diff --git a/config.json b/config.json
index 9514eaa..dd1c212 100644
--- a/config.json
+++ b/config.json
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 {
-"server":"your.email.server",
-"port":587,
-"user":"you@yourmail.com",
-"pass":"yourPassword",
-"sender":"santa@yourmail.com"
+    "server":"your.email.server",
+    "port":587,
+    "user":"you@yourmail.com",
+    "pass":"yourPassword",
+    "sender":"santa@yourmail.com",
+    "price": "75€"
 }
diff --git a/participants.json b/participants.json
index 1c9180b..852b79b 100644
--- a/participants.json
+++ b/participants.json
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 [
-{"name":"Alice","mail":"alice@mail.com","gender":"e"},{"name":"Bob","mail":"bob@mail.com","gender":"er"},{"name":"Chris","mail":"chris@mail.com","gender":"er"}
+    {"name":"Alice","mail":"alice@stefansterz.com","gender":"e"},
+    {"name":"Bob","mail":"bob@stefansterz.com","gender":"er"},
+    {"name":"Chris","mail":"chris@stefansterz.com","gender":"er"}
 ]
diff --git a/wichteln.py b/wichteln.py
index 2948cb9..9722439 100755
--- a/wichteln.py
+++ b/wichteln.py
@@ -15,88 +15,78 @@ from email.utils import formatdate, make_msgid
 import json
 import random
 import smtplib
+from typing import Literal
+import types
 
-parser = ArgumentParser()
-parser.add_argument('-p', '--participants',
-                    dest='pFileLocation',
-                    default='participants.json',
-                    help='read a list of participants from PARTICIPANTFILE',
-                    metavar='PARTICIPANTFILE')
-parser.add_argument('-c', '--config',
-                    dest='cFileLocation',
-                    default='config.json',
-                    help='read the configuration from CONFIGFILE',
-                    metavar='CONFIGFILE')
-args = parser.parse_args()
 
-# load and prepare a list containing all participants
-with open(args.pFileLocation, 'r') as pFile:
-    participants = json.load(pFile)
+def secret_santa_matching(participants: list) -> list:
+    # create a copy of the list to make choosing a partner easier
+    copy = list(enumerate(participants[:]))
 
-# create a copy of the list to make choosing a partner easier
-copy = list(enumerate(participants[:]))
+    # choose a partner for each participant
+    for i in range(len(participants)):
 
-# choose a partner for each participant
-for i in range(len(participants)):
+        # if the last participant has only themselves left to choose, make them
+        # switch partners with another random participant
+        if len(copy) == 1 and participants[i] == copy[0][1]:
 
-    # if the last participant has only themselves left to choose, make them
-    # switch partners with another random participant
-    if len(copy) == 1 and participants[i] == copy[0][1]:
+            current = participants[i]
+            participants.remove(current)
+            partner = random.choice(participants)
 
-        current = participants[i]
-        participants.remove(current)
-        partner = random.choice(participants)
+            current['partner'] = partner['partner']
+            partner['partner'] = current['name'] + ' (' + current['mail']+')'
+            participants.append(current)
+            break
 
-        current['partner'] = partner['partner']
-        partner['partner'] = current['name'] + ' (' + current['mail']+')'
-        participants.append(current)
-        break
-
-    # otherwise choose a random partner for each participant
-    else:
-        partner = random.choice(copy)
-        while partner[0] == i:
+        # otherwise choose a random partner for each participant
+        else:
             partner = random.choice(copy)
+            while partner[0] == i:
+                partner = random.choice(copy)
 
-        participants[i]['partner'] = partner[1]['name'] + \
-            ' ('+partner[1]['mail']+')'
-        copy.remove(partner)
+            participants[i]['partner'] = partner[1]['name'] + \
+                ' ('+partner[1]['mail']+')'
+            copy.remove(partner)
 
-# load mail server configuration and open smtp server connection
-with open(args.cFileLocation, 'r') as cFile:
-    config = json.load(cFile)
+    return participants
 
