diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 2ac8b77b..a520065c 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -313,7 +313,8 @@ func makeWidget(app *tview.Application, pages *tview.Pages, widgetName string) w
 		settings := weather.NewSettingsFromYAML(wtf.Config)
 		widget = weather.NewWidget(app, pages, settings)
 	case "zendesk":
-		widget = zendesk.NewWidget(app)
+		settings := zendesk.NewSettingsFromYAML(wtf.Config)
+		widget = zendesk.NewWidget(app, settings)
 	default:
 		widget = unknown.NewWidget(app, widgetName)
 	}
diff --git a/modules/zendesk/client.go b/modules/zendesk/client.go
index e093a7e5..9bdbd564 100644
--- a/modules/zendesk/client.go
+++ b/modules/zendesk/client.go
@@ -6,9 +6,6 @@ import (
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"log"
 	"net/http"
-	"os"
-
-	"github.com/wtfutil/wtf/wtf"
 )
 
 type Resource struct {
@@ -16,34 +13,20 @@ type Resource struct {
 	Raw      string
 }
 
-func apiKey() string {
-	return wtf.Config.UString(
-		"wtf.mods.zendesk.apiKey",
-		os.Getenv("ZENDESK_API"),
-	)
-}
-
-func subdomain() string {
-	return wtf.Config.UString(
-		"wtf.mods.zendesk.subdomain",
-		os.Getenv("ZENDESK_SUBDOMAIN"),
-	)
-}
-
 func errHandler(err error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Print(err)
 	}
 }
 
-func api(key string, meth string, path string, params string) (*Resource, error) {
+func (widget *Widget) api(meth string, path string, params string) (*Resource, error) {
 	trn := &http.Transport{}
 
 	client := &http.Client{
 		Transport: trn,
 	}
 
-	baseURL := fmt.Sprintf("https://%v.zendesk.com/api/v2", subdomain())
+	baseURL := fmt.Sprintf("https://%v.zendesk.com/api/v2", widget.settings.subdomain)
 	URL := baseURL + "/tickets.json?sort_by=status"
 
 	req, err := http.NewRequest(meth, URL, bytes.NewBufferString(params))
@@ -53,9 +36,8 @@ func api(key string, meth string, path string, params string) (*Resource, error)
 
 	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
 
-	username := wtf.Config.UString("wtf.mods.zendesk.username")
-	apiUser := fmt.Sprintf("%v/token", username)
-	req.SetBasicAuth(apiUser, key)
+	apiUser := fmt.Sprintf("%v/token", widget.settings.username)
+	req.SetBasicAuth(apiUser, widget.settings.apiKey)
 
 	resp, err := client.Do(req)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -70,5 +52,4 @@ func api(key string, meth string, path string, params string) (*Resource, error)
 	}
 
 	return &Resource{Response: &resp, Raw: string(data)}, nil
-
 }
diff --git a/modules/zendesk/settings.go b/modules/zendesk/settings.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9bc1a407
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/zendesk/settings.go
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+package zendesk
+
+import (
+	"os"
+
+	"github.com/olebedev/config"
+	"github.com/wtfutil/wtf/cfg"
+)
+
+type Settings struct {
+	common *cfg.Common
+
+	apiKey    string
+	status    string
+	subdomain string
+	username  string
+}
+
+func NewSettingsFromYAML(ymlConfig *config.Config) *Settings {
+	localConfig, _ := ymlConfig.Get("wtf.mods.zendesk")
+
+	settings := Settings{
+		common: cfg.NewCommonSettingsFromYAML(ymlConfig),
+
+		apiKey:    localConfig.UString("apiKey", os.Getenv("ZENDESK_API")),
+		status:    localConfig.UString("status"),
+		subdomain: localConfig.UString("subdomain", os.Getenv("ZENDESK_SUBDOMAIN")),
+		username:  localConfig.UString("username"),
+	}
+
+	return &settings
+}
diff --git a/modules/zendesk/tickets.go b/modules/zendesk/tickets.go
index a5ba7575..6bc3bbfa 100644
--- a/modules/zendesk/tickets.go
+++ b/modules/zendesk/tickets.go
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ type Ticket struct {
 	Fields                interface{} `json:"fields"`
 }
 
-func listTickets(pag ...string) (*TicketArray, error) {
+func (widget *Widget) listTickets(pag ...string) (*TicketArray, error) {
 
 	TicketStruct := &TicketArray{}
 
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ func listTickets(pag ...string) (*TicketArray, error) {
 	} else {
 		path = pag[0]
 	}
-	resource, err := api(apiKey(), "GET", path, "")
+	resource, err := widget.api("GET", path, "")
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -66,14 +66,14 @@ func listTickets(pag ...string) (*TicketArray, error) {
 
 }
 
-func newTickets(ticketStatus string) (*TicketArray, error) {
+func (widget *Widget) newTickets() (*TicketArray, error) {
 	newTicketArray := &TicketArray{}
-	tickets, err := listTickets()
+	tickets, err := widget.listTickets(widget.settings.apiKey)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
 	for _, Ticket := range tickets.Tickets {
-		if Ticket.Status == ticketStatus && Ticket.Status != "closed" && Ticket.Status != "solved" {
+		if Ticket.Status == widget.settings.status && Ticket.Status != "closed" && Ticket.Status != "solved" {
 			newTicketArray.Tickets = append(newTicketArray.Tickets, Ticket)
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/modules/zendesk/widget.go b/modules/zendesk/widget.go
index 153a954f..eb00b0c6 100644
--- a/modules/zendesk/widget.go
+++ b/modules/zendesk/widget.go
@@ -14,11 +14,14 @@ type Widget struct {
 
 	result   *TicketArray
 	selected int
+	settings *Settings
 }
 
-func NewWidget(app *tview.Application) *Widget {
+func NewWidget(app *tview.Application, settings *Settings) *Widget {
 	widget := Widget{
 		TextWidget: wtf.NewTextWidget(app, "Zendesk", "zendesk", true),
+
+		settings: settings,
 	}
 
 	widget.View.SetInputCapture(widget.keyboardIntercept)
@@ -28,8 +31,7 @@ func NewWidget(app *tview.Application) *Widget {
 
 /* -------------------- Exported Functions -------------------- */
 func (widget *Widget) Refresh() {
-	ticketStatus := wtf.Config.UString("wtf.mods.zendesk.status")
-	ticketArray, err := newTickets(ticketStatus)
+	ticketArray, err := widget.newTickets()
 	ticketArray.Count = len(ticketArray.Tickets)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
@@ -102,7 +104,7 @@ func (widget *Widget) openTicket() {
 	sel := widget.selected
 	if sel >= 0 && widget.result != nil && sel < len(widget.result.Tickets) {
 		issue := &widget.result.Tickets[widget.selected]
-		ticketUrl := fmt.Sprintf("https://%s.zendesk.com/agent/tickets/%d", subdomain(), issue.Id)
+		ticketUrl := fmt.Sprintf("https://%s.zendesk.com/agent/tickets/%d", widget.settings.subdomain, issue.Id)
 		wtf.OpenFile(ticketUrl)
 	}
 }