diff --git a/bulkredditdownloader/__main__.py b/bulkredditdownloader/__main__.py
index 84780f9..233d710 100644
--- a/bulkredditdownloader/__main__.py
+++ b/bulkredditdownloader/__main__.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import argparse
 import logging
 import sys
 
+from bulkredditdownloader.configuration import Configuration
 from bulkredditdownloader.downloader import RedditDownloader
 from bulkredditdownloader.exceptions import BulkDownloaderException
 
@@ -116,7 +117,7 @@ def _setup_logging(verbosity: int):
     logging.getLogger('urllib3').setLevel(logging.CRITICAL)
 
 
-def main(args: argparse.Namespace):
+def main(args: Configuration):
     _setup_logging(args.verbose)
     try:
         reddit_downloader = RedditDownloader(args)
@@ -127,5 +128,6 @@ def main(args: argparse.Namespace):
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     _add_options()
-    args = parser.parse_args()
+    read_configuration = Configuration()
+    args = parser.parse_args(namespace=read_configuration)
     main(args)
diff --git a/bulkredditdownloader/configuration.py b/bulkredditdownloader/configuration.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6b35e36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bulkredditdownloader/configuration.py
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# coding=utf-8
+
+from argparse import Namespace
+from typing import Optional
+
+
+class Configuration(Namespace):
+    def __init__(self):
+        super(Configuration, self).__init__()
+        self.directory: str = '.'
+        self.limit: Optional[int] = None
+        self.link: list[str] = []
+        self.multireddit: list[str] = []
+        self.no_dupes: bool = False
+        self.saved: bool = False
+        self.search: Optional[str] = None
+        self.set_file_scheme: str = '{REDDITOR}_{TITLE}_{POSTID}'
+        self.set_folder_scheme: str = '{SUBREDDIT}'
+        self.skip: list[str] = []
+        self.skip_domain: list[str] = []
+        self.sort: str = 'hot'
+        self.submitted: bool = False
+        self.subreddit: list[str] = []
+        self.time: str = 'all'
+        self.upvoted: bool = False
+        self.user: Optional[str] = None
+        self.verbose: int = 0
diff --git a/bulkredditdownloader/downloader.py b/bulkredditdownloader/downloader.py
index b6b4044..da80272 100644
--- a/bulkredditdownloader/downloader.py
+++ b/bulkredditdownloader/downloader.py
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 # coding=utf-8
 
-import argparse
 import configparser
 import logging
-import re
 import socket
 from datetime import datetime
 from enum import Enum, auto
@@ -17,6 +15,7 @@ import praw.models
 import prawcore
 
 import bulkredditdownloader.exceptions as errors
+from bulkredditdownloader.configuration import Configuration
 from bulkredditdownloader.download_filter import DownloadFilter
 from bulkredditdownloader.file_name_formatter import FileNameFormatter
 from bulkredditdownloader.oauth2 import OAuth2Authenticator, OAuth2TokenManager
@@ -44,7 +43,7 @@ class RedditTypes:
 
 
 class RedditDownloader:
-    def __init__(self, args: argparse.Namespace):
+    def __init__(self, args: Configuration):
         self.args = args
         self.config_directories = appdirs.AppDirs('bulk_reddit_downloader', 'BDFR')
         self.run_time = datetime.now().isoformat()
diff --git a/bulkredditdownloader/tests/test_downloader.py b/bulkredditdownloader/tests/test_downloader.py
index ed26632..caec1e7 100644
--- a/bulkredditdownloader/tests/test_downloader.py
+++ b/bulkredditdownloader/tests/test_downloader.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import praw.models
 import pytest
 
 from bulkredditdownloader.__main__ import _setup_logging
+from bulkredditdownloader.configuration import Configuration
 from bulkredditdownloader.download_filter import DownloadFilter
 from bulkredditdownloader.downloader import RedditDownloader, RedditTypes
 from bulkredditdownloader.exceptions import BulkDownloaderException, RedditAuthenticationError, RedditUserError
@@ -20,28 +21,8 @@ from bulkredditdownloader.site_authenticator import SiteAuthenticator
 
 
 @pytest.fixture()
-def args() -> argparse.Namespace:
-    args = argparse.Namespace()
-
-    args.directory = '.'
-    args.verbose = 0
-    args.link = []
-    args.submitted = False
-    args.upvoted = False
-    args.saved = False
-    args.subreddit = []
-    args.multireddit = []
-    args.user = None
-    args.search = None
-    args.sort = 'hot'
-    args.limit = None
-    args.time = 'all'
-    args.skip = []
-    args.skip_domain = []
-    args.set_folder_scheme = '{SUBREDDIT}'
-    args.set_file_scheme = '{REDDITOR}_{TITLE}_{POSTID}'
-    args.no_dupes = False
-
+def args() -> Configuration:
+    args = Configuration()
     return args