diff --git a/pkg/config/config_test.go b/pkg/config/config_test.go
index 7926bf7..4847677 100644
--- a/pkg/config/config_test.go
+++ b/pkg/config/config_test.go
@@ -1,20 +1,45 @@
 package config_test
 
-//
-//func TestConfiguration_init_ShouldCorrectlyInitializeConfiguration(t *testing.T) {
-//	t.Parallel()
-//
-//	//setup
-//	defer utils.UnsetEnv("PACKAGR_")()
-//
-//	//test
-//	testConfig, _ := config.Create()
-//
-//	//assert
-//	require.Equal(t, "generic", testConfig.GetString(config.PACKAGR_PACKAGE_TYPE), "should populate package_type with generic default")
-//	require.Equal(t, "default", testConfig.GetString(config.PACKAGR_SCM), "should populate scm with default")
-//	require.Equal(t, "patch", testConfig.GetString(config.PACKAGR_VERSION_BUMP_TYPE), "should populate runner with default")
-//}
+import (
+	"github.com/analogj/go-util/utils"
+	"github.com/packagrio/releasr/pkg/config"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	"path"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestConfiguration_init_ShouldCorrectlyInitializeConfiguration(t *testing.T) {
+	//setup
+	defer utils.UnsetEnv("PACKAGR_")()
+
+	//test
+	testConfig, _ := config.Create()
+
+	//assert
+	require.Equal(t, "generic", testConfig.GetString(config.PACKAGR_PACKAGE_TYPE), "should populate package_type with generic default")
+	require.Equal(t, "default", testConfig.GetString(config.PACKAGR_SCM), "should populate scm with default")
+	require.Equal(t, "Automated packaging of release by Packagr", testConfig.GetString(config.PACKAGR_VERSION_BUMP_MESSAGE), "should populate bump message with default")
+}
+
+func TestConfiguration_ReadConfig(t *testing.T) {
+	//setup
+	defer utils.UnsetEnv("PACKAGR_")()
+
+	testConfig, _ := config.Create()
+	testConfig.SetDefault(config.PACKAGR_PACKAGE_TYPE, "generic")
+	testConfig.SetDefault(config.PACKAGR_SCM, "default")
+
+	//test
+	err := testConfig.ReadConfig(path.Join("testdata", "simple_overrides.yml"))
+
+	//assert
+	require.NoErrorf(t, err, "No error")
+	require.Equal(t, "golang", testConfig.GetString(config.PACKAGR_PACKAGE_TYPE), "should populate Package Type from overrides config file")
+	require.Equal(t, "github", testConfig.GetString(config.PACKAGR_SCM), "should populate SCM from overrides config file")
+
+}
+
+
 //
 //func TestConfiguration_init_EnvVariablesShouldLoadProperly(t *testing.T) {
 //	//setup
diff --git a/pkg/config/testdata/simple_overrides.yml b/pkg/config/testdata/simple_overrides.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b2276de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/config/testdata/simple_overrides.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+package_type: 'golang'
+scm: 'github'
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pkg/pipeline.go b/pkg/pipeline.go
index b63de00..406f4c1 100644
--- a/pkg/pipeline.go
+++ b/pkg/pipeline.go
@@ -31,11 +31,6 @@ func (p *Pipeline) Start(configData config.Interface) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	//Parse Repo config if present.
-	if err := p.ParseRepoConfig(); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
 	if err := p.ValidateTools(); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -68,6 +63,9 @@ func (p *Pipeline) PipelineInitStep() error {
 	p.Data.GitParentPath = filepath.Dir(cwdPath)
 
 	//assumes that this is a git repository, and version file has already been bumped (using Bumpr)
+	if err := p.ParseRepoConfig(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 
 	//Generate a new instance of the engine
 	engineImpl, eerr := engine.Create(p.Config.GetString("package_type"), p.Data, p.Config, p.Scm)