diff --git a/config.yaml b/config.yaml
index 8b3fc337..d5a09d45 100644
--- a/config.yaml
+++ b/config.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # ytdl-sub needs a temporary place to download files. Choose that path here
-working_directory: 'tmp'
+configuration:
+  working_directory: 'tmp'
 
 presets:
   soundcloud_with_id3_tags:
diff --git a/tests/unit/entries/test_entry.py b/tests/unit/entries/test_entry.py
index 6cd1bbe1..0ccd323a 100644
--- a/tests/unit/entries/test_entry.py
+++ b/tests/unit/entries/test_entry.py
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ class TestEntry(object):
 
     def test_entry_formatter_fails_missing_field(self, mock_entry):
         format_string = f"prefix {{bah_humbug}} suffix"
-        available_fields = ", ".join(sorted(mock_entry.to_dict().keys()))
+        available_fields = ", ".join(sorted(mock_entry.to_dict()._keys()))
         expected_error_msg = f"Format variable 'bah_humbug' does not exist for Entry. Available fields: {available_fields}"
 
         with pytest.raises(ValueError, match=expected_error_msg):
diff --git a/ytdl_subscribe/downloaders/downloader.py b/ytdl_subscribe/downloaders/downloader.py
index 15ffd70e..03641df8 100644
--- a/ytdl_subscribe/downloaders/downloader.py
+++ b/ytdl_subscribe/downloaders/downloader.py
@@ -44,18 +44,15 @@ class Downloader:
     def __init__(
         self,
         output_directory: str,
-        working_directory: Optional[str] = None,
         ytdl_options: Optional[Dict] = None,
     ):
-        self.output_path = output_directory
-
-        self.working_directory = working_directory
-        if self.working_directory is None:
-            self.working_directory = tempfile.TemporaryDirectory().name
+        self.output_directory = output_directory
+        if self.output_directory is None:
+            self.output_directory = tempfile.TemporaryDirectory().name
 
         self.ytdl_options = Downloader._configure_ytdl_options(
             ytdl_options=ytdl_options,
-            working_directory=self.working_directory,
+            working_directory=self.output_directory,
         )
 
     @contextmanager
diff --git a/ytdl_subscribe/downloaders/youtube_downloader.py b/ytdl_subscribe/downloaders/youtube_downloader.py
index 2784a3b1..fc4781e4 100644
--- a/ytdl_subscribe/downloaders/youtube_downloader.py
+++ b/ytdl_subscribe/downloaders/youtube_downloader.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class YoutubeDownloader(Downloader):
         """
         ytdl_metadata_override = {
             "download_archive": str(
-                Path(self.working_directory) / "ytdl-download-archive.txt"
+                Path(self.output_directory) / "ytdl-download-archive.txt"
             ),
             "writeinfojson": True,
         }
@@ -44,12 +44,12 @@ class YoutubeDownloader(Downloader):
         entries: List[YoutubeVideo] = []
 
         # Load the entries from info.json, ignore the playlist entry
-        for file_name in os.listdir(self.working_directory):
+        for file_name in os.listdir(self.output_directory):
             if file_name.endswith(".info.json") and not file_name.startswith(
                 playlist_id
             ):
                 with open(
-                    Path(self.working_directory) / file_name, "r", encoding="utf-8"
+                    Path(self.output_directory) / file_name, "r", encoding="utf-8"
                 ) as file:
                     entries.append(YoutubeVideo(**json.load(file)))
 
diff --git a/ytdl_subscribe/main.py b/ytdl_subscribe/main.py
index 7de35396..04173d8c 100644
--- a/ytdl_subscribe/main.py
+++ b/ytdl_subscribe/main.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from typing import List
 
