diff --git a/functions/global.sh b/functions/global.sh
index 0488a22b..e8a19d80 100644
--- a/functions/global.sh
+++ b/functions/global.sh
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@ cooker_repository_name="Cooker"
 main_repository_name="RetroDECK"                                                                         # The name of the main repository under RetroDECK organization
 features="$config/retrodeck/reference_lists/features.json"                                               # A file where all the RetroDECK and component capabilities are kept for querying
 es_systems="/app/share/es-de/resources/systems/linux/es_systems.xml"                                     # ES-DE supported system list   
-es_find_rules="/app/share/es-de/resources/systems/linux/es_find_rules.xml"                               # ES-DE emulator find rules                                                  
+es_find_rules="/app/share/es-de/resources/systems/linux/es_find_rules.xml"                               # ES-DE emulator find rules
+logging_level="info"                                                                                     # Initializing this to avoid printing blank newlines, this will be actually red later from the config file                                                 
 
 
 # Godot data transfer temp files
diff --git a/functions/other_functions.sh b/functions/other_functions.sh
index f249d8d8..2198a761 100644
--- a/functions/other_functions.sh
+++ b/functions/other_functions.sh
@@ -205,16 +205,16 @@ conf_read() {
   do
     if [[ (! -z "$current_setting_line") && (! "$current_setting_line" == "#"*) && (! "$current_setting_line" == "[]") ]]; then # If the line has a valid entry in it
       if [[ ! -z $(grep -o -P "^\[.+?\]$" <<< "$current_setting_line") ]]; then # If the line is a section header
-        local current_section=$(sed 's^[][]^^g' <<< $current_setting_line) # Remove brackets from section name
+        local current_section=$(sed 's^[][]^^g' <<< "$current_setting_line") # Remove brackets from section name
       else
         if [[ "$current_section" == "" || "$current_section" == "paths" || "$current_section" == "options" ]]; then
-          local current_setting_name=$(get_setting_name "$current_setting_line" "retrodeck") # Read the variable name from the current line
-          local current_setting_value=$(get_setting_value "$rd_conf" "$current_setting_name" "retrodeck" "$current_section") # Read the variables value from retrodeck.cfg
+          local current_setting_name=$(cut -d'=' -f1 <<< "$current_setting_line" | xargs) # Extract name
+          local current_setting_value=$(cut -d'=' -f2 <<< "$current_setting_line" | xargs) # Extract value
           declare -g "$current_setting_name=$current_setting_value" # Write the current setting name and value to memory
         fi
       fi
     fi
-  done < $rd_conf
+  done < "$rd_conf"
 }
 
 conf_write() {