diff --git a/compile_md.py b/compile_md.py
index 8ce6711..085ff2c 100644
--- a/compile_md.py
+++ b/compile_md.py
@@ -14,17 +14,17 @@
 import logging
 from functools import reduce
 # Other
-import cmd_args
+from cmd_args import settings
 import load_moods
 import utils
 
-def compile_note_YAML():
+def compile_note_yaml():
     """Returns string with YAML metadata for each note. It looks like this:
     ---
     tags: <your_custom_tags>
     ---
     """
-    return f"---\ntags: {cmd_args.settings.TAGS} \n---\n\n"
+    return f"---\ntags: {settings.TAGS} \n---\n\n"
 
 def compile_entry_contents(entry):
     """Return a string that is a parsed entry from Daylio CSV as a string.
@@ -37,11 +37,11 @@ def compile_entry_contents(entry):
     """
     # compose the title with optional mood colouring
     this_entry_title = get_colour(entry.mood) + entry.mood + " - " + entry.time
-    final_output = cmd_args.settings.HEADER_LEVEL*'#' + " " + this_entry_title
+    final_output = settings.HEADER_LEVEL*'#' + " " + this_entry_title
 
     # compose the mood-tag and the activity-tags into one paragraph
     final_output += "\nI felt #"
-    final_output += utils.slugify(entry.mood, cmd_args.settings.ACTIVITIES_AS_TAGS)
+    final_output += utils.slugify(entry.mood, settings.ACTIVITIES_AS_TAGS)
     if len(entry.activities) > 0 and entry.activities[0] != "":
         final_output += " with the following: "
         ## first append # to each activity, then mush them together into one string
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ def get_colour(mood_to_check):
     """Prepend appropriate colour for the mood passed in mood_to_check"""
     prepended_colour = ""
     mood_colour=["🟣","🟢","🔵","🟠","🔴"] # 0 - best, 4 - worst mood group
-    if cmd_args.settings.colour:
+    if settings.colour:
         for i, (_, this_group) in enumerate(load_moods.available_moods.items()):
             if mood_to_check in this_group:
                 prepended_colour = f"{mood_colour[i]} "
diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index baa79a9..9139ad0 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 )
 
 for day, entries in days.items():
-    note_contents = compile_md.compile_note_YAML()
+    note_contents = compile_md.compile_note_yaml()
     for current_entry in entries:
         note_contents += compile_md.compile_entry_contents(current_entry)
     current_note = write_md.Note(day, note_contents)
diff --git a/parse_csv.py b/parse_csv.py
index 841355a..79552a7 100644
--- a/parse_csv.py
+++ b/parse_csv.py
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 """Creates structured data from Daylio .CSV"""
 import csv
 import utils
-import cmd_args
+from cmd_args import settings
 
-delimiter = f" {cmd_args.settings.csv_delimiter} "
+delimiter = f" {settings.csv_delimiter} "
 
 class Entry:
     """Journal entry made at a given moment in time, and describing a particular emotional state"""
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ def __init__(self, parsed_line, prop_inside_delimiter = delimiter):
         for index, _ in enumerate(self.activities):
             self.activities[index] = utils.slugify(
                 self.activities[index],
-                cmd_args.settings.ACTIVITIES_AS_TAGS
+                settings.ACTIVITIES_AS_TAGS
             )
         self.title = self.slice_quotes(parsed_line[6])
         self.note = self.slice_quotes(parsed_line[7])
diff --git a/test_main.py b/test_main.py
index ee68110..dab9af8 100644
--- a/test_main.py
+++ b/test_main.py
@@ -1,12 +1,8 @@
 """Test cases for main.py"""
 import unittest
-import os
 # Custom
 import parse_csv
-import write_md
-import compile_md
 import utils
-import cmd_args
 
 class TestScript(unittest.TestCase):
     def setUp(self):
diff --git a/write_md.py b/write_md.py
index 2aa2970..2a3f930 100644
--- a/write_md.py
+++ b/write_md.py
@@ -2,14 +2,14 @@
 import hashlib
 import os
 # Custom
-import cmd_args
+from cmd_args import settings
 
 class Note:
     """Note is a file encompassing every entry made on a given date"""
     def __init__(self, day, contents):
         self.day = day
         self.contents = contents
-        self.path = f"{os.path.join(cmd_args.settings.destination, cmd_args.settings.prefix)}{day}{cmd_args.settings.suffix}.md"
+        self.path = f"{os.path.join(settings.destination, settings.prefix)}{day}{settings.suffix}.md"
         self.control_sum = hashlib.sha256()
         temp_contents = self.contents # we need a temporary contents var to be consumed
         for byte_block in iter(lambda: temp_contents[:4096].encode('utf-8'), b""):