 ###################################################################################################
 # GLOBAL PARSER
-from ytdl_subscribe.validators.config.config_validator import ConfigValidator
+from ytdl_subscribe.validators.config.config_validator import ConfigFileValidator
 from ytdl_subscribe.validators.config.subscription_validator import (
     SubscriptionValidator,
 )
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ download_parser.add_argument(
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
-    config: ConfigValidator = ConfigValidator.from_file_path(args.config)
+    config: ConfigFileValidator = ConfigFileValidator.from_file_path(args.config)
     if args.subparser == "sub":
         subscription_paths: List[str] = args.subscription_paths
         subscriptions: List[SubscriptionValidator] = []
diff --git a/ytdl_subscribe/subscriptions/soundcloud.py b/ytdl_subscribe/subscriptions/soundcloud.py
index 9e9eb955..343f7a9b 100644
--- a/ytdl_subscribe/subscriptions/soundcloud.py
+++ b/ytdl_subscribe/subscriptions/soundcloud.py
@@ -30,8 +30,7 @@ class SoundcloudAlbumsAndSinglesSubscription(Subscription):
 
         tracks: List[SoundcloudTrack] = []
         soundcloud_downloader = SoundcloudDownloader(
-            output_directory=self.output_options.output_directory.value,
-            working_directory=self.config_options.working_directory.value,
+            output_directory=self.config_options.working_directory.value,
             ytdl_options=self.ytdl_options.dict,
         )
 
diff --git a/ytdl_subscribe/subscriptions/subscription.py b/ytdl_subscribe/subscriptions/subscription.py
index f4d7e7e6..5e2ae86e 100644
--- a/ytdl_subscribe/subscriptions/subscription.py
+++ b/ytdl_subscribe/subscriptions/subscription.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import music_tag
 from PIL import Image
 
 from ytdl_subscribe.entries.entry import Entry
-from ytdl_subscribe.validators.config.config_validator import ConfigValidator
+from ytdl_subscribe.validators.config.config_validator import ConfigOptionsValidator
 from ytdl_subscribe.validators.config.metadata_options.metadata_options_validator import (
     MetadataOptionsValidator,
 )
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class Subscription(object):
     def __init__(
         self,
         name: str,
-        config_options: ConfigValidator,
+        config_options: ConfigOptionsValidator,
         source_options: SourceValidator,
         output_options: OutputOptionsValidator,
         metadata_options: MetadataOptionsValidator,
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class Subscription(object):
         ----------
         name: str
             Name of the subscription
-        config_options: ConfigValidator
+        config_options: ConfigOptionsValidator
         source_options: SourceValidator
         output_options: OutputOptionsValidator
         metadata_options: MetadataOptionsValidator
diff --git a/ytdl_subscribe/subscriptions/youtube.py b/ytdl_subscribe/subscriptions/youtube.py
index 2136c705..9135028c 100644
--- a/ytdl_subscribe/subscriptions/youtube.py
+++ b/ytdl_subscribe/subscriptions/youtube.py
@@ -22,8 +22,7 @@ class YoutubeSubscription(Subscription):
 
     def extract_info(self):
         youtube_downloader = YoutubeDownloader(
-            output_directory=self.output_options.output_directory.value,
-            working_directory=self.config_options.working_directory.value,
+            output_directory=self.config_options.working_directory.value,
             ytdl_options=self.ytdl_options.dict,
         )
 
diff --git a/ytdl_subscribe/validators/base/strict_dict_validator.py b/ytdl_subscribe/validators/base/strict_dict_validator.py
index e0feb27f..2551ca97 100644
--- a/ytdl_subscribe/validators/base/strict_dict_validator.py
+++ b/ytdl_subscribe/validators/base/strict_dict_validator.py
@@ -25,13 +25,13 @@ class StrictDictValidator(DictValidator):
 
         # Ensure all required keys are present
         for required_key in self._required_keys:
-            if required_key not in self.value:
+            if required_key not in self._dict:
                 raise self._validation_exception(
                     f"missing the required field '{required_key}'"
                 )
 
         # Ensure an empty dict was not passed as the value
-        if not self.dict:
+        if not self._dict:
             raise self._validation_exception(
                 f"at least one of the following fields must be defined: "
                 f"{', '.join(self._optional_keys)}'"
@@ -39,10 +39,10 @@ class StrictDictValidator(DictValidator):
 
