diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a71580b..35c150b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -51,4 +51,4 @@ coverage-full: test
 .PHONY: coverage-html
 coverage-html: coverage-full
 	go tool cover -html=./coverage/coverage.out -o ./coverage/coverage.html
-	open ./coverage/coverage.html
\ No newline at end of file
+	# open ./coverage/coverage.html
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/conf.go b/conf.go
index 9919890..a757fec 100644
--- a/conf.go
+++ b/conf.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
+	"sync"
 )
 
 type parsedConf struct {
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ type parsedConf struct {
 type Config struct {
 	MappingFilePath string
 	MappingRules    ImportRulesMappings
+	sync.Mutex
 }
 
 type ImportRulesMappings struct {
@@ -144,6 +146,8 @@ func checkIfSizeIsConfigured(fsize string) (bool, error) {
 func (c *Config) LoadMainConfigFile(fp string) (parsedConf, error) {
 	var conf parsedConf
 	var err error
+	c.Lock()
+	defer c.Unlock()
 	ok := isFile(fp)
 	if !ok {
 		// generate config file
diff --git a/conf_test.go b/conf_test.go
index b2d83d7..9f5ff62 100644
--- a/conf_test.go
+++ b/conf_test.go
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"strconv"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
@@ -124,3 +126,77 @@ func TestGenerateConfigFile(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, ok, true)
 
 }
+
+func TestLoadMainConfigFile(t *testing.T) {
+
+	t.Run("load the main config file correctly - default load", func(t *testing.T) {
+		tmpDir := t.TempDir()
+
+		tempConfigDir := fmt.Sprintf("%s/tmp/config", tmpDir)
+
+		mkDirForTest(t, tempConfigDir)
+
+		hmDir, _ := os.UserConfigDir()
+
+		oldConfigFile := fmt.Sprintf("%s/gocustomurls/config.json", hmDir)
+		t.Log("oldConfigFile: ", oldConfigFile)
+		newConfigFile := fmt.Sprintf("%s/config.json", tempConfigDir)
+
+		ok := doesFileExist(oldConfigFile)
+
+		if ok {
+			t.Log("cp old -> new")
+			cpFileForTest(t, oldConfigFile, newConfigFile)
+		}
+
+		t.Cleanup(func() {
+			found := doesFileExist(newConfigFile)
+			if found {
+				t.Log("cp new -> old")
+				cpFileForTest(t, newConfigFile, oldConfigFile)
+			} else {
+				// Add a loop to wait until you find the old ConfigFile
+				ok := doesFileExist(oldConfigFile)
+				if ok {
+					t.Log("remove old")
+					removeFileForTest(t, oldConfigFile)
+				}
+			}
+		})
+
+		cfg := &Config{}
+		assert.Equal(t, cfg.MappingFilePath, "")
+		conf, err := cfg.LoadMainConfigFile("")
+		// time.Sleep(4 * time.Second)
+		assert.Equal(t, err, nil)
+		assert.NotEmpty(t, conf)
+		assert.NotEmpty(t, cfg.MappingFilePath)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("load the main config file correctly - load from a location", func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.SkipNow()
+		tmpDir := t.TempDir()
+
+		tempConfigDir := fmt.Sprintf("%s/tmp", tmpDir)
+		tempLogsDir := fmt.Sprintf("%s/tmp/logs", tmpDir)
+
+		mkDirForTest(t, tempConfigDir)
+
+		defaultConfigJson := map[string]string{
+			"rulesFp":      fmt.Sprintf("%s/rules.json", tempConfigDir),
+			"logFp":        fmt.Sprintf("%s/app.log", tempLogsDir),
+			"Port":         "9005",
+			"Compression":  strconv.FormatBool(false),
+			"SizeToRotate": "50MB",
+		}
+
+		writeJsonForTest(t, defaultConfigJson, fmt.Sprintf("%s/confg.json", tempConfigDir))
+
+		cfg := &Config{}
+		assert.Equal(t, cfg.MappingFilePath, "")
+		conf, err := cfg.LoadMainConfigFile(fmt.Sprintf("%s/confg.json", tempConfigDir))
+		assert.Equal(t, err, nil)
+		assert.NotEmpty(t, conf)
+		assert.NotEmpty(t, cfg.MappingFilePath)
+	})
+}
diff --git a/logger.go b/logger.go
index 46dc2ee..a89a6ef 100644
--- a/logger.go
+++ b/logger.go
@@ -139,11 +139,12 @@ func compressOldFile(fname string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (lf *LogFile) rotate() error {
+func (lf *LogFile) rotate(canCompress bool) error {
 	lf.fileLock.Lock()
 	defer lf.fileLock.Unlock()
 
