diff --git a/src/context.rs b/src/context.rs
index 4ece08dd..ebd4dfc6 100644
--- a/src/context.rs
+++ b/src/context.rs
@@ -182,6 +182,15 @@ impl<'a> Context<'a> {
         }
     }
 
+    /// Sets the context config, overwriting the existing config
+    pub fn set_config(mut self, config: toml::Table) -> Context<'a> {
+        self.root_config = StarshipRootConfig::load(&config);
+        self.config = StarshipConfig {
+            config: Some(config),
+        };
+        self
+    }
+
     // Tries to retrieve home directory from a table in testing mode or else retrieves it from the os
     pub fn get_home(&self) -> Option<PathBuf> {
         home_dir(&self.env)
@@ -790,6 +799,7 @@ fn parse_width(width: &str) -> Result<usize, ParseIntError> {
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
+    use crate::test::default_context;
     use std::io;
 
     fn testdir(paths: &[&str]) -> Result<tempfile::TempDir, std::io::Error> {
@@ -981,6 +991,16 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(expected_logical_dir, context.logical_dir);
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn set_config_method_overwrites_constructor() {
+        let context = default_context();
+        let mod_context = default_context().set_config(toml::toml! {
+            add_newline = true
+        });
+
+        assert_ne!(context.config.config, mod_context.config.config);
+    }
+
     #[cfg(windows)]
     #[test]
     fn strip_extended_path_prefix() {
diff --git a/src/print.rs b/src/print.rs
index 0263b1c1..027e4e8f 100644
--- a/src/print.rs
+++ b/src/print.rs
@@ -493,24 +493,18 @@ fn preset_list() -> String {
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod test {
     use super::*;
-    use crate::config::StarshipConfig;
     use crate::test::default_context;
     use crate::utils;
 
     #[test]
     fn main_prompt() {
-        let mut context = default_context();
-        context.config = StarshipConfig {
-            config: Some(toml::toml! {
+        let mut context = default_context().set_config(toml::toml! {
                 add_newline=false
                 format="$character"
                 [character]
                 format=">\n>"
-            }),
-        };
-        context.root_config.format = "$character".to_string();
+        });
         context.target = Target::Main;
-        context.root_config.add_newline = false;
 
         let expected = String::from(">\n>");
         let actual = get_prompt(context);
@@ -519,15 +513,11 @@ mod test {
 
     #[test]
     fn right_prompt() {
-        let mut context = default_context();
-        context.config = StarshipConfig {
-            config: Some(toml::toml! {
+        let mut context = default_context().set_config(toml::toml! {
                 right_format="$character"
                 [character]
                 format=">\n>"
-            }),
-        };
-        context.root_config.right_format = "$character".to_string();
+        });
         context.target = Target::Right;
 
         let expected = String::from(">>"); // should strip new lines
@@ -537,22 +527,14 @@ mod test {
 
     #[test]
     fn custom_prompt() {
-        let mut context = default_context();
-        context.config = StarshipConfig {
-            config: Some(toml::toml! {
+        let mut context = default_context().set_config(toml::toml! {
                 add_newline = false
                 [profiles]
                 test="0_0$character"
                 [character]
                 format=">>"
-            }),
-        };
-        context
-            .root_config
-            .profiles
-            .insert("test".to_string(), "0_0$character".to_string());
+        });
         context.target = Target::Profile("test".to_string());
-        context.root_config.add_newline = false;
 
         let expected = String::from("0_0>>");
         let actual = get_prompt(context);
@@ -561,22 +543,14 @@ mod test {
 
     #[test]
     fn custom_prompt_fallback() {
-        let mut context = default_context();
-        context.config = StarshipConfig {
-            config: Some(toml::toml! {
+        let mut context = default_context().set_config(toml::toml! {
                 add_newline=false
                 [profiles]
                 test="0_0$character"
                 [character]
                 format=">>"
-            }),
-        };
-        context
-            .root_config
-            .profiles
-            .insert("test".to_string(), "0_0$character".to_string());
+        });
         context.target = Target::Profile("wrong_prompt".to_string());
-        context.root_config.add_newline = false;
 
         let expected = String::from(">");
         let actual = get_prompt(context);
@@ -585,13 +559,9 @@ mod test {
 
     #[test]
     fn continuation_prompt() {
-        let mut context = default_context();
-        context.config = StarshipConfig {
-            config: Some(toml::toml! {
+        let mut context = default_context().set_config(toml::toml! {
                 continuation_prompt="><>"
-            }),
-        };
-        context.root_config.continuation_prompt = "><>".to_string();
+        });
         context.target = Target::Continuation;
 
         let expected = String::from("><>");
@@ -634,10 +604,7 @@ mod test {
     #[test]
     fn custom_expands() -> std::io::Result<()> {
         let dir = tempfile::tempdir()?;
-        let mut context = default_context();
-        context.current_dir = dir.path().to_path_buf();
-        context.config = StarshipConfig {
-            config: Some(toml::toml! {
+        let mut context = default_context().set_config(toml::toml! {
                 format="$custom"
                 [custom.a]
                 when=true
@@ -645,9 +612,8 @@ mod test {
                 [custom.b]
                 when=true
                 format="b"
-            }),
-        };
-        context.root_config.format = "$custom".to_string();
+        });
+        context.current_dir = dir.path().to_path_buf();
 
         let expected = String::from("\nab");
         let actual = get_prompt(context);
@@ -657,9 +623,7 @@ mod test {
 
