diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index b2ce6ca..b96da8e 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -4,14 +4,14 @@ package config
 
 import (
 	"database/sql"
-	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
-	"io/ioutil"
 	"log"
 	"regexp"
 
 	"github.com/jmoiron/sqlx"
 	sqlite3 "github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3"
+	"github.com/yuin/gluamapper"
+	lua "github.com/yuin/gopher-lua"
 )
 
 // Config stores any system-wide startup information that cannot be easily configured via
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ type Config struct {
 		Hosts []string
 	}
 	Your struct {
-		MaxLength     int
+		MaxLength    int
 		Replacements []Replacement
 	}
 	LeftPad struct {
@@ -91,12 +91,12 @@ type Config struct {
 		Chance float64
 	}
 	Reaction struct {
-		GeneralChance float64
-		HarrassChance float64
+		GeneralChance                 float64
+		HarrassChance                 float64
 		NegativeHarrassmentMultiplier int
-		HarrassList []string
-		PositiveReactions []string
-		NegativeReactions []string
+		HarrassList                   []string
+		PositiveReactions             []string
+		NegativeReactions             []string
 	}
 }
 
@@ -113,24 +113,24 @@ func init() {
 }
 
 type Replacement struct {
-	This string
-	That string
+	This      string
+	That      string
 	Frequency float64
 }
 
 // Readconfig loads the config data out of a JSON file located in cfile
 func Readconfig(version, cfile string) *Config {
 	fmt.Printf("Using %s as config file.\n", cfile)
-	file, e := ioutil.ReadFile(cfile)
-	if e != nil {
-		panic("Couldn't read config file!")
+	L := lua.NewState()
+	if err := L.DoFile(cfile); err != nil {
+		panic(err)
 	}
 
 	var c Config
-	err := json.Unmarshal(file, &c)
-	if err != nil {
+	if err := gluamapper.Map(L.GetGlobal("config").(*lua.LTable), &c); err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}
+
 	c.Version = version
 
