diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 07064ed1..ee6dbe43 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -51,12 +51,11 @@
 
 ### 2. Build
 
- `./scripts/build-local.sh`
+There are a few ways to build:
+ - `./scripts/build-local.sh` (no clue)
+ - `go build` (creates exe)
+ - `go install` (installs to gopath)
 
-#### or:
+## Running Tests
 
- `go build`
-
-#### or:
-
- `go install`
+`go test ./...`
diff --git a/regolith/profiles.go b/regolith/profiles.go
index a06534e8..faeaabab 100644
--- a/regolith/profiles.go
+++ b/regolith/profiles.go
@@ -86,11 +86,9 @@ func SetupTmpFiles(config Config, profile Profile) error {
 // is the name of the profile which should be loaded from the configuration.
 func RunProfile(profileName string) error {
 	Logger.Info("Running profile: ", profileName)
-	project, err := LoadConfig()
-	if err != nil {
-		return wrapError("Failed to load project config", err)
-	}
-	profile := project.Profiles[profileName]
+	config := LoadConfig()
+
+	profile := config.Profiles[profileName]
 
 	// Check whether every filter, uses a supported filter type
 	checked := make(map[string]struct{})
@@ -112,7 +110,7 @@ func RunProfile(profileName string) error {
 	}
 
 	// Prepare tmp files
-	err = SetupTmpFiles(*project, profile)
+	err := SetupTmpFiles(*config, profile)
 	if err != nil {
 		return wrapError("Unable to setup profile", err)
 	}
@@ -130,7 +128,7 @@ func RunProfile(profileName string) error {
 	// Export files
 	Logger.Info("Moving files to target directory")
 	start := time.Now()
-	err = ExportProject(profile, project.Name)
+	err = ExportProject(profile, config.Name)
 	if err != nil {
 		return wrapError("Exporting project failed", err)
 	}
diff --git a/regolith/project.go b/regolith/project.go
index cc1d4b00..4e857985 100644
--- a/regolith/project.go
+++ b/regolith/project.go
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ const ManifestName = "config.json"
 const GitIgnore = `/build
 /.regolith`
 
-// TODO implement the rest of the standard config spec
 type Config struct {
 	Name            string `json:"name,omitempty"`
 	Author          string `json:"author,omitempty"`
@@ -25,16 +24,18 @@ type Config struct {
 	RegolithProject `json:"regolith,omitempty"`
 }
 
-func LoadConfig() (*Config, error) {
+func LoadConfig() *Config {
 	file, err := ioutil.ReadFile(ManifestName)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, wrapError(fmt.Sprintf("Couldn't find %s! Consider running 'regolith init'", ManifestName), err)
+		Logger.Fatal("Couldn't find %s! Consider running 'regolith init'.", ManifestName, err)
 	}
+
 	var result *Config
 	err = json.Unmarshal(file, &result)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, wrapError(fmt.Sprintf("Couldn't load %s: ", ManifestName), err)
+		Logger.Fatal("Couldn't load %s! Does the file contain correct json?", ManifestName, err)
 	}
+
 	// If settings is nil replace it with empty map
 	for _, profile := range result.Profiles {
 		for fk := range profile.Filters {
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ func LoadConfig() (*Config, error) {
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	return result, nil
+	return result
 }
 
 type Packs struct {
diff --git a/regolith/remote_filters.go b/regolith/remote_filters.go
index 672d04d0..e63f79fd 100644
--- a/regolith/remote_filters.go
+++ b/regolith/remote_filters.go
@@ -38,21 +38,10 @@ func IsRemoteFilterCached(url string) bool {
 func InstallDependencies(isForced bool) error {
 	Logger.Infof("Installing dependencies...")
 
