diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
index 73e287a..b602cdc 100644
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include <stdexcept>
 #include <cmath>
 #include <thread>
+#include <fstream>
 
 // POSIX
 #include <getopt.h>
@@ -94,7 +95,7 @@ int main(int argc, const char * argv[]) {
         std::string plugin_dir {"/usr/local/share/screensaver/plugins"};
 #endif
         sc::plugin<ScreensaverPlugin>::scan_plugins(plugin_dir, "saver");
-        std::unique_ptr<ScreensaverPlugin> saver;
+        std::string saver_name;
         bool random_saver {false};
         int opt_char, opt_val;
         struct option long_options[] = {
@@ -133,16 +134,15 @@ int main(int argc, const char * argv[]) {
             // here when no file args
             if (random_saver) {
                 std::vector<std::string> names {sc::plugin<ScreensaverPlugin>::names()};
-                std::string name {sc::random::choice(names)};
-                saver = sc::plugin<ScreensaverPlugin>::get(name)();
+                saver_name = sc::random::choice(names);
             } else {
-                saver = sc::plugin<ScreensaverPlugin>::get("Default")();
+                saver_name = "Default";
             }
         }
         for (int i = optind; i < argc; ++i) {
             try {
                 // process file argv[i]
-                saver = sc::plugin<ScreensaverPlugin>::get(argv[i])();
+                saver_name = argv[i];
                 if (random_saver) {
                     std::cerr << "screensaver: warning: -r option overridden by file arg\n";
                 }
@@ -168,12 +168,20 @@ int main(int argc, const char * argv[]) {
         create_image(WIDTH, HEIGHT);
 
         // setup screen saver module
-        if (!saver) {
-            saver = sc::plugin<ScreensaverPlugin>::get("Default")();
+        if (saver_name.size() == 0) {
+            saver_name = "Default";
             std::cerr << "screensaver: using standard 'Default' module\n";
         }
+        std::unique_ptr<ScreensaverPlugin> saver {sc::plugin<ScreensaverPlugin>::get(saver_name)()};
         main_saver = saver.get();
         main_saver->setup(main_context.get(), {0, 0, WIDTH, HEIGHT});
+        std::string config_path {plugin_dir + "/" + saver_name + ".json"};
+        if (sc::file_exists(config_path)) {
+            std::ifstream config_file {config_path};
+            nlohmann::json j;
+            config_file >> j;
+            main_saver->config(j);
+        }
 
         sc::gui::app().fps(main_saver->fps());
         sc::gui::app().add_run_loop_action(draw);