diff --git a/cmd/crio/main.go b/cmd/crio/main.go
index f277579f..98c7a8e8 100644
--- a/cmd/crio/main.go
+++ b/cmd/crio/main.go
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ func validateConfig(config *server.Config) error {
 func mergeConfig(config *server.Config, ctx *cli.Context) error {
 	// Don't parse the config if the user explicitly set it to "".
 	if path := ctx.GlobalString("config"); path != "" {
-		if err := config.FromFile(path); err != nil {
+		if err := config.UpdateFromFile(path); err != nil {
 			if ctx.GlobalIsSet("config") || !os.IsNotExist(err) {
 				return err
 			}
diff --git a/cmd/kpod/common.go b/cmd/kpod/common.go
index 7708faf2..0b399c6a 100644
--- a/cmd/kpod/common.go
+++ b/cmd/kpod/common.go
@@ -7,24 +7,13 @@ import (
 	"github.com/urfave/cli"
 )
 
-func getStore(c *cli.Context) (storage.Store, error) {
+func getStore(c *libkpod.Config) (storage.Store, error) {
 	options := storage.DefaultStoreOptions
-	if c.GlobalIsSet("root") {
-		options.GraphRoot = c.GlobalString("root")
-	}
-	if c.GlobalIsSet("runroot") {
-		options.RunRoot = c.GlobalString("runroot")
-	}
+	options.GraphRoot = c.Root
+	options.RunRoot = c.RunRoot
+	options.GraphDriverName = c.Storage
+	options.GraphDriverOptions = c.StorageOptions
 
-	if c.GlobalIsSet("storage-driver") {
-		options.GraphDriverName = c.GlobalString("storage-driver")
-	}
-	if c.GlobalIsSet("storage-opt") {
-		opts := c.GlobalStringSlice("storage-opt")
-		if len(opts) > 0 {
-			options.GraphDriverOptions = opts
-		}
-	}
 	store, err := storage.GetStore(options)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -36,7 +25,7 @@ func getStore(c *cli.Context) (storage.Store, error) {
 func getConfig(c *cli.Context) (*libkpod.Config, error) {
 	config := libkpod.DefaultConfig()
 	if c.GlobalIsSet("config") {
-		err := config.FromFile(c.String("config"))
+		err := config.UpdateFromFile(c.String("config"))
 		if err != nil {
 			return config, err
 		}
diff --git a/cmd/kpod/history.go b/cmd/kpod/history.go
index ae0a5d3f..a737c342 100644
--- a/cmd/kpod/history.go
+++ b/cmd/kpod/history.go
@@ -80,7 +80,11 @@ var (
 )
 
 func historyCmd(c *cli.Context) error {
-	store, err := getStore(c)
+	config, err := getConfig(c)
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrapf(err, "Could not get config")
+	}
+	store, err := getStore(config)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/kpod/images.go b/cmd/kpod/images.go
index 22943043..fd21c41c 100644
--- a/cmd/kpod/images.go
+++ b/cmd/kpod/images.go
@@ -60,7 +60,11 @@ var (
 )
 
 func imagesCmd(c *cli.Context) error {
-	store, err := getStore(c)
+	config, err := getConfig(c)
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrapf(err, "Could not get config")
+	}
+	store, err := getStore(config)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/kpod/info.go b/cmd/kpod/info.go
index a094606d..be08f91d 100644
--- a/cmd/kpod/info.go
+++ b/cmd/kpod/info.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/system"
 	"github.com/ghodss/yaml"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/urfave/cli"
 )
 
@@ -125,9 +126,14 @@ func hostInfo(c *cli.Context) (string, map[string]interface{}, error) {
 
 // top-level "store" info
 func storeInfo(c *cli.Context) (string, map[string]interface{}, error) {
-	store, err := getStore(c)
+	storeStr := "store"
+	config, err := getConfig(c)
 	if err != nil {
-		return "store", nil, err
+		return storeStr, nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "Could not get config")
+	}
+	store, err := getStore(config)
+	if err != nil {
+		return storeStr, nil, err
 	}
 
