@@ -21,7 +21,10 @@
  * The main class where the bot is initialized.
  */
 public class Bot {
-    public static BotConfig config = BotConfig.loadOrCreate(Path.of("config.json"));
+    /**
+     * The set of configuration properties that this bot uses.
+     */
+    public static BotConfig config;
 
     /**
      * A reference to the slash command listener that's the main point of
@@ -48,6 +51,7 @@ public class Bot {
      * The main method that starts the bot. This involves a few steps:
      * <ol>
      *     <li>Setting the time zone to UTC, to keep our sanity when working with times.</li>
+     *     <li>Loading the configuration JSON file.</li>
      *     <li>Initializing the {@link SlashCommands} listener (which reads command data from a YAML file).</li>
      *     <li>Creating and configuring the {@link JDA} instance that enables the bot's Discord connectivity.</li>
      *     <li>Adding event listeners to the bot.</li>
@@ -57,6 +61,7 @@ public class Bot {
      */
     public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
         TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone(ZoneOffset.UTC));
+        config = BotConfig.loadOrCreate(Path.of("config.json"));
         slashCommands = new SlashCommands();
         dataSource = new H2DataSource();
         dataSource.initDatabase();
 
@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
 package com.javadiscord.javabot.commands.configuation.config.subcommands;
 
+import com.javadiscord.javabot.Bot;
 import com.javadiscord.javabot.commands.SlashCommandHandler;
 import com.javadiscord.javabot.other.Constants;
 import com.javadiscord.javabot.other.Database;
 import net.dv8tion.jda.api.EmbedBuilder;
 import net.dv8tion.jda.api.events.interaction.SlashCommandEvent;
 import net.dv8tion.jda.api.requests.restaction.interactions.ReplyAction;
 
+import java.util.Objects;
+
 public class GetList implements SlashCommandHandler {
 
     @Override
@@ -21,8 +24,8 @@ public ReplyAction handle(SlashCommandEvent event) {
                 .addField("Lock Status", "Locked: `" + db.getConfigBoolean(event.getGuild(), "other.server_lock.lock_status") + "`" +
                         "\nCount: `" + db.getConfigInt(event.getGuild(), "other.server_lock.lock_count") + "/5`", true)
 
-                .addField("Question of the Week", "Submission Channel: " + db.getConfigChannelAsMention(event.getGuild(), "channels.submission_cid")
-                        + "\nSubmission-Status: `" + db.getConfigBoolean(event.getGuild(), "other.qotw.dm-qotw") + "`", true)
+                .addField("Question of the Week", "Submission Channel: " + Bot.config.getQotw().getSubmissionChannel(Objects.requireNonNull(event.getGuild())).getAsMention()
+                        + "\nSubmission-Status: `" + Bot.config.getQotw().isDmEnabled() + "`", true)
 
                 .addField("Stats-Category", "Category-ID: `" + db.getConfigString(event.getGuild(), "other.stats_category.stats_cid") + "`" +
                         "\nText: `" + db.getConfigString(event.getGuild(), "other.stats_category.stats_text") + "`", false)
 
@@ -1,9 +1,15 @@
 package com.javadiscord.javabot.properties.config;
 
 import lombok.Data;
+import net.dv8tion.jda.api.entities.Guild;
+import net.dv8tion.jda.api.entities.TextChannel;
 
 @Data
 public class QOTWConfig {
 	private boolean dmEnabled;
 	private long submissionChannelId;
+
+	public TextChannel getSubmissionChannel(Guild guild) {
+		return guild.getTextChannelById(this.submissionChannelId);
+	}
 }