diff --git a/api/api.go b/api/api.go
index e2fa361..059d5ee 100644
--- a/api/api.go
+++ b/api/api.go
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ func RunServer() error {
 	}
 
 	// Star the SW service
-	err := sw.StartSWService(sw.FILEDB)
+	err := sw.StartSWService()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/sw/sw.go b/sw/sw.go
index 8ba32b3..a8c0f5a 100644
--- a/sw/sw.go
+++ b/sw/sw.go
@@ -4,15 +4,14 @@ package sw
 import (
 	"errors"
 
+	"github.com/ESilva15/PTInvCertSWDB/config"
 	models "github.com/ESilva15/PTInvCertSWDB/sw/models"
 	repo "github.com/ESilva15/PTInvCertSWDB/sw/repo"
 )
 
-type RepoType int
-
 const (
-	FILEDB RepoType = iota
-	POSTGRES
+	FILEDB   = "YAML"
+	POSTGRES = "PG"
 )
 
 var service *SWService
@@ -21,18 +20,20 @@ type SWService struct {
 	SWRepo repo.SWRepo
 }
 
-func StartSWService(rt RepoType) error {
+func StartSWService() error {
+	cfg := config.GetInstance()
+
 	var err error
 	var swRepo repo.SWRepo
 
-	switch rt {
+	switch cfg.DataBackend {
 	case FILEDB:
-		swRepo, err = repo.NewYAMLRepo("./swdb.yaml")
+		swRepo, err = repo.NewYAMLRepo(cfg.YamlBackend.Path)
 		if err != nil {
 			return errors.New("Failed to create yaml repo: " + err.Error())
 		}
 	default:
-		return errors.New("repo type not implemented yet")
+		return errors.New("chosen persistence backend not implemented yet")
 	}
 
 	service = &SWService{