diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index feaf51ca..df6da054 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -64,23 +64,29 @@ impl fmt::Display for ConfigValue {
     }
 }
 
-const DEFAULT_CONFIG: LazyCell<HashMap<&str, HashMap<&str, ConfigValue>>> =
+pub(crate) const DEFAULT_CONFIG: LazyCell<HashMap<&str, HashMap<&str, ConfigValue>>> =
     LazyCell::new(|| HashMap::new());
 
 pub(crate) struct Config<'a> {
     filename: PathBuf,
-    defaults: LazyCell<HashMap<&'a str, HashMap<&'a str, ConfigValue>>>,
+    defaults: HashMap<&'a str, HashMap<&'a str, ConfigValue>>,
+    default_section: &'a str,
     ini: Ini,
 }
 
-impl Config<'static> {
+impl<'a> Config<'a> {
     /// Create a new Config object
-    pub(crate) fn new<P: Into<PathBuf>>(filename: P) -> Self {
+    pub(crate) fn new<P: Into<PathBuf>>(
+        filename: P,
+        defaults: HashMap<&'a str, HashMap<&'a str, ConfigValue>>,
+        default_section: Option<&'a str>,
+    ) -> Self {
         // TODO: read ini file.
 
         Config {
             filename: filename.into(),
-            defaults: DEFAULT_CONFIG,
+            defaults,
+            default_section: default_section.unwrap_or("default"),
             ini: Ini::new(),
         }
     }