diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index db90048..15f3b12 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -19,6 +19,6 @@ RuboCop::RakeTask.new(:rubocop) do |task|
 end
 
 desc 'Run Prettier'
-task(:prettier) { system('npm run lint') }
+task(:prettier) { sh 'npm run lint' }
 
 task default: %i[spec rubocop prettier]
diff --git a/lib/ears.rb b/lib/ears.rb
index 9f1caed..5f40015 100644
--- a/lib/ears.rb
+++ b/lib/ears.rb
@@ -8,9 +8,10 @@
 module Ears
   class << self
     # The global configuration for Ears.
-    # @attribute [r] configuration
     # @return [Ears::Configuration]
-    attr_reader :configuration
+    def configuration
+      @configuration ||= Ears::Configuration.new
+    end
 
     # Yields the global configuration instance so you can modify it.
     # @yieldparam configuration [Ears::Configuration] The global configuration instance.
@@ -72,9 +73,7 @@ def error!(error)
 
     # Used internally for testing.
     def reset!
-      @connection = nil
-      Thread.current[:ears_channel] = nil
-      @configuration = Ears::Configuration.new
+      @configuration = @connection = Thread.current[:ears_channel] = nil
     end
 
     private
@@ -102,6 +101,4 @@ def connection_config
       }.compact
     end
   end
-
-  reset!
 end