diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index fd1ac68..23f74cf 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 config.ini
+tasmotonov-gui-config.json
 __pycache__/
diff --git a/tasmotonov-gui-config.json b/tasmotonov-gui-config.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ff4f70f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tasmotonov-gui-config.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{"file": "", "inline": "# Dies ist ein Test\n\n# 192.168.30.10\n# \u2191 so ein Kommentar wird auch gespeichert!\n\n192.168.30.68\n192.168.30.69\n192.168.30.70\n192.168.30.71  # Leselampe Benni\n192.168.30.72\n", "action": "toggle"}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tasmotonov-gui.py b/tasmotonov-gui.py
index b8118bf..2cd0b49 100755
--- a/tasmotonov-gui.py
+++ b/tasmotonov-gui.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 import sys
 import tasmotonov
-import configparser
+import json
 from PySide6.QtUiTools import QUiLoader
 from PySide6.QtWidgets import QApplication,QFileDialog
 from PySide6.QtCore import QFile, QUrl, QIODevice
@@ -29,35 +29,36 @@ from PySide6.QtCore import QFile, QUrl, QIODevice
 filename = ""
 action = "toggle"
 
-def load_config(file="config.ini"):  # load config from configparser.ConfigParser object
-    to_load = configparser.ConfigParser()
-    to_load.read(file)
-    global filename, action
-    if "DEFAULT" in to_load:
-        if "file" in to_load['DEFAULT']:
-            filename = to_load['DEFAULT']['file']
+def load_config(file="tasmotonov-gui-config.json"):  # load config from configparser.ConfigParser object
+    try:
+        with open(file, "r") as f:
+            to_load = json.loads(f.read())
+        global filename, action
+        if "file" in to_load:
+            filename = to_load['file']
             if filename != "":
                 try:
                     tab1_load_file()
                 except FileNotFoundError:
                     tab1_clear()
-        if "inline" in to_load['DEFAULT']:
-            window.tab2_plainTextEdit.setPlainText(to_load['DEFAULT']['inline'])
-        if "action" in to_load['DEFAULT']:
-            a_new = to_load['DEFAULT']['action']
+        if "inline" in to_load:
+            window.tab2_plainTextEdit.setPlainText(to_load['inline'])
+        if "action" in to_load:
+            a_new = to_load['action']
             if a_new != "":
                 action = a_new
-    # else: no config there yet
-def save_config(file="config.ini"):
+    except FileNotFoundError:
+        pass  # no config there yet
+    
+def save_config(file="tasmotonov-gui-config.json"):
     window.tab3_textBrowser.append("Saving configuration!")
     global filename, action
-    to_save = configparser.ConfigParser()
-    to_save['DEFAULT'] = {}
-    to_save['DEFAULT']['file'] = str(filename)
-    to_save['DEFAULT']['inline'] = str(window.tab2_plainTextEdit.toPlainText())
-    to_save['DEFAULT']['action'] = str(action)
-    with open(file, 'w') as configfile:
-        to_save.write(configfile)
+    to_save = {}
+    to_save['file'] = str(filename)
+    to_save['inline'] = str(window.tab2_plainTextEdit.toPlainText())
+    to_save['action'] = str(action)
+    with open(file, 'w') as f:
+        f.write(json.dumps(to_save))
 
 # tab1 slots
 def tab1_load_file_pressed():