diff --git a/sample/sample.config.ron b/sample/sample.config.ron
index 668411a..68921f0 100644
--- a/sample/sample.config.ron
+++ b/sample/sample.config.ron
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Config(
+FriendlyConfig(
     data_directory: "./sample",
     ip_address: "127.0.0.1",
     port: 8080,
diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index 49c6e30..bd537f8 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
+use crate::error::Error;
+use crate::types::Pubkey;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
-pub struct Config {
+pub struct FriendlyConfig {
     pub data_directory: String,
     pub ip_address: String,
     pub port: u16,
@@ -14,9 +16,9 @@ pub struct Config {
     pub user_hex_keys: Vec<String>,
 }
 
-impl Default for Config {
-    fn default() -> Config {
-        Config {
+impl Default for FriendlyConfig {
+    fn default() -> FriendlyConfig {
+        FriendlyConfig {
             data_directory: "/tmp".to_string(),
             ip_address: "127.0.0.1".to_string(),
             port: 80,
@@ -30,3 +32,59 @@ impl Default for Config {
         }
     }
 }
+
+impl FriendlyConfig {
+    pub fn into_config(self) -> Result<Config, Error> {
+        let FriendlyConfig {
+            data_directory,
+            ip_address,
+            port,
+            use_tls,
+            certchain_pem_path,
+            key_pem_path,
+            name,
+            description,
+            public_key_hex,
+            user_hex_keys,
+        } = self;
+
+        let mut public_key: Option<Pubkey> = None;
+        if let Some(pkh) = public_key_hex {
+            public_key = Some(Pubkey::read_hex(pkh.as_bytes())?);
+        };
+
+        let mut user_keys: Vec<Pubkey> = Vec::with_capacity(user_hex_keys.len());
+        for pkh in user_hex_keys.iter() {
+            user_keys.push(Pubkey::read_hex(pkh.as_bytes())?);
+        }
+
+        Ok(Config {
+            data_directory,
+            ip_address,
+            port,
+            use_tls,
+            certchain_pem_path,
+            key_pem_path,
+            name,
+            description,
+            public_key,
+            user_keys,
+            user_hex_keys,
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct Config {
+    pub data_directory: String,
+    pub ip_address: String,
+    pub port: u16,
+    pub use_tls: bool,
+    pub certchain_pem_path: String,
+    pub key_pem_path: String,
+    pub name: Option<String>,
+    pub description: Option<String>,
+    pub public_key: Option<Pubkey>,
+    pub user_keys: Vec<Pubkey>,
+    pub user_hex_keys: Vec<String>,
+}
diff --git a/src/globals.rs b/src/globals.rs
index b1f5ab5..1187bc2 100644
--- a/src/globals.rs
+++ b/src/globals.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use crate::config::Config;
+use crate::config::{Config, FriendlyConfig};
 use crate::store::Store;
 use hyper::server::conn::Http;
 use lazy_static::lazy_static;
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ lazy_static! {
         http_server.http1_keep_alive(true);
 
         Globals {
-            config: RwLock::new(Config::default()),
+            config: RwLock::new(FriendlyConfig::default().into_config().unwrap()),
             store: OnceLock::new(),
             http_server,
             rid: OnceLock::new(),
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index a9618c9..fd6ccee 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ pub mod tls;
 pub mod types;
 pub mod web;
 
-use crate::config::Config;
+use crate::config::{Config, FriendlyConfig};
 use crate::error::Error;
 use crate::globals::GLOBALS;
 use crate::reply::NostrReply;
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), Error> {
     let mut file = OpenOptions::new().read(true).open(config_path)?;
     let mut contents = String::new();
     file.read_to_string(&mut contents)?;
-    let config: Config = ron::from_str(&contents)?;
+    let friendly_config: FriendlyConfig = ron::from_str(&contents)?;
+    let config: Config = friendly_config.into_config()?;
     log::debug!("Loaded config file.");
 
     // Setup store
diff --git a/src/web.rs b/src/web.rs
index 592106a..66dbb36 100644
--- a/src/web.rs
+++ b/src/web.rs
@@ -59,10 +59,12 @@ fn build_rid(config: &Config) -> String {
         rid.push_str(description);
         rid.push('\"');
     }
-    if let Some(pubkeyhex) = &config.public_key_hex {
+    if let Some(pubkey) = &config.public_key {
+        let mut pkh: [u8; 64] = [0; 64];
+        pubkey.write_hex(&mut pkh).unwrap();
         rid.push(',');
         rid.push_str("\"pubkey\":\"");
-        rid.push_str(pubkeyhex);
+        rid.push_str(unsafe { std::str::from_utf8_unchecked(pkh.as_slice()) });
         rid.push('\"');
     }
     rid.push('}');