diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7283e32..1766b5c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ as a package in editable more.
     python -m flask init-db
     ```
 5. Create an `instance/config.py` file and fill it in as needed.
-Default values are included in `tlapbot/default_config.py`, and values in
+Default values are included in `tlapbot/defaults/default_config.py`, and values in
 `config.py` overwrite them. (The database also lives in the instance folder
 by default.)
 
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ by default.)
     OWNCAST_INSTANCE_URL # default points to localhost owncast on default port
     ```
 6. OPTIONAL: Create an `instance/redeems.py` file and add your custom redeems.  
-  If you don't add a redeems file, the bot will initialize the default redeems from `tlapbot/default_redeems.py`.  
+  If you don't add a redeems file, the bot will initialize the default redeems from `tlapbot/defaults/default_redeems.py`.  
   More details on how to write the config and redeems files are written later in the readme.
 7. If you've added any new counters or milestones, run `refresh-counters` or `refresh-milestones` commands to initialize them into the database.
 
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ Including these values is mandatory if you want tlapbot to work.
 - `OWNCAST_ACCESS_TOKEN` is the owncast access token that owncast will use to get list of users in chat. Generate one in your owncast instance.
 - `OWNCAST_INSTANCE_URL` is the full URL of your owncast instance, like `"http://MyTlapbotServer.example"`
 #### Optional
-Including these values will overwrite their defaults from `/tlapbot/default_config.py`.
+Including these values will overwrite their defaults from `/tlapbot/defaults/default_config.py`.
 - `POINTS_CYCLE_TIME` decides how often channel points are given to users in chat,
 in seconds. 
 - `POINTS_AMOUNT_GIVEN` decides how many channel points users receive.
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ LIST_REDEEMS=True
 ACTIVE_CATEGORIES=["gaming"]
 ```
 ### redeems.py
-`redeems.py` is a file where you define all your custom redeems. Tlapbot will work without it, but it will load a few default, generic redeems from `tlapbot/default_redeems.py`.
+`redeems.py` is a file where you define all your custom redeems. Tlapbot will work without it, but it will load a few default, generic redeems from `tlapbot/defaults/default_redeems.py`.
 
 (`redeems.py` should be in the instance folder: `instance/redeems.py` for folder install.)
 #### `default_redeems.py`:
diff --git a/tlapbot/__init__.py b/tlapbot/__init__.py
index 3c199c1..9a1e48d 100644
--- a/tlapbot/__init__.py
+++ b/tlapbot/__init__.py
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ def create_app(test_config: None = None) -> Flask:
     app.config.from_mapping(
         DATABASE=os.path.join(app.instance_path, "tlapbot.sqlite")
     )
-    app.config.from_object('tlapbot.default_config')
-    app.config.from_object('tlapbot.default_redeems')
+    app.config.from_object('tlapbot.defaults.default_config')
+    app.config.from_object('tlapbot.defaults.default_redeems')
     app.config.from_pyfile('config.py', silent=True)
     app.config.from_pyfile('redeems.py', silent=True)
 
diff --git a/tlapbot/defaults/__init__.py b/tlapbot/defaults/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/tlapbot/default_config.py b/tlapbot/defaults/default_config.py
similarity index 100%
rename from tlapbot/default_config.py
rename to tlapbot/defaults/default_config.py
diff --git a/tlapbot/defaults/default_polls.py b/tlapbot/defaults/default_polls.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/tlapbot/default_redeems.py b/tlapbot/defaults/default_redeems.py
similarity index 100%
rename from tlapbot/default_redeems.py
rename to tlapbot/defaults/default_redeems.py