diff --git a/main.lua b/main.lua
index 772aaa6..43fec52 100644
--- a/main.lua
+++ b/main.lua
@@ -633,12 +633,7 @@ function Init()
     local configFile = io.open(Config.ConfigPath, "r")
     if configFile then
         local configContent = configFile:read("*all")
-        local configChunk, err = load(configContent)
-        if configChunk then
-            Config = configChunk()
-        else
-            print("Error loading config string: "..err)
-        end
+        Config = stringToTable(configContent)
         configFile:close()
     else
         print("Could not open the config file")
@@ -779,7 +774,21 @@ function Main()
         
         -- Add a small delay to avoid overloading the system
         os.sleep(0.1)
+
+        local event = os.pullEventRaw("terminate")
+        if event == "terminate" then print("Terminate Event Received") break end
+        
     end
+
+    print("Writing to thruster config file.")
+    local thrusterConfigFile = fs.open(Config.thrusterConfigPath, "w+")
+    thrusterConfigFile.write(tableToString(Thrusters))
+    thrusterConfigFile.close()
+
+    print("Writing to config file")
+    local configFile = fs.open(Config.ConfigPath, "w+")
+    configFile.write(tableToString(Config))
+    configFile.close()
 end
 
 -- Run the main function when the script starts