diff --git a/runny/cmd.go b/runny/cmd.go
index 4ffeec0..7ade2a7 100644
--- a/runny/cmd.go
+++ b/runny/cmd.go
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func Run() {
-	runny, err := readConfig()
+	runny, err := readConfig(".runny.yaml")
 	if err != nil {
 		color.Red("Problem reading config: %v", err)
 	}
diff --git a/runny/fixtures/simple-good.yaml b/runny/fixtures/simple-good.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fc5da9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runny/fixtures/simple-good.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+shell: /bin/bash
+commands:
+  foo:
+    run: ls foo
+  bar:
+    needs:
+      - foo
+    run: ls bar
+  baz:
+    if: test -e foo.txt
+    run: ls baz
diff --git a/runny/utils.go b/runny/utils.go
index 8d1c06e..02d475d 100644
--- a/runny/utils.go
+++ b/runny/utils.go
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@ func commandStringToSingleLine(command string, maxlength int) string {
 	return result
 }
 
-func readConfig() (Config, error) {
+func readConfig(path string) (Config, error) {
 	// Read .runny.yaml from the current directory
 	var conf Config
-	yamlFile, err := os.ReadFile(".runny.yaml")
+	yamlFile, err := os.ReadFile(path)
 	if err != nil {
 		return conf, err
 	}
diff --git a/runny/utils_test.go b/runny/utils_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..28cc9cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runny/utils_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+package runny
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+)
+
+type Input struct {
+	command   string
+	maxLength int
+}
+
+type Param struct {
+	input    Input
+	expected string
+}
+
+func TestCommandStringToSingleLine(t *testing.T) {
+	params := []Param{
+		{input: Input{command: "", maxLength: 80}, expected: ""},
+		{input: Input{command: "foo bar wibble", maxLength: 10}, expected: "foo bar..."},
+		{input: Input{command: "foo\nbar", maxLength: 80}, expected: "foo; bar"},
+		{input: Input{command: " foo \n bar ", maxLength: 80}, expected: "foo; bar"},
+	}
+	for _, p := range params {
+		output := commandStringToSingleLine(p.input.command, p.input.maxLength)
+		if output != p.expected {
+			t.Fatalf("Expected %s, got %s\n", p.expected, output)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestReadConfig(t *testing.T) {
+	conf, err := readConfig("fixtures/simple-good.yaml")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Got error when reading in config file: %v\n", err)
+	}
+
+	expectedLenCommands := 3
+	if len(conf.Commands) != expectedLenCommands {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected %d commands, got %d\n", expectedLenCommands, len(conf.Commands))
+	}
+
+	expectedCommandFooRun := "ls foo"
+	if conf.Commands["foo"].Run != expectedCommandFooRun {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected foo command's run value to be %s, got %s", expectedCommandFooRun, conf.Commands["foo"].Run)
+	}
+}