diff --git a/lib/config.js b/lib/config.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b9a1610
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+module.exports = {
+	fromAddress:  'foo@bar.com',
+	debugEnabled: false
+};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/text.js b/lib/text.js
index 8af7eb1..a22334a 100644
--- a/lib/text.js
+++ b/lib/text.js
@@ -1,12 +1,8 @@
 var providers = require('./providers.js'),
     carriers = require('./carriers.js'),
     spawn = require('child_process').spawn,
-    StringDecoder = require('string_decoder').StringDecoder;
-
-var debugEnabled = false;
-
-// NOTE: Change this if you are self-hosting!
-var fromAddress = 'foo@bar.com';
+    StringDecoder = require('string_decoder').StringDecoder,
+    config = require('./config.js');
 
 //----------------------------------------------------------------
 /*
@@ -14,25 +10,11 @@ var fromAddress = 'foo@bar.com';
     value.
 */
 function output() {
-  if (debugEnabled) {
+  if (config.debugEnabled) {
     return console.log.apply(this, arguments);
   }
 }
 
-//----------------------------------------------------------------
-/*  Enable verbosity for the text module.
-
-    If enabled, logging functions will
-    print to stdout.
-
-    Params:
-      enable - bool
-*/
-function debug(enable) {
-  debugEnabled = enable;
-  return debugEnabled;
-}
-
 //----------------------------------------------------------------
 /*  Sends a text message
 
@@ -61,7 +43,7 @@ function sendText(phone, message, carrier, region, cb) {
   var emails = providers_list.map(function(provider) {
     return provider.replace('%s', phone);
   }).join(',');
-  var args = ['-s', 'txt', '-e', 'set from=' + fromAddress,
+  var args = ['-s', 'txt', '-e', 'set from=' + config.fromAddress,
     '-e', 'set use_from=yes', '-e', 'set envelope_from=yes', '-b', emails];
   var child = spawn('mutt', args);
   var decoder = new StringDecoder('utf8');
@@ -83,7 +65,20 @@ function sendText(phone, message, carrier, region, cb) {
   child.stdin.end();
 }
 
+//----------------------------------------------------------------
+/*  Overrides default config
+
+    Takes a new configuration object, which is
+    used to override the defaults
+
+    Params:
+      obj - object of config properties to be overriden
+*/
+function setConfig(obj) {
+  config = Object.assign(config, obj);
+}
+
 module.exports = {
   send:       sendText,     // Send a text message
-  debug:      debug         // Enable or disable debug output
+  config:     setConfig     // Override default config
 };