diff --git a/interface/src/main.rs b/interface/src/main.rs
index 470ca9f..dc438ea 100644
--- a/interface/src/main.rs
+++ b/interface/src/main.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use std::{fmt::format, ops::ControlFlow, result, sync::{atomic::Ordering, Arc}, thread::{self, sleep}, time::Duration};
+use std::{fmt::format, ops::ControlFlow, path::Path, result, sync::{atomic::Ordering, Arc}, thread::{self, sleep}, time::Duration};
 
 use anyhow::{Context, Ok, Result};
 use atomic_float::AtomicF32;
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
     let directories = ProjectDirs::from("dev", "ank", "Cruise Control").context("no home")?;
     let auto = Auto::new("../auto/target/release/libauto.so")?;
 
-    let storage = StorageManager::new(directories.config_dir().with_file_name("conf.dat"))?;
+    let storage = StorageManager::new(dbg!(directories.config_dir().to_path_buf().join(Path::new("conf.dat"))))?;
 
     println!("name: {}", auto.name());
 
@@ -116,10 +116,12 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
 
     println!("launching gui");
     let (_conf_sender, conf) = watch::channel(CONFIGS);
-    gui(gui_data, toasts, executor, conf, storage).unwrap();
+    gui(gui_data, toasts, executor, conf, storage.clone()).unwrap();
 
     drop(stream);
 
+    storage.save();
+
     Ok(())
 }
 
diff --git a/interface/src/storage.rs b/interface/src/storage.rs
index 0ed09e4..0fc4a1e 100644
--- a/interface/src/storage.rs
+++ b/interface/src/storage.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ impl StorageManager {
         let map = if let Ok(mut file) = File::open(path.clone()) {
             let mut vec = Vec::new();
             file.read_to_end(&mut vec)?;
-            postcard::from_bytes(&vec)?
+            postcard::from_bytes_cobs(&mut vec)?
         } else {
             DashMap::new()
         };
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ impl StorageManager {
     pub fn save(&self) {
         let map = postcard::to_stdvec_cobs(&self.map).unwrap();
 
+        // TODO: mkdir
         let mut backing_file = File::options().write(true).truncate(true).create(true)
             .open(self.storage.as_path()).unwrap();
         backing_file.write_all(&map).unwrap();