diff --git a/config.go b/config.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..777e82e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config.go
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"os"
+	"path"
+
+	"github.com/fatih/color"
+)
+
+const (
+	defaultDateTimeFmt = "2006-01-02 15:04"
+)
+
+// Config represents user preferences
+type Config struct {
+	Colors      *ColorMap `json:"colors"`
+	DateTimeFmt string    `json:"dateTimeFmt"`
+	DBPath      string    `json:"dbPath"`
+}
+
+type ColorMap struct {
+	colors map[string]*color.Color
+	tags   map[string]string
+}
+
+func (c *ColorMap) Get(name string) *color.Color {
+	if color, ok := c.colors[name]; ok {
+		return color
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (c *ColorMap) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
+	return json.Marshal(c.tags)
+}
+
+func (c *ColorMap) UnmarshalJSON(raw []byte) error {
+	lookup := map[string]*color.Color{
+		"black":     color.New(color.FgBlack),
+		"hiblack":   color.New(color.FgHiBlack),
+		"blue":      color.New(color.FgBlue),
+		"hiblue":    color.New(color.FgHiBlue),
+		"cyan":      color.New(color.FgCyan),
+		"hicyan":    color.New(color.FgHiCyan),
+		"green":     color.New(color.FgGreen),
+		"higreen":   color.New(color.FgHiGreen),
+		"magenta":   color.New(color.FgMagenta),
+		"himagenta": color.New(color.FgHiMagenta),
+		"red":       color.New(color.FgRed),
+		"hired":     color.New(color.FgHiRed),
+		"white":     color.New(color.FgWhite),
+		"hiwrite":   color.New(color.FgHiWhite),
+		"yellow":    color.New(color.FgYellow),
+		"hiyellow":  color.New(color.FgHiYellow),
+	}
+	cm := &ColorMap{
+		colors: map[string]*color.Color{},
+		tags:   map[string]string{},
+	}
+	err := json.Unmarshal(raw, &cm.tags)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	for tag, colorName := range cm.tags {
+		if color, ok := lookup[colorName]; ok {
+			cm.colors[tag] = color
+		}
+	}
+	*c = *cm
+	return nil
+}
+
+func NewConfig(configPath string) (*Config, error) {
+	raw, err := ioutil.ReadFile(configPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		// Create an empty config file
+		// if it does not already exist.
+		if os.IsNotExist(err) {
+			raw, _ := json.Marshal(map[string]string{})
+			err := ioutil.WriteFile(configPath, raw, 0644)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+			return NewConfig(configPath)
+		}
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	config := &Config{}
+	err = json.Unmarshal(raw, config)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if config.DateTimeFmt == "" {
+		config.DateTimeFmt = defaultDateTimeFmt
+	}
+	if config.DBPath == "" {
+		config.DBPath = path.Dir(configPath) + "/pomo.db"
+	}
+	return config, nil
+}
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index bbe75b1..e4c1f47 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -207,6 +207,17 @@ func _status(path *string) func(*cli.Cmd) {
 	}
 }
 
+func config(path *string) func(*cli.Cmd) {
+	return func(cmd *cli.Cmd) {
+		cmd.Spec = "[OPTIONS]"
+		cmd.Action = func() {
+			config, err := NewConfig(*path + "/config.json")
+			maybe(err)
+			maybe(json.NewEncoder(os.Stdout).Encode(config))
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func main() {
 	app := cli.App("pomo", "Pomodoro CLI")
 	app.LongDesc = "Pomo helps you track what you did, how long it took you to do it, and how much effort you expect it to take."
@@ -217,6 +228,7 @@ func main() {
 	app.Version("v version", Version)
 	app.Command("start s", "start a new task", start(path))
 	app.Command("init", "initialize the sqlite database", initialize(path))
+	app.Command("config cf", "display the current configuration", config(path))
 	app.Command("create c", "create a new task without starting", create(path))
 	app.Command("begin b", "begin requested pomodoro", begin(path))
 	app.Command("list l", "list historical tasks", list(path))
diff --git a/types.go b/types.go
index ea36f1b..d248aed 100644
--- a/types.go
+++ b/types.go
@@ -1,18 +1,11 @@
 package main
 
 import (
-	"encoding/json"
-	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/0xAX/notificator"
-	"github.com/fatih/color"
-)
-
-const (
-	defaultDateTimeFmt = "2006-01-02 15:04"
 )
 
 type State int
@@ -59,77 +52,6 @@ func (w *Wheel) String() string {
 	return ""
 }
 
-// Config represents user preferences
-type Config struct {
-	Colors      map[string]*color.Color
-	DateTimeFmt string
-}
-
-var colorMap = map[string]*color.Color{
-	"black":     color.New(color.FgBlack),
-	"hiblack":   color.New(color.FgHiBlack),
-	"blue":      color.New(color.FgBlue),
-	"hiblue":    color.New(color.FgHiBlue),
-	"cyan":      color.New(color.FgCyan),
-	"hicyan":    color.New(color.FgHiCyan),
-	"green":     color.New(color.FgGreen),
-	"higreen":   color.New(color.FgHiGreen),
-	"magenta":   color.New(color.FgMagenta),
-	"himagenta": color.New(color.FgHiMagenta),
-	"red":       color.New(color.FgRed),
-	"hired":     color.New(color.FgHiRed),
-	"white":     color.New(color.FgWhite),
-	"hiwrite":   color.New(color.FgHiWhite),
-	"yellow":    color.New(color.FgYellow),
-	"hiyellow":  color.New(color.FgHiYellow),
-}
-
-func (c *Config) UnmarshalJSON(raw []byte) error {
-	config := &struct {
-		Colors      map[string]string `json:"colors"`
-		DateTimeFmt string            `json:"datetimefmt"`
-	}{}
-	err := json.Unmarshal(raw, config)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	for key, name := range config.Colors {
-		if color, ok := colorMap[name]; ok {
-			c.Colors[key] = color
-		} else {
-			return fmt.Errorf("bad color choice: %s", name)
-		}
-	}
-	if config.DateTimeFmt != "" {
-		c.DateTimeFmt = config.DateTimeFmt
-	} else {
-		c.DateTimeFmt = defaultDateTimeFmt
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
-func NewConfig(path string) (*Config, error) {
-	raw, err := ioutil.ReadFile(path)
-	if err != nil {
-		// Create an empty config file
-		// if it does not already exist.
-		if os.IsNotExist(err) {
-			raw, _ := json.Marshal(map[string]*color.Color{})
-			ioutil.WriteFile(path, raw, 0644)
-			return NewConfig(path)
-		}
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	config := &Config{
-		Colors: map[string]*color.Color{},
-	}
-	err = json.Unmarshal(raw, config)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	return config, json.Unmarshal(raw, config)
-}
-
 // Task describes some activity
 type Task struct {
 	ID      int    `json:"id"`
diff --git a/util.go b/util.go
index b65288a..d49501c 100644
--- a/util.go
+++ b/util.go
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ func summerizeTasks(config *Config, tasks []*Task) {
 					fmt.Printf(" ")
 				}
 				// user specified color mapping exists
-				if color, ok := config.Colors[tag]; ok {
+				if color := config.Colors.Get(tag); color != nil {
 					color.Printf("%s", tag)
 				} else {
 					// no color mapping