-	project, err := LoadConfig()
-	if err != nil {
-		return wrapError("Failed to load project config", err)
-	}
+	project := LoadConfig()
 
-	err = os.MkdirAll(".regolith/cache/filters", 0666)
-	if err != nil {
-		return wrapError("Could not create .regolith/cache/filters", err)
-	}
-
-	// Special path for virtual environments for python
-	err = os.MkdirAll(".regolith/cache/venvs", 0666)
-	if err != nil {
-		return wrapError("Could not create .regolith/cache/venvs", err)
-	}
+	CreateDirectoryIfNotExists(".regolith/cache/filters", true)
+	CreateDirectoryIfNotExists(".regolith/cache/venvs", true)
 
 	wd, err := os.Getwd()
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/regolith/utils.go b/regolith/utils.go
index eb085d94..3ef56cfe 100644
--- a/regolith/utils.go
+++ b/regolith/utils.go
@@ -31,6 +31,19 @@ func wrapError(text string, err error) error {
 	return errors.New(text)
 }
 
+func CreateDirectoryIfNotExists(directory string, mustSucceed bool) {
+	if _, err := os.Stat(directory); os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		err = os.MkdirAll(directory, 0666)
+		if err != nil {
+			if mustSucceed {
+				Logger.Fatalf("Failed to create directory %s: %s", directory, err.Error())
+			} else {
+				Logger.Warnf("Failed to create directory %s: %s", directory, err.Error())
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 // GetAbsoluteWorkingDirectory returns an absolute path to .regolith/tmp
 func GetAbsoluteWorkingDirectory() string {
 	absoluteWorkingDir, _ := filepath.Abs(".regolith/tmp")
@@ -59,7 +72,7 @@ func LogStd(in io.ReadCloser, logFunc func(template string, args ...interface{})
 	}
 }
 
-func parseSemver(semver string) (major int, minor int, patch int) {
+func ParseSemanticVersion(semver string) (major int, minor int, patch int) {
 	split := strings.Split(semver, ".")
 	length := len(split)
 	if length > 0 {
@@ -75,9 +88,9 @@ func parseSemver(semver string) (major int, minor int, patch int) {
 }
 
 // Returns 1 if first version is newer, -1 if older, 0 if the same
-func compareSemver(ver1 string, ver2 string) int {
-	major1, minor1, patch1 := parseSemver(ver1)
-	major2, minor2, patch2 := parseSemver(ver2)
+func CompareSemanticVersion(ver1 string, ver2 string) int {
+	major1, minor1, patch1 := ParseSemanticVersion(ver1)
+	major2, minor2, patch2 := ParseSemanticVersion(ver2)
 	if major1 > major2 {
 		return 1
 	} else if major1 < major2 {
@@ -114,7 +127,7 @@ func CheckUpdate(version string, status chan UpdateStatus) {
 		return
 	}
 	status <- UpdateStatus{
-		ShouldUpdate: compareSemver(*release.TagName, version) == 1,
+		ShouldUpdate: CompareSemanticVersion(*release.TagName, version) == 1,
 		Url:          release.HTMLURL,
 	}
 }
diff --git a/test/export_test.go b/test/export_test.go
index ed8bdfa4..5a7f1005 100644
--- a/test/export_test.go
+++ b/test/export_test.go
@@ -58,15 +58,13 @@ func TestMoveFilesAcl(t *testing.T) {
 	defer os.Chdir(wd)
 	// Switch wd to wrokingDir
 	os.Chdir(workingDir)
-	// Get the name of the project from config
-	project, err := regolith.LoadConfig()
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("Failed to load project config: %s", err)
-	}
+	// Get the name of the config from config
+	config := regolith.LoadConfig()
+
 	bpPath := filepath.Join(
-		mojangDir, "development_behavior_packs", project.Name+"_bp")
+		mojangDir, "development_behavior_packs", config.Name+"_bp")
 	rpPath := filepath.Join(
-		mojangDir, "development_resource_packs", project.Name+"_rp")
+		mojangDir, "development_resource_packs", config.Name+"_rp")
 	// Run regolith project
 	os.Chdir(workingDir)
 	regolith.InitLogging(true)