diff --git a/synapse_topology/model/__init__.py b/synapse_topology/model/__init__.py
index f8f2353a96..eb7d3456ec 100644
--- a/synapse_topology/model/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse_topology/model/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-import os.path as path
-
 import yaml
+import subprocess
+
+from os.path import abspath, join
 
 from synapse.config.homeserver import HomeServerConfig
 
@@ -12,27 +13,14 @@ from .constants import (
     SERVER_NAME,
 )
 from .errors import BasConfigInUseError, BaseConfigNotFoundError, ConfigNotFoundError
-
-import subprocess
+from .config import create_config
 
 
 def set_config_dir(conf_dir):
     global config_dir
     global data_dir
-    config_dir = path.abspath(conf_dir)
-    data_dir = path.abspath(path.join(config_dir, "./data"))
-
-
-def get_config(sub_config=BASE_CONFIG):
-    if sub_config:
-        conf_path = path.join(config_dir, sub_config)
-    try:
-        with open(conf_path, "r") as f:
-            return yaml.safe_load(f)
-    except FileNotFoundError:
-        raise BaseConfigNotFoundError() if sub_config == BASE_CONFIG else ConfigNotFoundError(
-            sub_config
-        )
+    config_dir = abspath(conf_dir)
+    data_dir = abspath(join(config_dir, "./data"))
 
 
 def get_config_dir():
@@ -43,6 +31,18 @@ def get_data_dir():
     return data_dir
 
 
+def get_config(sub_config=BASE_CONFIG):
+    if sub_config:
+        conf_path = join(config_dir, sub_config)
+    try:
+        with open(conf_path, "r") as f:
+            return yaml.safe_load(f)
+    except FileNotFoundError:
+        raise BaseConfigNotFoundError() if sub_config == BASE_CONFIG else ConfigNotFoundError(
+            sub_config
+        )
+
+
 def set_config(config, sub_config=BASE_CONFIG):
     if sub_config == BASE_CONFIG and config_in_use():
         raise BasConfigInUseError()
@@ -70,13 +70,13 @@ def generate_base_config(server_name, report_stats):
     print(config_dir)
     conf = HomeServerConfig().generate_config(
         config_dir,
-        path.join(config_dir, DATA_SUBDIR),
+        join(config_dir, DATA_SUBDIR),
         server_name,
         generate_secrets=True,
         report_stats=report_stats,
     )
 
-    with open(path.join(config_dir, BASE_CONFIG), "w") as f:
+    with open(join(config_dir, BASE_CONFIG), "w") as f:
         f.write(conf)
         f.write(CONFIG_LOCK_DATA)
 
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ def get_server_name():
 def get_secret_key():
     config = get_config()
     server_name = config.get(SERVER_NAME)
-    signing_key_path = path.join(config_dir, server_name + ".signing.key")
+    signing_key_path = join(config_dir, server_name + ".signing.key")
     subprocess.run(["generate_signing_key.py", "-o", signing_key_path])
     with open(signing_key_path, "r") as f:
         return f.read()
@@ -101,10 +101,8 @@ def verify_yaml():
 
 
 def add_certs(cert, cert_key):
-    with open(
-        path.join(config_dir, get_server_name() + ".tls.crt"), "w"
-    ) as cert_file, open(
-        path.join(config_dir, get_server_name() + ".tls.key"), "w"
+    with open(join(config_dir, get_server_name() + ".tls.crt"), "w") as cert_file, open(
+        join(config_dir, get_server_name() + ".tls.key"), "w"
     ) as key_file:
         cert_file.write(cert)
         key_file.write(cert_key)