diff --git a/include/catch_runner.hpp b/include/catch_runner.hpp
index 450e071..4164a0e 100644
--- a/include/catch_runner.hpp
+++ b/include/catch_runner.hpp
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ namespace Catch {
             << "\t-b, --break\n"
             << "\t-n, --name <name>\n"
             << "\t-a, --abort [#]\n\n"
+            << "\t-nt, --nothrow\n\n"
             << "For more detail usage please see: https://github.com/philsquared/Catch/wiki/Command-line" << std::endl;    
     }
     inline void showHelp( std::string exeName ) {
@@ -98,22 +99,39 @@ namespace Catch {
     }
     
     inline int Main( int argc, char* const argv[], Config& config ) {
-    
-        parseIntoConfig( CommandParser( argc, argv ), config );
+
+        try {
+            CommandParser parser( argc, argv );
         
-        if( !config.getMessage().empty() ) {
-            std::cerr << config.getMessage() <<  + "\n\nUsage: ...\n\n";
+            if( Command cmd = parser.find( "-h", "-?", "--help" ) ) {
+                if( cmd.argsCount() != 0 )
+                    cmd.raiseError( "Does not accept arguments" );
+
+                showHelp( argv[0] );
+                Catch::Context::cleanUp();        
+                return 0;
+            }
+        
+            parseIntoConfig( parser, config.data() );
+            
+            // !TBD: wire up (do this lazily?)
+            if( !config.data().reporter.empty() )
+                config.setReporter( config.data().reporter );
+
+            if( !config.data().stream.empty() ) {
+                if( config.data().stream[0] == '%' )
+                    config.useStream( config.data().stream.substr( 1 ) );
+                else
+                    config.setFilename( config.data().stream );
+            }
+        }
+        catch( std::exception& ex ) {
+            std::cerr << ex.what() <<  + "\n\nUsage: ...\n\n";
             showUsage( std::cerr );
             Catch::Context::cleanUp();
             return (std::numeric_limits<int>::max)();
         }
-        
-        // Handle help
-        if( config.showHelp() ) {
-            showHelp( argv[0] );
-            Catch::Context::cleanUp();        
-            return 0;
-        }
+                
         return Main( config );
     }
     
diff --git a/include/internal/catch_commandline.hpp b/include/internal/catch_commandline.hpp
index 41aa91c..49928f4 100644
--- a/include/internal/catch_commandline.hpp
+++ b/include/internal/catch_commandline.hpp
@@ -88,107 +88,92 @@ namespace Catch {
         std::size_t m_argc;
         char const * const * m_argv;
     };
-    
-    inline bool parseIntoConfig( const CommandParser& parser, Config& config ) {
+   
+    inline void parseIntoConfig( const CommandParser& parser, ConfigData& config ) {
+        
+        if( Command cmd = parser.find( "-l", "--list" ) ) {
+            if( cmd.argsCount() > 2 )
+                cmd.raiseError( "Expected upto 2 arguments" );
 
-        try {
-            if( Command cmd = parser.find( "-l", "--list" ) ) {
-                if( cmd.argsCount() > 2 )
-                    cmd.raiseError( "Expected upto 2 arguments" );
-
-                List::What listSpec = List::All;
-                if( cmd.argsCount() >= 1 ) {
-                    if( cmd[0] == "tests" )
-                        listSpec = List::Tests;
-                    else if( cmd[0] == "reporters" )
-                        listSpec = List::Reports;
-                    else
-                        cmd.raiseError( "Expected [tests] or [reporters]" );
-                }
-                if( cmd.argsCount() >= 2 ) {
-                    if( cmd[1] == "xml" )
-                        listSpec = static_cast<List::What>( listSpec | List::AsXml );
-                    else if( cmd[1] == "text" )
-                        listSpec = static_cast<List::What>( listSpec | List::AsText );
-                    else
-                        cmd.raiseError( "Expected [xml] or [text]" );
-                }
-                config.setListSpec( static_cast<List::What>( config.getListSpec() | listSpec ) );
-            }
-                    
-            if( Command cmd = parser.find( "-t", "--test" ) ) {
-                if( cmd.argsCount() == 0 )
-                    cmd.raiseError( "Expected at least one argument" );
-                for( std::size_t i = 0; i < cmd.argsCount(); ++i )
-                    config.addTestSpec( cmd[i] );
-            }
-            
-            if( Command cmd = parser.find( "-r", "--reporter" ) ) {
-                if( cmd.argsCount() != 1 )
-                    cmd.raiseError( "Expected one argument" );
-                config.setReporter( cmd[0] );
-            }
-
-            if( Command cmd = parser.find( "-o", "--out" ) ) {
-                if( cmd.argsCount() == 0 )
-                    cmd.raiseError( "Expected filename" );
-                if( cmd[0][0] == '%' )
-                    config.useStream( cmd[0].substr( 1 ) );
+            List::What listSpec = List::All;
+            if( cmd.argsCount() >= 1 ) {
+                if( cmd[0] == "tests" )
+                    config.listSpec = List::Tests;
+                else if( cmd[0] == "reporters" )
+                    config.listSpec = List::Reports;
                 else
-                    config.setFilename( cmd[0] );
+                    cmd.raiseError( "Expected [tests] or [reporters]" );
             }
-
-            if( Command cmd = parser.find( "-s", "--success" ) ) {
-                if( cmd.argsCount() != 0 )
-                    cmd.raiseError( "Does not accept arguments" );
-                config.setIncludeWhichResults( Include::SuccessfulResults );
+            if( cmd.argsCount() >= 2 ) {
+                if( cmd[1] == "xml" )
+                    config.listSpec = static_cast<List::What>( listSpec | List::AsXml );
+                else if( cmd[1] == "text" )
+                    config.listSpec = static_cast<List::What>( listSpec | List::AsText );
+                else
+                    cmd.raiseError( "Expected [xml] or [text]" );
             }
-            
-            if( Command cmd = parser.find( "-b", "--break" ) ) {
-                if( cmd.argsCount() != 0 )
-                    cmd.raiseError( "Does not accept arguments" );
-                config.setShouldDebugBreak( true );
-            }
-
-            if( Command cmd = parser.find( "-n", "--name" ) ) {
-                if( cmd.argsCount() != 1 )
-                    cmd.raiseError( "Expected a name" );
-                config.setName( cmd[0] );
-            }
-            
-            if( Command cmd = parser.find( "-h", "-?", "--help" ) ) {
-                if( cmd.argsCount() != 0 )
-                    cmd.raiseError( "Does not accept arguments" );
-                config.setShowHelp( true );
-            }
-
-            if( Command cmd = parser.find( "-a", "--abort" ) ) {
-                if( cmd.argsCount() > 1 )
-                    cmd.raiseError( "Only accepts 0-1 arguments" );
-                int threshold = 1;
-                if( cmd.argsCount() == 1 )
-                {
-                    std::stringstream ss;
-                    ss << cmd[0];
-                    ss >> threshold;
-                }
-                config.setCutoff( threshold );
-            }
-
-            if( Command cmd = parser.find( "-nt", "--nothrow" ) ) {
-                if( cmd.argsCount() != 0 )
-                    cmd.raiseError( "Does not accept arguments" );
-                config.setAllowThrows( false );
-            }
-
         }
-        catch( std::exception& ex ) {
-            config.setError( ex.what() );
-            return false;
-        }        
-        return true;
+                            
+        if( Command cmd = parser.find( "-t", "--test" ) ) {
+            if( cmd.argsCount() == 0 )
+                cmd.raiseError( "Expected at least one argument" );
+            for( std::size_t i = 0; i < cmd.argsCount(); ++i )
+                config.testSpecs.push_back( cmd[i] );
+        }
+        
+        if( Command cmd = parser.find( "-r", "--reporter" ) ) {
+            if( cmd.argsCount() != 1 )
+                cmd.raiseError( "Expected one argument" );
+            config.reporter = cmd[0];
+        }
+        
+        if( Command cmd = parser.find( "-o", "--out" ) ) {
+            if( cmd.argsCount() == 0 )
+                cmd.raiseError( "Expected filename" );
+            if( cmd[0][0] == '%' )
+                config.stream = cmd[0].substr( 1 );
+            else
+                config.outputFilename = cmd[0];
+        }
+
+        if( Command cmd = parser.find( "-s", "--success" ) ) {
+            if( cmd.argsCount() != 0 )
+                cmd.raiseError( "Does not accept arguments" );
+            config.includeWhichResults = Include::SuccessfulResults;
+        }
+        
+        if( Command cmd = parser.find( "-b", "--break" ) ) {
+            if( cmd.argsCount() != 0 )
+                cmd.raiseError( "Does not accept arguments" );
+            config.shouldDebugBreak = true;
+        }
+
+        if( Command cmd = parser.find( "-n", "--name" ) ) {
+            if( cmd.argsCount() != 1 )
+                cmd.raiseError( "Expected a name" );
+            config.name = cmd[0];
+        }
+        
+        if( Command cmd = parser.find( "-a", "--abort" ) ) {
+            if( cmd.argsCount() > 1 )
+                cmd.raiseError( "Only accepts 0-1 arguments" );
+            int threshold = 1;
+            if( cmd.argsCount() == 1 ) {
+                std::stringstream ss;
+                ss << cmd[0];
+                ss >> threshold;
+            }
+            config.cutoff = threshold;
+        }
+
+        if( Command cmd = parser.find( "-nt", "--nothrow" ) ) {
+            if( cmd.argsCount() != 0 )
+                cmd.raiseError( "Does not accept arguments" );
+            config.allowThrows = false;
+        }
+
     }
-    
+        
 } // end namespace Catch
 
 #endif // TWOBLUECUBES_CATCH_COMMANDLINE_HPP_INCLUDED
diff --git a/include/internal/catch_config.hpp b/include/internal/catch_config.hpp
index 9c9661e..15abcd7 100644
--- a/include/internal/catch_config.hpp
+++ b/include/internal/catch_config.hpp
@@ -38,6 +38,28 @@ namespace Catch {
         AsMask = 0xf0
     }; };
     
+    struct ConfigData {
+        ConfigData()
+        :   listSpec( List::None ),
+            shouldDebugBreak( false ),
+            includeWhichResults( Include::FailedOnly ),
+            cutoff( -1 ),
+            allowThrows( true )
+        {}
+        
+        std::string reporter;
+        std::string outputFilename;
+        List::What listSpec;
+        std::vector<std::string> testSpecs;
+        bool shouldDebugBreak;
+        std::string stream;
+        Include::WhichResults includeWhichResults;
+        std::string name;
+        int cutoff;
+        bool allowThrows;
+    };
+    
+    
     class Config : public IReporterConfig, public IConfig {
     private:
         Config( const Config& other );
@@ -45,14 +67,14 @@ namespace Catch {
     public:
                 
         Config()
-        :   m_listSpec( List::None ),
-            m_shouldDebugBreak( false ),
-            m_showHelp( false ),
+        :   m_streambuf( NULL ),
+            m_os( std::cout.rdbuf() )
+        {}
+        
+        Config( const ConfigData& data )
+        :   m_data( data ),
             m_streambuf( NULL ),
-            m_os( std::cout.rdbuf() ),
-            m_includeWhichResults( Include::FailedOnly ),
-            m_cutoff( -1 ),
-            m_allowThrows( true )
+            m_os( std::cout.rdbuf() )
         {}
         
         ~Config() {
@@ -62,44 +84,28 @@ namespace Catch {
         
         void setReporter( const std::string& reporterName ) {
             if( m_reporter.get() )
-                return setError( "Only one reporter may be specified" );
+                throw std::domain_error( "Only one reporter may be specified" );
             setReporter( getCurrentContext().getReporterRegistry().create( reporterName, *this ) );
         }
-        
-        void addTestSpec( const std::string& testSpec ) {
-            m_testSpecs.push_back( testSpec );
+
+        void setFilename( const std::string& filename ) {
+            m_data.outputFilename = filename;
         }
         
         bool testsSpecified() const {
-            return !m_testSpecs.empty();
+            return !m_data.testSpecs.empty();
         }
 
         const std::vector<std::string>& getTestSpecs() const {
-            return m_testSpecs;
+            return m_data.testSpecs;
         }
         
         List::What getListSpec( void ) const {
-            return m_listSpec;
+            return m_data.listSpec;
         }
 
-        void setListSpec( List::What listSpec ) {
-            m_listSpec = listSpec;
-        }
-        
-        void setFilename( const std::string& filename ) {
-            m_filename = filename;
-        }
-        
         const std::string& getFilename() const {
-            return m_filename;
-        }
-        
-        const std::string& getMessage() const {
-            return m_message;
-        }
-        
-        void setError( const std::string& errorMessage ) {
-            m_message = errorMessage;
+            return m_data.outputFilename ;
         }
         
         void setReporter( IReporter* reporter ) {
@@ -113,39 +119,19 @@ namespace Catch {
         }
                 
         List::What listWhat() const {
-            return static_cast<List::What>( m_listSpec & List::WhatMask );
+            return static_cast<List::What>( m_data.listSpec & List::WhatMask );
         }        
         
         List::What listAs() const {
-            return static_cast<List::What>( m_listSpec & List::AsMask );
-        }        
-        
-        void setIncludeWhichResults( Include::WhichResults includeWhichResults ) {
-            m_includeWhichResults = includeWhichResults;
-        }
-        
-        void setShouldDebugBreak( bool shouldDebugBreakFlag ) {
-            m_shouldDebugBreak = shouldDebugBreakFlag;
-        }
-
-        void setName( const std::string& name ) {
-            m_name = name;
+            return static_cast<List::What>( m_data.listSpec & List::AsMask );
         }
 
         std::string getName() const {
-            return m_name;
+            return m_data.name;
         }
         
         bool shouldDebugBreak() const {
-            return m_shouldDebugBreak;
-        }
-
-        void setShowHelp( bool showHelpFlag ) {
-            m_showHelp = showHelpFlag;
-        }
-
-        bool showHelp() const {
-            return m_showHelp;
+            return m_data.shouldDebugBreak;
         }
 
         virtual std::ostream& stream() const {
@@ -164,53 +150,30 @@ namespace Catch {
         }
         
         virtual bool includeSuccessfulResults() const {
-            return m_includeWhichResults == Include::SuccessfulResults;
+            return m_data.includeWhichResults == Include::SuccessfulResults;
         }
         
         int getCutoff() const {
-            return m_cutoff;
-        }
-        
-        void setCutoff( int cutoff ) {
-            m_cutoff = cutoff;
-        }
-
-        void setAllowThrows( bool allowThrows ) {
-            m_allowThrows = allowThrows;
+            return m_data.cutoff;
         }
         
         virtual bool allowThrows() const {
-            return m_allowThrows;
+            return m_data.allowThrows;
+        }
+        
+        ConfigData& data() {
+            return m_data;
         }
         
     private:
+        ConfigData m_data;
+        
+        // !TBD Move these out of here
         Ptr<IReporter> m_reporter;
-        std::string m_filename;
-        std::string m_message;
-        List::What m_listSpec;
-        std::vector<std::string> m_testSpecs;
-        bool m_shouldDebugBreak;
-        bool m_showHelp;
         std::streambuf* m_streambuf;
         mutable std::ostream m_os;
-        Include::WhichResults m_includeWhichResults;
-        std::string m_name;
-        int m_cutoff;
-        bool m_allowThrows;
     };
-    
-    struct NewConfig {
-        std::string reporter;
-        std::string outputFilename;
-        List::What listSpec;
-        std::vector<std::string> testSpecs;
-        bool shouldDebugBreak;
-        bool showHelp;
-        Include::WhichResults includeWhichResults;
-        std::string name;        
-    };
-    
-    
+        
     
 } // end namespace Catch
 
diff --git a/include/internal/catch_runner_impl.hpp b/include/internal/catch_runner_impl.hpp
index a95922c..885bd61 100644
--- a/include/internal/catch_runner_impl.hpp
+++ b/include/internal/catch_runner_impl.hpp
@@ -61,7 +61,8 @@ namespace Catch {
             m_config( config ),
             m_reporter( config.getReporter() ),
             m_prevRunner( &m_context.getRunner() ),
-            m_prevResultCapture( &m_context.getResultCapture() )
+            m_prevResultCapture( &m_context.getResultCapture() ),
+            m_prevConfig( m_context.getConfig() )
         {
             m_context.setRunner( this );
             m_context.setConfig( &m_config );
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@ namespace Catch {
             m_context.setRunner( m_prevRunner );
             m_context.setConfig( NULL );
             m_context.setResultCapture( m_prevResultCapture );
+            m_context.setConfig( m_prevConfig );
         }
         
         virtual void runAll( bool runHiddenTests = false ) {
@@ -293,6 +295,7 @@ namespace Catch {
         std::vector<ResultInfo> m_info;
         IRunner* m_prevRunner;
         IResultCapture* m_prevResultCapture;
+        const IConfig* m_prevConfig;
     };
     
 } // end namespace Catch
diff --git a/projects/SelfTest/TestMain.cpp b/projects/SelfTest/TestMain.cpp
index 23691b5..b0183ef 100644
--- a/projects/SelfTest/TestMain.cpp
+++ b/projects/SelfTest/TestMain.cpp
@@ -60,200 +60,154 @@ TEST_CASE( "meta/Misc/Sections", "looped tests" ) {
 #include "../../include/reporters/catch_reporter_junit.hpp"
 
 template<size_t size>
-bool parseIntoConfig( const char * (&argv)[size], Catch::Config& config ) {
-    return Catch::parseIntoConfig( Catch::CommandParser( size, argv ), config );
+void parseIntoConfig( const char * (&argv)[size], Catch::ConfigData& config ) {
+    Catch::parseIntoConfig( Catch::CommandParser( size, argv ), config );
 }
 
-TEST_CASE( "selftest/parser", "" ) {
+template<size_t size>
+std::string parseIntoConfigAndReturnError( const char * (&argv)[size], Catch::ConfigData& config ) {
+    try {
+        Catch::parseIntoConfig( Catch::CommandParser( size, argv ), config );
+    }
+    catch( std::exception& ex ) {
+        return ex.what();
+    }
+    return "";
+}
+
+TEST_CASE( "selftest/parser/2", "ConfigData" ) {
+
+    Catch::ConfigData config;
 
     SECTION( "default", "" ) {
         const char* argv[] = { "test" };
-        Catch::Config config;
-        CHECK( parseIntoConfig( argv, config ) );
+        CHECK_NOTHROW( parseIntoConfig( argv, config ) );
         
-        CHECK( config.getTestSpecs().empty() );
-        CHECK( config.shouldDebugBreak() == false );
-        CHECK( config.showHelp() == false );
-        CHECK( config.getCutoff() == -1 );
-        CHECK( config.allowThrows() == true );
-        CHECK( dynamic_cast<Catch::BasicReporter*>( config.getReporter().get() ) );
+        CHECK( config.testSpecs.empty() );
+        CHECK( config.shouldDebugBreak == false );
+        CHECK( config.cutoff == -1 );
+        CHECK( config.allowThrows == true );
+        CHECK( config.reporter.empty() );
     }
     
     SECTION( "test lists", "" ) {
         SECTION( "-t/1", "Specify one test case using -t" ) {
             const char* argv[] = { "test", "-t", "test1" };
-            Catch::Config config;
-            CHECK( parseIntoConfig( argv, config ) );
+            CHECK_NOTHROW( parseIntoConfig( argv, config ) );
             
-            REQUIRE( config.getTestSpecs().size() == 1 );
-            REQUIRE( config.getTestSpecs()[0] == "test1" );
+            REQUIRE( config.testSpecs.size() == 1 );
+            REQUIRE( config.testSpecs[0] == "test1" );
         }
 
         SECTION( "--test/1", "Specify one test case using --test" ) {
             const char* argv[] = { "test", "--test", "test1" };
-            Catch::Config config;
-            CHECK( parseIntoConfig( argv, config ) );
+            CHECK_NOTHROW( parseIntoConfig( argv, config ) );
             
-            REQUIRE( config.getTestSpecs().size() == 1 );
-            REQUIRE( config.getTestSpecs()[0] == "test1" );
+            REQUIRE( config.testSpecs.size() == 1 );
+            REQUIRE( config.testSpecs[0] == "test1" );
         }
 
