diff --git a/doc/papis.txt b/doc/papis.txt
index 8a6a22c..e064674 100644
--- a/doc/papis.txt
+++ b/doc/papis.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-*papis.txt*              For NVIM v0.8.0             Last change: 2024 June 09
+*papis.txt*              For NVIM v0.8.0             Last change: 2024 June 12
 
 ==============================================================================
 Table of Contents                                    *papis-table-of-contents*
diff --git a/lua/papis/commands.lua b/lua/papis/commands.lua
index 9421b32..e10a99a 100644
--- a/lua/papis/commands.lua
+++ b/lua/papis/commands.lua
@@ -20,9 +20,7 @@ local commands = {
     reinit_papis_py_config = {
       name = "PapisReInitConfig",
       command = function()
-        local testing_session = config["enable_modules"]["testing"]
-        local papis_py_conf_new = config:get_papis_py_conf(testing_session)
-        config:compare_papis_py_conf(papis_py_conf_new)
+        config:update_papis_py_conf()
       end,
       opts = { desc = "Papis: import configuration from Papis" },
     },
diff --git a/lua/papis/config.lua b/lua/papis/config.lua
index 38d5633..68c2263 100644
--- a/lua/papis/config.lua
+++ b/lua/papis/config.lua
@@ -143,12 +143,10 @@ local default_config = {
   },
 }
 
-local M = vim.deepcopy(default_config)
-
----Queries papis to get info-name and dir settings.
+---Queries Papis to get various options.
 ---@param testing_session boolean #If true, will use testing papis conf
 ---@return table #A table { info_name = val, dir = val }
-function M:get_papis_py_conf(testing_session)
+local function get_papis_py_conf(testing_session)
   local papis_conf_keys = { "info-name", "notes-name", "dir" }
   local papis_py_conf_new = {}
   local testing_conf_path = ""
@@ -172,15 +170,18 @@ function M:get_papis_py_conf(testing_session)
   return papis_py_conf_new
 end
 
+local M = vim.deepcopy(default_config)
+
 ---Compares and updates Queries papis to get info-name and dir settings. It is very slow and shouldn't be used
 ---if possible.
----@param papis_py_conf_new table #A table with new (read from Papis) config entries
-function M:compare_papis_py_conf(papis_py_conf_new)
+function M:update_papis_py_conf()
   local db = require("papis.sqlite-wrapper")
   if not db then
     return
   end
 
+  local is_testing_session = self["enable_modules"]["testing"]
+  local papis_py_conf_new = get_papis_py_conf(is_testing_session)
   local papis_py_conf_old = db.config:get()[1]
   papis_py_conf_old["id"] = nil
 
@@ -194,6 +195,24 @@ function M:compare_papis_py_conf(papis_py_conf_new)
   end
 end
 
+---Sets up Papis configuration values if not already done.
+function M:setup_papis_py_conf()
+  local db = require("papis.sqlite-wrapper")
+  if not db then
+    return
+  end
+  local log = require("papis.log")
+
+  -- get config from Papis if not already in db
+  if not db.config:is_setup() then
+    log.info("Papis.nvim configuration not setup, importing values from Papis now")
+    local testing_session = self["enable_modules"]["testing"]
+    local papis_py_conf_new = get_papis_py_conf(testing_session)
+    db.config:drop()
+    db.config:update({ id = 1 }, papis_py_conf_new)
+  end
+end
+
 ---Updates the default configuration with user supplied options and gets conf from Papis
 ---@param opts table #Same format as default_config and contains user config
 function M:update(opts)
@@ -219,25 +238,6 @@ function M:update(opts)
   for k, v in pairs(newconf) do
     self[k] = v
   end
-
-  local db = require("papis.sqlite-wrapper")
-  if not db then
-    return
-  end
-  local log = require("papis.log")
-  if not log then
-    return
-  end
-
-  -- get config from Papis if not already in db
-  if not db.config:is_setup() then
-    log.new(self["log"] or log.get_default_config(), true)
-    log.info("Papis.nvim configuration not setup, importing values from Papis now")
-    local testing_session = self["enable_modules"]["testing"]
-    local papis_py_conf_new = self:get_papis_py_conf(testing_session)
-    db.config:drop()
-    db.config:update({ id = 1 }, papis_py_conf_new)
-  end
 end
 
 return M
diff --git a/lua/papis/init.lua b/lua/papis/init.lua
index 0bc8297..275f4f2 100644
--- a/lua/papis/init.lua
+++ b/lua/papis/init.lua
@@ -23,18 +23,26 @@ end
 
 local M = {}
 
----This function is run when neovim starts. It sets up the `PapisStart` command and autocmd
----to allow lazy-loading of papis.nvim.
+---This function is run when neovim starts and sets up papis.nvim.
 ---@param opts table #User configuration
 function M.setup(opts)
   -- update config with user config
   config:update(opts)
 
+  -- create autocmd that starts papis.nvim for configured filetypes
+  make_start_autocmd()
+end
+
+---This function starts all of papis.nvim.
+function M.start()
   log = require("papis.log")
   log.new(config["log"] or log.get_default_config(), true)
+  log.debug("_________________________STARTING PAPIS.NVIM_________________________")
 
-  log.debug("_________________________SETTING UP PAPIS.NVIM_________________________")
+  -- ensure that config options from Papis (python app) are setup
+  config:setup_papis_py_conf()
 
+  -- checking for dependencies
   local dependencies = { "papis", config["yq_bin"] }
   for _, dependency in ipairs(dependencies) do
     if vim.fn.executable(dependency) == 0 then
@@ -45,14 +53,6 @@ function M.setup(opts)
     end
   end
 
-  log.debug("Creating autocmds to lazily load papis.nvim")
-  make_start_autocmd()
-end
-
----This function starts all of papis.nvim.
-function M.start()
-  log.debug("Starting papis.nvim")
-
   -- require what's necessary within `M.start()` instead of globally to allow lazy-loading
   local db = require("papis.sqlite-wrapper")
   if not db then