         # Ensure all keys are either required or optional keys if no extra field are allowed
         if not self._allow_extra_keys:
-            for object_key in self.keys:
+            for object_key in self._keys:
                 if object_key not in self._allowed_keys:
                     error_msg = (
-                        f"'{self.name}' contains the field '{object_key}' which is not allowed. "
+                        f"'{self._name}' contains the field '{object_key}' which is not allowed. "
                         f"Allowed fields: {', '.join(self._allowed_keys)}"
                     )
                     raise ValidationException(error_msg)
diff --git a/ytdl_subscribe/validators/base/string_formatter_validator.py b/ytdl_subscribe/validators/base/string_formatter_validator.py
index 01283712..bbb513e1 100644
--- a/ytdl_subscribe/validators/base/string_formatter_validator.py
+++ b/ytdl_subscribe/validators/base/string_formatter_validator.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import re
 from keyword import iskeyword
+from typing import Dict
 from typing import List
 
 from ytdl_subscribe.validators.base.validators import DictValidator
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@ class StringFormatterValidator(StringValidator):
 
     _expected_value_type_name = "format string"
 
-    FIELDS_VALIDATOR = re.compile(r"{([a-z_]+?)}")
+    __fields_validator = re.compile(r"{([a-z_]+?)}")
 
     def __validate_and_get_format_variables(self) -> List[str]:
         """
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ class StringFormatterValidator(StringValidator):
             )
 
         format_variables: List[str] = list(
-            re.findall(StringFormatterValidator.FIELDS_VALIDATOR, self.format_string)
+            re.findall(StringFormatterValidator.__fields_validator, self.format_string)
         )
 
         if len(format_variables) != open_bracket_count:
@@ -76,5 +77,9 @@ class DictFormatterValidator(DictValidator):
     def __init__(self, name, value):
         super().__init__(name, value)
 
-        for key in self.keys:
-            _ = self.validate_key(key=key, validator=StringFormatterValidator)
+        for key in self._keys:
+            _ = self._validate_key(key=key, validator=StringFormatterValidator)
+
+    @property
+    def dict(self) -> Dict[str, str]:
+        return self._dict
diff --git a/ytdl_subscribe/validators/base/validators.py b/ytdl_subscribe/validators/base/validators.py
index 8ba80425..e4ed56e3 100644
--- a/ytdl_subscribe/validators/base/validators.py
+++ b/ytdl_subscribe/validators/base/validators.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class Validator:
     _expected_value_type_name: Optional[str] = None
 
     def __init__(self, name: str, value: Any):
-        self.name = name
+        self._name = name
         self._value = value
 
         if not isinstance(self._value, self._expected_value_type):
@@ -32,15 +32,6 @@ class Validator:
                 error_message=f"should be of type {expected_value_type_name}."
             )
 
-    @property
-    def value(self) -> object:
-        """
-        Returns
-        -------
-        Value of the validator
-        """
-        return self._value
-
     def _validation_exception(self, error_message: str) -> ValidationException:
         """
         Parameters
@@ -52,7 +43,7 @@ class Validator:
         -------
         Validation exception with a consistent prefix.
         """
-        prefix = f"Validation error in {self.name}: "
+        prefix = f"Validation error in {self._name}: "
         return ValidationException(f"{prefix}{error_message}")
 
 
@@ -79,7 +70,7 @@ class StringValidator(Validator):
     Validates string fields.
     """
 
-    _expected_value_type: Type = str
+    _expected_value_type = str
     _expected_value_type_name = "string"
 
     @property
@@ -105,7 +96,7 @@ class DictValidator(Validator):
     _expected_value_type_name = "object"
 
     @property
-    def dict(self) -> dict:
+    def _dict(self) -> dict:
         """
         Returns
         -------
@@ -114,15 +105,15 @@ class DictValidator(Validator):
         return self._value
 
     @property
-    def keys(self) -> List[str]:
+    def _keys(self) -> List[str]:
         """
         Returns
         -------
         Sorted list of dictionary keys
         """
-        return sorted(list(self.dict.keys()))
+        return sorted(list(self._dict.keys()))
 
