diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index dea63cc..5895fe3 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -939,18 +939,18 @@ checksum = "388a1df253eca08550bef6c72392cfe7c30914bf41df5269b68cbd6ff8f570a3"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "serde"
-version = "1.0.125"
+version = "1.0.130"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "558dc50e1a5a5fa7112ca2ce4effcb321b0300c0d4ccf0776a9f60cd89031171"
+checksum = "f12d06de37cf59146fbdecab66aa99f9fe4f78722e3607577a5375d66bd0c913"
 dependencies = [
  "serde_derive",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "serde_derive"
-version = "1.0.125"
+version = "1.0.130"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "b093b7a2bb58203b5da3056c05b4ec1fed827dcfdb37347a8841695263b3d06d"
+checksum = "d7bc1a1ab1961464eae040d96713baa5a724a8152c1222492465b54322ec508b"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
@@ -959,9 +959,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "serde_json"
-version = "1.0.64"
+version = "1.0.72"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "799e97dc9fdae36a5c8b8f2cae9ce2ee9fdce2058c57a93e6099d919fd982f79"
+checksum = "d0ffa0837f2dfa6fb90868c2b5468cad482e175f7dad97e7421951e663f2b527"
 dependencies = [
  "itoa",
  "ryu",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 91561bf..907df40 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ async-trait = "0.1.42"
 itertools = "0.10.0"
 lazy_static = "1.4.0"
 redis = "0.20.0"
-serde = { version = "1.0.123", features = ["derive"] }
-serde_json = "1.0.62"
+serde = { version = "1.0.130", features = ["derive"] }
+serde_json = "1.0.72"
 serenity = "0.10.5"
 time = "0.2.10"
 tokio = { version = "1.2.0", features = ["full"] }
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8260749..ea3479c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 # DIDgeridoo
 A bot for people with dissociative identity disorder.
 Currently only does and logs name changes and has basic inbox functionality for a single user per instance.
+
+Now also has role assignment via reaction because feature creep.
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index e863922..5b6e4b2 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use serenity::framework::standard::{
     macros::{command, group},
     CommandResult, StandardFramework,
 };
-use serenity::model::channel::{Reaction, ReactionType};
+use serenity::model::channel::Reaction;
 use serenity::model::{
     channel::Message,
     id::{ChannelId, GuildId, UserId},
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ use std::fs::File;
 use std::io::{self, BufRead, BufReader};
 use time::Duration;
 mod inbox;
+mod reactions;
 
 const APPLICATION_NAME: &str = "didgeridoo";
 const INBOX_OWNER: UserId = UserId(354694403798990848);
@@ -33,20 +34,6 @@ macro_rules! send_or_log {
     };
 }
 
-macro_rules! role_action {
-    ($reaction: expr, $ctx: expr, $action: ident) => {
-        $reaction
-            .guild_id
-            .unwrap()
-            .member(&$ctx, $reaction.user_id.unwrap())
-            .await
-            .unwrap()
-            .$action(&$ctx, 356421827708321795)
-            .await
-            .unwrap()
-    };
-}
-
 #[group]
 #[commands(name, message, question, inbox)]
 struct Fluff;
@@ -64,18 +51,20 @@ impl EventHandler for Handler {
     }
 
     async fn reaction_add(&self, ctx: Context, reaction: Reaction) {
-        if reaction.message_id == 911630315376738384
-            && reaction.emoji == ReactionType::Unicode(String::from("🧪"))
-        {
-            role_action!(reaction, ctx, add_role)
+        if let Err(e) = reactions::reaction_added(ctx, reaction).await {
+            eprintln!(
+                "Something went wrong while processing an added reaction: {:?}",
+                e
+            );
         }
     }
 
     async fn reaction_remove(&self, ctx: Context, reaction: Reaction) {
-        if reaction.message_id == 911630315376738384
-            && reaction.emoji == ReactionType::Unicode(String::from("🧪"))
-        {
-            role_action!(reaction, ctx, remove_role)
+        if let Err(e) = reactions::reaction_removed(ctx, reaction).await {
+            eprintln!(
+                "Something went wrong while processing an added reaction: {:?}",
+                e
+            );
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/reactions.rs b/src/reactions.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..242dce9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/reactions.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+use lazy_static::lazy_static;
+use serde::Deserialize;
+use serenity::{
+    client::Context,
+    model::channel::{Reaction, ReactionType},
+};
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+
+lazy_static! {
+    static ref ROLE_CONFIG: Vec<ReactableMessage> = {
+        let c = serde_json::from_str(
+            &std::fs::read_to_string("reaction_config.json").unwrap_or("[]".to_string()),
+        )
+        .expect("Could not read reaction config");
+        println!("Read reaction config: {:?}", c);
+        c
+    };
+}
+
+macro_rules! role_action {
+    ($reaction: expr, $ctx: expr, $action: ident, $role_id: expr) => {
+        $reaction
+            .guild_id
+            .expect("Configured message id is not in a guild")
+            .member(&$ctx, $reaction.user_id.unwrap())
+            .await?
+            .$action(&$ctx, $role_id)
+            .await?
+    };
+}
+
+pub(crate) async fn reaction_added(ctx: Context, reaction: Reaction) -> serenity::Result<()> {
+    if let Some(rm) = ROLE_CONFIG
+        .iter()
+        .find(|c| reaction.message_id == c.message_id)
+    {
+        if let ReactionType::Unicode(emoji) = &reaction.emoji {
+            if let Some(role_id) = rm.roles.get(emoji) {
+                role_action!(reaction, ctx, add_role, *role_id);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}
+pub(crate) async fn reaction_removed(ctx: Context, reaction: Reaction) -> serenity::Result<()> {
+    if let Some(rm) = ROLE_CONFIG
+        .iter()
+        .find(|c| reaction.message_id == c.message_id)
+    {
+        if let ReactionType::Unicode(emoji) = &reaction.emoji {
+            if let Some(role_id) = rm.roles.get(emoji) {
+                role_action!(reaction, ctx, remove_role, *role_id);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Deserialize)]
+struct ReactableMessage {
+    // I hate how this sounds like a Java interface name…
+    message_id: u64,
+    roles: HashMap<String, u64>,
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    const TEST_JSON: &str = r#"
+        [
+          {
+            "message_id": 12345,
+            "roles": {
+              "💤": 1,
+              "🐑": 2
+            }
+          },
+          {
+            "message_id": 54321,
+            "roles": {
+              "💙": 3,
+              "♻": 4
+            }
+          }
+        ]"#;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_role_config_parsing() {
+        assert_eq!(
+            serde_json::from_str::<Vec<ReactableMessage>>(TEST_JSON).unwrap(),
+            [
+                ReactableMessage {
+                    message_id: 12345,
+                    roles: HashMap::from([("💤".to_string(), 1), ("🐑".to_string(), 2)]),
+                },
+                ReactableMessage {
+                    message_id: 54321,
+                    roles: HashMap::from([("💙".to_string(), 3), ("♻".to_string(), 4)]),
+                },
+            ],
+        );
+    }
+}