diff --git a/src/utils/transcoder/mod.rs b/src/utils/transcoder/mod.rs
index 4f91c67..15a4ba4 100644
--- a/src/utils/transcoder/mod.rs
+++ b/src/utils/transcoder/mod.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 pub mod presets;
-pub mod progress_monitor;
-#[allow(clippy::all)]
-mod transcoder;
 pub mod types;
-use self::progress_monitor::progress_monitor;
+mod progress_monitor;
+mod transcoder;
+
+pub use self::progress_monitor::progress_monitor;
 pub use self::transcoder::transcode;
diff --git a/src/utils/transcoder/presets/flac.rs b/src/utils/transcoder/presets/flac.rs
index 63afa5c..345d7bf 100644
--- a/src/utils/transcoder/presets/flac.rs
+++ b/src/utils/transcoder/presets/flac.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use crate::utils::transcoder::types::Preset;
 use crate::utils::transcoder::types::PresetCategory;
 use crate::utils::transcoder::types::TranscodeConfig;
 
-pub fn add_preset(preset_categories: &mut Vec<PresetCategory>) {
+pub fn add_presets(preset_categories: &mut Vec<PresetCategory>) {
 	preset_categories.push(PresetCategory {
 		name: "flac".to_string(),
 		presets: Vec::from([Preset {
diff --git a/src/utils/transcoder/presets/mod.rs b/src/utils/transcoder/presets/mod.rs
index 1efefd3..c332d60 100644
--- a/src/utils/transcoder/presets/mod.rs
+++ b/src/utils/transcoder/presets/mod.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,3 @@
-use lazy_static::lazy_static;
-use string_error::into_err;
-
-use crate::utils::transcoder::types::PresetCategory;
-use crate::utils::transcoder::types::TranscodeConfig;
-
 mod flac;
 mod g726;
 mod mp3;
@@ -12,6 +6,12 @@ mod speex;
 mod vorbis;
 mod wav;
 
+use lazy_static::lazy_static;
+
+use crate::utils::transcoder::types::PresetCategory;
+
+use super::types::TranscodeConfig;
+
 lazy_static! {
 	#[derive(Debug)]
 	pub static ref TRANSCODE_CONFIGS: Vec<PresetCategory> = {
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ lazy_static! {
 		vorbis::add_presets(&mut preset_categories);
 		g726::add_presets(&mut preset_categories);
 		speex::add_presets(&mut preset_categories);
-		flac::add_preset(&mut preset_categories);
-		wav::add_preset(&mut preset_categories);
+		flac::add_presets(&mut preset_categories);
+		wav::add_presets(&mut preset_categories);
 
 		preset_categories
 	};
@@ -50,24 +50,42 @@ pub fn get_preset(name: String) -> Option<TranscodeConfig> {
 	None
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub enum PresetError {
+	PresetNonExistant,
+	NoneSpecified,
+	LoadError(Box<dyn std::error::Error>),
+}
+
+impl std::fmt::Display for PresetError {
+	fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+		match self {
+			PresetError::PresetNonExistant => write!(f, "Preset does not exist"),
+			PresetError::NoneSpecified => write!(f, "No preset or config specified"),
+			PresetError::LoadError(err) => write!(f, "Error loading config: {}", err)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+impl std::error::Error for PresetError {}
+
 pub fn transcode_preset_or_config(
 	preset_name: Option<&String>,
 	config_path: Option<&String>,
-) -> Result<TranscodeConfig, Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
+) -> Result<TranscodeConfig, PresetError> {
 	if let Some(preset_name) = preset_name {
 		let preset_config = get_preset(preset_name.to_string());
 
 		match preset_config {
 			Some(config) => Ok(config),
-			None => Err(into_err("invalid preset name".to_string())),
+			None => Err(PresetError::PresetNonExistant),
 		}
 	} else if let Some(config_path) = config_path {
-		let config = TranscodeConfig::load(config_path.to_string())?;
-
-		Ok(config)
+		return match TranscodeConfig::load(config_path.to_string()) {
+			Ok(config) => Ok(config),
+			Err(e) => Err(PresetError::LoadError(Box::from(e))),
+		};
 	} else {
-		Err(into_err(
-			"please provide a transcode config or preset".to_string(),
-		))
+		Err(PresetError::NoneSpecified)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/utils/transcoder/presets/wav.rs b/src/utils/transcoder/presets/wav.rs
index 6186a48..7203bd7 100644
--- a/src/utils/transcoder/presets/wav.rs
+++ b/src/utils/transcoder/presets/wav.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use crate::utils::transcoder::types::Preset;
 use crate::utils::transcoder::types::PresetCategory;
 use crate::utils::transcoder::types::TranscodeConfig;
 
-pub fn add_preset(preset_categories: &mut Vec<PresetCategory>) {
+pub fn add_presets(preset_categories: &mut Vec<PresetCategory>) {
 	preset_categories.push(PresetCategory {
 		name: "wav".to_string(),
 		presets: Vec::from([Preset {
diff --git a/src/utils/transcoder/types.rs b/src/utils/transcoder/types.rs
index 6c9324a..e1ea105 100644
--- a/src/utils/transcoder/types.rs
+++ b/src/utils/transcoder/types.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 use std::{fs::File, io::BufReader, path::PathBuf};
 
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
-use string_error::static_err;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct Preset {
@@ -32,19 +31,21 @@ pub struct TranscodeConfig {
 impl TranscodeConfig {
 	pub fn load(path: String) -> Result<TranscodeConfig, Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
 		let path_buf = PathBuf::from(&path);
-		let extension = path_buf.extension().unwrap();
+		let extension = path_buf.extension().and_then(std::ffi::OsStr::to_str);
 		let file = File::open(path)?;
 		let reader = BufReader::new(file);
 
-		if extension == "yml" || extension == "yaml" {
-			let u: TranscodeConfig =
-				serde_yaml::from_reader(reader).expect("error while reading yaml");
-			return Ok(u);
-		} else if extension == "json" {
-			let u: TranscodeConfig =
-				serde_json::from_reader(reader).expect("error while reading json");
-			return Ok(u);
-		}
-		Err(static_err("Invalid File Extension"))
+		match extension {
+			Some("json") => {
+				let conf: TranscodeConfig =
+					serde_json::from_reader(reader).expect("error while reading json");
+				return Ok(conf);
+			}
+			Some("yml") | Some("yaml") | Some(&_) | None => {
+				let conf: TranscodeConfig =
+					serde_json::from_reader(reader).expect("error while reading json");
+				return Ok(conf);
+			}
+		};
 	}
 }