support config clone timeout, do upgrades

cmd/root.go

@@ -120,9 +120,14 @@ func getInitConfigFunc(utils *util.Utils) func() {
 
 		// Load into struct to not be so darn pythonic, retrieving
 		// settings by untyped string "name"
-		conf := new(config.Config)
+		conf := config.NewConfig()
 		if err := viper.Unmarshal(&conf); err != nil {
-			plog.Error("Failed loading config", plog.Args("err", err))
+			plog.Fatal("Failed loading config", plog.Args("error", err))
+		}
+
+		// Perform config updates
+		if err := conf.Prepare(); err != nil {
+			plog.Fatal("failed to parse clone timeout", plog.Args("error", err))
 		}
 
 		utils.SetConfig(conf)