diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d344ba6..0360844 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
 config.json
+resources/*
+!resources/.gitkeep
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 554d213..ffcf71c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -24,3 +24,5 @@ Missing features
 - [x] Wikipedia: find definition, get random page
 - [ ] Wolframalpha
 - [ ] Youtube: parsing for title, requests for channel or video
+- [ ] Command aliases
+- [ ] Question aliases
diff --git a/config.json.example b/config.json.example
index 958988f..a8bd9e7 100644
--- a/config.json.example
+++ b/config.json.example
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
   "alternative_nicks": ["edmon", "edmond"],
   "channels": ["#idi0crates"],
   "speak_delay": 0.5,
+  "resources_dir": "resources",
   "plugins": {
     "common": {
       "command_suffix": "please"
diff --git a/edmond/config.py b/edmond/config.py
index a5aa93d..7ab002e 100644
--- a/edmond/config.py
+++ b/edmond/config.py
@@ -5,5 +5,6 @@ def load_config(config_path, logger=None):
     try:
         with open(config_path, "rt") as config_file:
             return json.load(config_file)
-    except OSError as exc:
+    except (OSError, json.decoder.JSONDecodeError) as exc:
         logger.critical(f"Could not load config file: {exc}")
+        exit()
diff --git a/edmond/plugin.py b/edmond/plugin.py
index 346c296..518d3cb 100644
--- a/edmond/plugin.py
+++ b/edmond/plugin.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 from dataclasses import dataclass
+from pathlib import Path
 
 
 class Plugin:
@@ -25,6 +26,12 @@ class Plugin:
         plugins_configs = self.bot.config["plugins"]
         config = plugins_configs["common"].copy()
         config.update(plugins_configs.get(self.name, {}))
+        # Load resources as config values.
+        resources_dir = self.bot.config["resources_dir"]
+        for key, resource_path in config.get("resources", {}).items():
+            resource_path = Path(resources_dir) / resource_path
+            with open(resource_path, "rt") as resource_file:
+                config[key] = [l.strip() for l in resource_file.readlines()]
         return config
 
     def check_config(self):
diff --git a/resources/.gitkeep b/resources/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29