diff --git a/.github/workflows/gradle.yml b/.github/workflows/gradle.yml
index b09ba0f..8c1d7f3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gradle.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gradle.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
       with:
         java-version: '17'
         distribution: 'corretto'
-    - name: Build with Gradle
+    - name: Build with Gradle shadowJar
       uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@67421db6bd0bf253fb4bd25b31ebb98943c375e1
       with:
-        arguments: build
+        arguments: shadowJar
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 56d51e5..d3091ce 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 plugins {
+    id 'com.github.johnrengelman.shadow' version '7.1.2'
     id 'java'
-    id("java-library") // or id("application")
+    id("java-library")
 }
 
 repositories {
@@ -18,6 +19,8 @@ dependencies {
     testImplementation('org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter:5.6.0')
     testImplementation 'junit:junit:4.13.1'
 
+    shadow 'junit:junit:3.8.2'
+
     // https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/mysql/mysql-connector-java
     implementation group: 'mysql', name: 'mysql-connector-java', version: '8.0.31'
 
@@ -33,3 +36,18 @@ test {
         events "passed", "skipped", "failed"
     }
 }
+
+shadowJar {
+    archiveBaseName.set('BillGates')
+    archiveClassifier.set('')
+    archiveVersion.set('0.1.0')
+}
+
+jar {
+    manifest {
+        attributes(
+            'Class-Path': configurations.runtimeClasspath.files.collect { it.getName() }.join(' '),
+            'Main-Class': "billgates.Main"
+        )
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/java/billgates/database/MySQLDatabaseGateway.java b/src/main/java/billgates/database/MySQLDatabaseGateway.java
index b2ab37d..f8ba90f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/billgates/database/MySQLDatabaseGateway.java
+++ b/src/main/java/billgates/database/MySQLDatabaseGateway.java
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 import billgates.interface_adapters.DatabaseGateway;
 import billgates.view.BillGatesUtilities;
 
-import java.io.FileInputStream;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.sql.*;
@@ -44,7 +43,7 @@ public MySQLDatabaseGateway() {
     }
 
     public void initializeConnection() {
-        try (InputStream input = new FileInputStream("src/main/resources/config.properties")) {
+        try (InputStream input = this.getClass().getClassLoader().getResourceAsStream("config.properties")) {
 
             Properties prop = new Properties();