diff --git a/lib/standup_md.rb b/lib/standup_md.rb
index d39d3d0..d982a35 100644
--- a/lib/standup_md.rb
+++ b/lib/standup_md.rb
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
-require_relative 'standup_md/version'
-require_relative 'standup_md/file'
-require_relative 'standup_md/entry'
-require_relative 'standup_md/entry_list'
-require_relative 'standup_md/cli'
-require_relative 'standup_md/config'
+require_relative "standup_md/version"
+require_relative "standup_md/file"
+require_relative "standup_md/entry"
+require_relative "standup_md/entry_list"
+require_relative "standup_md/cli"
+require_relative "standup_md/config"
 
 ##
 # The main module for the gem. Provides access to configuration classes.
diff --git a/lib/standup_md/cli.rb b/lib/standup_md/cli.rb
index 622b66b..d88954a 100644
--- a/lib/standup_md/cli.rb
+++ b/lib/standup_md/cli.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
-require 'optparse'
-require_relative 'cli/helpers'
+require "optparse"
+require_relative "cli/helpers"
 
 module StandupMD
   ##
@@ -76,18 +76,16 @@ def initialize(options = [], load_config: true)
     #
     # @return [nil]
     def load_preferences
-      if ::File.exist?(@config.preference_file)
-        ::StandupMD.load_config_file(@config.preference_file)
-        @preference_file_loaded = true
-      else
-        echo "Preference file #{@config.preference_file} does not exist."
-      end
+      ::StandupMD::ConfigFile.new(@config.preference_file)
+      @preference_file_loaded = true
+    rescue
+      echo "Preference file #{@config.preference_file} does not exist."
     end
 
     ##
     # Has the preference file been loaded?
     #
-    # @return boolean
+    # @return [Boolean]
     def preference_file_loaded?
       @preference_file_loaded
     end
@@ -111,7 +109,7 @@ def write_file
     end
 
     ##
-    # Quick access to Cli.echo.
+    # Quick access to +Cli.echo+.
     #
     # @return [nil]
     def echo(msg)
diff --git a/lib/standup_md/config.rb b/lib/standup_md/config.rb
index d15a109..a59c3ea 100644
--- a/lib/standup_md/config.rb
+++ b/lib/standup_md/config.rb
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
-require_relative 'config/cli'
-require_relative 'config/file'
-require_relative 'config/entry'
-require_relative 'config/entry_list'
+require_relative "config/cli"
+require_relative "config/file"
+require_relative "config/entry"
+require_relative "config/entry_list"
 
 module StandupMD
   ##
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@ class Config
     ##
     # Builds the links to the configuration classes.
     def initialize
-      @cli        = StandupMD::Config::Cli.new
-      @file       = StandupMD::Config::File.new
-      @entry      = StandupMD::Config::Entry.new
+      @cli = StandupMD::Config::Cli.new
+      @file = StandupMD::Config::File.new
+      @entry = StandupMD::Config::Entry.new
       @entry_list = StandupMD::Config::EntryList.new
     end
   end
diff --git a/lib/standup_md/config_file.rb b/lib/standup_md/config_file.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..30bf9bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/standup_md/config_file.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+module StandupMD
+  class ConfigFile
+    ##
+    # The name of the instantiated config file.
+    attr_reader :name
+
+    ##
+    # @param [String] file_name
+    def initialize(name)
+      @name = ::File.expand_path(name)
+      raise "File #{@name} does not exist." unless ::File.file?(@name)
+      @loaded = false
+    end
+
+    ##
+    # Has the config file been loaded?
+    #
+    # @return [Boolean]
+    def loaded?
+      @loaded
+    end
+
+    ##
+    # Loads the config file.
+    #
+    # @return [Boolean] Was the file loaded?
+    def load
+      @loaded = load @file
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/standup_md/version.rb b/lib/standup_md/version.rb
index fb7ecbe..1e100bc 100644
--- a/lib/standup_md/version.rb
+++ b/lib/standup_md/version.rb
@@ -23,11 +23,13 @@ module Version
     # @return [Integer]
     PATCH = 14
 
+    module_function
+
     ##
     # Version as +[MAJOR, MINOR, PATCH]+
     #
     # @return [Array]
-    def self.to_a
+    def to_a
       [MAJOR, MINOR, PATCH]
     end
 
@@ -35,7 +37,7 @@ def self.to_a
     # Version as +MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH+
     #
     # @return [String]
-    def self.to_s
+    def to_s
       to_a.join('.')
     end
 
