diff --git a/source/mirage/config.d b/source/mirage/config.d
index 24ac843..9aec79a 100644
--- a/source/mirage/config.d
+++ b/source/mirage/config.d
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ module mirage.config;
 import std.exception : enforce;
 import std.string : split, startsWith, endsWith, join, lastIndexOf;
 import std.conv : to, ConvException;
+import std.file : readText;
 
 class ConfigReadException : Exception {
     this(string msg, string file = __FILE__, size_t line = __LINE__) {
@@ -265,8 +266,12 @@ class ConfigDictionary {
     }
 }
 
-interface ConfigFactory {
-    ConfigDictionary loadFile(string path);
+abstract class ConfigFactory {
+    ConfigDictionary loadFile(string path) {
+        auto json = readText(path);
+        return parseConfig(json);
+    }
+
     ConfigDictionary parseConfig(string contents);
 }
 
diff --git a/source/mirage/json.d b/source/mirage/json.d
index a4b2cf7..1ca0cd4 100644
--- a/source/mirage/json.d
+++ b/source/mirage/json.d
@@ -15,11 +15,7 @@ import std.conv : to;
 import mirage.config : ConfigFactory, ConfigDictionary, ConfigNode, ValueNode, ObjectNode, ArrayNode, ConfigCreationException;
 
 class JsonConfigFactory : ConfigFactory {
-    ConfigDictionary loadFile(string path) {
-        throw new Exception("not yet implemented");
-    }
-
-    ConfigDictionary parseConfig(string contents) {
+    override ConfigDictionary parseConfig(string contents) {
         return parseJson(parseJSON(contents));
     }
 
@@ -130,4 +126,15 @@ version (unittest) {
         assert(config.get("age") == "8728");
         assert(config.get("taxNumber") == null);
     }
+
+    @("Load JSON file")
+    unittest {
+        auto loader = new JsonConfigFactory();
+        auto config = loader.loadFile("testfiles/groot.json");
+
+        assert(config.get("name") == "Groot");
+        assert(config.get("traits[1]") == "tree");
+        assert(config.get("age") == "8728");
+        assert(config.get("taxNumber") == null);
+    }
 }