diff --git a/internal/config/config.go b/internal/config/config.go
index bb5fead..400dc32 100644
--- a/internal/config/config.go
+++ b/internal/config/config.go
@@ -29,12 +29,14 @@ type ServerConfig struct {
 	ListenAddress	string	`json:"listen_address"`
 }
 
-func ParseFromFile(path string) (config *Config, err error) {
+func ParseFromFile(path string) (*Config, error) {
 	data, err := os.ReadFile(path)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	config := &Config{}
+
 	err = json.Unmarshal(data, config)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err