 	if c.Type == "" {
diff --git a/example_config.json b/example_config.json
deleted file mode 100644
index d4ad7c1..0000000
--- a/example_config.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,86 +0,0 @@
-{
-	"DB": {
-		"File": "catbase.db",
-		"Server": "127.0.0.1"
-	},
-	"Channels": ["#CatBaseTest"],
-	"MainChannel": "#CatBaseTest",
-	"Plugins": [],
-	"Type": "slack",
-	"Irc": {
-		"Server": "ircserver:6697",
-		"Pass": "CatBaseTest:test"
-	},
-	"Slack": {
-		"Token": "<your slack token>"
-	},
-	"Nick": "CatBaseTest",
-	"FullName": "CatBase",
-	"CommandChar": ["!", "¡"],
-	"RatePerSec": 10.0,
-	"LogLength": 50,
-	"Admins": ["<Admin Nick>"],
-	"HttpAddr": "127.0.0.1:1337",
-
-	"Untappd": {
-		"Token": "<Your Token>",
-		"Freq": 3600,
-		"Channels": []
-	},
-
-	"TwitterConsumerKey": "<Consumer Key>",
-	"TwitterConsumerSecret": "<Consumer Secret>",
-	"TwitterUserKey": "<User Key>",
-	"TwitterUserSecret": "<User Secret>",
-
-	"WelcomeMsgs": [
-			"Real men use screen, %s.",
-			"Joins upset the hivemind's OCD, %s.",
-			"Joins upset the hivemind's CDO, %s.",
-			"%s, I WILL CUT YOU!"
-	],
-	"Bad": {
-		"Msgs": [],
-		"Nicks": [],
-		"Hosts": []
-	},
-	"Your": {
-		"MaxLength": 140,
-		"Replacements": [
-			{ "This": "this", "That": "that", "Frequency": 1.0 },
-		]
-	},
-	"LeftPad": {
-		"MaxLen": 50,
-		"Who": "person"
-	},
-	"Factoid": {
-		"QuoteChance": 0.99,
-		"QuoteTime": 1,
-		"StartupFact": "speed test",
-		"MinLen": 5
-	},
-	"Babbler": {
-		"DefaultUsers": [
-			"seabass"
-		]
-	},
-	"Reminder": {
-		"MaxBatchAdd" : 10
-	},
-	"Stats": {
-		"DBPath": "stats.db",
-		"Sightings": ["user"]
-	},
-	"Emojify": {
-		"Chance": 0.02
-	},
-	"Reaction" : {
-		"GeneralChance": 0.01,
-		"HarrassChance": 0.05,
-		"NegativeHarrassmentMultiplier": 2,
-		"HarrassList": ["msherms"],
-		"PositiveReactions": ["+1", "authorized", "aw_yea","joy"],
-		"NegativeReactions": ["bullshit","fake","tableflip","vomit"]
-	}
-}
diff --git a/example_config.lua b/example_config.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..969ac2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example_config.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+config = {
+	Channels = {
+	  "#CatBaseTest"
+	},
+	TwitterConsumerSecret = "<Consumer Secret>",
+	Reminder = {
+	  MaxBatchAdd = 10
+	},
+	Nick = "CatBaseTest",
+	LeftPad = {
+	  Who = "person",
+	  MaxLen = 50
+	},
+	Factoid = {
+	  StartupFact = "speed test",
+	  QuoteTime = 1,
+	  QuoteChance = 0.99,
+	  MinLen = 5
+	},
+	CommandChar = {
+	  "!",
+	  "¡"
+	},
+	FullName = "CatBase",
+	Your = {
+	  MaxLength = 140,
+	  DuckingChance = 0.5,
+	  FuckingChance = 0.15,
+	  YourChance = 0.4
+	},
+	Emojify = {
+	  Chance = 0.02
+	},
+	DB = {
+	  File = "catbase.db",
+	  Server = "127.0.0.1"
+	},
+	Plugins = {
+	},
+	Untappd = {
+	  Freq = 3600,
+	  Channels = {
+	  },
+	  Token = "<Your Token>"
+	},
+	LogLength = 50,
+	RatePerSec = 10,
+	Reaction = {
+	  HarrassChance = 0.05,
+	  GeneralChance = 0.01,
+		NegativeHarrassmentMultiplier = 2,
+	  HarrassList = {
+		"msherms"
+	  },
+	  NegativeReactions = {
+		"bullshit",
+		"fake",
+		"tableflip",
+		"vomit"
+	  },
+	  PositiveReactions = {
+		"+1",
+		"authorized",
+		"aw_yea",
+		"joy"
+	  }
+	},
+	TwitterUserKey = "<User Key>",
+	MainChannel = "#CatBaseTest",
+	TwitterUserSecret = "<User Secret>",
+	WelcomeMsgs = {
+	  "Real men use screen, %s.",
+	  "Joins upset the hivemind's OCD, %s.",
+	  "Joins upset the hivemind's CDO, %s.",
+	  "%s, I WILL CUT YOU!"
+	},
+	Bad = {
+	  Msgs = {
+	  },
+	  Hosts = {
+	  },
+	  Nicks = {
+	  }
+	},
+	Irc = {
+	  Server = "ircserver:6697",
+	  Pass = "CatBaseTest:test"
+	},
+	Slack = {
+	  Token = "<your slack token>"
+	},
+	TwitterConsumerKey = "<Consumer Key>",
+	Babbler = {
+	  DefaultUsers = {
+		"seabass"
+	  }
+	},
+	Type = "slack",
+	Admins = {
+	  "<Admin Nick>"
+	},
+	Stats = {
+	  Sightings = {
+		"user"
+	  },
+	  DBPath = "stats.db"
+	},
+	HttpAddr = "127.0.0.1:1337"
+}
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