diff --git a/cmd/add.go b/cmd/add.go
index 5a1cd3d..470c2a0 100644
--- a/cmd/add.go
+++ b/cmd/add.go
@@ -16,19 +16,18 @@ limitations under the License.
 package cmd
 
 import (
-	//"encoding/json"
+	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"github.com/gdamore/tcell/v2"
 	"github.com/rivo/tview"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+	"github.com/spf13/viper"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"log"
+
 	"os"
 	"shiny-pancake/logger"
-
-	//"github.com/spf13/viper"
-	//"io/ioutil"
-	//"log"
-	//"os"
 )
 
 // addCmd represents the add command
@@ -84,56 +83,67 @@ func loadForm()  {
 
 
 
-//// Writes configs to .pgm/hosts directory
+//// Writes configs to correct directory based on the config file
 func configWriter(f *tview.Form){
 	var ip []string
+	var fp string
 	var hostFile string
-	// Only look
-	for a := 0; a < 3; a++ {
+	var cfg []byte
+	var c HostDetails
+	var hd string
+	hd = viper.GetString("hostsDirectory")
+
+	for a := 0; a < 4; a++ {
 		var inputValue string
-		if a < 3 {
-			inputField := f.GetFormItem(a).(*tview.InputField)
-			inputValue = inputField.GetText()
-		} else {
-			inputField := f.GetFormItem(a).(*tview.InputField)
-			inputValue = inputField.GetText()
-		}
+		inputField := f.GetFormItem(a).(*tview.InputField)
+		inputValue = inputField.GetText()
 		if len(inputValue) <1 {
 			var l logger.Log
 			l = logger.Log{"warn", logrus.Fields{"add config": "empty form"}, "zero length input value not allowed"}
 			logger.Lgr(&l)
 			fmt.Println("blank value provided. unable to save config, please retry.")
+			os.Exit(0)
 		}
 		ip = append(ip, inputValue)
-	}
-	hostFile = ip[0]
-	fmt.Println(hostFile)
-	if _, err := os.Stat(hostsDirectory + "/" + ); os.IsNotExist(err) {
-		fp = h + "/" + cfgFileName
-	} else {
+
+		}
+		hostFile = ip[0]
+		if _, err := os.Stat(hd + "/" + hostFile ); os.IsNotExist(err) {
+			fp = hd + "/" + hostFile
+		} else {
+			var l logger.Log
+			l = logger.Log{"warn", logrus.Fields{"duplicate file": hostFile}, "duplicate configuration file names not allowed"}
+			logger.Lgr(&l)
+			fmt.Println("duplicate hostname used. unable to save config, please retry.")
+			os.Exit(1)
+		}
+
+		file, err := os.Create(fp)
+		c = HostDetails{ip[3], hostFile, ip[1], ip[2]}
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Fatal("unable to create file: " + fp)
+		}
+		defer file.Close()
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Fatal("error writing to file: " + err.Error())
+		}
+		cfg, err = json.MarshalIndent(c, "", " ")
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Fatal(err)
+		}
 		var l logger.Log
-		l = logger.Log{"warn", logrus.Fields{"duplicate file": hostFile}, "duplicate configuration file names not allowed"}
+		err = ioutil.WriteFile(fp, cfg, 0644)
+		if err !=nil{
+			log.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		l = logger.Log{"info", logrus.Fields{"file": hostFile}, "created"}
 		logger.Lgr(&l)
-		fmt.Println("duplicate hostname used. unable to save config, please retry.")
-		os.Exit(1)
 	}
-	//_ = cfg
-	//f, err := os.Create(fp)
-	//if err != nil {
-	//	log.Fatal("unable to create file: " + fp)
-	//}
-	//defer f.Close()
-	//if err != nil {
-	//	log.Fatal("error writing to file: " + err.Error())
-	//}
-	//cfg, err = json.MarshalIndent(c, "", " ")
-	//if err != nil {
-	//	log.Fatal(err)
-	//}
-	//logger.Logger("[LOG] writing file to: " + fp)
-	//_ = ioutil.WriteFile(fp, cfg, 0644)
-	//lgd := logger.Logger("[LOG] configuration file written: dbname::" + c.DatabaseName + "::hostname::" + c.Hostname)
-	//if lgd != true {
-	//	fmt.Println("failed to log")
-	//}
+
+
+type HostDetails struct {
+	Secret       string `json:"secret"`
+	Hostname     string `json:"hostname"`
+	DatabaseName string `json:"databaseName"`
+	Username     string `json:"username"`
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index 130a7f2..09317b9 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -88,9 +88,9 @@ func initConfig() {
 		viper.AddConfigPath(home + "/" + configHome + "/" + configDirectory + "/")
 		viper.SetConfigName(".config")
 		viper.SetDefault("configHome", configHome)
-		viper.SetDefault("hostsDirectory", configHome + "/" + hostsDirectory)
-		viper.SetDefault("logsDirectory", configHome + "/" + logsDirectory)
-		viper.SetDefault("configDirectory", configHome + "/" + configDirectory)
+		viper.SetDefault("hostsDirectory", home + "/" + configHome + "/" + hostsDirectory)
+		viper.SetDefault("logsDirectory", home + "/" + configHome + "/" + logsDirectory)
+		viper.SetDefault("configDirectory", home + "/" +configHome + "/" + configDirectory)
 		viper.SetDefault("logLevel", "debug")
 		viper.SetDefault("logfile", "log")
 		viper.AutomaticEnv() // read in environment variables that match
diff --git a/logger/logger.go b/logger/logger.go
index 5c5b48b..2550b5b 100644
--- a/logger/logger.go
+++ b/logger/logger.go
@@ -13,16 +13,12 @@ func Lgr(l *Log) {
 	// The API for setting attributes is a little different than the package level
 	// exported logger. See Godoc.
 	var log = logrus.New()
-	var home string
-	home, err := os.UserHomeDir()
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Fatal(err)
-	}
+
 	logLvl := viper.GetString("loglevel")
 	setLogLeve(&logLvl, log)
 	logDir := viper.GetString("logsdirectory")
 	logFile := viper.GetString("logfile")
-	logPath := home + "/" + logDir + "/" + logFile
+	logPath :=  logDir + "/" + logFile
 	if _, err := os.Stat(logPath); os.IsNotExist(err) {
 		os.Create(logPath)
 	}
diff --git a/main b/main
index c5b6086..af293bf 100755
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