diff --git a/.tarpit.json b/.tarpit.json
index afbdd5e..c672727 100644
--- a/.tarpit.json
+++ b/.tarpit.json
@@ -5,5 +5,6 @@
     "build_failed": "./assets/build_failed.wav",
     "building": "./assets/building.wav"
   },
+  "git_path": ".\\",
   "build_cmd": "meson compile -C builddir"
 }
diff --git a/builder.cpp b/builder.cpp
index 27d927a..151846b 100644
--- a/builder.cpp
+++ b/builder.cpp
@@ -19,13 +19,24 @@
 #include <thread>                  // for sleep_for
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <vector>
+#include <nlohmann/json.hpp>
+#include <fstream>
 
 using namespace std;
 using namespace fmt;
+using namespace nlohmann;
 
 #define BUF_MAX 1024
 
-void Builder::run_build(GameEngine &game, const char* command) {
+Builder::Builder(GUI &g, GameEngine &engine) : gui(g), game(engine) {
+  ifstream infile(".tarpit.json");
+  json config = json::parse(infile);
+
+  config["git_path"].template get_to<string>(git_path);
+  config["build_cmd"].template get_to<string>(build_cmd);
+}
+
+void Builder::run_build() {
   regex err_re("(.*?):([0-9]+):([0-9]+):\\s*(.*?):\\s*(.*)\n*");
 
   char buffer[BUF_MAX]; // BUF_MAX is a define already?
@@ -37,7 +48,7 @@ void Builder::run_build(GameEngine &game, const char* command) {
   dbc::pre("simple test", [&]() { return stats_out.good(); });
 
   // need to catch the error message when the command is bad
-  FILE *build_out = popen(command, "r");
+  FILE *build_out = popen(build_cmd.c_str(), "r");
   dbc::check(build_out != nullptr, "Failed to run command.");
 
   game.start_round();
@@ -77,14 +88,14 @@ void Builder::run_build(GameEngine &game, const char* command) {
   if(rc == 0) {
     gui.build_works();
   } else {
-    gui.build_failed(command);
+    gui.build_failed(build_cmd);
   }
 
   stats_out.close();
   dbc::post("a post test", [&]() { return !stats_out.is_open(); });
 }
 
-void Builder::run(const char *git_path, const char *build_cmd) {
+void Builder::run() {
   git_repository* repo = nullptr;
 
   try {
@@ -94,7 +105,7 @@ void Builder::run(const char *git_path, const char *build_cmd) {
 
     git_libgit2_init();
 
-    int err = git_repository_open(&repo, git_path);
+    int err = git_repository_open(&repo, git_path.c_str());
     dbc::check(err == 0, git_error_last()->message);
 
     UpdateListener* listener = new UpdateListener(repo);
@@ -110,7 +121,7 @@ void Builder::run(const char *git_path, const char *build_cmd) {
         gui.building();
         std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(100));
         gui.output(format("CHANGES! Running build {}", build_cmd));
-        run_build(game, build_cmd);
+        run_build();
 
         if(game.is_dead()) {
           gui.output("!!!! YOU DIED! !!!! Learn to code luser.");
diff --git a/builder.hpp b/builder.hpp
index 4c170ff..1df588d 100644
--- a/builder.hpp
+++ b/builder.hpp
@@ -5,13 +5,14 @@
 class Builder {
   GUI gui;
   GameEngine game;
+  string git_path = "NOT SET";
+  string build_cmd = "NOT SET";
 
   public:
 
-  Builder(GUI &g, GameEngine &engine) : gui(g), game(engine) {};
+  Builder(GUI &g, GameEngine &engine);
 
-  void run_build(GameEngine &game, const char* command);
-
-  void run(const char *git_path, const char *build_cmd);
+  void run_build();
 
+  void run();
 };
diff --git a/escape_turings_tarpit.cpp b/escape_turings_tarpit.cpp
index 2c5b56a..14d7568 100644
--- a/escape_turings_tarpit.cpp
+++ b/escape_turings_tarpit.cpp
@@ -3,19 +3,11 @@
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
-    if(argc != 3) {
-      fmt::println("USAGE: escape_turings_tarpit PATH BUILD_CMD");
-      return 1;
-    } else {
-      const char *git_path = argv[1];
-      const char *build_cmd = argv[2];
+    GUI gui;
+    GameEngine game{100};
 
-      GUI gui;
-      GameEngine game{100};
+    auto builder = Builder(gui, game);
+    builder.run();
 
-      auto builder = Builder(gui, game);
-      builder.run(git_path, build_cmd);
-
-      return 1;
-    }
+    return 1;
 }
diff --git a/gui.cpp b/gui.cpp
index fa7b8a7..56f5c46 100644
--- a/gui.cpp
+++ b/gui.cpp
@@ -23,10 +23,6 @@ using namespace fmt;
 using namespace nlohmann;
 namespace fs = std::filesystem;
 
-SoundQuip::SoundQuip() {
-
-};
-
 void SoundQuip::load(json &data, const char *file_key) {
   auto audio = data["audio"];
   json::string_t file_name = audio[file_key].template get<std::string>();
diff --git a/gui.hpp b/gui.hpp
index aba7cc0..95f0af2 100644
--- a/gui.hpp
+++ b/gui.hpp
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ public:
   sf::SoundBuffer buffer;
   bool initialized;
 
-  SoundQuip();
+  SoundQuip() {};
 
   void load(nlohmann::json &data, const char *in_file);
   void play();