         SECTION( "-t/2", "Specify two test cases using -t" ) {
             const char* argv[] = { "test", "-t", "test1", "test2" };
-            Catch::Config config;
-            CHECK( parseIntoConfig( argv, config ) );
+            CHECK_NOTHROW( parseIntoConfig( argv, config ) );
 
-            REQUIRE( config.getTestSpecs().size() == 2 );
-            REQUIRE( config.getTestSpecs()[0] == "test1" );
-            REQUIRE( config.getTestSpecs()[1] == "test2" );
+            REQUIRE( config.testSpecs.size() == 2 );
+            REQUIRE( config.testSpecs[0] == "test1" );
+            REQUIRE( config.testSpecs[1] == "test2" );
         }
 
         SECTION( "-t/0", "When no test names are supplied it is an error" ) {
             const char* argv[] = { "test", "-t" };
-            Catch::Config config;
-            CHECK( parseIntoConfig( argv, config ) == false );
-            
-            REQUIRE_THAT( config.getMessage(), Contains( "at least one" ) );
+            REQUIRE_THAT( parseIntoConfigAndReturnError( argv, config ), Contains( "at least one" ) );
         }
     }
     
     SECTION( "reporter", "" ) {
         SECTION( "-r/basic", "" ) {
-            const char* argv[] = { "test", "-reporter", "basic" };
-            Catch::Config config;
-            CHECK( parseIntoConfig( argv, config ) );
+            const char* argv[] = { "test", "-r", "basic" };
+            CHECK_NOTHROW( parseIntoConfig( argv, config ) );
             
-            REQUIRE( dynamic_cast<Catch::BasicReporter*>( config.getReporter().get() ) );
+            REQUIRE( config.reporter == "basic" );
         }
         SECTION( "-r/xml", "" ) {
             const char* argv[] = { "test", "-r", "xml" };
-            Catch::Config config;
-            CHECK( parseIntoConfig( argv, config ) );
+            CHECK_NOTHROW( parseIntoConfig( argv, config ) );
             
-            REQUIRE( dynamic_cast<Catch::XmlReporter*>( config.getReporter().get() ) );
+            REQUIRE( config.reporter == "xml" );
         }
-        SECTION( "-r/junit", "" ) {
-            const char* argv[] = { "test", "-r", "junit" };
-            Catch::Config config;
-            CHECK( parseIntoConfig( argv, config ) );
+        SECTION( "--reporter/junit", "" ) {
+            const char* argv[] = { "test", "--reporter", "junit" };
+            CHECK_NOTHROW( parseIntoConfig( argv, config ) );
             
-            REQUIRE( dynamic_cast<Catch::JunitReporter*>( config.getReporter().get() ) );
+            REQUIRE( config.reporter == "junit" );
         }
         SECTION( "-r/error", "reporter config only accepts one argument" ) {
             const char* argv[] = { "test", "-r", "one", "two" };
-            Catch::Config config;
-            CHECK( parseIntoConfig( argv, config ) == false );
-            
-            REQUIRE_THAT( config.getMessage(), Contains( "one argument" ) );
+            REQUIRE_THAT( parseIntoConfigAndReturnError( argv, config ), Contains( "one argument" ) );
         }
     }
     
     SECTION( "debugger", "" ) {
         SECTION( "-b", "" ) {
             const char* argv[] = { "test", "-b" };
-            Catch::Config config;
-            CHECK( parseIntoConfig( argv, config ) );
+            CHECK_NOTHROW( parseIntoConfig( argv, config ) );
             
-            REQUIRE( config.shouldDebugBreak() == true );
+            REQUIRE( config.shouldDebugBreak == true );
         }
         SECTION( "--break", "" ) {
             const char* argv[] = { "test", "--break" };
-            Catch::Config config;
-            CHECK( parseIntoConfig( argv, config ) );
+            CHECK_NOTHROW( parseIntoConfig( argv, config ) );
             