 	// lets say storage driver in use, number of images, number of containers
@@ -150,7 +156,7 @@ func storeInfo(c *cli.Context) (string, map[string]interface{}, error) {
 			"number": len(containers),
 		}
 	}
-	return "store", info, nil
+	return storeStr, info, nil
 }
 
 func readKernelVersion() (string, error) {
diff --git a/cmd/kpod/inspect.go b/cmd/kpod/inspect.go
index 63d5c231..7a5188f3 100644
--- a/cmd/kpod/inspect.go
+++ b/cmd/kpod/inspect.go
@@ -77,7 +77,11 @@ func inspectCmd(c *cli.Context) error {
 
 	name := args[0]
 
-	store, err := getStore(c)
+	config, err := getConfig(c)
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrapf(err, "Could not get config")
+	}
+	store, err := getStore(config)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/kpod/pull.go b/cmd/kpod/pull.go
index 2c0af7e5..37aa933d 100644
--- a/cmd/kpod/pull.go
+++ b/cmd/kpod/pull.go
@@ -45,7 +45,11 @@ func pullCmd(c *cli.Context) error {
 	}
 	image := args[0]
 
-	store, err := getStore(c)
+	config, err := getConfig(c)
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrapf(err, "could not get config")
+	}
+	store, err := getStore(config)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/kpod/push.go b/cmd/kpod/push.go
index 32b7cd43..989a9a87 100644
--- a/cmd/kpod/push.go
+++ b/cmd/kpod/push.go
@@ -93,7 +93,11 @@ func pushCmd(c *cli.Context) error {
 		registryCreds = creds
 	}
 
-	store, err := getStore(c)
+	config, err := getConfig(c)
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrapf(err, "Could not get config")
+	}
+	store, err := getStore(config)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/kpod/rmi.go b/cmd/kpod/rmi.go
index 78740ab8..c7752fc1 100644
--- a/cmd/kpod/rmi.go
+++ b/cmd/kpod/rmi.go
@@ -39,7 +39,11 @@ func rmiCmd(c *cli.Context) error {
 		return errors.Errorf("image name or ID must be specified")
 	}
 
-	store, err := getStore(c)
+	config, err := getConfig(c)
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrapf(err, "Could not get config")
+	}
+	store, err := getStore(config)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/kpod/tag.go b/cmd/kpod/tag.go
index 435f5072..c691dd0e 100644
--- a/cmd/kpod/tag.go
+++ b/cmd/kpod/tag.go
@@ -24,7 +24,11 @@ func tagCmd(c *cli.Context) error {
 	if len(args) < 2 {
 		return errors.Errorf("image name and at least one new name must be specified")
 	}
-	store, err := getStore(c)
+	config, err := getConfig(c)
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrapf(err, "Could not get config")
+	}
+	store, err := getStore(config)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/libkpod/config.go b/libkpod/config.go
index a3a1463b..27fbae8b 100644
--- a/libkpod/config.go
+++ b/libkpod/config.go
@@ -191,10 +191,10 @@ func (t *tomlConfig) fromConfig(c *Config) {
 	t.Crio.Network.NetworkConfig = c.NetworkConfig
 }
 
-// FromFile populates the Config from the TOML-encoded file at the given path.
+// UpdateFromFile populates the Config from the TOML-encoded file at the given path.
 // Returns errors encountered when reading or parsing the files, or nil
 // otherwise.
-func (c *Config) FromFile(path string) error {
+func (c *Config) UpdateFromFile(path string) error {
 	data, err := ioutil.ReadFile(path)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/server/config.go b/server/config.go
index b5fca7a3..53a46ecd 100644
--- a/server/config.go
+++ b/server/config.go
@@ -58,10 +58,10 @@ func (t *tomlConfig) fromConfig(c *Config) {
 	t.Crio.Network.NetworkConfig = c.NetworkConfig
 }
 
-// FromFile populates the Config from the TOML-encoded file at the given path.
+// UpdateFromFile populates the Config from the TOML-encoded file at the given path.
 // Returns errors encountered when reading or parsing the files, or nil
 // otherwise.
-func (c *Config) FromFile(path string) error {
+func (c *Config) UpdateFromFile(path string) error {
 	data, err := ioutil.ReadFile(path)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err