diff --git a/Config.cc b/Config.cc
index 499cce8..d20d517 100644
--- a/Config.cc
+++ b/Config.cc
@@ -66,7 +66,11 @@ void Config::read(const char * file)
             }
             else
             {
-                if      (parts.first == "on_start")
+                if      (parts.first == "pin")
+                {
+                    entries[entry_num].pin = atoi(parts.second.c_str());
+                }
+                else if (parts.first == "on_start")
                 {
                     entries[entry_num].on_start = parseAction(parts.second);
                 }
diff --git a/pppc.cc b/pppc.cc
index afab653..1849bc4 100644
--- a/pppc.cc
+++ b/pppc.cc
@@ -91,6 +91,11 @@ void addMenuItem(HMENU hMenu, CHAR * itemstr, WORD id)
 
 PPPC::PPPC(HINSTANCE hInstance, const char * config_file)
 {
+    if (config_file != NULL)
+    {
+        m_config.read(config_file);
+    }
+
     /* Load the application icon */
     HICON icon = ::LoadIcon(hInstance, MAKEINTRESOURCE(IDI_ICON1));
     if (icon == 0)
diff --git a/pppc.h b/pppc.h
index 7132532..f2bafca 100644
--- a/pppc.h
+++ b/pppc.h
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 #ifndef PPPC_H
 #define PPPC_H
 
+#include "Config.h"
+
 #define APP_NAME "Parallel Port Power Controller"
 #define WM_ICON_NOTIFY (WM_APP + 42)
 
@@ -13,6 +15,7 @@ class PPPC
         BOOL mainLoop();
 
     protected:
+        Config          m_config;
         HWND            m_hWnd;
         NOTIFYICONDATA  m_nid;
 };