diff --git a/project/config/cli.py b/project/config/cli.py
index 78fd6db..2bceca1 100644
--- a/project/config/cli.py
+++ b/project/config/cli.py
@@ -13,3 +13,20 @@ def show(key):
     key = " ".join(key)
     print(config.get(key))
     return 0
+
+
+@cli.command('set')
+@click.argument('key', nargs=1)
+@click.argument('value', nargs=-1)
+def set(key, value):
+    key = " ".join(key)
+    status = config.set(key, value)
+    if status == "SUCCESS":
+        print("Repo set to", repo)
+        return 0
+    elif status == "NO_KEY":
+        print("Key {} not found".format(key))
+        return 1
+    else:
+        print("Something went wrong:", status)
+        return 1
diff --git a/project/utils/config.py b/project/utils/config.py
index 788136d..5076fb7 100644
--- a/project/utils/config.py
+++ b/project/utils/config.py
@@ -1,25 +1,32 @@
 import os
-from yaml import load
+from yaml import load, dump
 
 try:
-    from yaml import CLoader as Loader
+    from yaml import CLoader as Loader, CDumper as Dumper
 except ImportError:
-    from yaml import Loader
+    from yaml import Loader, Dumper
 
 
 BASE_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
-USER_CONFIG_DIR = "~/.dfa.yml"
-
+USER_CONFIG_DIR = os.path.expanduser("~/.dfa.yml")
+DEFAULT_CONFIG_DIR = os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'defaults.yml')
 
 def get_config_data(filename):
     try:
-        config_file = open(filename)
-        return load(config_file, Loader=Loader)
+        with open(filename) as config_file:
+            return load(config_file, Loader=Loader)
     except FileNotFoundError:
-        return []
+        return {}
 
+def write_user_config(refresh_after=False):
+    try:
+        with open(USER_CONFIG_DIR, 'w') as config_file:
+            dump(USER_CONFIG, config_file, indent=4, default_flow_style=False)
+            return "SUCCESS"
+    except Exception as e:
+        return e
 
-DEFAULT_CONFIG = get_config_data(os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'defaults.yml'))
+DEFAULT_CONFIG = get_config_data(DEFAULT_CONFIG_DIR)
 
 USER_CONFIG = get_config_data(os.path.expanduser(USER_CONFIG_DIR))
 
@@ -30,3 +37,9 @@ def get(key):
     elif DEFAULT_CONFIG and key in DEFAULT_CONFIG:
         return DEFAULT_CONFIG[key]
     return None
+
+def set(key, value, refresh_after=False):
+    if key not in DEFAULT_CONFIG:
+        return "NO_KEY"
+    USER_CONFIG[key] = value
+    return write_user_config(refresh_after)