diff --git a/src/vylbot.ts b/src/vylbot.ts
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/vylbot.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import { CoreClient } from "vylbot-core";
+import * as dotenv from "dotenv";
+
+dotenv.config();
+
+if (!process.env.EMBED_COLOUR) throw "EMBED_COLOUR is required in .env";
+
+const client = new CoreClient();
+client.start();
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diff --git a/vylbot.js b/vylbot.js
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--- a/vylbot.js
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@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-const vylbot = require('vylbot-core');
-const config = require('./config.json');
-
-const client = new vylbot.client(config);
-client.start();
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