@@ -43,7 +45,7 @@ def self.to_s
     # Version as +{major: MAJOR, minor: MINOR, patch: PATCH}+
     #
     # @return [Hash]
-    def self.to_h
+    def to_h
       Hash[%i[major minor patch].zip(to_a)]
     end
   end
diff --git a/test/standup_md/cli_test.rb b/test/standup_md/cli_test.rb
index e0be168..062b334 100644
--- a/test/standup_md/cli_test.rb
+++ b/test/standup_md/cli_test.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
-require_relative '../test_helper'
-require_relative '../../lib/standup_md'
+require_relative "../test_helper"
+require_relative "../../lib/standup_md"
 
 ##
 # The test suite for +Cli+.
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@ def setup
     StandupMD.config.entry.reset
     StandupMD.config.entry_list.reset
     StandupMD.config.cli.preference_file = test_config_file_name
-    StandupMD.instance_variable_set('@config_file_loaded', false)
+    StandupMD.instance_variable_set(:@config_file_loaded, false)
     @previous_month_test_file =
-      File.join(workdir, Date.today.prev_month.strftime('%Y_%m.md'))
-    @options = ['--no-edit', '--no-write', '--directory', workdir.to_s]
+      File.join(workdir, Date.today.prev_month.strftime("%Y_%m.md"))
+    @options = ["--no-edit", "--no-write", "--directory", workdir.to_s]
   end
 
   def teardown
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ def test_verbose
     cli(@options)
     refute(StandupMD.config.cli.verbose)
 
-    cli(['--directory', workdir.to_s, '-v'] + @options)
+    cli(["--directory", workdir.to_s, "-v"] + @options)
     assert(StandupMD.config.cli.verbose)
   end
 
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ def test_write
     cli(@options)
     refute(StandupMD.config.cli.write)
 
-    cli(['--directory', workdir.to_s, '--write'] + @options)
+    cli(["--directory", workdir.to_s, "--write"] + @options)
     assert(StandupMD.config.cli.write)
   end
 
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ def test_auto_fill_previous
     assert(StandupMD.config.cli.auto_fill_previous)
     cli(@options)
 
-    cli(['--no-auto-fill-previous'] + @options)
+    cli(["--no-auto-fill-previous"] + @options)
     refute(StandupMD.config.cli.auto_fill_previous)
   end
 
@@ -109,43 +109,43 @@ def test_write_file
   end
 
   def test_current
-    cli(['--directory', workdir.to_s])
+    cli(["--directory", workdir.to_s])
     assert_equal(["<!-- ADD TODAY'S WORK HERE -->"], StandupMD.config.entry.current)
 
-    cli(['--current', 'test', '--directory', workdir.to_s])
+    cli(["--current", "test", "--directory", workdir.to_s])
     assert_equal(%w[test], StandupMD.config.entry.current)
   end
 
   def test_previous
-    cli(['--directory', workdir.to_s])
+    cli(["--directory", workdir.to_s])
     assert_equal([], StandupMD.config.entry.previous)
 
-    cli(['--previous', 'test', '--directory', workdir.to_s])
+    cli(["--previous", "test", "--directory", workdir.to_s])
     assert_equal(%w[test], StandupMD.config.entry.previous)
   end
 
   def test_impediments
-    cli(['--directory', workdir.to_s])
-    assert_equal(['None'], StandupMD.config.entry.impediments)
+    cli(["--directory", workdir.to_s])
+    assert_equal(["None"], StandupMD.config.entry.impediments)
 
-    cli(['--impediments', 'test', '--directory', workdir.to_s])
+    cli(["--impediments", "test", "--directory", workdir.to_s])
     assert_equal(%w[test], StandupMD.config.entry.impediments)
   end
 
   def test_notes
-    cli(['--directory', workdir.to_s])
+    cli(["--directory", workdir.to_s])
     assert_equal([], StandupMD.config.entry.notes)
 
