diff --git a/config.sample.yaml b/config.sample.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eef7035
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config.sample.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+server: example.com # does nothing yet
+hashingsecret: PasswordHashingSecret
+port: 3008 # port the server runs on
diff --git a/internal/configuration.go b/internal/configuration.go
index 254d9af..189bd67 100644
--- a/internal/configuration.go
+++ b/internal/configuration.go
@@ -59,20 +59,19 @@ func ReadConfig() (*Config, error) {
 
 	if data, err = os.ReadFile(filepath.Clean(defaultConfigPath)); err == nil {
 		if err = yaml.Unmarshal(data, &config); err != nil {
-
 			return &Config{}, fmt.Errorf("unable to unmarshal config file: %w", err)
 		}
+
 		return &config, nil
 	}
 
 	if data, err = os.ReadFile(filepath.Clean("./config.yaml")); err == nil {
 		if err = yaml.Unmarshal(data, &config); err != nil {
-
 			return &Config{}, fmt.Errorf("unable to unmarshal config file: %w", err)
 		}
+
 		return &config, nil
 	}
 
 	return &Config{}, fmt.Errorf("unable to read config file: %w", err)
-
 }