-	prefix := fmt.Sprintf("%s.%s", lf.handle.Name(), time.Now().Format("2006-01-02"))
+	// new file
+	newFilePrefix := fmt.Sprintf("%s.%s", lf.handle.Name(), time.Now().Format("2006-01-02"))
 
 	// close file to allow for read-only access
 	err := lf.handle.Close()
@@ -152,15 +153,17 @@ func (lf *LogFile) rotate() error {
 	}
 
 	// make a copy of the old log file
-	err = lf.makeCopyTo(prefix)
+	err = lf.makeCopyTo(newFilePrefix)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
 	// compress the new log file
-	err = compressOldFile(prefix)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
+	if canCompress {
+		err = compressOldFile(newFilePrefix)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 	}
 
 	// truncate the old log file
@@ -178,7 +181,7 @@ func (lf *LogFile) rotate() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (lf *LogFile) open(maxSize string) error {
+func (lf *LogFile) open(maxSize string, canCompress bool) error {
 	f, err := os.OpenFile(lf.path, os.O_APPEND|os.O_CREATE|os.O_WRONLY, 0666)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -188,8 +191,8 @@ func (lf *LogFile) open(maxSize string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 	curSize := prettyByteSize(finfo.Size())
-	if curSize > maxSize {
-		err = lf.rotate()
+	if len(strings.TrimSpace(maxSize)) != 0 && curSize > maxSize {
+		err = lf.rotate(canCompress)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -199,7 +202,7 @@ func (lf *LogFile) open(maxSize string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func newFileLogger(path string, maxSize string) (*LogFile, error) {
+func newFileLogger(path string, maxSize string, canCompress bool) (*LogFile, error) {
 	requestedFile := filepath.Clean(filepath.Join("/", path))
 	parentDir := filepath.Dir(requestedFile)
 	err := os.MkdirAll(parentDir, 0755)
@@ -209,7 +212,7 @@ func newFileLogger(path string, maxSize string) (*LogFile, error) {
 	lf := &LogFile{
 		path: path,
 	}
-	err = lf.open(maxSize)
+	err = lf.open(maxSize, canCompress)
 	return lf, err
 	// f, err := os.OpenFile(requestedFile, os.O_APPEND|os.O_CREATE|os.O_WRONLY, 0666)
 	// if err != nil {
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index b6171d1..f2c14df 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ func main() {
 		errorLog.Println(err)
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
-	l, err := newFileLogger(pConf.LogFp, pConf.SizeToRotate)
+	l, err := newFileLogger(pConf.LogFp, pConf.SizeToRotate, pConf.Compression)
 	if err != nil {
 		errorLog.Println(err)
 		os.Exit(1)
diff --git a/testUtils_test.go b/testUtils_test.go
index 187658a..2de5077 100644
--- a/testUtils_test.go
+++ b/testUtils_test.go
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
 	"io"
+	"io/fs"
 	"os"
 	"testing"
 )
@@ -20,8 +23,16 @@ func cpFileForTest(t *testing.T, src string, dst string) {
 	var srcinfo os.FileInfo
 	srcfd, err = os.Open(src)
 	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
+		if errors.Is(err, fs.ErrNotExist) {
+			return
+		} else {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+
 	}
+	// if err != nil {
+	// 	t.Fatal(err)
+	// }
 	defer srcfd.Close()
 	dstfd, err = os.Create(dst)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -63,3 +74,23 @@ func IsDirEmpty(t *testing.T, name string) bool {
 	// and if the file is EOF... well, the dir is empty.
 	return err == io.EOF
 }
+
+func doesFileExist(name string) bool {
+	_, err := os.Stat(name)
+	return !errors.Is(err, fs.ErrNotExist)
+}
+
+func removeFileForTest(t *testing.T, name string) {
+	err := os.Remove(name)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+}
+
+func writeJsonForTest(t *testing.T, data map[string]string, fp string) {
+	jsonString, _ := json.Marshal(data)
+	err := os.WriteFile(fp, jsonString, os.ModePerm)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+}