diff --git a/Helper/ConfigHelper.cs b/Helper/ConfigHelper.cs
index 437684f..61fc417 100644
--- a/Helper/ConfigHelper.cs
+++ b/Helper/ConfigHelper.cs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ namespace CarCareTracker.Helper
         OpenIDConfig GetOpenIDConfig();
         UserConfig GetUserConfig(ClaimsPrincipal user);
         bool SaveUserConfig(ClaimsPrincipal user, UserConfig configData);
+        bool AuthenticateRootUser(string username, string password);
         string GetLogoUrl();
         string GetServerLanguage();
         bool GetServerEnableShopSupplies();
@@ -43,6 +44,12 @@ namespace CarCareTracker.Helper
             }
             return logoUrl;
         }
+        public bool AuthenticateRootUser(string username, string password)
+        {
+            var rootUsername = _config["UserNameHash"];
+            var rootPassword = _config["UserPasswordHash"];
+            return username == rootUsername && password == rootPassword;
+        }
         public string GetServerLanguage()
         {
             var serverLanguage = _config[nameof(UserConfig.UserLanguage)] ?? "en_US";
diff --git a/Logic/LoginLogic.cs b/Logic/LoginLogic.cs
index 01ea532..d3d6f23 100644
--- a/Logic/LoginLogic.cs
+++ b/Logic/LoginLogic.cs
@@ -35,15 +35,18 @@ namespace CarCareTracker.Logic
         private readonly IUserRecordDataAccess _userData;
         private readonly ITokenRecordDataAccess _tokenData;
         private readonly IMailHelper _mailHelper;
+        private readonly IConfigHelper _configHelper;
         private IMemoryCache _cache;
         public LoginLogic(IUserRecordDataAccess userData, 
             ITokenRecordDataAccess tokenData, 
             IMailHelper mailHelper,
+            IConfigHelper configHelper,
             IMemoryCache memoryCache)
         {
             _userData = userData;
             _tokenData = tokenData;
             _mailHelper = mailHelper;
+            _configHelper = configHelper;
             _cache = memoryCache;
         }
         public bool CheckIfUserIsValid(int userId)
@@ -412,21 +415,9 @@ namespace CarCareTracker.Logic
         }
         private bool UserIsRoot(LoginModel credentials)
         {
-            var configFileContents = File.ReadAllText(StaticHelper.UserConfigPath);
-            var existingUserConfig = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<UserConfig>(configFileContents);
-            if (existingUserConfig is not null)
-            {
-                //create hashes of the login credentials.
-                var hashedUserName = GetHash(credentials.UserName);
-                var hashedPassword = GetHash(credentials.Password);
-                //compare against stored hash.
-                if (hashedUserName == existingUserConfig.UserNameHash &&
-                    hashedPassword == existingUserConfig.UserPasswordHash)
-                {
-                    return true;
-                }
-            }
-            return false;
+            var hashedUserName = GetHash(credentials.UserName);
+            var hashedPassword = GetHash(credentials.Password);
+            return _configHelper.AuthenticateRootUser(hashedUserName, hashedPassword);
         }
         #endregion
         private static string GetHash(string value)