     #[test]
     fn env_expands() {
-        let mut context = default_context();
-        context.config = StarshipConfig {
-            config: Some(toml::toml! {
+        let mut context = default_context().set_config(toml::toml! {
                 format="$env_var"
                 [env_var]
                 format="$env_value"
@@ -668,9 +632,7 @@ mod test {
                 format="$env_value"
                 [env_var.c]
                 format="$env_value"
-            }),
-        };
-        context.root_config.format = "$env_var".to_string();
+        });
         context.env.insert("a", "a".to_string());
         context.env.insert("b", "b".to_string());
         context.env.insert("c", "c".to_string());
@@ -683,10 +645,7 @@ mod test {
     #[test]
     fn custom_mixed() -> std::io::Result<()> {
         let dir = tempfile::tempdir()?;
-        let mut context = default_context();
-        context.current_dir = dir.path().to_path_buf();
-        context.config = StarshipConfig {
-            config: Some(toml::toml! {
+        let mut context = default_context().set_config(toml::toml! {
                 format="${custom.c}$custom${custom.b}"
                 [custom.a]
                 when=true
@@ -697,9 +656,8 @@ mod test {
                 [custom.c]
                 when=true
                 format="c"
-            }),
-        };
-        context.root_config.format = "${custom.c}$custom${custom.b}".to_string();
+        });
+        context.current_dir = dir.path().to_path_buf();
 
         let expected = String::from("\ncab");
         let actual = get_prompt(context);
@@ -709,9 +667,7 @@ mod test {
 
     #[test]
     fn env_mixed() {
-        let mut context = default_context();
-        context.config = StarshipConfig {
-            config: Some(toml::toml! {
+        let mut context = default_context().set_config(toml::toml! {
                 format="${env_var.c}$env_var${env_var.b}"
                 [env_var]
                 format="$env_value"
@@ -722,9 +678,7 @@ mod test {
                 format="$env_value"
                 [env_var.c]
                 format="$env_value"
-            }),
-        };
-        context.root_config.format = "${env_var.c}$env_var${env_var.b}".to_string();
+        });
         context.env.insert("a", "a".to_string());
         context.env.insert("b", "b".to_string());
         context.env.insert("c", "c".to_string());
@@ -738,10 +692,7 @@ mod test {
     #[test]
     fn custom_subset() -> std::io::Result<()> {
         let dir = tempfile::tempdir()?;
-        let mut context = default_context();
-        context.current_dir = dir.path().to_path_buf();
-        context.config = StarshipConfig {
-            config: Some(toml::toml! {
+        let mut context = default_context().set_config(toml::toml! {
                 format="${custom.b}"
                 [custom.a]
                 when=true
@@ -749,9 +700,8 @@ mod test {
                 [custom.b]
                 when=true
                 format="b"
-            }),
-        };
-        context.root_config.format = "${custom.b}".to_string();
+        });
+        context.current_dir = dir.path().to_path_buf();
 
         let expected = String::from("\nb");
         let actual = get_prompt(context);
@@ -762,17 +712,13 @@ mod test {
     #[test]
     fn custom_missing() -> std::io::Result<()> {
         let dir = tempfile::tempdir()?;
-        let mut context = default_context();
-        context.current_dir = dir.path().to_path_buf();
-        context.config = StarshipConfig {
-            config: Some(toml::toml! {
+        let mut context = default_context().set_config(toml::toml! {
                 format="${custom.b}"
                 [custom.a]
                 when=true
                 format="a"
-            }),
-        };
-        context.root_config.format = "${custom.b}".to_string();
+        });
+        context.current_dir = dir.path().to_path_buf();
 
         let expected = String::from("\n");
         let actual = get_prompt(context);
diff --git a/src/test/mod.rs b/src/test/mod.rs
index dd25c8f0..dd26ea82 100644
--- a/src/test/mod.rs
+++ b/src/test/mod.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 use crate::context::{Context, Shell, Target};
 use crate::logger::StarshipLogger;
 use crate::{
-    config::{ModuleConfig, StarshipConfig},
-    configs::StarshipRootConfig,
+    config::StarshipConfig,
     utils::{create_command, CommandOutput},
 };
 use log::{Level, LevelFilter};
@@ -89,10 +88,7 @@ impl<'a> ModuleRenderer<'a> {
 
     /// Sets the config of the underlying context
     pub fn config(mut self, config: toml::Table) -> Self {
-        self.context.root_config = StarshipRootConfig::load(&config);
-        self.context.config = StarshipConfig {
-            config: Some(config),
-        };
+        self.context = self.context.set_config(config);
         self
     }