diff --git a/adept.go b/adept.go
index 6a368dd..e7f3eb7 100644
--- a/adept.go
+++ b/adept.go
@@ -2,9 +2,20 @@ package main
 
 import (
   "git.metaunix.net/BitGoblin/adept/cmd"
+  "git.metaunix.net/BitGoblin/adept/config"
 )
 
 // start the app - that's where all the good stuff happens
 func main() {
+  // load configuration via Viper
+  config.LoadConfig()
+
+  // configure our app logging
+  logHandle := config.InitLogging()
+  if logHandle != nil {
+    defer logHandle.Close()
+  }
+
+  // launch the Cobra CLI framework
   cmd.Execute()
 }
diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index b726364..2887efd 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import (
   "github.com/spf13/cobra"
   "github.com/spf13/viper"
 
-  "git.metaunix.net/BitGoblin/adept/config"
   "git.metaunix.net/BitGoblin/adept/transcoder"
 )
 
@@ -18,15 +17,6 @@ var rootCmd = &cobra.Command{
   Long: `An automated video transcoder service that archives ingested footage.
           https://git.metaunix.net/BitGoblin/adept`,
   Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-    // load configuration via Viper
-    config.LoadConfig()
-
-    // configure our app logging
-    logHandle := config.InitLogging()
-    if logHandle != nil {
-      defer logHandle.Close()
-    }
-
     // initialize the video repository
     r := transcoder.NewRepository(viper.GetString("transcoder.repository"))
 
diff --git a/cmd/setup.go b/cmd/setup.go
index 7404c7d..4bfa8e9 100644
--- a/cmd/setup.go
+++ b/cmd/setup.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
   "github.com/spf13/cobra"
   "github.com/spf13/viper"
 
-  "git.metaunix.net/BitGoblin/adept/config"
 	"git.metaunix.net/BitGoblin/adept/transcoder"
 )
 
@@ -16,17 +15,8 @@ func init() {
 var setupCmd = &cobra.Command{
   Use:   "setup",
   Short: "Initialize the video directories.",
-  Long:  `Adept can't run if it doesn't have a place to ingest/transcode files from.`,
+  Long:  `Adept can't run gif it doesn't have a place to ingest/transcode files from.`,
   Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-    // load configuration via Viper
-    config.LoadConfig()
-
-    // configure our app logging
-    logHandle := config.InitLogging()
-    if logHandle != nil {
-      defer logHandle.Close()
-    }
-
     // initialize the video repository
     r := transcoder.NewRepository(viper.GetString("transcoder.repository"))
 		r.Setup()