diff --git a/main.lua b/main.lua
index 07d03dc..fec03c8 100644
--- a/main.lua
+++ b/main.lua
@@ -160,25 +160,14 @@ Config.Autopilot = {
     AutopilotDesiredHeading = nil
 }
 
-Throttles = {
-    fore = {
-        name = nil,
-        side = nil
-    },
-    aft = {
-        name = nil,
-        side = nil
-    },
-    down = {
-        name = nil,
-        side = nil
-    }
-}
-
-
+Config.Throttles = nil
 
 function ThrottleInit() 
 
+    if Config.Throttles ~= nil then
+        return
+    end
+
     local sides = {
         "top",
         "bottom",
@@ -227,8 +216,8 @@ function ThrottleInit()
             local initialState = initialStates[pname]
             for k, v in pairs(currentState) do
                 if initialState[k] ~= v then
-                    Throttles[throttleType].name = pname
-                    Throttles[throttleType].side = k
+                    Config.Throttles[throttleType].name = pname
+                    Config.Throttles[throttleType].side = k
                     return
                 end
             end
@@ -443,7 +432,7 @@ function UpdateStabilization()
 end
 
 function PollThrottle()
-    for _, v in pairs(Throttles) do
+    for _, v in pairs(Config.Throttles) do
         if v.name and v.side then
             v.input = peripheral.wrap(v.name).getAnalogInput(v.side)
         end
@@ -613,6 +602,15 @@ function UpdateGlobalThrust()
 end
 
 function Init()
+    
+    local configFile = io.open(Config.ConfigPath, "r")
+    if configFile then
+        local configContent = configFile:read("*all")
+        Config = stringToTable(configContent)
+        configFile:close()
+    else
+        print("Could not open the config file")
+    end
 
     -- Initialize monitors - identify which monitor is for which type  
     if Config.Monitors.InstrumentPanelMonitor == nil then
@@ -629,15 +627,6 @@ function Init()
     ThrottleInit()
     
     Thrusters = {}
-    
-    local configFile = io.open(Config.ConfigPath, "r")
-    if configFile then
-        local configContent = configFile:read("*all")
-        Config = stringToTable(configContent)
-        configFile:close()
-    else
-        print("Could not open the config file")
-    end
 
     if Config.thrusterConfigPath ~= nil then
         local thrusterConfigFile = io.open(Config.thrusterConfigPath, "r")
@@ -750,6 +739,18 @@ function collectSensorData()
     return data
 end
 
+function WriteConfigFiles()
+    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
+
 function Main()
     Init()
 
@@ -778,24 +779,13 @@ function Main()
         local event = nil
         local function getTerminateEvent()
             event = os.pullEventRaw("terminate")
+            if event == "terminate" then print("Terminate Event Received") WriteConfigFiles() end
         end
 
         local function do_sleep() os.sleep(0.1) end
 
         parallel.waitForAny(do_sleep, getTerminateEvent)
-        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