diff --git a/email/template.go b/email/template.go
index 988fe2f..71ceebe 100644
--- a/email/template.go
+++ b/email/template.go
@@ -4,10 +4,9 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"html/template"
 	"io"
-	"os"
-	"path"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/spf13/viper"
 	"github.com/waisbrot/birdweather_daily_email/birdweather"
 )
 
@@ -23,12 +22,7 @@ type StationTemplate struct {
 }
 
 func readTemplate() *template.Template {
-	exePath, err := os.Executable()
-	if err != nil {
-		panic(err)
-	}
-	execDir := path.Dir(exePath)
-	templateFile := path.Join(execDir, "countEmail.tmpl")
+	templateFile := viper.GetString("email.template")
 	template, err := template.New("countEmail.tmpl").ParseFiles(templateFile)
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)
diff --git a/example_config.yaml b/example_config.yaml
index db90b11..886dc8d 100644
--- a/example_config.yaml
+++ b/example_config.yaml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ email:
     port: 123
     user: baz@example.com
     pass: setecastronomy
+  template: /path/to/template
 stations:
   - 123
   - 456
diff --git a/metrics/influx.go b/metrics/influx.go
index a1a6236..e91928c 100644
--- a/metrics/influx.go
+++ b/metrics/influx.go
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ package metrics
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"crypto/tls"
-	"crypto/x509"
 	"time"
 
 	influxdb "github.com/influxdata/influxdb-client-go/v2"
@@ -17,16 +15,8 @@ var writeAPI influxapi.WriteAPIBlocking
 var invokeTime time.Time
 
 func initInflux() {
+	influxdb.DefaultOptions().AddDefaultTag("application", "birdweather_digest")
 	influxClient = influxdb.NewClient(viper.GetString("influx.url"), viper.GetString("influx.token"))
-	rootCas, err := x509.SystemCertPool()
-	if err != nil {
-		panic(err)
-	}
-	config := &tls.Config{
-		RootCAs:            rootCas,
-		InsecureSkipVerify: true,
-	}
-	influxdb.DefaultOptions().AddDefaultTag("application", "birdweather_digest").SetTLSConfig(config)
 	writeAPI = influxClient.WriteAPIBlocking(viper.GetString("influx.org"), viper.GetString("influx.bucket"))
 	produceMetrics = true
 }