diff --git a/objdiff-core/src/config/mod.rs b/objdiff-core/src/config/mod.rs
index 8f603e1..de06707 100644
--- a/objdiff-core/src/config/mod.rs
+++ b/objdiff-core/src/config/mod.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use std::{
     fs::File,
-    io::Read,
+    io::{BufReader, Read},
     path::{Path, PathBuf},
 };
 
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ pub struct ProjectConfigInfo {
 pub fn try_project_config(dir: &Path) -> Option<(Result<ProjectConfig>, ProjectConfigInfo)> {
     for filename in CONFIG_FILENAMES.iter() {
         let config_path = dir.join(filename);
-        let Ok(mut file) = File::open(&config_path) else {
+        let Ok(file) = File::open(&config_path) else {
             continue;
         };
         let metadata = file.metadata();
@@ -165,9 +165,10 @@ pub fn try_project_config(dir: &Path) -> Option<(Result<ProjectConfig>, ProjectC
                 continue;
             }
             let ts = FileTime::from_last_modification_time(&metadata);
+            let mut reader = BufReader::new(file);
             let mut result = match filename.contains("json") {
-                true => read_json_config(&mut file),
-                false => read_yml_config(&mut file),
+                true => read_json_config(&mut reader),
+                false => read_yml_config(&mut reader),
             };
             if let Ok(config) = &result {
                 // Validate min_version if present
diff --git a/objdiff-gui/src/views/graphics.rs b/objdiff-gui/src/views/graphics.rs
index 53b3286..6b57e94 100644
--- a/objdiff-gui/src/views/graphics.rs
+++ b/objdiff-gui/src/views/graphics.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use std::{
     fs::File,
+    io::{BufReader, BufWriter},
     path::{Path, PathBuf},
 };
 
@@ -46,13 +47,13 @@ pub fn load_graphics_config(path: &Path) -> Result<Option<GraphicsConfig>> {
     if !path.exists() {
         return Ok(None);
     }
-    let file = File::open(path)?;
+    let file = BufReader::new(File::open(path)?);
     let config: GraphicsConfig = ron::de::from_reader(file)?;
     Ok(Some(config))
 }
 
 pub fn save_graphics_config(path: &Path, config: &GraphicsConfig) -> Result<()> {
-    let file = File::create(path)?;
+    let file = BufWriter::new(File::create(path)?);
     ron::ser::to_writer(file, config)?;
     Ok(())
 }