diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 7b7c726..f98e8db 100755
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ def main(POST_ID=None):
     length = math.ceil(length)
     download_screenshots_of_reddit_posts(reddit_object, number_of_comments)
     download_background()
-    chop_background_video(length)
-    make_final_video(number_of_comments, length, reddit_object)
+    credit = chop_background_video(length)
+    make_final_video(number_of_comments, length, reddit_object, credit)
 
 
 def run_many(times):
diff --git a/utils/videos.py b/utils/videos.py
index 6377256..ec09362 100755
--- a/utils/videos.py
+++ b/utils/videos.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ def check_done(
     return redditobj
 
 
-def save_data(filename: str, reddit_title: str, reddit_id: str):
+def save_data(filename: str, reddit_title: str, reddit_id: str, credit: str):
     """Saves the videos that have already been generated to a JSON file in video_creation/data/videos.json
 
     Args:
@@ -50,9 +50,7 @@ def save_data(filename: str, reddit_title: str, reddit_id: str):
         payload = {
             "id": reddit_id,
             "time": str(int(time.time())),
-            "background_credit": settings.config["settings"]["background_credit"]
-            if "background_credit" in settings.config["settings"]
-            else "",
+            "background_credit": credit,
             "reddit_title": reddit_title,
             "filename": filename,
         }
diff --git a/video_creation/background.py b/video_creation/background.py
index 2654499..9fd68a1 100644
--- a/video_creation/background.py
+++ b/video_creation/background.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import random
-from os import listdir, environ
+from os import listdir
 from pathlib import Path
 from random import randrange
 from typing import Tuple
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ def download_background():
         print_substep("Background videos downloaded successfully! 🎉", style="bold green")
 
 
-def chop_background_video(video_length: int):
+def chop_background_video(video_length: int) -> str:
     """Generates the background footage to be used in the video and writes it to assets/temp/background.mp4
 
     Args:
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ def chop_background_video(video_length: int):
     """
     print_step("Finding a spot in the backgrounds video to chop...✂️")
     choice = random.choice(listdir("assets/backgrounds"))
-    environ["background_credit"] = choice.split("-")[0]
+    credit = choice.split("-")[0]
 
     background = VideoFileClip(f"assets/backgrounds/{choice}")
 
@@ -81,3 +81,4 @@ def chop_background_video(video_length: int):
             new = video.subclip(start_time, end_time)
             new.write_videofile("assets/temp/background.mp4")
     print_substep("Background video chopped successfully!", style="bold green")
+    return credit
diff --git a/video_creation/final_video.py b/video_creation/final_video.py
index 84698c5..9b85545 100755
--- a/video_creation/final_video.py
+++ b/video_creation/final_video.py
@@ -20,13 +20,13 @@ from rich.console import Console
 from utils.cleanup import cleanup
 from utils.console import print_step, print_substep
 from utils.videos import save_data
-
+from utils import settings
 console = Console()
 
 W, H = 1080, 1920
 
 
-def make_final_video(number_of_clips: int, length: int, reddit_obj: dict):
+def make_final_video(number_of_clips: int, length: int, reddit_obj: dict, background_credit: str):
     """Gathers audio clips, gathers all screenshots, stitches them together and saves the final video to assets/temp
 
     Args:
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ def make_final_video(number_of_clips: int, length: int, reddit_obj: dict):
     print_step("Creating the final video 🎥")
     VideoFileClip.reW = lambda clip: clip.resize(width=W)
     VideoFileClip.reH = lambda clip: clip.resize(width=H)
-    opacity = os.getenv("OPACITY")
+    opacity = settings.config["settings"]["opacity"]
     background_clip = (
         VideoFileClip("assets/temp/background.mp4")
         .without_audio()
@@ -91,9 +91,9 @@ def make_final_video(number_of_clips: int, length: int, reddit_obj: dict):
     title = re.sub(r"[^\w\s-]", "", reddit_obj["thread_title"])
     idx = re.sub(r"[^\w\s-]", "", reddit_obj["thread_id"])
     filename = f"{title}.mp4"
-    subreddit = os.getenv("SUBREDDIT")
+    subreddit = settings.config["reddit"]["thread"]["subreddit"] 
 
-    save_data(filename, title, idx)
+    save_data(filename, title, idx, credit)
 
     if not exists(f"./results/{subreddit}"):
         print_substep("The results folder didn't exist so I made it")
@@ -118,5 +118,5 @@ def make_final_video(number_of_clips: int, length: int, reddit_obj: dict):
     print_substep("See result in the results folder!")
 
     print_step(
-        f'Reddit title: {reddit_obj["thread_title"]} \n Background Credit: {os.getenv("background_credit")}'
+        f'Reddit title: {reddit_obj["thread_title"]} \n Background Credit: {background_credit}'
     )