diff --git a/src/compare.py b/src/compare.py
index 62824d6..5b24c22 100644
--- a/src/compare.py
+++ b/src/compare.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import cv2
 import sys
 import os
 import json
-import math
 import configparser
 
 # Read config from disk
@@ -61,16 +60,18 @@ timings.append(time.time())
 video_capture = cv2.VideoCapture(config.get("video", "device_path"))
 
 # Force MJPEG decoding if true
-if config.get("video", "force_mjpeg") == "true":
+if config.getboolean("video", "force_mjpeg"):
 	# Set a magic number, will enable MJPEG but is badly documentated
 	video_capture.set(cv2.CAP_PROP_FOURCC, 1196444237)
 
 # Set the frame width and height if requested
-if int(config.get("video", "frame_width")) != -1:
-	video_capture.set(cv2.CAP_PROP_FRAME_WIDTH, int(config.get("video", "frame_width")))
+fw = config.getint("video", "frame_width")
+fh = config.getint("video", "frame_height")
+if fw != -1:
+	video_capture.set(cv2.CAP_PROP_FRAME_WIDTH, fw)
 
-if int(config.get("video", "frame_height")) != -1:
-	video_capture.set(cv2.CAP_PROP_FRAME_HEIGHT, int(config.get("video", "frame_height")))
+if fh != -1:
+	video_capture.set(cv2.CAP_PROP_FRAME_HEIGHT, fh)
 
 # Capture a single frame so the camera becomes active
 # This will let the camera adjust its light levels while we're importing for faster scanning
@@ -88,12 +89,15 @@ max_height = int(config.get("video", "max_height"))
 
 # Start the read loop
 frames = 0
+timeout = config.getint("video", "timout")
+dark_threshold = config.getfloat("video", "dark_threshold")
+end_report = config.getboolean("debug", "end_report")
 while True:
 	# Increment the frame count every loop
 	frames += 1
 
 	# Stop if we've exceded the time limit
-	if time.time() - timings[3] > int(config.get("video", "timout")):
+	if time.time() - timings[3] > timeout:
 		stop(11)
 
 	# Grab a single frame of video
@@ -111,7 +115,7 @@ while True:
 		continue
 
 	# Scrip the frame if it exceeds the threshold
-	if float(hist[0]) / hist_total * 100 > float(config.get("video", "dark_threshold")):
+	if float(hist[0]) / hist_total * 100 > dark_threshold:
 		dark_tries += 1
 		continue
 
@@ -146,12 +150,12 @@ while True:
 				timings.append(time.time())
 
 				# If set to true in the config, print debug text
-				if config.get("debug", "end_report") == "true":
+				if end_report:
 					def print_timing(label, offset):
 						"""Helper function to print a timing from the list"""
 						print("  " + label + ": " + str(round((timings[1 + offset] - timings[offset]) * 1000)) + "ms")
 
-					print("Time spend")
+					print("Time spent")
 					print_timing("Starting up", 0)
 					print_timing("Opening the camera", 1)
 					print_timing("Importing face_recognition", 2)