-    def validate_key(
+    def _validate_key(
         self,
         key: str,
         validator: Type[T],
@@ -142,24 +133,24 @@ class DictValidator(Validator):
         -------
         An instance of the specified validator
         """
-        value = self.dict.get(key, default)
+        value = self._dict.get(key, default)
         if value is None:
             raise self._validation_exception(
                 f"{key} is missing when it should be present."
             )
 
         return validator(
-            name=f"{self.name}.{key}",
+            name=f"{self._name}.{key}",
             value=value,
         )
 
-    def validate_key_if_present(
+    def _validate_key_if_present(
         self,
         key: str,
         validator: Type[T],
         default: Optional[Any] = None,
     ) -> Optional[T]:
-        if key not in self.dict:
+        if key not in self._dict:
             return None
 
-        return self.validate_key(key=key, validator=validator, default=default)
+        return self._validate_key(key=key, validator=validator, default=default)
diff --git a/ytdl_subscribe/validators/config/config_validator.py b/ytdl_subscribe/validators/config/config_validator.py
index d303d519..c2ae1bf0 100644
--- a/ytdl_subscribe/validators/config/config_validator.py
+++ b/ytdl_subscribe/validators/config/config_validator.py
@@ -7,21 +7,34 @@ from ytdl_subscribe.validators.base.validators import DictValidator
 from ytdl_subscribe.validators.base.validators import StringValidator
 
 
-class ConfigValidator(StrictDictValidator):
-    _required_keys = {"working_directory", "presets"}
+class ConfigOptionsValidator(StrictDictValidator):
+    _required_keys = {"working_directory"}
 
     def __init__(self, name: str, value: Any):
         super().__init__(name, value)
-        self.working_directory = self.validate_key("working_directory", StringValidator)
-        self.presets = self.validate_key("presets", DictValidator)
+
+        self.working_directory = self._validate_key(
+            key="working_directory", validator=StringValidator
+        )
+
+
+class ConfigFileValidator(StrictDictValidator):
+    _required_keys = {"configuration", "presets"}
+
+    def __init__(self, name: str, value: Any):
+        super().__init__(name, value)
+        self.config_options = self._validate_key(
+            "configuration", ConfigOptionsValidator
+        )
+        self.presets = self._validate_key("presets", DictValidator)
 
     @classmethod
-    def from_dict(cls, config_dict) -> "ConfigValidator":
-        return ConfigValidator(name="config", value=config_dict)
+    def from_dict(cls, config_dict) -> "ConfigFileValidator":
+        return ConfigFileValidator(name="", value=config_dict)
 
     @classmethod
-    def from_file_path(cls, config_path) -> "ConfigValidator":
+    def from_file_path(cls, config_path) -> "ConfigFileValidator":
         # TODO: Create separate yaml file loader class
         with open(config_path, "r", encoding="utf-8") as file:
             config_dict = yaml.safe_load(file)
-        return ConfigValidator.from_dict(config_dict)
+        return ConfigFileValidator.from_dict(config_dict)
diff --git a/ytdl_subscribe/validators/config/metadata_options/id3_validator.py b/ytdl_subscribe/validators/config/metadata_options/id3_validator.py
index 18d7c7df..aed8da57 100644
--- a/ytdl_subscribe/validators/config/metadata_options/id3_validator.py
+++ b/ytdl_subscribe/validators/config/metadata_options/id3_validator.py
@@ -17,11 +17,11 @@ class Id3Validator(StrictDictValidator):
     def __init__(self, name, value):
         super().__init__(name, value)
 
-        self.id3_version = self.validate_key(
+        self.id3_version = self._validate_key(
             key="id3_version", validator=Id3VersionValidator
         ).value
-        self.tags = self.validate_key(key="tags", validator=DictFormatterValidator)
+        self.tags = self._validate_key(key="tags", validator=DictFormatterValidator)
 
-        self.multi_value_separator = self.validate_key_if_present(
+        self.multi_value_separator = self._validate_key_if_present(
             key="multi_value_separator", validator=StringValidator
         )
diff --git a/ytdl_subscribe/validators/config/metadata_options/metadata_options_validator.py b/ytdl_subscribe/validators/config/metadata_options/metadata_options_validator.py
index e30ca06c..8f5b9599 100644
--- a/ytdl_subscribe/validators/config/metadata_options/metadata_options_validator.py
+++ b/ytdl_subscribe/validators/config/metadata_options/metadata_options_validator.py
@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@ class MetadataOptionsValidator(StrictDictValidator):
     def __init__(self, name, value):
         super().__init__(name, value)
 
