path); }
 
-        dir := filepath.Dir(path)
-        err = os.MkdirAll(dir, 0750)
-        if err != nil {
-          return Fail(err, "making dir %s", dir);
-        }
+    dir := filepath.Dir(path)
+    err = os.MkdirAll(dir, 0750)
+    if err != nil {
+      return Fail(err, "making dir %s", dir);
+    }
 
-        split_path := strings.Split(path, string(os.PathSeparator))[1:]
-        source_name := strings.Join(split_path, "/")  // Render wants / even on windows
-        ext := filepath.Ext(source_name)
-        template_name, found := strings.CutSuffix(source_name, ext)
+    split_path := strings.Split(path, string(os.PathSeparator))[1:]
+    source_name := strings.Join(split_path, "/")  // Render wants / even on windows
+    ext := filepath.Ext(source_name)
+    template_name, found := strings.CutSuffix(source_name, ext)
 
-        if found && ext == ".html" && template_name != layout {
-          prefixed_path := append([]string{target}, split_path...)
+    if found && ext == ".html" && template_name != settings.Layout {
+      prefixed_path := append([]string{settings.Target}, split_path...)
 
-          target_path := filepath.Join(prefixed_path...)
-          _, err := os.Stat(target_path)
+      target_path := filepath.Join(prefixed_path...)
+      _, err := os.Stat(target_path)
 
-          if os.IsNotExist(err) {
-            target_dir := filepath.Dir(target_path)
-            log.Println("MAKING: ", target_dir)
-            os.MkdirAll(target_dir, 0750)
-          }
+      if os.IsNotExist(err) {
+        target_dir := filepath.Dir(target_path)
+        log.Println("MAKING: ", target_dir)
+        os.MkdirAll(target_dir, 0750)
+      }
 
-          // TODO: compare time stamps and skip if not newer
+      // TODO: compare time stamps and skip if not newer
 
-          out, err := os.OpenFile(target_path, os.O_RDWR|os.O_CREATE|os.O_TRUNC, 0644)
-          if err != nil { return Fail(err, "writing file %s", target_path) }
+      out, err := os.OpenFile(target_path, os.O_RDWR|os.O_CREATE|os.O_TRUNC, 0644)
+      if err != nil { return Fail(err, "writing file %s", target_path) }
 
-          // generate a data-testid for all pages based on template name
-          page_id := strings.ReplaceAll(template_name, "/", "-") + "-page"
+      // generate a data-testid for all pages based on template name
+      page_id := strings.ReplaceAll(template_name, "/", "-") + "-page"
 
-          err = engine.Render(out, template_name, fiber.Map{"PageId": page_id}, layout)
-          if err != nil { return Fail(err, "failed to render %s", path) }
+      err = engine.Render(out, template_name, fiber.Map{"PageId": page_id}, settings.Layout)
+      if err != nil { return Fail(err, "failed to render %s", path) }
 
-          log.Printf("RENDER: %s -> %s", template_name, target_path)
-          out.Close()
-        }
-      }
+      log.Printf("RENDER: %s -> %s", template_name, target_path)
+      out.Close()
+    }
+  }
+
+  return nil
+}
+
+func RenderPages() {
+  engine := html.New(config.Settings.Views, ".html")
+  engine.Load()
 
-      return nil
-    })
+  err := filepath.WalkDir(config.Settings.Views,
+    func (path string, d fs.DirEntry, err error) error  {
+        return ProcessDirEntry(engine, path, d, err)
+  })
 
   if err != nil { log.Fatalf("can't walk content") }
 }
@@ -76,7 +82,7 @@ func RenderPages(pages_path string, layout string, target string) {
 func main() {
   config.Load("ssgod.toml")
   log.Printf("views=%s, layouts=%s, target=%s",
-    config.Settings.Views, config.Settings.Layouts, config.Settings.Target)
+    config.Settings.Views, config.Settings.Layout, config.Settings.Target)
 
-  RenderPages(config.Settings.Views, config.Settings.Layouts, config.Settings.Target)
+  RenderPages()
 }