diff --git a/bVNC/src/main/java/com/iiordanov/bVNC/App.java b/bVNC/src/main/java/com/iiordanov/bVNC/App.java
index 7a7270d59..48d694a48 100644
--- a/bVNC/src/main/java/com/iiordanov/bVNC/App.java
+++ b/bVNC/src/main/java/com/iiordanov/bVNC/App.java
@@ -1,19 +1,26 @@
 package com.iiordanov.bVNC;
 
 import android.content.Context;
+import android.util.Log;
 
 import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatDelegate;
 import androidx.multidex.MultiDex;
 import androidx.multidex.MultiDexApplication;
 
+import java.io.IOException;
 import java.lang.ref.WeakReference;
 
+import com.iiordanov.util.CustomClientConfigFileReader;
+
 public class App extends MultiDexApplication {
+    private final static String TAG = "App";
 
     public static boolean debugLog = false;
     private static WeakReference<Context> context;
     private Database database;
 
+    public static CustomClientConfigFileReader configFileReader;
+
     public static Context getContext() {
         return context.get();
     }
@@ -31,10 +38,20 @@ public void onCreate() {
         Constants.DEFAULT_PROTOCOL_PORT = Utils.getDefaultPort(this);
         database = new Database(this);
         context = new WeakReference<Context>(this);
+        if(Utils.isCustom(getApplicationContext())){
+            try {
+                configFileReader = new CustomClientConfigFileReader(
+                        getApplicationContext().getAssets().open(Utils.pName(getApplicationContext()) + ".yaml"));
+            } catch (IOException e) {
+                Log.e(TAG, "Error opening config file from assets.");
+            }
+        }
         debugLog = Utils.querySharedPreferenceBoolean(getApplicationContext(), "moreDebugLoggingTag");
     }
 
     public Database getDatabase() {
         return database;
     }
+
+    public static CustomClientConfigFileReader getConfigFileReader(){ return configFileReader;}
 }
diff --git a/bVNC/src/main/java/com/iiordanov/bVNC/CustomVnc.java b/bVNC/src/main/java/com/iiordanov/bVNC/CustomVnc.java
index ed5f6175c..e27153d9b 100644
--- a/bVNC/src/main/java/com/iiordanov/bVNC/CustomVnc.java
+++ b/bVNC/src/main/java/com/iiordanov/bVNC/CustomVnc.java
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ public void onCreate(Bundle icicle) {
             Map<String, Map> configData = configFileReader.getConfigData();
             Map<String, Integer> visibility = (Map<String, Integer>) configData.get("mainConfiguration").get("visibility");
 
-            Utils.setVisibilityForViewElementsViaConfig(this, "mainConfiguration", findViewById(android.R.id.content).getRootView());
+            Utils.setVisibilityForViewElementsViaConfig(this, App.getConfigFileReader().getConfigData(),"mainConfiguration", findViewById(android.R.id.content).getRootView());
 
             Locale current = getResources().getConfiguration().locale;
             String currentLanguage = current.getLanguage();
diff --git a/bVNC/src/main/java/com/iiordanov/bVNC/Utils.java b/bVNC/src/main/java/com/iiordanov/bVNC/Utils.java
index 72abb4068..bf306cf76 100644
--- a/bVNC/src/main/java/com/iiordanov/bVNC/Utils.java
+++ b/bVNC/src/main/java/com/iiordanov/bVNC/Utils.java
@@ -277,25 +277,19 @@ public static boolean isOpaque(Context context) {
         return packageName.toLowerCase().contains("opaque");
     }
 
-    public static String getStringConfigAttribute(Context context, String configDataKey, String configDataKeyChild, String childAttribute) throws IOException, NullPointerException {
+    public static String getStringConfigAttribute(Map<String, Map> configData, String configDataKey, String configDataKeyChild, String childAttribute) throws NullPointerException {
         try {
-            CustomClientConfigFileReader configFileReader = new CustomClientConfigFileReader(
-                    context.getAssets().open(Utils.pName(context) + ".yaml"));
-            Map<String, Map> configData = configFileReader.getConfigData();
             String attr = (String) ((Map) configData.get(configDataKey).get(configDataKeyChild)).get(childAttribute);
             return attr;
         }
-        catch (IOException | NullPointerException e) {
+        catch (NullPointerException e) {
             throw e;
         }
     }
 
