diff --git a/src/client/Client.ts b/src/client/Client.ts
index 395c4ede..ea3f046d 100644
--- a/src/client/Client.ts
+++ b/src/client/Client.ts
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ export class Client extends Discord.Client
 	@logger private readonly _logger: Logger;
 	public readonly name: string;
 	public readonly commandsDir: string;
+	public readonly owner: string | string[];
 	public readonly statusText: string;
 	public readonly readyText: string;
 	public readonly unknownCommandError: boolean;
@@ -56,7 +57,6 @@ export class Client extends Discord.Client
 	public readonly pause: boolean;
 	public readonly version: string;
 	public readonly disableBase: BaseCommandName[];
-	public readonly config: any;
 	public readonly provider: StorageProviderConstructor;
 	public readonly _middleware: MiddlewareFunction[];
 	public readonly _rateLimiter: RateLimiter;
@@ -84,6 +84,16 @@ export class Client extends Discord.Client
 		 */
 		this.name = options.name || 'botname';
 
+		/**
+		 * The owner/owners of the bot, represented as an array of IDs.
+		 * These IDs determine who is allowed to use commands flagged as
+		 * `ownerOnly`
+		 * @type {string[]}
+		 */
+		this.owner = options.owner instanceof Array ?
+			options.owner : typeof options.owner !== 'undefined' ?
+				[options.owner] : [];
+
 		/**
 		 * Directory to find command class files. Optional
 		 * if client is passive.<br>
@@ -151,14 +161,6 @@ export class Client extends Discord.Client
 		 */
 		this.version = options.version || '0.0.0';
 
-		/**
-		 * Object containing token and owner ids
-		 * @type {Object}
-		 * @property {string} token - Discord login token for the client
-		 * @property {string[]} owner - Array of owner id strings
-		 */
-		this.config = options.config || null;
-
 		/**
 		 * Array of base command names to skip when loading commands. Base commands
 		 * may only be disabled by name, not by alias
@@ -203,9 +205,7 @@ export class Client extends Discord.Client
 		// Make some asserts
 		if (!this._token) throw new Error('A token must be provided for the client');
 		if (!this.commandsDir && !this.passive) throw new Error('A directory from which to load commands must be provided via commandsDir');
-		if (!this.config) throw new Error('A config containing containing `token` string and `owner` ID string array must be provided');
-		if (!this.config.owner) throw new Error('Provided Client config is missing owner ID string array');
-		if (!(this.config.owner instanceof Array)) throw new TypeError('Client config `owner` field must be an array of user ID strings.');
+		if (!(this.owner instanceof Array)) throw new TypeError('Client config `owner` field must be an array of user ID strings.');
 
 		// Load commands
 		if (!this.passive) this.loadCommand('all');
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ export class Client extends Discord.Client
 //#endregion
 
 	/**
-	 * Logs the Client in and registers some event handlers
+	 * Starts the login process, culminating in the `clientReady` event
 	 * @returns {Client}
 	 */
 	public start(): this
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ export class Client extends Discord.Client
 	 */
 	public isOwner(user: User): boolean
 	{
-		return this.config.owner.includes(user.id);
+		return this.owner.includes(user.id);
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/src/command/CommandRegistry.ts b/src/command/CommandRegistry.ts
index 184719bd..dbe525bc 100644
--- a/src/command/CommandRegistry.ts
+++ b/src/command/CommandRegistry.ts
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ export class CommandRegistry<T extends Client, K extends string, V extends Comma
 			!(c.roles.length > 0 && message.member.roles.filter(role => c.roles.includes(role.name)).size === 0);
 
 		const byOwnerOnly: (c: V) => boolean = c =>
-			(client.config.owner.includes(message.author.id) && c.ownerOnly) || !c.ownerOnly;
+			(client.isOwner(message.author) && c.ownerOnly) || !c.ownerOnly;
 
 		const disabledGroups: string[] = await message.guild.storage.settings.get('disabledGroups') || [];
 		for (const [name, command] of this.filter(byPermissions).filter(byRoles).filter(byOwnerOnly).entries())
@@ -99,8 +99,8 @@ export class CommandRegistry<T extends Client, K extends string, V extends Comma
 	 */
 	public filterDMUsable(client: T, message: Message): Collection<K, V>
 	{
-		return this.filter(c => !c.guildOnly && ((client.config.owner
-			.includes(message.author.id) && c.ownerOnly) || !c.ownerOnly));
+		return this.filter(c => !c.guildOnly &&
+			((client.isOwner(message.author) && c.ownerOnly) || !c.ownerOnly));
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -112,7 +112,6 @@ export class CommandRegistry<T extends Client, K extends string, V extends Comma
 	 */
 	public filterDMHelp(client: T, message: Message): Collection<K, V>
 	{
-		return this.filter(c => (client.config.owner
-			.includes(message.author.id) && c.ownerOnly) || !c.ownerOnly);
+		return this.filter(c => (client.isOwner(message.author) && c.ownerOnly) || !c.ownerOnly);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/types/YAMDBFOptions.ts b/src/types/YAMDBFOptions.ts
index a1a49ff9..f9a25f05 100644
--- a/src/types/YAMDBFOptions.ts
+++ b/src/types/YAMDBFOptions.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
  * passed to a Client on construction
  * @property {string} [name='botname'] See: {@link Client#name}
  * @property {string} token See: {@link Client#token}
+ * @property {string | string[]} [owner] See: {@link Client#owner}
  * @property {string} [provider] See: {@link Client#provider}
  * @property {string} [commandsDir] See: {@link Client#commandsDir}
  * @property {string} [statusText=null] See: {@link Client#statusText}
@@ -12,7 +13,6 @@
  * @property {boolean} [passive=false] See: {@link Client#passive}
  * @property {boolean} [pause=false] See: {@link Client#pause}
  * @property {string} [version='0.0.0'] See: {@link Client#version}
- * @property {Object} config See: {@link Client#config}
  * @property {string[]} [disableBase=[]] See: {@link Client#disableBase}
  * @property {string} [ratelimit] Sets a global rate limit on command calls for every user
  * @property {LogLevel} [logLevel] Sets the logging level for the logger. Defaults to `LogLevel.LOG`
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import { LogLevel } from './LogLevel';
 export type YAMDBFOptions = {
 	name: string;
 	token: string;
+	owner?: string | string[];
 	provider?: StorageProviderConstructor;
 	commandsDir?: string;
 	statusText?: string;
@@ -36,6 +37,5 @@ export type YAMDBFOptions = {
 	version?: string;
 	disableBase?: BaseCommandName[];
 	ratelimit?: string;
-	config: any;
 	logLevel?: LogLevel;
 };
diff --git a/test/test_client.ts b/test/test_client.ts
index c32f2d9f..e9c424df 100644
--- a/test/test_client.ts
+++ b/test/test_client.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class Test extends Client
 		super({
 			name: 'test',
 			token: config.token,
-			config: config,
+			owner: config.owner,
 			commandsDir: './commands',
 			pause: true,
 			logLevel: LogLevel.DEBUG