diff --git a/config.go b/config.go
index 4824cc7..66ea2da 100644
--- a/config.go
+++ b/config.go
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 package main
 
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"io/ioutil"
+)
+
+var f interface{}
+
 type Rule struct {
 	Path string
 	Run string
@@ -7,5 +14,24 @@ type Rule struct {
 
 func ParseConfig(path string) (rules []*Rule, err error) {
 	rules = make([]*Rule, 0)
-	return
+
+	c, err := ioutil.ReadFile(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	err = json.Unmarshal(c, &f)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	config := f.(map[string]interface{})
+	for path, v := range config {
+		attributes := v.(map[string]interface{})
+		run := attributes["run"].(string)
+
+		rules = append(rules, &Rule{path, run})
+	}
+
+	return rules, nil
 }
diff --git a/config_test.go b/config_test.go
index 759ae2e..5ee2604 100644
--- a/config_test.go
+++ b/config_test.go
@@ -4,9 +4,39 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 )
 
+var parseTests = []struct {
+	index        int
+	expectedPath string
+	expectedRun  string
+}{
+	{
+		0,
+		"/tmp/foo",
+		"/usr/local/bar/foobar",
+	},
+	{
+		1,
+		"/tmp/bar",
+		"/usr/local/bar/barfoo",
+	},
+}
+
 func TestParseConfig(t *testing.T) {
-	_, err := ParseConfig(fixtures + "/example_config.json")
+	rules, err := ParseConfig(fixtures + "/example_config.json")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
+	if len(rules) != 2 {
+		t.Fatal("Did not include all rules")
+	}
+
+	for _, pt := range parseTests {
+		actualPath := rules[pt.index].Path
+		actualRun := rules[pt.index].Run
+
+		if actualPath != pt.expectedPath && actualRun != pt.expectedRun {
+			t.Errorf("ACTUALPATH %v - EXPECTEDPATH %v, ACTUALRUN %v - EXPECTEDRUN %v", actualPath, pt.expectedPath, actualRun, pt.expectedRun)
+			continue
+		}
+	}
 }
diff --git a/fixtures/example_config.json b/fixtures/example_config.json
index d2d25e6..336e3d2 100644
--- a/fixtures/example_config.json
+++ b/fixtures/example_config.json
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
     "run": "/usr/local/bar/foobar"
   },
   "/tmp/bar": {
-    "run": "/usr/local/bar/foobar"
+    "run": "/usr/local/bar/barfoo"
   }
 }