diff --git a/sx-open b/sx-open
index 63b49d1..99c32e9 100755
--- a/sx-open
+++ b/sx-open
@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@ handle_fs_target() {
 }
 
 main() {
+	declare -A uri_handlers
+	declare -A mime_handlers
+	declare -A filename_handlers
+
 	target="$1"
 	[[ "$target" ]] || { usage; exit; }
 
diff --git a/sx-open.cfg b/sx-open.cfg
index cc4e526..95e51d1 100644
--- a/sx-open.cfg
+++ b/sx-open.cfg
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 # Configuration file for sx-open
 # Note that as sx-open checks the regexes in order, they should be placed in order from specific to less so.
 
-declare -A uri_handlers
-declare -A mime_handlers
-declare -A filename_handlers
-
 uri_handlers=(
 	["steam"]='^steam://.+'
 	["browser"]='.+'