-        self.id3 = self.validate_key_if_present(key="id3", validator=Id3Validator)
-        self.nfo = self.validate_key_if_present(key="nfo", validator=NFOValidator)
+        self.id3 = self._validate_key_if_present(key="id3", validator=Id3Validator)
+        self.nfo = self._validate_key_if_present(key="nfo", validator=NFOValidator)
diff --git a/ytdl_subscribe/validators/config/metadata_options/nfo_validator.py b/ytdl_subscribe/validators/config/metadata_options/nfo_validator.py
index 93e4568b..20a7a5b2 100644
--- a/ytdl_subscribe/validators/config/metadata_options/nfo_validator.py
+++ b/ytdl_subscribe/validators/config/metadata_options/nfo_validator.py
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@ class NFOValidator(StrictDictValidator):
     def __init__(self, name, value):
         super().__init__(name, value)
 
-        self.nfo_name = self.validate_key(
+        self.nfo_name = self._validate_key(
             key="nfo_name", validator=StringFormatterValidator
         )
-        self.nfo_root = self.validate_key(
+        self.nfo_root = self._validate_key(
             key="nfo_root", validator=StringFormatterValidator
         )
-        self.tags = self.validate_key(key="tags", validator=DictFormatterValidator)
+        self.tags = self._validate_key(key="tags", validator=DictFormatterValidator)
diff --git a/ytdl_subscribe/validators/config/output_options/output_options_validator.py b/ytdl_subscribe/validators/config/output_options/output_options_validator.py
index a188060c..67bf5cfc 100644
--- a/ytdl_subscribe/validators/config/output_options/output_options_validator.py
+++ b/ytdl_subscribe/validators/config/output_options/output_options_validator.py
@@ -18,16 +18,16 @@ class OutputOptionsValidator(StrictDictValidator):
     def __init__(self, name, value):
         super().__init__(name, value)
 
-        self.output_directory: StringFormatterValidator = self.validate_key(
+        self.output_directory: StringFormatterValidator = self._validate_key(
             key="output_directory", validator=StringFormatterValidator
         )
-        self.file_name: StringFormatterValidator = self.validate_key(
+        self.file_name: StringFormatterValidator = self._validate_key(
             key="file_name", validator=StringFormatterValidator
         )
 
-        self.convert_thumbnail = self.validate_key_if_present(
+        self.convert_thumbnail = self._validate_key_if_present(
             key="convert_thumbnail", validator=ConvertThumbnailValidator
         )
-        self.thumbnail_name = self.validate_key_if_present(
+        self.thumbnail_name = self._validate_key_if_present(
             key="thumbnail_name", validator=StringFormatterValidator
         )
diff --git a/ytdl_subscribe/validators/config/preset_validator.py b/ytdl_subscribe/validators/config/preset_validator.py
index 8805969b..baebcaba 100644
--- a/ytdl_subscribe/validators/config/preset_validator.py
+++ b/ytdl_subscribe/validators/config/preset_validator.py
@@ -30,15 +30,17 @@ from ytdl_subscribe.validators.exceptions import ValidationException
 
 
 class YTDLOptionsValidator(DictValidator):
-    pass
+    @property
+    def dict(self) -> Dict:
+        return self._dict
 
 
 class OverridesValidator(DictFormatterValidator):
     @property
-    def dict(self) -> dict:
+    def dict(self) -> Dict[str, str]:
         """For overrides, create sanitized versions of each entry for convenience"""
-        output_dict = copy.deepcopy(super().dict)
-        for key in list(output_dict.keys()):
+        output_dict = copy.deepcopy(self._dict)
+        for key in self._keys:
             output_dict[f"sanitized_{key}"] = sanitize_filename.sanitize(
                 output_dict[key]
             )
@@ -46,69 +48,69 @@ class OverridesValidator(DictFormatterValidator):
         return output_dict
 
 
-class PresetValidator(StrictDictValidator):
-    _subscription_source_validator_mapping: Dict[str, Type[SourceValidator]] = {
-        "soundcloud": SoundcloudSourceValidator,
-        "youtube": YoutubeSourceValidator,
-    }
+PRESET_SOURCE_VALIDATOR_MAPPING: Dict[str, Type[SourceValidator]] = {
+    "soundcloud": SoundcloudSourceValidator,
+    "youtube": YoutubeSourceValidator,
+}
 
-    _required_keys = {"output_options"}
-    _optional_keys = {
-        "metadata_options",
-        "ytdl_options",
-        "overrides",
-        *_subscription_source_validator_mapping.keys(),
-    }
+PRESET_REQUIRED_KEYS = {"output_options"}
+PRESET_OPTIONAL_KEYS = {
+    "metadata_options",
+    "ytdl_options",
+    "overrides",
+    *PRESET_SOURCE_VALIDATOR_MAPPING.keys(),
+}
+
+
+class PresetValidator(StrictDictValidator):
+    _required_keys = PRESET_REQUIRED_KEYS
+    _optional_keys = PRESET_OPTIONAL_KEYS
 
     @property
-    def available_sources(self) -> List[str]:
-        return sorted(list(self._subscription_source_validator_mapping.keys()))
+    def __available_sources(self) -> List[str]:
+        return sorted(list(PRESET_SOURCE_VALIDATOR_MAPPING.keys()))
 
-    def __validate_and_get_subscription_source(self) -> Tuple[str, SourceValidator]:
+    def __validate_and_get_subscription_source(self) -> SourceValidator:
         subscription_source: Optional[SourceValidator] = None
-        subscription_source_name: Optional[str] = None
 
-        for key in self.keys:
-            if key in self.available_sources and subscription_source:
+        for key in self._keys:
+            if key in self.__available_sources and subscription_source:
                 raise ValidationException(
-                    f"'{self.name}' can only have one of the following sources: "
-                    f"{', '.join(self.available_sources)}"
+                    f"'{self._name}' can only have one of the following sources: "
+                    f"{', '.join(self.__available_sources)}"
                 )
 
-            if key in self._subscription_source_validator_mapping:
-                subscription_source_name = key
-                subscription_source = self.validate_key(
-                    key=key, validator=self._subscription_source_validator_mapping[key]
+            if key in PRESET_SOURCE_VALIDATOR_MAPPING:
+                subscription_source = self._validate_key(
+                    key=key, validator=PRESET_SOURCE_VALIDATOR_MAPPING[key]
                 )
 
         # If subscription source was not set, error
         if not subscription_source:
             raise ValidationException(
-                f"'{self.name} must have one of the following sources: "
-                f"{', '.join(self.available_sources)}"
+                f"'{self._name} must have one of the following sources: "
+                f"{', '.join(self.__available_sources)}"
             )
 
-        return subscription_source_name, subscription_source
+        return subscription_source
 
     def __init__(self, name: str, value: Any):
         super().__init__(name=name, value=value)
-        (
-            self.subscription_source_name,
-            self.subscription_source,
-        ) = self.__validate_and_get_subscription_source()
 
-        self.output_options = self.validate_key(
+        self.subscription_source = self.__validate_and_get_subscription_source()
+
+        self.output_options = self._validate_key(
             key="output_options",
             validator=OutputOptionsValidator,
         )
-        self.metadata_options = self.validate_key(
+        self.metadata_options = self._validate_key(
             key="metadata_options", validator=MetadataOptionsValidator
         )
 
-        self.ytdl_options = self.validate_key(
+        self.ytdl_options = self._validate_key(
             key="ytdl_options", validator=YTDLOptionsValidator, default={}
         )
 
-        self.overrides = self.validate_key(
+        self.overrides = self._validate_key(
             key="overrides", validator=OverridesValidator, default={}
         )
diff --git a/ytdl_subscribe/validators/config/sources/soundcloud_validators.py b/ytdl_subscribe/validators/config/sources/soundcloud_validators.py
index 64e7c565..dd3b3d01 100644
--- a/ytdl_subscribe/validators/config/sources/soundcloud_validators.py
+++ b/ytdl_subscribe/validators/config/sources/soundcloud_validators.py
@@ -11,18 +11,18 @@ class SoundcloudAlbumsAndSinglesDownloadValidator(DownloadStrategyValidator):
 
     def __init__(self, name, value):
         super().__init__(name, value)
-        self.username = self.validate_key(key="username", validator=StringValidator)
+        self.username = self._validate_key(key="username", validator=StringValidator)
 
 
 class SoundcloudSourceValidator(SourceValidator):
     _optional_keys = {"skip_premiere_tracks"}
 
-    download_strategy_validator_mapping = {
+    _download_strategy_validator_mapping = {
         "albums_and_singles": SoundcloudAlbumsAndSinglesDownloadValidator
     }
 
     def __init__(self, name: str, value: dict):
         super().__init__(name=name, value=value)
-        self.skip_premiere_tracks = self.validate_key(
+        self.skip_premiere_tracks = self._validate_key(
             "skip_premiere_tracks", BoolValidator, default=True
         )
diff --git a/ytdl_subscribe/validators/config/sources/source_validator.py b/ytdl_subscribe/validators/config/sources/source_validator.py
index c13676a9..1f5de943 100644
--- a/ytdl_subscribe/validators/config/sources/source_validator.py
+++ b/ytdl_subscribe/validators/config/sources/source_validator.py
@@ -18,32 +18,34 @@ class SourceValidator(StrictDictValidator):
     # Extra fields will be strict-validated using other StictDictValidators
     _allow_extra_keys = True
 
-    download_strategy_validator_mapping: Dict[str, Type[DownloadStrategyValidator]] = {}
+    _download_strategy_validator_mapping: Dict[
+        str, Type[DownloadStrategyValidator]
+    ] = {}
 
     def __init__(self, name: str, value: Any):
         super().__init__(name=name, value=value)
-        self.download_strategy_name = self.validate_key(
+        download_strategy_name = self._validate_key(
             key="download_strategy",
             validator=StringValidator,
         ).value
 
-        if self.download_strategy_name not in self.possible_download_strategies:
+        if download_strategy_name not in self._possible_download_strategies:
             raise self._validation_exception(
-                f"download_strategy must be one of the following: {', '.join(self.possible_download_strategies)}"
+                f"download_strategy must be one of the following: {', '.join(self._possible_download_strategies)}"
             )
 
         # Remove all non-download strategy keys before passing the dict to the validator
-        download_strategy_dict = copy.deepcopy(self.dict)
+        download_strategy_dict = copy.deepcopy(self._dict)
         for key_to_delete in self._allowed_keys:
             del download_strategy_dict[key_to_delete]
 
-        download_strategy_class = self.download_strategy_validator_mapping[
-            self.download_strategy_name
+        download_strategy_class = self._download_strategy_validator_mapping[
+            download_strategy_name
         ]
         self.download_strategy = download_strategy_class(
-            name=self.name, value=download_strategy_dict
+            name=self._name, value=download_strategy_dict
         )
 
     @property
-    def possible_download_strategies(self):
-        return sorted(list(self.download_strategy_validator_mapping.keys()))
+    def _possible_download_strategies(self):
+        return sorted(list(self._download_strategy_validator_mapping.keys()))
diff --git a/ytdl_subscribe/validators/config/sources/youtube_validators.py b/ytdl_subscribe/validators/config/sources/youtube_validators.py
index 1f5467ca..147e13b4 100644
--- a/ytdl_subscribe/validators/config/sources/youtube_validators.py
+++ b/ytdl_subscribe/validators/config/sources/youtube_validators.py
@@ -12,11 +12,13 @@ class YoutubePlaylistDownloadValidator(DownloadStrategyValidator):
 
     def __init__(self, name, value):
         super().__init__(name, value)
-        self.playlist_id = self.validate_key("playlist_id", StringValidator)
+        self.playlist_id = self._validate_key("playlist_id", StringValidator)
 
 
 class YoutubeSourceValidator(SourceValidator):
-    download_strategy_validator_mapping = {"playlist": YoutubePlaylistDownloadValidator}
+    _download_strategy_validator_mapping = {
+        "playlist": YoutubePlaylistDownloadValidator
+    }
 
     def __init__(self, name: str, value: Any):
         super().__init__(name=name, value=value)
diff --git a/ytdl_subscribe/validators/config/subscription_validator.py b/ytdl_subscribe/validators/config/subscription_validator.py
index 1347d6ba..2a3b6719 100644
--- a/ytdl_subscribe/validators/config/subscription_validator.py
+++ b/ytdl_subscribe/validators/config/subscription_validator.py
@@ -11,7 +11,12 @@ from ytdl_subscribe.subscriptions.subscription import Subscription
 from ytdl_subscribe.subscriptions.youtube import YoutubeSubscription
 from ytdl_subscribe.validators.base.strict_dict_validator import StrictDictValidator
 from ytdl_subscribe.validators.base.validators import StringValidator
-from ytdl_subscribe.validators.config.config_validator import ConfigValidator
+from ytdl_subscribe.validators.config.config_validator import ConfigFileValidator
+from ytdl_subscribe.validators.config.preset_validator import PRESET_OPTIONAL_KEYS
+from ytdl_subscribe.validators.config.preset_validator import PRESET_REQUIRED_KEYS
+from ytdl_subscribe.validators.config.preset_validator import (
+    PRESET_SOURCE_VALIDATOR_MAPPING,
+)
 from ytdl_subscribe.validators.config.preset_validator import OverridesValidator
 from ytdl_subscribe.validators.config.preset_validator import PresetValidator
 from ytdl_subscribe.validators.config.sources.soundcloud_validators import (
@@ -28,27 +33,25 @@ class SubscriptionValidator(StrictDictValidator):
     """
 
     _required_keys = {"preset"}
-    _optional_keys = PresetValidator._required_keys.union(
-        PresetValidator._optional_keys
-    )
+    _optional_keys = PRESET_REQUIRED_KEYS.union(PRESET_OPTIONAL_KEYS)
 
-    def __init__(self, config: ConfigValidator, name: str, value: Any):
+    def __init__(self, config: ConfigFileValidator, name: str, value: Any):
         super().__init__(name, value)
         self.config = config
 
         # Ensure the overrides defined here are valid
-        _ = self.validate_key(
+        _ = self._validate_key(
             key="overrides",
             validator=OverridesValidator,
             default={},
         )
 
-        preset_name = self.validate_key(
+        preset_name = self._validate_key(
             key="preset",
             validator=StringValidator,
         ).value
 
-        available_presets = self.config.presets.keys
+        available_presets = self.config.presets._keys
         if preset_name not in available_presets:
             raise self._validation_exception(
                 f"'preset '{preset_name}' does not exist in the provided config. "
@@ -57,14 +60,14 @@ class SubscriptionValidator(StrictDictValidator):
 
         # A little hacky, we will override the preset with the contents of this subscription, then validate it
         preset_dict = mergedeep.merge(
-            self.config.presets.dict[preset_name],
-            self.dict,
+            self.config.presets._dict[preset_name],
+            self._dict,
             strategy=mergedeep.Strategy.REPLACE,
         )
         del preset_dict["preset"]
 
         self.preset = PresetValidator(
-            name=f"{self.name}.{preset_name}",
+            name=f"{self._name}.{preset_name}",
             value=preset_dict,
         )
 
@@ -83,8 +86,8 @@ class SubscriptionValidator(StrictDictValidator):
             raise ValueError("subscription source class not found")
 
         return subscription_class(
-            name=self.name,
-            config_options=self.config,
+            name=self._name,
+            config_options=self.config.config_options,
             source_options=self.preset.subscription_source,
             output_options=self.preset.output_options,
             metadata_options=self.preset.metadata_options,
@@ -94,7 +97,7 @@ class SubscriptionValidator(StrictDictValidator):
 
     @classmethod
     def from_file_path(
-        cls, config: ConfigValidator, subscription_path: str
+        cls, config: ConfigFileValidator, subscription_path: str
     ) -> List["SubscriptionValidator"]:
         # TODO: Create separate yaml file loader class
         with open(subscription_path, "r", encoding="utf-8") as file: