diff --git a/Jared/ConfigurationHelper.swift b/Jared/ConfigurationHelper.swift
index f2ec810..555ac15 100644
--- a/Jared/ConfigurationHelper.swift
+++ b/Jared/ConfigurationHelper.swift
@@ -7,47 +7,58 @@
 //
 
 import Foundation
+import AppKit
 
 struct ConfigurationHelper {
     static let fileManager = FileManager.default
-    
+
     static func getConfiguration() -> ConfigurationFile {
         let configPath = ConfigurationHelper.getSupportDirectory()
             .appendingPathComponent("config.json")
         ConfigurationHelper.createConfigFileIfNotExists(at: configPath, using: fileManager)
-        
-        //Read the JSON config file
-        var config: ConfigurationFile
-        let jsonData = try? NSData(contentsOfFile: configPath.path, options: .mappedIfSafe)
-        if let parsedConfig = try? JSONDecoder().decode(ConfigurationFile.self, from: jsonData! as Data) {
-            config = parsedConfig
-        } else {
-            NSLog("Unable to parse configuration file, using default")
-            config = ConfigurationFile()
+
+        do {
+            let jsonData = try NSData(contentsOfFile: configPath.path, options: .mappedIfSafe)
+            let parsedConfig = try JSONDecoder().decode(ConfigurationFile.self, from: jsonData as Data)
+            return parsedConfig
+        } catch {
+            let errorMessage = "Unable to parse configuration file, using default. error was \(error)"
+            print(errorMessage)
+
+            let alert = NSAlert(error: error)
+            alert.messageText = "Configuration Error"
+            alert.informativeText = errorMessage
+            alert.alertStyle = .critical
+            alert.addButton(withTitle: "OK")
+            alert.runModal()
+
+
+
+            return ConfigurationFile()
+
+
         }
-        
-        return config
     }
-    
+
     static func getSupportDirectory() -> URL {
         let filemanager = FileManager.default
         let appsupport = filemanager.urls(for: .applicationSupportDirectory, in: .userDomainMask)[0]
         let supportDir = appsupport.appendingPathComponent("Jared")
-        
+
         try! filemanager.createDirectory(at: supportDir, withIntermediateDirectories: true, attributes: nil)
-        
+
         return supportDir
     }
-    
+
     static func getPluginDirectory() -> URL {
         let supportDir = getSupportDirectory()
             .appendingPathComponent("Plugins")
-        
+
         try! fileManager.createDirectory(at: supportDir, withIntermediateDirectories: true, attributes: nil)
-        
+
         return supportDir
     }
-    
+
     //Copy an empty config file if the conig file does not exist
     private static func createConfigFileIfNotExists(at path: URL, using fileManager: FileManager) {
         //Copy an empty config file if the conig file does not exist