diff --git a/config-example.json b/config-example.json
index e2e3c42..670cd9f 100644
--- a/config-example.json
+++ b/config-example.json
@@ -5,8 +5,14 @@
     "password": "correcthorsebatterystaple"
   },
   "sources": {
-    "twitter": "metalabVie",
-    "soup": "metalab.soup.io"
+    "twitter": {
+      "user": "metalabVie",
+      "visibility": "unlisted"
+    },
+    "soup": {
+      "user": "metalab.soup.io",
+      "visibility": "public"
+    }
   },
   "settings": {
     "days": 1,
diff --git a/tootbot.py b/tootbot.py
index 8d7557b..2ed1b6e 100755
--- a/tootbot.py
+++ b/tootbot.py
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ mastinstance = config['mastodon']['instance']
 mastuser = config['mastodon']['user']
 mastpasswd = config['mastodon']['password']
 
-twitter = config['sources']['twitter']
-soup = config['sources']['soup']
+twitteruser = config['sources']['twitter']['user']
+soupuser = config['sources']['soup']['user']
 
 dryrun = config['settings']['dryrun']
 days = config['settings']['days']
@@ -80,13 +80,13 @@ def register_app(mastuser,mastpasswd,mastinstance,mastodon_api):
 
 print('====== TWITTER ======')
 
-t = feedparser.parse('http://twitrss.me/twitter_user_to_rss/?user='+twitter)
+t = feedparser.parse('http://twitrss.me/twitter_user_to_rss/?user='+twitteruser)
 
 for p in reversed(t.entries):
     # check if this tweet has been processed
     db.execute(
         'SELECT * FROM posts WHERE srcpost = ? AND srcuser = ?  AND mastuser = ? AND mastinstance = ?',
-        (p.id, twitter, mastuser, mastinstance)
+        (p.id, twitteruser, mastuser, mastinstance)
     )
     last = db.fetchone()
 
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ for p in reversed(t.entries):
 
         c = p.title
 
-        if p.author != '(%s)' % twitter:
+        if p.author != '(%s)' % twitteruser:
             c = ("RT %s\n" % p.author[1:-1]) + c
         toot_media = []
         # get the pictures...
@@ -145,10 +145,10 @@ for p in reversed(t.entries):
         print(c)
 
         if (not dryrun):
-            toot = mastodon_api.status_post(c, in_reply_to_id=None, media_ids=toot_media, sensitive=False, visibility='unlisted', spoiler_text=None)
+            toot = mastodon_api.status_post(c, in_reply_to_id=None, media_ids=toot_media, sensitive=False, visibility=config['sources']['twitter']['visibility'], spoiler_text=None)
             print( '--> toot posted!')
             try:
-                db.execute("INSERT INTO posts VALUES ( ? , ? , ? , ? , ? )", (p.id, twitter, toot.id, mastuser, mastinstance))
+                db.execute("INSERT INTO posts VALUES ( ? , ? , ? , ? , ? )", (p.id, twitteruser, toot.id, mastuser, mastinstance))
                 sql.commit()
             except:
                 print('database execution failed.')
@@ -170,13 +170,13 @@ h.ignore_links = True
 h.ignore_images = True
 h.body_width = 0
 
-s = feedparser.parse('http://'+soup+'/rss')
+s = feedparser.parse('http://'+soupuser+'/rss')
 
 for p in reversed(s.entries):
     # check if this tweet has been processed
     db.execute(
         'SELECT * FROM posts WHERE srcpost = ? AND srcuser = ?  AND mastuser = ? AND mastinstance = ?',
-        (p.id, soup, mastuser, mastinstance)
+        (p.id, soupuser, mastuser, mastinstance)
     )
     last = db.fetchone()
 
@@ -190,23 +190,23 @@ for p in reversed(s.entries):
         j = json.loads(p.soup_attributes)
 
         # get status id and user if twitter is source
-        twitterstatus = None
-        twitteruser = None
+        tweet_id = None
+        tweet_author = None
         if (isinstance(j['source'], str)):
             if ( j['source'].startswith('https://twitter.com/') or j['source'].startswith('https://mobile.twitter.com/')):
                 twitterurl = j['source'].split('/')
-                twitteruser = twitterurl[3]
+                tweet_author = twitterurl[3]
                 if ( twitterurl[4] == 'status'):
-                    twitterstatus = twitterurl[5]
+                    tweet_id = twitterurl[5]
 
         # get all tweeted statuses
-        db.execute('SELECT srcpost FROM posts where srcuser = ?', (twitter,))
+        print(twitteruser)
+        db.execute('SELECT srcpost FROM posts where srcuser = ?', (twitteruser,))
         postedtweets = []
         for postedtweet in db.fetchall():
             postedtweets.append(postedtweet[0].split('/')[-1])
-
         # check if already tweeted
-        if twitterstatus in postedtweets:
+        if tweet_id in postedtweets:
             print('Already tweeted: ', j['source'])
 
         else:
@@ -258,11 +258,11 @@ for p in reversed(s.entries):
 
             if (not dryrun):
                 # post toot
-                toot = mastodon_api.status_post(text, in_reply_to_id=None, media_ids=toot_media, sensitive=False, visibility='public', spoiler_text=None)
+                toot = mastodon_api.status_post(text, in_reply_to_id=None, media_ids=toot_media, sensitive=False, visibility=config['sources']['soup']['visibility'], spoiler_text=None)
 
                 # add entry to database
                 if "id" in toot:
-                    db.execute("INSERT INTO posts VALUES ( ? , ? , ? , ? , ? )", (p.id, soup, toot.id, mastuser, mastinstance))
+                    db.execute("INSERT INTO posts VALUES ( ? , ? , ? , ? , ? )", (p.id, soupuser, toot.id, mastuser, mastinstance))
                     sql.commit()
                     print( '--> ',  p.id, ' posted!')
             else: