diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 2f21ac6..7768c34 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,3 +10,9 @@ license = "MIT"
 [dependencies]
 serde = { version = "1.0.228", features = ["derive"] }
 toml = "0.9.8"
+
+[profile.release]
+strip = true
+lto = true
+opt-level = 3
+codegen-units = 1
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/config/mod.rs b/src/config/mod.rs
index 825e28f..2875279 100644
--- a/src/config/mod.rs
+++ b/src/config/mod.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ pub fn config_dir() -> Result<String, VarError> {
 pub fn init_config() -> Result<bool, Box<dyn Error>> {
     let dir = config_dir()?;
     if !fs::exists(&dir)? {
-        fs::create_dir(&dir)?;
+        fs::create_dir_all(&dir)?;
         let file = format!("{}/config.toml", dir);
         let cfg = config::default();
         let contents = toml::to_string(&cfg)?;
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index febb1ea..4f9d2bd 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -19,31 +19,35 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
 
     let ascii_art = match cfg.display.ascii.as_str() {
         "stack" => ascii::STACK,
-        s => panic!("unknown ascii art '{}'", s),
+        s => return Err(format!("unknown ascii art '{}'", s).into()),
     };
     let max_length = ascii_art
         .lines()
         .max_by_key(|l| l.chars().count())
-        .unwrap()
-        .chars()
-        .count();
+        .map(|l| l.chars().count())
+        .unwrap_or(0);
 
     for line in ascii_art.lines() {
         let module_name = modules.pop_front().unwrap_or("");
-        let out: (&str, String) = match module_name {
+
+        if module_name.is_empty() {
+            println!("{line:max_length$}");
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        let (key, value) = match module_name {
             "os" => ("OS", data::os::distro()),
             "desktop" => ("DE", data::desktop::desktop()),
             "shell" => ("SH", data::shell::shell()),
             "uptime" => ("UP", data::uptime::uptime()),
-            _ => panic!("unknown module '{}'", module_name),
+            _ => return Err(format!("unknown module '{}'", module_name).into()),
         };
+
         println!(
             "{line:max_length$}  {accent}{key}{primary}{seperator}{value}{RESET}",
             accent = cfg.colours.accent,
-            key = out.0,
             primary = cfg.colours.primary,
             seperator = cfg.display.seperator,
-            value = out.1
         );
     }