diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e3cfe6d..4de0866 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,5 +2,8 @@
 /.idea
 /node_modules
 /config.json
+/config.json5
+/config.json.json
+/config.json.txt
 /welcome.png
 /update.sh
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 4eb91f6..93442e9 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1279,6 +1279,21 @@
         "jsonify": "0.0.0"
       }
     },
+    "json5": {
+      "version": "1.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/json5/-/json5-1.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-aKS4WQjPenRxiQsC93MNfjx+nbF4PAdYzmd/1JIj8HYzqfbu86beTuNgXDzPknWk0n0uARlyewZo4s++ES36Ow==",
+      "requires": {
+        "minimist": "1.2.0"
+      },
+      "dependencies": {
+        "minimist": {
+          "version": "1.2.0",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/minimist/-/minimist-1.2.0.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha1-o1AIsg9BOD7sH7kU9M1d95omQoQ="
+        }
+      }
+    },
     "jsonify": {
       "version": "0.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/jsonify/-/jsonify-0.0.0.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e7f718f..f6c5149 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "eris": "^0.8.4",
     "humanize-duration": "^3.12.1",
+    "json5": "^1.0.1",
     "knex": "^0.14.2",
     "mime": "^1.3.4",
     "moment": "^2.21.0",
diff --git a/src/config.js b/src/config.js
index 1f835e3..7208612 100644
--- a/src/config.js
+++ b/src/config.js
@@ -1,11 +1,37 @@
+const json5 = require('json5');
+const fs = require('fs');
 const path = require('path');
 
 let userConfig;
 
+// Try to find our config file from several options
+const configFiles = [
+  'config.json',
+  'config.json5',
+  'config.json.json',
+  'config.json.txt'
+];
+
+let foundConfigFile;
+
+for (const configFile of configFiles) {
+  try {
+    fs.accessSync(__dirname + '/../' + configFile);
+    foundConfigFile = configFile;
+    break;
+  } catch (e) {}
+}
+
+if (! foundConfigFile) {
+  throw new Error(`Could not find config.json!`);
+}
+
+// Parse the config using JSON5
 try {
-  userConfig = require('../config');
+  const raw = fs.readFileSync(__dirname + '/../' + foundConfigFile);
+  userConfig = json5.parse(raw);
 } catch (e) {
-  throw new Error(`Config file could not be found or read! The error given was: ${e.message}`);
+  throw new Error(`Error reading config file! The error given was: ${e.message}`);
 }
 
 const defaultConfig = {