-            REQUIRE( config.shouldDebugBreak() );
+            REQUIRE( config.shouldDebugBreak );
         }
         SECTION( "-b", "break option has no arguments" ) {
             const char* argv[] = { "test", "-b", "unexpected" };
-            Catch::Config config;
-            CHECK( parseIntoConfig( argv, config ) == false );
-            
-            REQUIRE_THAT( config.getMessage(), Contains( "not accept" ) );
+            REQUIRE_THAT( parseIntoConfigAndReturnError( argv, config ), Contains( "not accept" ) );
         }
     }
-    
-    SECTION( "help", "" ) {
-        SECTION( "-h", "" ) {
-            const char* argv[] = { "test", "-h" };
-            Catch::Config config;
-            CHECK( parseIntoConfig( argv, config ) );
-
-            REQUIRE( config.showHelp() );
-        }
-        SECTION( "-?", "" ) {
-            const char* argv[] = { "test", "-?" };
-            Catch::Config config;
-            CHECK( parseIntoConfig( argv, config ) );
-
-            REQUIRE( config.showHelp() );
-        }
-        SECTION( "--help", "" ) {
-            const char* argv[] = { "test", "--help" };
-            Catch::Config config;
-            CHECK( parseIntoConfig( argv, config ) );
-
-            REQUIRE( config.showHelp() );
-        }
-        SECTION( "-h", "help option has no arguments" ) {
-            const char* argv[] = { "test", "-h", "unexpected" };
-            Catch::Config config;
-            CHECK( parseIntoConfig( argv, config ) == false );
-            
-            REQUIRE_THAT( config.getMessage(), Contains( "not accept" ) );
-        }
-    }
-    
+        
     SECTION( "abort", "" ) {
         SECTION( "-a", "" ) {
             const char* argv[] = { "test", "-a" };
-            Catch::Config config;
-            CHECK( parseIntoConfig( argv, config ) );
+            CHECK_NOTHROW( parseIntoConfig( argv, config ) );
 
-            REQUIRE( config.getCutoff() == 1 );
+            REQUIRE( config.cutoff == 1 );
         }
         SECTION( "-a/2", "" ) {
             const char* argv[] = { "test", "-a", "2" };
-            Catch::Config config;
-            CHECK( parseIntoConfig( argv, config ) );
+            CHECK_NOTHROW( parseIntoConfig( argv, config ) );
 
-            REQUIRE( config.getCutoff() == 2 );
+            REQUIRE( config.cutoff == 2 );
         }
         SECTION( "-a/error", "cutoff only takes one argument" ) {
             const char* argv[] = { "test", "-a", "1", "2" };
-            Catch::Config config;
-            CHECK( parseIntoConfig( argv, config ) == false );
-
-            REQUIRE_THAT( config.getMessage(), Contains( "accepts" ) );
+            REQUIRE_THAT( parseIntoConfigAndReturnError( argv, config ), Contains( "accepts" ) );
         }
     }
     
     SECTION( "nothrow", "" ) {
         SECTION( "-nt", "" ) {
             const char* argv[] = { "test", "-nt" };
-            Catch::Config config;
-            CHECK( parseIntoConfig( argv, config ) );
+            CHECK_NOTHROW( parseIntoConfig( argv, config ) );
 
-            REQUIRE( config.allowThrows() == false );
+            REQUIRE( config.allowThrows == false );
         }
         SECTION( "--nothrow", "" ) {
             const char* argv[] = { "test", "--nothrow" };
-            Catch::Config config;
-            CHECK( parseIntoConfig( argv, config ) );
+            CHECK_NOTHROW( parseIntoConfig( argv, config ) );
 
-            REQUIRE( config.allowThrows() == false );
+            REQUIRE( config.allowThrows == false );
         }
     
     }
     SECTION( "combinations", "" ) {
         SECTION( "-a -b", "" ) {
             const char* argv[] = { "test", "-a", "-b", "-nt" };
-            Catch::Config config;
-            CHECK( parseIntoConfig( argv, config ) );
+            CHECK_NOTHROW( parseIntoConfig( argv, config ) );
 
-            CHECK( config.getCutoff() == 1 );
-            CHECK( config.shouldDebugBreak() );
-            CHECK( config.allowThrows() == false );
+            CHECK( config.cutoff == 1 );
+            CHECK( config.shouldDebugBreak );
+            CHECK( config.allowThrows == false );
         }
-    }
-    
+    }        
 }