diff --git a/cogs/guild_listener/__init__.py b/cogs/guild_listener/__init__.py
index 1717e15..e11aa0c 100644
--- a/cogs/guild_listener/__init__.py
+++ b/cogs/guild_listener/__init__.py
@@ -2,10 +2,12 @@
 Defines cog for guild listeners. Contains functions for various guild events.
 """
 
-from nextcord.ext import commands
 import nextcord
+from nextcord.ext import commands
 
-from highscores import highscores_data  # pylint: disable=import-error
+# pylint: disable=import-error
+from highscores import Guild, session
+from utilities.utils import add_preset_configuration
 
 
 class GuildListener(commands.Cog, name="Guild Listener"):
@@ -17,10 +19,11 @@ class GuildListener(commands.Cog, name="Guild Listener"):
     @commands.Cog.listener()
     async def on_guild_join(self, guild: nextcord.Guild):
         """Listener for Guild Join. Creates skeleton for new guild joined and saves it."""
-        highscores_data.add_guild(guild.id)
+        new_guild = Guild(GuildId=guild.id)
+        session.add(new_guild)
+        session.commit()
         # This add config will be removed eventually. Config adding will have to be controlled by commands.
-        highscores_data.add_configuration(guild.id, "runescape")
-        highscores_data.save_guild_data(highscores_data.get_guild(guild.id))
+        add_preset_configuration(guild.id, "runescape")
 
         welcome_message: str = "Hello, I keep track of Highscores for you!"
         welcome_message += " Currently only supporting RuneScape boss highscores,"
@@ -29,12 +32,6 @@ class GuildListener(commands.Cog, name="Guild Listener"):
 
         await guild.system_channel.send(content=welcome_message)
 
-    @commands.Cog.listener()
-    async def on_guild_remove(self, guild: nextcord.Guild):
-        """Listener for Guild Remove. Removes data from highscores_data."""
-        print(f"Removing data for guild {guild.name} (id {guild.id}).")
-        highscores_data.remove_guild(guild.id)
-
 
 # This function will be called when this extension is loaded.
 # It is necessary to add these functions to the bot.
diff --git a/utilities/utils.py b/utilities/utils.py
index 0a10de0..86c7787 100644
--- a/utilities/utils.py
+++ b/utilities/utils.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 Contains various utlity functions for highscores bot
 """
 
+import json
 import time
 
 import nextcord
@@ -168,6 +169,7 @@ def format_highscore_message(group: CategoryGroup) -> str:
         category_ids.append(cat.CategoryId)
 
     # get all scores in category group, load into data frame.
+    # FIXME there is some slice warning here from pandas.
     d_f = pd.read_sql_query(sql=session.query(Score).where(Score.CategoryId.in_(category_ids)).statement, con=engine)
 
     # this list is what will be printed in the discord message
@@ -306,3 +308,30 @@ async def submit_score(
     assert channel is not None, await interaction.send(error_response, ephemeral=True)
 
     await send_highscore_message(channel, group)
+
+
+def add_preset_configuration(guild_id: int, config_str: str) -> None:
+    """
+    Adds an example configuration to a Guild. Uses guild id to know which guild and
+    config name to open a file in example_config.
+
+    Args:
+        guild_id (int): Guild id to add config to
+        config_str (str): Config name to add
+    """
+    with open(f"example_config/{config_str}.json", encoding="utf-8", mode="r") as file:
+        config = json.load(file)
+
+    for group_name, categorys in config["tables"].items():
+        group_obj = CategoryGroup(GroupName=group_name, GuildId=guild_id)
+        session.add(group_obj)
+        for category_name in categorys:
+            cat_obj = Category(
+                CategoryName=category_name,
+                Size=config["table_size"],
+                IsTimeRecord=config["categories"][category_name]["is_time_record"],
+                IsAscending=config["categories"][category_name]["ascending"],
+            )
+            session.add(cat_obj)
+
+    session.commit()