diff --git a/dakiny_bot/__init__.py b/dakiny_bot/__init__.py
index d5b3590..7da84fb 100644
--- a/dakiny_bot/__init__.py
+++ b/dakiny_bot/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1,7 @@
 """Empty init file for dakiny_bot module."""
+
+from dakiny_bot.dakiny_settings import CONFIG_LOCATION, DakinySettings, settings
+
+if settings is None:
+    tmp = DakinySettings.from_yaml_file(CONFIG_LOCATION)
+    settings = tmp[0] if isinstance(tmp, list) else tmp
diff --git a/dakiny_bot/dakiny_settings.py b/dakiny_bot/dakiny_settings.py
index 9fcf22a..1d2fd43 100644
--- a/dakiny_bot/dakiny_settings.py
+++ b/dakiny_bot/dakiny_settings.py
@@ -83,5 +83,4 @@ class DakinySettings(YAMLWizard):
         self.to_yaml_file(CONFIG_LOCATION)
 
 
-tmp = DakinySettings.from_yaml_file(CONFIG_LOCATION)
-settings: DakinySettings = tmp[0] if isinstance(tmp, list) else tmp
+settings: DakinySettings | None = None
diff --git a/dakiny_bot/election_utils.py b/dakiny_bot/election_utils.py
index c0f581c..4190aa1 100644
--- a/dakiny_bot/election_utils.py
+++ b/dakiny_bot/election_utils.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 import calendar
 from datetime import UTC, datetime
 
-from .dakiny_settings import settings
+from dakiny_bot.dakiny_settings import settings
 
 
 def get_datetime(month_day: str) -> datetime:
diff --git a/dakiny_bot/tests/utils/test_get_quarter_cycle.py b/dakiny_bot/tests/utils/test_get_quarter_cycle.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c882b9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dakiny_bot/tests/utils/test_get_quarter_cycle.py
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+"""Test functions for get_quarter_cycle."""
+
+from unittest.mock import mock_open, patch
+
+from freezegun import freeze_time
+
+from dakiny_bot.dakiny_settings import ChannelIds, DakinySettings, Election, Params, PointSettings, RoleIds
+from dakiny_bot.election_utils import get_quarter_cycle
+
+# I only care about term start and term end for this test
+q1 = Election(True, "", "", "", "", "q1", "4/30", "2/1", "", "")  # noqa: FBT003
+q2 = Election(True, "", "", "", "", "q2", "7/31", "5/1", "", "")  # noqa: FBT003
+q3 = Election(True, "", "", "", "", "q3", "10/31", "8/1", "", "")  # noqa: FBT003
+q4 = Election(True, "", "", "", "", "q4", "1/31", "11/1", "", "")  # noqa: FBT003
+
+# Dummy all the values I don't care about.
+settings = DakinySettings(
+    ChannelIds(1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1),
+    [q1, q2, q3, q4],
+    Params("", "", 1),
+    PointSettings(1, 1, 1, 1, 1, True, True),  # noqa: FBT003
+    RoleIds(1, 1, 1, 1, 1),
+)
+
+
+@patch("election_utils.get_quarter_cycle.settings", settings)
+@patch("builtins.open", new_callable=mock_open)
+class TestGetQuarterCycle:
+    @freeze_time("2025-2-25")
+    def test_regular_q1(self) -> None:
+        assert get_quarter_cycle() == 0