diff --git a/codecov.yml b/codecov.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..35cde5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/codecov.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+coverage:
+  status:
+    project: off
+    patch: off
diff --git a/pkg/tstune/tuner.go b/pkg/tstune/tuner.go
index 8b61ecb..c6fb99c 100644
--- a/pkg/tstune/tuner.go
+++ b/pkg/tstune/tuner.go
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ const (
 )
 
 var (
-	fileExistsFn = fileExists
+	osStatFn = os.Stat
 
 	pgVersions = []string{"10", "9.6"}
 )
@@ -78,6 +78,16 @@ type Tuner struct {
 	flags   *TunerFlags
 }
 
+func (t *Tuner) initializeIOHandler(out io.Writer, outErr io.Writer) {
+	var p printer
+	if t.flags.UseColor {
+		p = &colorPrinter{outErr}
+	} else {
+		p = &noColorPrinter{outErr}
+	}
+	t.handler = &ioHandler{p: p, out: out, outErr: outErr}
+}
+
 // Run executes the tuning process given the provided flags and looks for input
 // on the in io.Reader. Informational messages are written to outErr while
 // actual recommendations are written to out.
@@ -86,23 +96,20 @@ func (t *Tuner) Run(flags *TunerFlags, in io.Reader, out io.Writer, outErr io.Wr
 	if t.flags == nil {
 		t.flags = &TunerFlags{}
 	}
-	var err error
-	// setup IO
-	var p printer
-	if t.flags.UseColor {
-		p = &colorPrinter{outErr}
-	} else {
-		p = &noColorPrinter{outErr}
+	t.initializeIOHandler(out, outErr)
+
+	ifErrHandle := func(err error) {
+		if err != nil {
+			t.handler.errorExit(err)
+		}
 	}
-	t.handler = &ioHandler{p: p, out: out, outErr: outErr}
+	var err error
 
 	// attempt to find the config file and open it for reading
 	fileName := t.flags.ConfPath
 	if len(fileName) == 0 {
 		fileName, err = getConfigFilePath(runtime.GOOS)
-		if err != nil {
-			t.handler.errorExit(err)
-		}
+		ifErrHandle(err)
 	}
 
 	file, err := os.Open(fileName)
@@ -124,12 +131,6 @@ func (t *Tuner) Run(flags *TunerFlags, in io.Reader, out io.Writer, outErr io.Wr
 		}
 	}
 
-	ifErrHandle := func(err error) {
-		if err != nil {
-			t.handler.errorExit(err)
-		}
-	}
-
 	// write backup
 
 	cfs, err := getConfigFileState(file)
@@ -177,20 +178,25 @@ func (t *Tuner) Run(flags *TunerFlags, in io.Reader, out io.Writer, outErr io.Wr
 	}
 }
 
+// fileExists is a simple check for stating if a file exists and if any error
+// occurs it returns false.
 func fileExists(name string) bool {
 	// for our purposes, any error is a problem, so assume it does not exist
-	if _, err := os.Stat(name); err != nil {
+	if _, err := osStatFn(name); err != nil {
 		return false
 	}
 	return true
 }
 
+// getConfigFilePath attempts to find the postgresql.conf file using path heuristics
+// for different operating systems. If successful it returns the full path to
+// the file; otherwise, it returns with an empty path and error.
 func getConfigFilePath(os string) (string, error) {
 	tried := []string{}
 	try := func(format string, args ...interface{}) string {
 		fileName := fmt.Sprintf(format, args...)
 		tried = append(tried, fileName)
-		if fileExistsFn(fileName) {
+		if fileExists(fileName) {
 			return fileName
 		}
 		return ""
diff --git a/pkg/tstune/tuner_test.go b/pkg/tstune/tuner_test.go
index 5db91a5..1ac880a 100644
--- a/pkg/tstune/tuner_test.go
+++ b/pkg/tstune/tuner_test.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
+	"os"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
@@ -16,6 +17,72 @@ func newTunerWithDefaultFlags(handler *ioHandler, cfs *configFileState) *Tuner {
 	return &Tuner{handler, cfs, &TunerFlags{}}
 }
 
+func TestTunerInitializeIOHandler(t *testing.T) {
+	tuner := &Tuner{nil, nil, &TunerFlags{}}
+	tuner.flags.UseColor = true
+	tuner.initializeIOHandler(os.Stdout, os.Stderr)
+
+	switch x := tuner.handler.p.(type) {
+	case *colorPrinter:
+	default:
+		t.Errorf("non-color printer for UseColor flag: got %T", x)
+	}
+
+	tuner.flags.UseColor = false
+	tuner.initializeIOHandler(os.Stdout, os.Stderr)
+
+	switch x := tuner.handler.p.(type) {
+	case *noColorPrinter:
+	default:
+		t.Errorf("color printer for UseColor=false flag: got %T", x)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestFileExists(t *testing.T) {
+	existsName := "exists.txt"
+	errorName := "error.txt"
+	cases := []struct {
+		desc     string
+		filename string
+		want     bool
+	}{
+		{
+			desc:     "found file",
+			filename: existsName,
+			want:     true,
+		},
+		{
+			desc:     "not found file",
+			filename: "ghost.txt",
+			want:     false,
+		},
+		{
+			desc:     "error in stat",
+			filename: errorName,
+			want:     false,
+		},
+	}
+
+	oldOSStatFn := osStatFn
+	osStatFn = func(name string) (os.FileInfo, error) {
+		if name == existsName {
+			return nil, nil
+		} else if name == errorName {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("this is an error")
+		} else {
+			return nil, os.ErrNotExist
+		}
+	}
+
+	for _, c := range cases {
+		if got := fileExists(c.filename); got != c.want {
+			t.Errorf("%s: incorrect result: got %v want %v", c.desc, got, c.want)
+		}
+	}
+
+	osStatFn = oldOSStatFn
+}
+
 func TestGetConfigFilePath(t *testing.T) {
 	cases := []struct {
 		desc      string
@@ -66,6 +133,14 @@ func TestGetConfigFilePath(t *testing.T) {
 			wantFile:  fmt.Sprintf(fileNameDebianFmt, "9.6"),
 			shouldErr: false,
 		},
+		{
+			desc:      "linux - arch",
+			os:        osLinux,
+			files:     []string{fileNameArch},
+			wantFile:  fileNameArch,
+			shouldErr: false,
+		},
+
 		{
 			desc:      "linux - no",
 			os:        osLinux,
@@ -75,15 +150,15 @@ func TestGetConfigFilePath(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 
-	oldFileExistsFn := fileExistsFn
+	oldOSStatFn := osStatFn
 	for _, c := range cases {
-		fileExistsFn = func(fn string) bool {
+		osStatFn = func(fn string) (os.FileInfo, error) {
 			for _, s := range c.files {
 				if fn == s {
-					return true
+					return nil, nil
 				}
 			}
-			return false
+			return nil, os.ErrNotExist
 		}
 		filename, err := getConfigFilePath(c.os)
 		if err != nil && !c.shouldErr {
@@ -100,7 +175,7 @@ func TestGetConfigFilePath(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Errorf("%s: incorrect filename: got %s want %s", c.desc, got, c.wantFile)
 		}
 	}
-	fileExistsFn = oldFileExistsFn
+	osStatFn = oldOSStatFn
 }
 
 type limitChecker struct {