diff --git a/syng/sources/filebased.py b/syng/sources/filebased.py
index b51f561..ca031bf 100644
--- a/syng/sources/filebased.py
+++ b/syng/sources/filebased.py
@@ -35,10 +35,7 @@ class FileBasedSource(Source):
         "build_index": ConfigOption(BoolOption(), "Build index on startup", True),
     }
 
-    def __init__(self, config: dict[str, Any]):
-        """Initialize the file module."""
-        super().__init__(config)
-
+    def apply_config(self, config: dict[str, Any]) -> None:
         self.extensions: list[str] = config["extensions"] if "extensions" in config else ["mp3+cdg"]
         self.extra_mpv_options = {"scale": "oversample"}
 
diff --git a/syng/sources/files.py b/syng/sources/files.py
index c0cfe39..ee44049 100644
--- a/syng/sources/files.py
+++ b/syng/sources/files.py
@@ -25,10 +25,8 @@ class FilesSource(FileBasedSource):
         # "index_file": ("file", "Index file", os.path.join(user_cache_dir("syng"), "files-index")),
     }
 
-    def __init__(self, config: dict[str, Any]):
-        """Initialize the file module."""
-        super().__init__(config)
-
+    def apply_config(self, config: dict[str, Any]) -> None:
+        super().apply_config(config)
         self.dir = config["dir"] if "dir" in config else "."
 
     async def get_file_list(self) -> list[str]:
diff --git a/syng/sources/s3.py b/syng/sources/s3.py
index 9bb995f..cff8ac3 100644
--- a/syng/sources/s3.py
+++ b/syng/sources/s3.py
@@ -57,10 +57,8 @@ class S3Source(FileBasedSource):
         ),
     }
 
-    def __init__(self, config: dict[str, Any]):
-        """Create the source."""
-        super().__init__(config)
-
+    def apply_config(self, config: dict[str, Any]) -> None:
+        super().apply_config(config)
         if (
             MINIO_AVAILABE
             and "endpoint" in config
diff --git a/syng/sources/source.py b/syng/sources/source.py
index 0aac58b..1457902 100644
--- a/syng/sources/source.py
+++ b/syng/sources/source.py
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ from typing import Type
 from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
 
 
-
 from ..log import logger
 from ..entry import Entry
 from ..result import Result
@@ -130,6 +129,7 @@ class Source(ABC):
         self.extra_mpv_options: dict[str, str] = {}
         self._skip_next = False
         self.build_index = config.get("build_index", False)
+        self.apply_config(config)
 
     async def get_entry(
         self,
@@ -437,5 +437,18 @@ class Source(ABC):
             self._index = []
         self._index += config["index"]
 
+    @abstractmethod
+    def apply_config(self, config: dict[str, Any]) -> None:
+        """
+        Apply the a config to the source.
+
+        This should be implemented by each source individually.
+
+        :param config: The part of the config to apply.
+        :type config: dict[str, Any]
+        :rtype: None
+        """
+        pass
+
 
 available_sources: dict[str, Type[Source]] = {}
diff --git a/syng/sources/youtube.py b/syng/sources/youtube.py
index 7063497..c18fd34 100644
--- a/syng/sources/youtube.py
+++ b/syng/sources/youtube.py
@@ -193,16 +193,7 @@ class YoutubeSource(Source):
         ),
     }
 
-    # pylint: disable=too-many-instance-attributes
-    def __init__(self, config: dict[str, Any]):
-        """
-        Create the YouTube source.
-
-        :param config: The configuration for the source.
-        :type config: dict[str, Any]
-        """
-        super().__init__(config)
-
+    def apply_config(self, config: dict[str, Any]) -> None:
         self.channels: list[str] = config["channels"] if "channels" in config else []
         self.tmp_dir: str = config["tmp_dir"] if "tmp_dir" in config else "/tmp/syng"
         try: