diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3e131a9c..7e084ffe 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
     "connect": "^3.7.0",
     "crypto-js": "^4.0.0",
     "highlight.js": "^11.0.0",
+    "js-yaml": "^4.1.0",
     "npm-run-all": "^4.1.5",
     "prismjs": "^1.23.0",
     "register-service-worker": "^1.6.2",
diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
index 27c4edb0..d08fc26a 100644
--- a/server.js
+++ b/server.js
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+/* eslint-disable no-console */
+/* This is a simple Node.js http server, that is used to serve up the contents of ./dist */
 const connect = require('connect');
 const serveStatic = require('serve-static');
 
@@ -12,28 +14,19 @@ const isDocker = !!process.env.IS_DOCKER;
 /* Checks env var for port. If undefined, will use Port 80 for Docker, or 4000 for metal */
 const port = process.env.PORT || isDocker ? 80 : 4000;
 
-/* eslint no-console: 0 */
-const printWelcomeMessage = () => {
-  getLocalIp().then(({ address }) => {
-    const ip = address || 'localhost';
-    console.log(overComplicatedMessage(ip, port));
-  });
-}
-
 const getLocalIp = () => {
   const dnsLookup = util.promisify(dns.lookup);
   return dnsLookup(os.hostname());
-}
+};
 
-const overComplicatedMessage = (ip, port) => {
+const overComplicatedMessage = (ip) => {
   let msg = '';
   const chars = {
     RESET: '\x1b[0m',
     CYAN: '\x1b[36m',
     GREEN: '\x1b[32m',
     BLUE: '\x1b[34m',
-    UNDERLINE: '\033[4m',
-    BOLD: '\033[1m',
+    BRIGHT: '\x1b[1m',
     BR: '\n',
   };
   const stars = (count) => new Array(count).fill('*').join('');
@@ -42,32 +35,39 @@ const overComplicatedMessage = (ip, port) => {
   if (isDocker) {
     const containerId = process.env.HOSTNAME || undefined;
     msg = `${chars.BLUE}${stars(91)}${chars.BR}${chars.RESET}`
-      + `${chars.CYAN}${chars.BOLD}Welcome to Dashy! 🚀${chars.RESET}${chars.BR}`
+      + `${chars.CYAN}Welcome to Dashy! 🚀${chars.RESET}${chars.BR}`
       + `${chars.GREEN}Your new dashboard is now up and running `
       + `${containerId ? `in container ID ${containerId}` : 'with Docker'}${chars.BR}`
       + `${chars.GREEN}After updating your config file, run  `
-      + `'${chars.UNDERLINE}docker exec -it ${containerId || '[container-id]'} yarn build`
+      + `'${chars.BRIGHT}docker exec -it ${containerId || '[container-id]'} yarn build`
       + `${chars.RESET}${chars.GREEN}' to rebuild${chars.BR}`
       + `${chars.BLUE}${stars(91)}${chars.BR}${chars.RESET}`;
   } else {
     msg = `${chars.GREEN}┏${line(75)}┓${chars.BR}`
-      + `┃ ${chars.CYAN}${chars.BOLD}Welcome to Dashy! 🚀${blanks(55)}${chars.GREEN}┃${chars.BR}`
-      + `┃ ${chars.CYAN}Your new dashboard is now up and running at ${chars.UNDERLINE}`
+      + `┃ ${chars.CYAN}Welcome to Dashy! 🚀${blanks(55)}${chars.GREEN}┃${chars.BR}`
+      + `┃ ${chars.CYAN}Your new dashboard is now up and running at ${chars.BRIGHT}`
       + `http://${ip}:${port}${chars.RESET}${blanks(18 - ip.length)}${chars.GREEN}┃${chars.BR}`
-      + `┃ ${chars.CYAN}After updating your config file, run '${chars.UNDERLINE}yarn build`
+      + `┃ ${chars.CYAN}After updating your config file, run '${chars.BRIGHT}yarn build`
       + `${chars.RESET}${chars.CYAN}' to rebuild the app${blanks(6)}${chars.GREEN}┃${chars.BR}`
       + `┗${line(75)}┛${chars.BR}${chars.BR}`;
   }
   return msg;
-}
+};
+
+/* eslint no-console: 0 */
+const printWelcomeMessage = () => {
+  getLocalIp().then(({ address }) => {
+    const ip = address || 'localhost';
+    console.log(overComplicatedMessage(ip));
+  });
+};
 
