diff --git a/tools/bldr b/tools/bldr
index 9ecbdb0..c98ff51 100755
--- a/tools/bldr
+++ b/tools/bldr
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env /bin/sh
+#!/bin/sh
 # bldr - build a binary package from an Everest package file
 
 pkgs=("${@}")
@@ -19,6 +19,23 @@ usage_small() {
 	printf "usage: ${0} [-h] [-v] [-b] PACKAGE\n"
 }
 
+load_config() {
+	if [ -f "/etc/bldr.conf" ]; then
+		source /etc/bldr.conf
+	elif [ -f "${HOME}/.config/bldr.conf"]; then
+		source ${HOME}/.config/bldr.conf
+	elif [ -f "$(pwd)/bldr.conf" ]; then
+		source $(pwd)/bldr.conf
+	else
+		printf "No valid bldr.conf found\n"
+		printf "Valid files are:\n"
+		printf "/etc/bldr.conf"
+		printf "${HOME}/.config/bldr.conf"
+		printf "$(pwd)/bldr.conf"
+		exit 1
+	fi
+}
+
 check_if_input_is_blank() {
 	if [[ "${@}" == "" ]]; then
 		printf "No package(s) specified.\n"
@@ -43,6 +60,13 @@ mkpkg() {
 	done
 }
 
+clean_after_failed() {
+	printf "${0} failed to build packages.\n"
+	printf "exiting...\n"
+	cd .. && rm -rf /tmp/bldr-workspace
+	exit 1
+}
+
 case $1 in
 	-h|--help)
 		usage "$@"
@@ -54,10 +78,22 @@ case $1 in
 		exit 0
 	;;
 	-b|--build)
+		load_config "$@"
 		shift
 		check_if_input_is_blank "$@"
+		mkdir /tmp/bldr-workspace
+		cd /tmp/bldr-workspace
 		get_pkg_sources "$@"
+		pwd
+		if [ "$?" != 0 ]; then
+			clean_after_failed "$@"
+			exit 1
+		fi
 		mkpkg "$@"
+		if [ "$?" != 0 ]; then
+			clean_after_failed "$@"
+			exit 1
+		fi
 	;;
 	*)
 		usage_small "$@"
diff --git a/tools/bldr.conf b/tools/bldr.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..63555c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/bldr.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#
+# bldr.conf - settings for bldr
+#
+
+# Which directory bldr will output packages to
+export BLDR_OUT_DIR="/home/arco/Projects/bldr-pkgs"
+
+# Compilation flags
+export CFLAGS="-O2 -fstack-protector-strong -static -pie"
+export CXXFLAGS="${CFLAGS}"
+export LDFLAGS="-static"
+
+#
+# end bldr.conf
+#