diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 32e643c..addaa79 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # This contains secrets
-app/config/botConfig.yml
+app/config/botConfig.json
 
 # Created by https://www.toptal.com/developers/gitignore/api/kotlin,osx,windows,linux,intellij,gradle
 # Edit at https://www.toptal.com/developers/gitignore?templates=kotlin,osx,windows,linux,intellij,gradle
diff --git a/app/config/botConfig-example.json b/app/config/botConfig-example.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..56dbdfd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/config/botConfig-example.json
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{
+  "discord_token": "<discord bot token>",
+  "pterodactyl_token": "<pterodactyl api token>",
+  "pterodactyl_url": "<pterodactyl api url>",
+  "whitelist": {
+    "enabled": true,
+    "whitelist_channel_id": 1183054905913655399,
+    "whitelist_authorized_role_id": 1143743030541680664
+  },
+  "backup_download": {
+    "enabled": false
+  },
+  "is_dev_env": true
+}
diff --git a/app/config/botConfig-example.yml b/app/config/botConfig-example.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index b580920..0000000
--- a/app/config/botConfig-example.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-token: <discord api token>
-pterodactylToken: <pterodactyl api token>
-pterodactylUrl: <pterodactyl url>
-whitelist:
-  enabled: true
-  whitelistChannelId: 1144376300790890567
-  whitelistAuthorizedRoleId: 1143743030541680664 # Server Operators
-enableBackupDownloads: true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/ca/fireball1725/lcs/discordbot/App.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/ca/fireball1725/lcs/discordbot/App.kt
index e8c0110..e63621e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/ca/fireball1725/lcs/discordbot/App.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/ca/fireball1725/lcs/discordbot/App.kt
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat.yaml.YAMLFactory
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.module.kotlin.KotlinFeature
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.module.kotlin.KotlinModule
+import com.google.gson.Gson
 import dev.kord.common.annotation.KordPreview
 import dev.kord.gateway.Intents
 import dev.kord.x.emoji.Emojis
@@ -24,12 +25,13 @@ import me.jakejmattson.discordkt.dsl.ListenerException
 import me.jakejmattson.discordkt.dsl.bot
 import me.jakejmattson.discordkt.locale.Language
 import java.awt.Color
+import java.io.Reader
 import java.nio.file.FileSystems
 import java.nio.file.Files
 import java.nio.file.Path
 
-private val configPath = FileSystems.getDefault().getPath("config", "botConfig.yml")
-private val botConfig: BotConfig = loadConfigFromFile(configPath)
+private val configPath = FileSystems.getDefault().getPath("config", "botConfig.json")
+private val botConfig: BotConfig = loadBotConfig(configPath)
 
 private val pterodactyl: Pterodactyl = Pterodactyl(botConfig.pterodactylToken, botConfig.pterodactylUrl)
 
@@ -145,22 +147,9 @@ suspend fun main(args: Array<String>) {
     }
 }
 
-private fun loadConfigFromFile(path: Path): BotConfig {
-    val mapper = ObjectMapper(YAMLFactory())
-    mapper.registerModule(
-        KotlinModule.Builder()
-            .withReflectionCacheSize(512)
-            .configure(KotlinFeature.NullToEmptyCollection, false)
-            .configure(KotlinFeature.NullToEmptyMap, false)
-            .configure(KotlinFeature.NullIsSameAsDefault, false)
-            .configure(KotlinFeature.SingletonSupport, true)
-            .configure(KotlinFeature.StrictNullChecks, false)
-            .build(),
-    )
-
-    return Files.newBufferedReader(path).use {
-        mapper.readValue(it, BotConfig::class.java)
-    }
+private fun loadBotConfig(path: Path): BotConfig {
+    val reader: Reader = Files.newBufferedReader(path)
+    return Gson().fromJson(reader, BotConfig::class.java)
 }
 
 fun botConfig(): BotConfig {
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/ca/fireball1725/lcs/discordbot/data/config/BotConfig.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/ca/fireball1725/lcs/discordbot/data/config/BotConfig.kt
index 57eb6dc..0964892 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/ca/fireball1725/lcs/discordbot/data/config/BotConfig.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/ca/fireball1725/lcs/discordbot/data/config/BotConfig.kt
@@ -11,28 +11,35 @@ import com.google.gson.annotations.SerializedName
 data class BotConfig(
     @SerializedName("discord_token")
     val discordToken: String,
+
     @SerializedName("pterodactyl_token")
     val pterodactylToken: String,
+
     @SerializedName("pterodactyl_url")
     val pterodactylUrl: String,
+
     @SerializedName("is_dev_env")
     val isDevelopmentEnvironment: Boolean,
+
     @SerializedName("whitelist")
-    val whitelist: BotConfigConfigWhitelist? = BotConfigConfigWhitelist(),
+    val whitelist: BotConfigConfigWhitelist,
+
     @SerializedName("backup_download")
     val backupDownload: BotConfigConfigBackupDownload,
 )
 
 data class BotConfigConfigWhitelist(
     @SerializedName("enabled")
-    val enabled: Boolean = false,
+    val enabled: Boolean,
+
     @SerializedName("whitelist_channel_id")
-    val channelId: Long? = null,
+    val channelId: Long,
+
     @SerializedName("whitelist_authorized_role_id")
-    val authorizedRoleId: Long? = null,
+    val authorizedRoleId: Long,
 )
 
 data class BotConfigConfigBackupDownload(
-    @SerializedName("allow_backup_downloads")
+    @SerializedName("enabled")
     val enabled: Boolean,
 )