diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index d9c2bff..eb82120 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
-use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
-use std::sync::Arc;
+#![allow(dead_code)]
 
-#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct XcrabConfig {
-    pub border_color: Option<u32>,
-    pub border_size: Option<u16>,
-    pub gap_width: Option<u16>,
+    border_color: Option<u32>,
+    border_size: Option<u16>,
+    gap_width: Option<u16>,
 }
 
 impl Default for XcrabConfig {
@@ -18,11 +19,21 @@ impl Default for XcrabConfig {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn load_file() -> Arc<XcrabConfig> {
-    Arc::new(load_file_inner().unwrap_or_default())
+impl XcrabConfig {
+    pub fn border_color(&self) -> u32 {
+        self.border_color.unwrap_or(0xff_00_00)
+    }
+
+    pub fn border_size(&self) -> u16 {
+        self.border_size.unwrap_or(5)
+    }
+
+    pub fn gap_width(&self) -> u16 {
+        self.gap_width.unwrap_or(10)
+    }
 }
 
-fn load_file_inner() -> Result<XcrabConfig, crate::XcrabError> {
+pub fn load_file() -> Result<XcrabConfig, crate::XcrabError> {
     let contents = std::fs::read_to_string("~/.config/xcrab/config.toml")?;
 
     let config: XcrabConfig = toml::from_str(&contents)?;
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 2adab4a..d237879 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ mod config;
 mod x11;
 use x11::client::XcrabClient;
 
-const BORDER_WIDTH: u16 = 5;
-const GAP_WIDTH: u16 = 10;
+// const BORDER_WIDTH: u16 = 5;
+// const GAP_WIDTH: u16 = 10;
 
 #[non_exhaustive]
 pub enum XcrabError {
@@ -66,7 +66,8 @@ impl Debug for XcrabError {
 
 #[tokio::main]
 async fn main() -> Result<(), XcrabError> {
-    let conf = config::load_file();
+    let xcrab_conf = config::load_file().unwrap();
+    dbg!(xcrab_conf);
 
     // connect to the x server
     let mut conn = AsyncDisplayConnection::create_async(None, None).await?;
@@ -93,9 +94,9 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), XcrabError> {
         if !attrs.override_redirect && attrs.map_state == MapState::Viewable {
             clients.insert(
                 win,
-                XcrabClient::new(win, &mut conn, clients.len() + 1).await?,
+                XcrabClient::new(win, &mut conn, clients.len() + 1, xcrab_conf).await?,
             );
-            x11::client::calculate_geometry(&mut clients, &mut conn).await?;
+            x11::client::calculate_geometry(&mut clients, &mut conn, xcrab_conf).await?;
         }
     }
 
@@ -110,9 +111,9 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), XcrabError> {
 
                 clients.insert(
                     win,
-                    XcrabClient::new(win, &mut conn, clients.len() + 1).await?,
+                    XcrabClient::new(win, &mut conn, clients.len() + 1, xcrab_conf).await?,
                 );
-                x11::client::calculate_geometry(&mut clients, &mut conn).await?;
+                x11::client::calculate_geometry(&mut clients, &mut conn, xcrab_conf).await?;
             }
             Event::ConfigureRequest(ev) => {
                 // cope from `ev` to `params`
diff --git a/src/x11/client.rs b/src/x11/client.rs
index e39337f..a4d15d4 100644
--- a/src/x11/client.rs
+++ b/src/x11/client.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use crate::config::XcrabConfig;
 use breadx::prelude::{AsyncDisplayXprotoExt, SetMode};
 use breadx::{AsyncDisplay, ConfigureWindowParameters, Window};
 use std::collections::HashMap;
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ impl XcrabClient {
         window: Window,
         dpy: &mut Dpy,
         position: usize,
+        conf: XcrabConfig,
     ) -> Result<Self, crate::XcrabError> {
         let geometry = window.geometry_immediate_async(dpy).await?;
 
@@ -32,8 +34,8 @@ impl XcrabClient {
                 geometry.y,
                 geometry.width,
                 geometry.height,
-                crate::BORDER_WIDTH,
-                0xff_00_00,
+                conf.border_size(),
+                conf.border_color(),
                 0x00_00_00,
             )
             .await?;
@@ -58,6 +60,7 @@ impl XcrabClient {
 pub async fn calculate_geometry<Dpy: AsyncDisplay + ?Sized>(
     windows: &mut HashMap<Window, XcrabClient>,
     dpy: &mut Dpy,
+    conf: XcrabConfig,
 ) -> Result<(), crate::XcrabError> {
     let root = dpy.default_root();
     let root_geometry = root.geometry_immediate_async(dpy).await?;
@@ -65,7 +68,7 @@ pub async fn calculate_geometry<Dpy: AsyncDisplay + ?Sized>(
 
     // let gap_width = crate::GAP_WIDTH as usize * (window_count + 1);
     let width_per_window = root_geometry.width as usize / window_count;
-    let border_width = crate::BORDER_WIDTH as usize * 2;
+    let border_width = conf.border_size() as usize * 2;
 
     for (window, xcrab_client) in windows {
         let xcrab_geometry = XcrabGeometry {