diff --git a/config/flairconfig.py b/config/flairconfig.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d2451ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/flairconfig.py
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+# flairconfig.py
+# This file defines the list of flair time configs for the bot.
+# Edit this file to customize flair behaviors.
+
+flair_times = [
+    {
+        "flair_text": "Waiting for OP",
+        "hours": 48,
+        "comment_message": "This post has had the 'Waiting for OP' flair for 48 hours.",
+        "lock_post": False,
+        "distinguish_sticky": False
+    },
+
+    {
+        "flair_text": "Solved",
+        "hours": 0.01,
+        "comment_message": "This post has had the 'Waiting for OP' flair for 48 hours.",
+        "lock_post": False,
+        "distinguish_sticky": False
+    },
+    # Add more configs as needed
+]
diff --git a/flairtimercomment.py b/flairtimercomment.py
index 5667b21..9433d7c 100644
--- a/flairtimercomment.py
+++ b/flairtimercomment.py
@@ -7,26 +7,16 @@ import time
 
 
 # Helper to get env var or default
-
 def env_or_default(var, default):
     return os.environ.get(var, default)
 
-# Helper to get flair_times from env
-def get_flair_times_from_env():
-    flair_times_json = os.environ.get("FLAIR_TIMES_JSON", "")
-    if flair_times_json:
-        try:
-            return json.loads(flair_times_json)
-        except Exception as e:
-            print(f"Could not parse FLAIR_TIMES_JSON: {e}")
-    return None
 
 # Create config/config.py from environment if missing or empty
 default_config_path = os.path.join('config', 'config.py')
 
+
 def write_config_from_env():
     os.makedirs('config', exist_ok=True)
-    flair_times = get_flair_times_from_env()
     with open(default_config_path, 'w') as f:
         f.write(
             f'username = "{env_or_default("USERNAME", "")}"\n'
@@ -39,22 +29,9 @@ def write_config_from_env():
             f'interval = {env_or_default("INTERVAL", "30")}\n'
             f'searchlimit = {env_or_default("SEARCHLIMIT", "600")}\n'
         )
-        # Write flair_times as a Python list
-        if flair_times:
-            f.write(f'flair_times = {json.dumps(flair_times)}\n')
-        else:
-            # Fallback to single flair config from env vars
-            f.write('flair_times = [\n')
-            f.write('    {\n')
-            f.write(f'        "flair_text": "{env_or_default("FLAIR_TEXT", "Waiting for OP")}",\n')
-            f.write(f'        "hours": {env_or_default("HOURS", "48")},\n')
-            f.write(f'        "comment_message": "{env_or_default("COMMENT_MESSAGE", "")}",\n')
-            f.write(f'        "lock_post": {env_or_default("LOCK_POST", "False")},\n')
-            f.write(f'        "distinguish_sticky": {env_or_default("DISTINGUISH_STICKY", "False")}\n')
-            f.write('    }\n')
-            f.write(']\n')
     print(f"Configuration file auto-populated from environment variables at {default_config_path}.")
 
+
 # Check if config file exists and is non-empty, else generate from env
 def config_needs_populating():
     if not os.path.exists(default_config_path):
@@ -65,27 +42,66 @@ def config_needs_populating():
             return len(content) == 0
     except Exception:
         return True
-    
+
+
 if config_needs_populating():
     write_config_from_env()
-    # Optionally exit after populating, or continue to run
 
+
+# Import main config
 import config
+
+
+# Create default flairconfig.py if missing
+flair_config_path = os.path.join('config', 'flairconfig.py')
+
+
+def write_default_flairconfig():
+    if not os.path.exists(flair_config_path):
+        os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(flair_config_path), exist_ok=True)
+        with open(flair_config_path, 'w') as f:
+            f.write('# flairconfig.py\n')
+            f.write('# This file defines the list of flair time configs for the bot.\n')
+            f.write('flair_times = [\n')
+            f.write('    {\n')
+            f.write('        "flair_text": "Waiting for OP",\n')
+            f.write('        "hours": 48,\n')
+            f.write('        "comment_message": "This post has had the \'Waiting for OP\' flair for 48 hours.",\n')
+            f.write('        "lock_post": False,\n')
+            f.write('        "distinguish_sticky": False\n')
+            f.write('    },\n')
+            f.write(']\n')
+        print(f"Default flairconfig.py created at {flair_config_path}.")
+
+
+write_default_flairconfig()
+
+
+# Load flair_times from flairconfig.py
+import importlib.util
+spec = importlib.util.spec_from_file_location("flairconfig", flair_config_path)
+flairconfig = importlib.util.module_from_spec(spec)
+spec.loader.exec_module(flairconfig)
+flair_times = getattr(flairconfig, "flair_times", [])
+
+
 def authentication():
-    print ("Authenticating...")
-    reddit = praw.Reddit(username = config.username,
-            password = config.password,
-            client_id = config.client_id,
-            client_secret = config.client_secret,
-            user_agent = config.user_agent)
-    print ("Authenticated as {}.".format(reddit.user.me()))
+    print("Authenticating...")
+    reddit = praw.Reddit(
+        username=config.username,
+        password=config.password,
+        client_id=config.client_id,
+        client_secret=config.client_secret,
+        user_agent=config.user_agent
+    )
+    print("Authenticated as {}.".format(reddit.user.me()))
     return reddit
- 
+
 
 def main(reddit, all_posts: dict):
     # all_posts structure: {flair_text: {submission_id: timestamp}}
     while True:
-        for flair_cfg in config.flair_times:
+        for flair_cfg in flair_times:
             flair_text = flair_cfg["flair_text"]
             hours = flair_cfg["hours"]
             comment_message = flair_cfg["comment_message"]
@@ -132,7 +148,7 @@ def main(reddit, all_posts: dict):
 
         save_posts(all_posts)
         time.sleep(config.interval)
- 
+
 
 def load_posts():
     if not os.path.exists("config/posts.json"):
@@ -144,13 +160,12 @@ def load_posts():
         if not isinstance(data, dict):
             return {}
         return data
- 
+
 
 def save_posts(data):
     with open('config/posts.json', 'w+') as file:
         json.dump(data, file)
- 
- 
+
 
 while True:
     try: