diff --git a/dynamic_dynamodb/__init__.py b/dynamic_dynamodb/__init__.py
index 894d17d..4ec2da1 100644
--- a/dynamic_dynamodb/__init__.py
+++ b/dynamic_dynamodb/__init__.py
@@ -21,48 +21,17 @@
 limitations under the License.
 """
 from config_parsers import command_line_parser, config_file_parser
+from default_configuration import CONFIGURATION
 
 VERSION = '1.0.0'
 
 
 def main():
     """ Main function called from dynamic-dynamodb """
-    # Default configuration
-    default_configuration = {
-        # Command line only
-        'config': None,
-        'dry_run': False,
+    # Read the command line options
+    cmd_line_config = command_line_parser.parse(CONFIGURATION)
 
-        # [global]
-        'aws_region': 'us-east-1',
-        'aws_access_key_id': None,
-        'aws_secret_access_key': None,
-        'check_interval': 300,
-
-        # [logging]
-        'log_file': None,
-        'log_level': 'info',
-
-        # [table: x]
-        'table_name': None,
-        'reads_lower_threshold': 30,
-        'reads_upper_threshold': 90,
-        'increase_reads_with': 50,
-        'decrease_reads_with': 50,
-        'writes_lower_threshold': 30,
-        'writes_upper_threshold': 90,
-        'increase_writes_with': 50,
-        'decrease_writes_with': 50,
-        'min_provisioned_reads': None,
-        'max_provisioned_reads': None,
-        'min_provisioned_writes': 'apa',
-        'max_provisioned_writes': None,
-        'allow_scaling_down_reads_on_0_percent': False,
-        'allow_scaling_down_writes_on_0_percent': False,
-        'always_decrease_rw_together': False,
-        'maintenance_windows': None,
-    }
-    cmd_line_config = command_line_parser.parse(default_configuration)
+    # If a configuration file is specified, read that as well
     if cmd_line_config['config']:
         file_config = config_file_parser.parse(cmd_line_config['config'])
 
diff --git a/dynamic_dynamodb/config_parsers/config_file_parser.py b/dynamic_dynamodb/config_parsers/config_file_parser.py
index 1a21294..b512f26 100644
--- a/dynamic_dynamodb/config_parsers/config_file_parser.py
+++ b/dynamic_dynamodb/config_parsers/config_file_parser.py
@@ -236,5 +236,8 @@ def parse(config_path):
             config_path)
         sys.exit(1)
 
-    return dict(global_config.items() + table_config.items())
+    return dict(
+        global_config.items() +
+        logging_config.items() +
+        table_config.items())
 
diff --git a/dynamic_dynamodb/default_configuration.py b/dynamic_dynamodb/default_configuration.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3ee5c92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dynamic_dynamodb/default_configuration.py
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+""" Default configuration options """
+# Default configuration
+CONFIGURATION = {
+    # Command line only
+    'config': None,
+    'dry_run': False,
+
+    # [global]
+    'aws_region': 'us-east-1',
+    'aws_access_key_id': None,
+    'aws_secret_access_key': None,
+    'check_interval': 300,
+
+    # [logging]
+    'log_file': None,
+    'log_level': 'info',
+
+    # [table: x]
+    'table_name': None,
+    'reads_lower_threshold': 30,
+    'reads_upper_threshold': 90,
+    'increase_reads_with': 50,
+    'decrease_reads_with': 50,
+    'writes_lower_threshold': 30,
+    'writes_upper_threshold': 90,
+    'increase_writes_with': 50,
+    'decrease_writes_with': 50,
+    'min_provisioned_reads': None,
+    'max_provisioned_reads': None,
+    'min_provisioned_writes': 'apa',
+    'max_provisioned_writes': None,
+    'allow_scaling_down_reads_on_0_percent': False,
+    'allow_scaling_down_writes_on_0_percent': False,
+    'always_decrease_rw_together': False,
+    'maintenance_windows': None,
+}