diff --git a/reddit/subreddit.py b/reddit/subreddit.py
index e1f8940..5eed982 100644
--- a/reddit/subreddit.py
+++ b/reddit/subreddit.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import re
-from os import getenv
 
+from utils import settings
 import praw
 from praw.models import MoreComments
 
@@ -17,20 +17,20 @@ def get_subreddit_threads(POST_ID: str):
     print_substep("Logging into Reddit.")
 
     content = {}
-    if str(getenv("REDDIT_2FA")).casefold() == "yes":
+    if settings.config["reddit"]["creds"]["2fa"] == "true":
         print("\nEnter your two-factor authentication code from your authenticator app.\n")
         code = input("> ")
         print()
-        pw = getenv("REDDIT_PASSWORD")
+        pw = settings.config["reddit"]["creds"]["password"]
         passkey = f"{pw}:{code}"
     else:
-        passkey = getenv("REDDIT_PASSWORD")
-    username = getenv("REDDIT_USERNAME")
+        passkey = settings.config["reddit"]["creds"]["password"]
+    username = settings.config["reddit"]["creds"]["username"]
     if username.casefold().startswith("u/"):
         username = username[2:]
     reddit = praw.Reddit(
-        client_id=getenv("REDDIT_CLIENT_ID"),
-        client_secret=getenv("REDDIT_CLIENT_SECRET"),
+        client_id= settings.config["reddit"]["creds"]["client_id"],
+        client_secret=settings.config["reddit"]["creds"]["client_secret"],
         user_agent="Accessing Reddit threads",
         username=username,
         passkey=passkey,
@@ -39,9 +39,7 @@ def get_subreddit_threads(POST_ID: str):
 
     # Ask user for subreddit input
     print_step("Getting subreddit threads...")
-    if not getenv(
-        "SUBREDDIT"
-    ):  # note to user. you can have multiple subreddits via reddit.subreddit("redditdev+learnpython")
+    if not settings.config["reddit"]["thread"]["subreddit"]:  # note to user. you can have multiple subreddits via reddit.subreddit("redditdev+learnpython")
         try:
             subreddit = reddit.subreddit(
                 re.sub(r"r\/", "", input("What subreddit would you like to pull from? "))
@@ -51,8 +49,9 @@ def get_subreddit_threads(POST_ID: str):
             subreddit = reddit.subreddit("askreddit")
             print_substep("Subreddit not defined. Using AskReddit.")
     else:
-        print_substep(f"Using subreddit: r/{getenv('SUBREDDIT')} from environment variable config")
-        subreddit_choice = getenv("SUBREDDIT")
+        sub = settings.config["reddit"]["thread"]["subreddit"]
+        print_substep(f"Using subreddit: r/{sub} from TOML config")
+        subreddit_choice = sub
         if subreddit_choice.casefold().startswith("r/"):  # removes the r/ from the input
             subreddit_choice = subreddit_choice[2:]
         subreddit = reddit.subreddit(
@@ -61,8 +60,8 @@ def get_subreddit_threads(POST_ID: str):
 
     if POST_ID:  # would only be called if there are multiple queued posts
         submission = reddit.submission(id=POST_ID)
-    elif getenv("POST_ID") and len(getenv("POST_ID").split("+")) == 1:
-        submission = reddit.submission(id=getenv("POST_ID"))
+    elif settings.config["reddit"]["thread"]["post_id"] and len(settings.config["reddit"]["thread"]["post_id"].split("+")) == 1:
+        submission = reddit.submission(id=settings.config["reddit"]["thread"]["post_id"])
     else:
 
         threads = subreddit.hot(limit=25)
@@ -91,7 +90,7 @@ def get_subreddit_threads(POST_ID: str):
         if top_level_comment.body in ["[removed]", "[deleted]"]:
             continue  # # see https://github.com/JasonLovesDoggo/RedditVideoMakerBot/issues/78
         if not top_level_comment.stickied:
-            if len(top_level_comment.body) <= int(getenv("MAX_COMMENT_LENGTH", "500")):
+            if len(top_level_comment.body) <= int(settings.config["reddit"]["thread"]["max_comment_length"]):
                 if (
                     top_level_comment.author is not None
                 ):  # if errors occur with this change to if not.