diff --git a/config.py b/config.py
index 14e1dc3..4841521 100644
--- a/config.py
+++ b/config.py
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ from typing import Dict
 
 import yaml
 import platformdirs
-from pathlib import Path
-from datetime import datetime, timezone
+import datetime
 import dateutil.parser
+from pathlib import Path
 
 import constants
 from log_setup import logger
@@ -77,12 +77,14 @@ def create_db_config() -> None:
 
 
 def check_config_attr(func):
-    def wrapper():
+    def wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
         try:
-            func()
+            return func(*args, **kwargs)
         except KeyError as e:
             logger.error("Missing config attribute:\n{}".format(e))
 
+    return wrapper
+
 
 class Config:
     def __init__(self, config: Dict):
@@ -92,7 +94,6 @@ class Config:
     def player_base_rating(self) -> int:
         return self._config["player_base_rating"]
 
-    @check_config_attr
     def min_player_count(self) -> int:
         return self._config["min_player_count"]
 
@@ -117,14 +118,14 @@ class Config:
         return self._config["ending_game_id"]
 
     @check_config_attr
-    def starting_time(self):
+    def starting_time(self) -> datetime.datetime:
         time = self._config["starting_time"]
         return dateutil.parser(time, tzinfos={'EST': 'US/Eastern'})
 
     @check_config_attr
-    def ending_time(self):
+    def ending_time(self) -> datetime.datetime:
         time = self._config["ending_time"]
-        return dateutil.parser(time, tzinfos={'EST': 'US/Eastern'})
+        return dateutil.parser.parse(time, tzinfos={'EST': 'US/Eastern'})
 
     @check_config_attr
     def variant_base_rating(self, variant_name: str, player_count: int) -> int:
diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 59c3789..5eaf667 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import argparse
+import datetime
 
 import verboselogs