 try {
   connect()
     .use(serveStatic(`${__dirname}/dist`))
     .use(serveStatic(`${__dirname}/public`, { index: 'default.html' }))
     .listen(port, () => {
-      try { printWelcomeMessage(port); }
-      catch (e) { console.log('Dashy is Starting...'); }
+      try { printWelcomeMessage(); } catch (e) { console.log('Dashy is Starting...'); }
     });
 } catch (error) {
   console.log('Sorry, an error occurred ', error);
diff --git a/src/utils/ConfigValidator.js b/src/utils/ConfigValidator.js
index c0c84554..41fd903b 100644
--- a/src/utils/ConfigValidator.js
+++ b/src/utils/ConfigValidator.js
@@ -1,58 +1,63 @@
-const Ajv = require('ajv');
-const yaml = require('js-yaml');
-const fs = require('fs');
-
-const schema = require('./ConfigSchema.json');
-
-const validatorOptions = {
-  strict: true,
-  allowUnionTypes: true,
-  allErrors: true,
-};
-
-const ajv = new Ajv(validatorOptions);
-
-/* Message printed when validation was successful */
-const successMsg = () => {
-  return '\x1b[1m\x1b[32m\033[1mNo issues found, your configuration is valid :)\x1b[0m\n';
-}
-
-/* Formats error message. ready for printing to the console */
-const errorMsg = (output) => {
-  const warningFont = '\033[1m\x1b[103m\x1b[34m';
-  const line = `${warningFont}${new Array(42).fill('━').join('')}\x1b[0m`;
-  let msg = `\n${line}\n${warningFont}  Warning: ${output.length} `
-    + `issue${output.length > 1 ? 's' : ''} found in config file  \x1b[0m\n${line}\n`;
-  output.forEach((details, index) => {
-    msg += `${'\033[1m\x1b[36m'}${index + 1}. ${details.keyword} ${details.message} `
-      + `in ${'\033[4m'}${details.instancePath}\x1b[0m\n`;
-  });
-  return msg;
-};
-
-/* Error message printed when the file could not be opened */
-const bigError = () => {
-  const formatting = '\033[31m\033[1m\033[47m';
-  const line = `${formatting}${new Array(41).fill('━').join('')}\x1b[0m\n`;
-  const msg = `${formatting} Error, unable to find / open 'conf.yml' \x1b[0m\n`;
-  return `${line}${msg}${line}\n`;
-}
-
-/* Start the validation */
-const validate = (config, schema) => {
-  console.log('\nChecking config file against schema...');
-  const valid = ajv.validate(schema, config);
-  if (valid) {
-    console.log(successMsg());
-  } else {
-    console.log(errorMsg(ajv.errors));
-  }
-}
-
-try {
-  const config = yaml.safeLoad(fs.readFileSync('./public/conf.yml', 'utf8'));
-  validate(config, schema);
-} catch (e) {
-  console.log(bigError(), e);
-}
-
+/* eslint-disable no-console */
+/* Script that validates the conf.yml file against Dashy's schema, and outputs any issues */
+const Ajv = require('ajv');
+const yaml = require('js-yaml');
+const fs = require('fs');
+
+const schema = require('./ConfigSchema.json');
+
+const validatorOptions = {
+  strict: true,
+  allowUnionTypes: true,
+  allErrors: true,
+};
+
+const ajv = new Ajv(validatorOptions);
+
+/* Message printed when validation was successful */
+const successMsg = () => '\x1b[1m\x1b[32mNo issues found, your configuration is valid :)\x1b[0m\n';
+
+/* Formats error message. ready for printing to the console */
+const errorMsg = (output) => {
+  const warningFont = '\x1b[103m\x1b[34m';
+  const line = `${warningFont}${new Array(42).fill('━').join('')}\x1b[0m`;
+  let msg = `\n${line}\n${warningFont}  Warning: ${output.length} `
+    + `issue${output.length > 1 ? 's' : ''} found in config file  \x1b[0m\n${line}\n`;
+  output.forEach((details, index) => {
+    msg += `${'\x1b[36m'}${index + 1}. ${details.keyword} ${details.message} `
+      + `in ${details.instancePath}\x1b[0m\n`;
+  });
+  return msg;
+};
+
+/* Error message printed when the file could not be opened */
+const bigError = () => {
+  const formatting = '\x1b[30m\x1b[43m';
+  const line = `${formatting}${new Array(38).fill('━').join('')}\x1b[0m\n`;
+  const msg = `${formatting} Error, unable to validate 'conf.yml' \x1b[0m\n`;
+  return `\n${line}${msg}${line}\n`;
+};
+
+/* Start the validation */
+const validate = (config) => {
+  console.log('\nChecking config file against schema...');
+  const valid = ajv.validate(schema, config);
+  if (valid) {
+    console.log(successMsg());
+  } else {
+    console.log(errorMsg(ajv.errors));
+  }
+};
+
+try {
+  const config = yaml.load(fs.readFileSync('./public/conf.yml', 'utf8'));
+  validate(config);
+} catch (e) {
+  console.log(bigError());
+  console.log('Please ensure that your config file is present, '
+    + 'has the correct access rights and is parsable. '
+    + 'If this warning persists, it may be an issue with the '
+    + 'validator function. Please raise an issue, and include the following stack trace:\n');
+  console.warn('\x1b[33mStack Trace for ConfigValidators.js:\x1b[0m\n', e);
+  console.log('\n\n');
+}