diff --git a/src/main/java/Main.java b/src/main/java/Main.java
index 6054a64..b9befe0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/Main.java
+++ b/src/main/java/Main.java
@@ -1,5 +1,42 @@
+import config.MKVToolProperties;
+import lombok.extern.log4j.Log4j2;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
+import java.io.PrintWriter;
+import java.io.UnsupportedEncodingException;
+import java.util.Scanner;
+
+@Log4j2
 public class Main {
     public static void main(String[] args) {
+        File path = new File("mkvDirectoryPath");
+        MKVToolProperties prop;
+        if(!path.exists()) {
+            while(true) {
+                readPath();
+                prop = new MKVToolProperties();
+                if(prop.pathsAreValid()) {
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+            log.info("Path is valid!");
+        }else if(path.exists()) {
+            prop = new MKVToolProperties();
+            if(!prop.pathsAreValid()) {
+                readPath();
+            }
+            log.info("Path is valid!");
+        }
+    }
 
+    private static void readPath() {
+        System.out.println("Please enter a valid path to mkvtoolnix!");
+        Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);
+        try(PrintWriter out = new PrintWriter("mkvDirectoryPath", "UTF-8")){
+            out.print(input.nextLine());
+        }catch(FileNotFoundException | UnsupportedEncodingException e) {
+            log.error("File not found!");
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/config/MKVToolProperties.java b/src/main/java/config/MKVToolProperties.java
index 36722b3..c4953ed 100644
--- a/src/main/java/config/MKVToolProperties.java
+++ b/src/main/java/config/MKVToolProperties.java
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ package config;
 
 import lombok.extern.log4j.Log4j2;
 
+import java.io.File;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.nio.file.Files;
-import java.nio.file.Path;
 import java.nio.file.Paths;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 import java.util.stream.Stream;
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ import java.util.stream.Stream;
 @Log4j2
 public class MKVToolProperties {
     private String directoryPath;
-    private Path mkvmergePath;
-    private Path mkvpropeditPath;
+    private String mkvmergePath;
+    private String mkvpropeditPath;
 
     public MKVToolProperties() {
         try(Stream<String> stream = Files.lines(Paths.get("mkvDirectoryPath"))) {
@@ -22,8 +22,18 @@ public class MKVToolProperties {
             log.fatal(e.getMessage());
         }
 
-        mkvmergePath = Paths.get(directoryPath + "mkvmerge.exe");
-        mkvpropeditPath = Paths.get(directoryPath + "mkvpropedit.exe");
+        if(!directoryPath.endsWith("\\")) {
+            directoryPath += "\\";
+        }
+        mkvmergePath = directoryPath + "mkvmerge.exe";
+        mkvpropeditPath = directoryPath + "mkvpropedit.exe";
     }
 
+
+    public boolean pathsAreValid() {
+        File mkvmergeFile = new File(mkvmergePath);
+        File mkvpropeditFile = new File(mkvpropeditPath);
+
+        return mkvmergeFile.exists() && mkvpropeditFile.exists();
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/resources/log4j2.yaml b/src/main/resources/log4j2.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6355c6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/resources/log4j2.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+Configuration:
+  name: DefaultLogger
+  Appenders:
+    Console:
+      name: Console_Out
+      PatternLayout:
+        Pattern: "%d{DEFAULT} | %-5level | %thread | %msg %n %throwable"
+      ThresholdFilter:
+        level: debug
+    File:
+      name: FileAppender
+      fileName: default.log
+      PatternLayout:
+        Pattern: "%d{DEFAULT} | %-5level | %thread | %msg %n %throwable"
+      ThresholdFilter:
+        level: info
+  Loggers:
+    Root:
+      level: debug
+      AppenderRef:
+        - ref: Console_Out
+        - ref: FileAppender
+    Logger:
+      name: "com.zaxxer.hikari.HikariConfig"
+      level: info
+      AppenderRef:
+        - ref: Console_Out
+        - ref: FileAppender
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diff --git a/src/test/java/MainTest.java b/src/test/java/MainTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..895a398
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/MainTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+public class MainTest {
+
+}
diff --git a/src/test/java/config/MKVToolPropertiesTest.java b/src/test/java/config/MKVToolPropertiesTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cd07add
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/config/MKVToolPropertiesTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+package config;
+
+import lombok.extern.log4j.Log4j2;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
+import java.io.PrintWriter;
+import java.io.UnsupportedEncodingException;
+
+@Log4j2
+public class MKVToolPropertiesTest {
+
+    @Test
+    public void testPathIsValid() {
+        try(PrintWriter out = new PrintWriter("mkvDirectoryPath", "UTF-8")){
+            out.print("test/resources");
+        }catch(FileNotFoundException | UnsupportedEncodingException e){
+            log.error("File not found!");
+        }
+        try(PrintWriter out = new PrintWriter("mkvDirectoryPath", "UTF-8")){
+            out.print("test/resources/");
+        }catch(FileNotFoundException | UnsupportedEncodingException e){
+            log.error("File not found!");
+        }finally{
+            File file = new File("mkvDirectoryPath");
+            file.delete();
+        }
+
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/test/resources/mkvmerge.exe b/src/test/resources/mkvmerge.exe
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/src/test/resources/mkvpropedit.exe b/src/test/resources/mkvpropedit.exe
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29