diff --git a/src/webqueue2api/__init__.py b/src/webqueue2api/__init__.py
index ba7b477..96c62be 100644
--- a/src/webqueue2api/__init__.py
+++ b/src/webqueue2api/__init__.py
@@ -1,2 +1,22 @@
 from webqueue2api.parser import Item, Queue, load_queues
-from .config import config
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+import configparser, sys
+from pathlib import Path
+from .config import config
+
+config_parser = configparser.ConfigParser()
+config_file_path = Path.joinpath(Path(sys.executable).parent.parent.parent, "webqueue2api_config.ini")
+
+if Path(config_file_path).exists():
+    config_parser.read(config_file_path)
+    
+    if config_parser.has_section("parser"):
+        if config_parser.has_option("parser", "queue_directory"):
+            config.parser.queue_directory = config_parser["parser"]["queue_directory"]
+        if config_parser.has_option("parser", "queues_to_ignore"):
+            config.parser.queues_to_ignore = config_parser["parser"]["queues_to_ignore"]
+
+    if config_parser.has_section("api"):
+        if config_parser.has_option("api", "environment"):
+            config.api.environment = config_parser["api"]["environment"]
+        if config_parser.has_option("api", "jwt_secret_key"):
+            config.api.jwt_secret_key = config_parser["api"]["jwt_secret_key"] 
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diff --git a/src/webqueue2api/api/app.py b/src/webqueue2api/api/app.py
index 99282be..477ce50 100644
--- a/src/webqueue2api/api/app.py
+++ b/src/webqueue2api/api/app.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 # Look for JWTs in headers (for access) then cookies (for refresh)
 app.config["JWT_TOKEN_LOCATION"] = ["headers", "cookies"]
 # Restrict cookies to HTTPS in prod, allow HTTP in dev
-app.config["JWT_COOKIE_SECURE"] = False if config.jwt_secret_key == "dev" else True
+app.config["JWT_COOKIE_SECURE"] = False if config.environment == "dev" else True
 # Restrict cookies using SameSite=strict flag
 app.config["JWT_COOKIE_SAMESITE"] = "strict"
 # Restrict refresh tokens to /token/refresh endpoint