-    public static void setVisibilityForViewElementsViaConfig(Context context, String configDataKey, View view) throws IOException, NullPointerException {
+    public static void setVisibilityForViewElementsViaConfig(Context context, Map<String, Map> configData, String configDataKey, View view) throws NullPointerException {
         try {
             String packageName = Utils.pName(context);
-            CustomClientConfigFileReader configFileReader = new CustomClientConfigFileReader(
-                    context.getAssets().open(packageName + ".yaml"));
-            Map<String, Map> configData = configFileReader.getConfigData();
             Map<String, Integer> visibility = (Map<String, Integer>) configData.get(configDataKey).get("visibility");
 
             for (String s : visibility.keySet()) {
@@ -304,7 +298,7 @@ public static void setVisibilityForViewElementsViaConfig(Context context, String
                 viewElement.setVisibility(visibility.get(s));
             }
         }
-        catch (IOException | NullPointerException e) {
+        catch (NullPointerException e) {
             throw e;
         }
     }
diff --git a/bVNC/src/main/java/com/iiordanov/bVNC/dialogs/RateOrShareFragment.kt b/bVNC/src/main/java/com/iiordanov/bVNC/dialogs/RateOrShareFragment.kt
index 2f7734f14..d064a20d7 100644
--- a/bVNC/src/main/java/com/iiordanov/bVNC/dialogs/RateOrShareFragment.kt
+++ b/bVNC/src/main/java/com/iiordanov/bVNC/dialogs/RateOrShareFragment.kt
@@ -27,11 +27,10 @@ import android.widget.Button
 import android.widget.TableLayout
 import android.widget.TextView
 import androidx.fragment.app.DialogFragment
+import com.iiordanov.bVNC.App
 import com.iiordanov.bVNC.Utils
 import com.undatech.remoteClientUi.R
 import java.io.IOException
-import java.lang.Exception
-import java.lang.NullPointerException
 
 class RateOrShareFragment : DialogFragment() {
     private var layout: TableLayout? = null
@@ -70,7 +69,15 @@ class RateOrShareFragment : DialogFragment() {
     fun setTitle() {
         if (Utils.isCustom(context)){
             try {
-                dialog?.setTitle(getString(requireContext().resources.getIdentifier(Utils.getStringConfigAttribute(context, TAG.replaceFirstChar { it.lowercase() }, "title", "key"), "string", Utils.pName(context))))
+                dialog?.setTitle(
+                    getString(
+                        requireContext().resources.getIdentifier(
+                            Utils.getStringConfigAttribute(App.configFileReader.configData, TAG.replaceFirstChar { it.lowercase() }, "title", "key"),
+                            "string",
+                            Utils.pName(context)
+                        )
+                    )
+                )
                 return
             }
             catch (e: Exception) {
@@ -83,7 +90,7 @@ class RateOrShareFragment : DialogFragment() {
     fun setVisibilityOfElements(v: View) {
         if (Utils.isCustom(context)){
             try {
-                Utils.setVisibilityForViewElementsViaConfig(context, TAG.replaceFirstChar { it.lowercase() }, v)
+                Utils.setVisibilityForViewElementsViaConfig(context, App.configFileReader.configData, TAG.replaceFirstChar { it.lowercase() }, v)
             }
             catch (e: Exception) {
                 isCustomException(e)
@@ -93,9 +100,6 @@ class RateOrShareFragment : DialogFragment() {
 
     fun isCustomException(e: Exception) {
         when (e) {
-            is IOException -> {
-                Log.e(TAG, "Error opening config file from assets.")
-            }
             is NullPointerException -> {
                 Log.e(TAG, "Error referencing attribute in config file.")
             }