diff --git a/project/config/cli.py b/project/config/cli.py
index 820d805..2e73770 100644
--- a/project/config/cli.py
+++ b/project/config/cli.py
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ def show(key):
 @click.argument('key', nargs=1)
 @click.argument('value', nargs=-1)
 def set(key, value):
-    key = " ".join(key)
+    if type(value) == type(()):
+        value = " ".join(value)
     status = config.set(key, value)
     if status == "SUCCESS":
         print("{} set to {}".format(key, value))
diff --git a/project/sync/cli.py b/project/sync/cli.py
index ee42314..b5dab73 100644
--- a/project/sync/cli.py
+++ b/project/sync/cli.py
@@ -10,4 +10,7 @@ def cli(private):
         return 1
     repos.clone_public_data()
     if private:
+        if not config.get('private_repo'):
+            print("private repo not set")
+            return 0
         repos.clone_public_data()
diff --git a/project/utils/config.py b/project/utils/config.py
index 7cadc94..ba7d0f0 100644
--- a/project/utils/config.py
+++ b/project/utils/config.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ except ImportError:
 def get_config_data(filename):
     try:
         with open(filename) as config_file:
-            return load(config_file, Loader=Loader)
+            return load(config_file, Loader=Loader) or {}
     except FileNotFoundError:
         return {}
     except Exception as e:
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ def get_config_data(filename):
         return {}
 
 
-def write_user_config(refresh_after=False):
+def write_user_config():
     try:
         with open(constants.USER_CONFIG_DIR, 'w') as config_file:
             dump(USER_CONFIG, config_file, indent=4, default_flow_style=False, Dumper=Dumper)
@@ -28,23 +28,28 @@ def write_user_config(refresh_after=False):
         return e
 
 
+# Create the config file if it doesnt exist already
+os.makedirs(constants.DATA_DIR, mode=0o755, exist_ok=True)
+open(constants.USER_CONFIG_DIR, 'a').close()
+
+
 DEFAULT_CONFIG = get_config_data(constants.DEFAULT_CONFIG_DIR)
-USER_CONFIG = get_config_data(os.path.expanduser(constants.USER_CONFIG_DIR))
+USER_CONFIG = get_config_data(constants.USER_CONFIG_DIR)
 
 
 def get(key):
-    if USER_CONFIG and key in USER_CONFIG:
+    if key in USER_CONFIG:
         return USER_CONFIG[key]
-    elif DEFAULT_CONFIG and key in DEFAULT_CONFIG:
+    elif key in DEFAULT_CONFIG:
         return DEFAULT_CONFIG[key]
     return None
 
 
-def set(key, value, refresh_after=False):
+def set(key, value):
     if key not in DEFAULT_CONFIG:
         return "NO_KEY"
     USER_CONFIG[key] = value
-    return write_user_config(refresh_after)
+    return write_user_config()
 
 
 def has_basics():
diff --git a/project/utils/constants.py b/project/utils/constants.py
index d626f13..a5d7195 100644
--- a/project/utils/constants.py
+++ b/project/utils/constants.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ DATA_DIR = os.path.expanduser("~/dfa/")
 # Config
 USER_CONFIG_DIR = os.path.join(DATA_DIR, ".dfa.yml")
 DEFAULT_CONFIG_DIR = os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'defaults.yml')
-REQUIRED_KEYS = ['public_data']
+REQUIRED_KEYS = ['public_repo']
 
 # Data Directories
 PRIVATE_DATA_DIR = os.path.join(DATA_DIR, 'private_data')
diff --git a/project/utils/defaults.yml b/project/utils/defaults.yml
index 7f4e101..ebd2de8 100644
--- a/project/utils/defaults.yml
+++ b/project/utils/defaults.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
-thing: thing 1
-thing 2: thing
-stuff:
-    - thing 1
-    - thing 2
-    - thing 3
-long things: stuff
+public_repo:
+
+private_repo:
diff --git a/project/utils/repos.py b/project/utils/repos.py
index 82884a6..42d40d1 100644
--- a/project/utils/repos.py
+++ b/project/utils/repos.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import os
+import os, shutil
 from . import config, constants
 
 
@@ -12,10 +12,22 @@ def clone_public_data():
 def clone_private_data():
     exit_code = os.system("git clone -b master --single-branch {} {}"
         .format(config.get('private_repo'), constants.PRIVATE_DATA_DIR))
-    return exit_code
+    if exit_code != 0:
+        return exit_code
+
+    shutil.copytree(
+        constants.PRIVATE_DATA_DIR,
+        constants.PUBLIC_DATA_DIR
+    )
 
 
 def has_data(data):
     public_path = os.path.join(constants.PUBLIC_DATA_DIR, data)
     private_path = os.path.join(constants.PRIVATE_DATA_DIR, data)
     return os.path.isdir(public_path) or os.path.isdir(private_path)
+
+
+def go_to_data(subdir=''):
+    path = os.path.join(constants.PUBLIC_DATA_DIR, subdir)
+    os.chdir(path)
+    return path
diff --git a/scripts/runtests b/scripts/runtests
index 1553f31..d832593 100755
--- a/scripts/runtests
+++ b/scripts/runtests
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ set -e
 
 export PATH=env/bin:${PATH}
 
-flake8 project --ignore=E128,E501
+flake8 project --ignore=E128,E501,E401
 echo ">> Flake8 Tests Completed"
 
 if [ "$1" == "CI" ]; then