diff --git a/src/soupjobs/settings.py b/src/soupjobs/settings.py
index 296bc5d..8c351ad 100644
--- a/src/soupjobs/settings.py
+++ b/src/soupjobs/settings.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class OutputFormat(str, Enum):
 
 
 class Settings(BaseSettings):
-    CONFIG_FILE: Optional[Path] = os.getenv(CONFIG_FILE_ENV_VAR, CONFIG_FILE_PLACEHOLDER)
+    _CONFIG_FILE: Optional[Path] = os.getenv(CONFIG_FILE_ENV_VAR, CONFIG_FILE_PLACEHOLDER)
 
     entry_urls: Union[str, List[str]] = []
     regex_mode: bool = False
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ class Settings(BaseSettings):
 
 def yaml_settings(settings_obj: Settings) -> Dict[str, Any]:
     try:
-        with open(settings_obj.CONFIG_FILE, 'r') as f:
+        with open(getattr(settings_obj, '_CONFIG_FILE'), 'r') as f:
             config = yaml.safe_load(f)
     except FileNotFoundError:
         return {}