-server = smtplib.SMTP(config['server'], config['port'])
-server.ehlo()
-server.starttls()
-server.ehlo()
-server.login(config['user'], config['pass'])
 
-# create emails for all participants and send them
-# change the text for the mail here if you want to
-for r in participants:
+def send_secret_santa_mails(participants: list, config: dict):
+    open smtp connection
+    server = smtplib.SMTP(config['server'], config['port'])
+    server.ehlo()
+    server.starttls()
+    server.ehlo()
+    server.login(config['user'], config['pass'])
 
-    msg = MIMEMultipart('alternative')
-    msg['From'] = config['sender']
-    msg['To'] = r['mail']
-    msg['Subject'] = 'Wichteln 🎄'
-    msg['Message-ID'] = make_msgid(domain=config['sender']
-                                   .split('@')[1]
-                                   .strip('>'))
-    msg['Date'] = formatdate(localtime=True)
+    # create emails for all participants and send them
+    # change the text for the mail here if you want to
+    for r in participants:
+        msg = MIMEMultipart('alternative')
+        msg['From'] = config['sender']
+        msg['To'] = r['mail']
+        msg['Subject'] = 'Wichteln 🎄'
+        msg['Message-ID'] = make_msgid(domain=config['sender']
+                                       .split('@')[1]
+                                       .strip('>'))
+        msg['Date'] = formatdate(localtime=True)
 
-    body = 'Lieb'+r['gender']+' '+r['name']+'!\n\n'
-    body += 'Du bist heuer Wichtel für '+r['partner']+'.\n'
-    body += 'Das Geschenk sollte nicht mehr als 75€ kosten.\n\n'
-    body += 'Frohe Weihnachten!\n— Dein Christkind 👼'
+        plain = f'''Lieb{r['gender']} {r['name']}!
 
-    html = f'''
+Du bist heuer Wichtel für {r['partner']}.
+Das Geschenk sollte nicht mehr als {config['price']} kosten.
+
+Frohe Weihnachten!
+— Dein Christkind 👼'''
+
+        html = f'''
 <html>
   <head></head>
   <body>
     <p>Lieb{r['gender']} {r['name']}!<br><br>
        Du bist heuer Wichtel für {r['partner']}.<br>
-       Das Geschenk sollte nicht mehr als 75€ kosten.<br><br>
+       Das Geschenk sollte nicht mehr als {config['price']} kosten.<br><br>
        Frohe Weihnachten!<br>
        — Dein Christkind 👼
     </p>
@@ -104,7 +94,37 @@ for r in participants:
 </html>
 '''
 
-    msg.attach(MIMEText(body, 'plain', 'utf-8'))
-    msg.attach(MIMEText(html, 'html', 'utf-8'))
-    print('Sending email to', r['name'], '...')
-    server.sendmail(config['sender'], r['mail'], msg.as_string())
+        msg.attach(MIMEText(plain, 'plain', 'utf-8'))
+        msg.attach(MIMEText(html, 'html', 'utf-8'))
+        print('Sending email to', r['name'], '...')
+        server.sendmail(config['sender'], r['mail'], msg.as_string())
+
+
+def main():
+    parser = ArgumentParser()
+    parser.add_argument('-p', '--participants',
+                        dest='pFileLocation',
+                        default='participants.json',
+                        help='read list of participants from PARTICIPANTFILE',
+                        metavar='PARTICIPANTFILE')
+    parser.add_argument('-c', '--config',
+                        dest='cFileLocation',
+                        default='config.json',
+                        help='read the configuration from CONFIGFILE',
+                        metavar='CONFIGFILE')
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    matches = []
+
+    # load and prepare a list containing all participants
+    with open(args.pFileLocation, 'r') as pFile:
+        matches = secret_santa_matching(json.load(pFile))
+
+    # load mail server configuration
+    with open(args.cFileLocation, 'r') as cFile:
+        config = json.load(cFile)
+        send_secret_santa_mails(matches, config)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()