diff --git a/build_common/src/lib.rs b/build_common/src/lib.rs
index 5cb960a7..18c57038 100644
--- a/build_common/src/lib.rs
+++ b/build_common/src/lib.rs
@@ -4,15 +4,16 @@
 
 use std::{env, fs, path::Path};
 
+const OUT_DIR: &str = "OUT_DIR";
+
 /// Copies a file to the build output in `OUT_DIR`.
-/// Includes a `cargo:rerun-if-changed` instruction for use in build.rs scripts.
+/// Includes a `cargo:rerun-if-changed` instruction for use in `build.rs` scripts.
+/// This will likely panic outside of a build script and is not recommended for use in services.
 ///
 /// # Arguments:
 /// - `source_path`: The source file to copy
 /// - `dest_filename`: The filename for the destination
 pub fn copy_to_build_out_dir<P: AsRef<Path>>(source_path: P, dest_filename: &str) {
-    const OUT_DIR: &str = "OUT_DIR";
-
     let target_dir = env::var(OUT_DIR).unwrap();
     let destination = Path::new(&target_dir).join(dest_filename);
 
diff --git a/common/src/config_utils.rs b/common/src/config_utils.rs
index 4d2bd3a6..e5cc26fd 100644
--- a/common/src/config_utils.rs
+++ b/common/src/config_utils.rs
@@ -21,40 +21,40 @@ const FREYJA_HOME: &str = "FREYJA_HOME";
 /// - `config_file_name`: The config file name without an extension. This is used to construct the file names to search for
 /// - `config_file_ext`: The config file extension. This is used to construct the file names to search for
 /// - `default_config_path`: The path to the directory containing the default configuration
-/// - `io_error_handler`: The error handler for IO errors
-/// - `deserialize_error_handler`: The error handler for deserialize errors
-pub fn read_from_files<TConfig, TError, TPath, TIoErrorHandler, TDeserializeErrorHandler>(
+/// - `io_error_handler`: The error handler for `std::io::Error` errors
+/// - `config_error_handler`: The error handler for errors from the config library
+pub fn read_from_files<TConfig, TError, TPath, TIoErrorHandler, TConfigErrorHandler>(
     config_file_name: &str,
     config_file_ext: &str,
     default_config_path: TPath,
     io_error_handler: TIoErrorHandler,
-    deserialize_error_handler: TDeserializeErrorHandler,
+    config_error_handler: TConfigErrorHandler,
 ) -> Result<TConfig, TError>
 where
     TConfig: for<'a> Deserialize<'a>,
     TPath: AsRef<Path>,
     TIoErrorHandler: Fn(std::io::Error) -> TError,
-    TDeserializeErrorHandler: Fn(ConfigError) -> TError,
+    TConfigErrorHandler: Fn(ConfigError) -> TError,
 {
-    let default_config_filename = format!("{}.default.{}", config_file_name, config_file_ext);
+    let default_config_filename = format!("{config_file_name}.default.{config_file_ext}");
     let default_config_file = default_config_path.as_ref().join(default_config_filename);
 
-    let overrides_filename = format!("{}.{}", config_file_name, config_file_ext);
+    let overrides_filename = format!("{config_file_name}.{config_file_ext}");
 
-    // The path below resolves to <current_dir>/{config}.json
+    // The path below resolves to {current_dir}/{overrides_filename}
     let current_dir_config_path = env::current_dir()
         .map_err(&io_error_handler)?
         .join(overrides_filename.clone());
 
     let freyja_dir_config_path = match env::var(FREYJA_HOME) {
         Ok(freyja_home) => {
-            // The path below resolves to $FREYJA_HOME/config/{config}.json
+            // The path below resolves to $FREYJA_HOME/config/{overrides_filename}
             Path::new(&freyja_home)
                 .join(CONFIG_DIR)
                 .join(overrides_filename)
         }
         Err(_) => {
-            // The path below resolves to $HOME/.freyja/config/{config}.json
+            // The path below resolves to $HOME/.freyja/config/{overrides_filename}
             home_dir()
                 .ok_or(io_error_handler(std::io::Error::new(
                     std::io::ErrorKind::Other,
@@ -71,9 +71,9 @@ where
         .add_source(File::from(current_dir_config_path).required(false))
         .add_source(File::from(freyja_dir_config_path).required(false))
         .build()
-        .map_err(&deserialize_error_handler)?;
+        .map_err(&config_error_handler)?;
 
     config_store
         .try_deserialize()
-        .map_err(deserialize_error_handler)
+        .map_err(config_error_handler)
 }