-    cli(['--notes', 'test', '--directory', workdir.to_s])
+    cli(["--notes", "test", "--directory", workdir.to_s])
     assert_equal(%w[test], StandupMD.config.entry.notes)
   end
 
   def test_sub_header_order
-    cli(['--directory', workdir.to_s])
+    cli(["--directory", workdir.to_s])
     assert_equal(%w[previous current impediments notes], StandupMD.config.file.sub_header_order)
 
     cli(
-      ['--sub-header-order', 'current,previous,notes,impediments', '--directory', workdir.to_s],
+      ["--sub-header-order", "current,previous,notes,impediments", "--directory", workdir.to_s],
       load_config: false
     )
     assert_equal(
@@ -155,37 +155,37 @@ def test_sub_header_order
   end
 
   def test_file_name_format
-    cli(['--directory', workdir.to_s], load_config: false)
-    assert_equal('%Y_%m.md', StandupMD.config.file.name_format)
+    cli(["--directory", workdir.to_s], load_config: false)
+    assert_equal("%Y_%m.md", StandupMD.config.file.name_format)
 
-    cli(['--file-name-format', '%y_%m.md', '--directory', workdir.to_s])
-    assert_equal('%y_%m.md', StandupMD.config.file.name_format)
+    cli(["--file-name-format", "%y_%m.md", "--directory", workdir.to_s])
+    assert_equal("%y_%m.md", StandupMD.config.file.name_format)
   end
 
   def test_editor
-    ENV['VISUAL'] = 'vim'
-    cli(['--directory', workdir.to_s])
-    assert_equal('vim', StandupMD.config.cli.editor)
+    ENV["VISUAL"] = "vim"
+    cli(["--directory", workdir.to_s])
+    assert_equal("vim", StandupMD.config.cli.editor)
 
-    cli(['--editor', 'mate', '--directory', workdir.to_s])
-    assert_equal('mate', StandupMD.config.cli.editor)
+    cli(["--editor", "mate", "--directory", workdir.to_s])
+    assert_equal("mate", StandupMD.config.cli.editor)
   end
 
   def test_print
     enable_stdout_redirection
 
-    cli(['--directory', workdir.to_s])
+    cli(["--directory", workdir.to_s])
     refute(StandupMD.config.cli.print)
 
-    cli(['--print', '--directory', workdir.to_s])
+    cli(["--print", "--directory", workdir.to_s])
     assert(StandupMD.config.cli.print)
     assert_equal(Date.today, StandupMD.config.cli.date)
 
     cli(
       [
-        '--print',
-        '--directory', workdir.to_s,
-        '--print', Date.today.prev_day.strftime(StandupMD.config.file.header_date_format).to_s
+        "--print",
+        "--directory", workdir.to_s,
+        "--print", Date.today.prev_day.strftime(StandupMD.config.file.header_date_format).to_s
       ]
     )
     assert(StandupMD.config.cli.print)
diff --git a/test/standup_md_test.rb b/test/standup_md_test.rb
index d0dab84..cad53a9 100644
--- a/test/standup_md_test.rb
+++ b/test/standup_md_test.rb
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
-require_relative 'test_helper'
-require_relative '../lib/standup_md'
+require_relative "test_helper"
+require_relative "../lib/standup_md"
 
 class TestStandupMD < TestHelper
   def setup
-    StandupMD.instance_variable_set('@config_file_loaded', false)
+    StandupMD.instance_variable_set(:@config_file_loaded, false)
   end
 
   def test_config
@@ -39,14 +39,14 @@ def test_version
   def test_configure
     assert_nothing_raised do
       StandupMD.configure do |s|
-        s.file.directory    = workdir
-        s.cli.editor        = 'mate'
-        s.entry.impediments = ['Nothing']
+        s.file.directory = workdir
+        s.cli.editor = "mate"
+        s.entry.impediments = ["Nothing"]
       end
     end
     assert_equal(workdir, StandupMD.config.file.directory)
-    assert_equal('mate', StandupMD.config.cli.editor)
-    assert_equal(['Nothing'], StandupMD.config.entry.impediments)
+    assert_equal("mate", StandupMD.config.cli.editor)
+    assert_equal(["Nothing"], StandupMD.config.entry.impediments)
   end
 
   def test_load_config_file
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ def test_load_config_file
     refute(StandupMD.config_file_loaded?)
     assert_nothing_raised { StandupMD.load_config_file(test_config_file_name) }
     assert(StandupMD.config_file_loaded?)
-    assert_equal(['NONE'], StandupMD.config.entry.impediments)
-    assert_equal('Current', StandupMD.config.file.current_header)
-    assert_equal('mate', StandupMD.config.cli.editor)
+    assert_equal(["NONE"], StandupMD.config.entry.impediments)
+    assert_equal("Current", StandupMD.config.file.current_header)
+    assert_equal("mate", StandupMD.config.cli.editor)
   end
 end