diff --git a/src/container.c b/src/container.c
index 29e7bb83..eb36401e 100644
--- a/src/container.c
+++ b/src/container.c
@@ -1749,21 +1749,15 @@ static const DialogDef DlgContainer = {
  */
 #include "conf.h"
 
-static void
-ContainersConfigLoad(void)
+static int
+_ContainersConfigLoad(FILE * fs)
 {
    int                 err = 0;
-   FILE               *fs;
    char                s[FILEPATH_LEN_MAX];
    char                s2[FILEPATH_LEN_MAX];
    int                 i1, i2;
    Container          *ct, ct_dummy;
 
-   Esnprintf(s, sizeof(s), "%s.ibox", EGetSavePrefix());
-   fs = fopen(s, "r");
-   if (!fs)
-      return;
-
    ct = &ct_dummy;
    while (fgets(s, sizeof(s), fs))
      {
@@ -1831,11 +1825,22 @@ ContainersConfigLoad(void)
 	     break;
 	  }
      }
+
+ done:
    if (err)
       Eprintf("Error: Iconbox configuration file load problem.\n");
 
- done:
-   fclose(fs);
+   return err;
+}
+
+static void
+ContainersConfigLoad(void)
+{
+   char                s[4096];
+
+   Esnprintf(s, sizeof(s), "%s.ibox", EGetSavePrefix());
+
+   ConfigFileLoad(s, NULL, _ContainersConfigLoad, 0);
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/src/groups.c b/src/groups.c
index 771d6946..2d991629 100644
--- a/src/groups.c
+++ b/src/groups.c
@@ -537,19 +537,13 @@ GroupsSave(void)
    fclose(f);
 }
 
-void
-GroupsLoad(void)
+static int
+_GroupsLoad(FILE * fs)
 {
-   FILE               *f;
    char                s[1024];
    Group              *g = NULL;
 
-   Esnprintf(s, sizeof(s), "%s.groups", EGetSavePrefix());
-   f = fopen(s, "r");
-   if (!f)
-      return;
-
-   while (fgets(s, sizeof(s), f))
+   while (fgets(s, sizeof(s), fs))
      {
 	char                ss[128];
 	int                 ii;
@@ -596,7 +590,18 @@ GroupsLoad(void)
 	     g->cfg.shade = ii;
 	  }
      }
-   fclose(f);
+
+   return 0;
+}
+
+void
+GroupsLoad(void)
+{
+   char                s[4096];
+
+   Esnprintf(s, sizeof(s), "%s.groups", EGetSavePrefix());
+
+   ConfigFileLoad(s, NULL, _GroupsLoad, 0);
 }
 
 #if ENABLE_DIALOGS
diff --git a/src/snaps.c b/src/snaps.c
index 5f451853..6c0b0a36 100644
--- a/src/snaps.c
+++ b/src/snaps.c
@@ -1184,24 +1184,16 @@ SnapshotsSpawn(void)
 }
 
 /* load all snapped info */
-void
-SnapshotsLoad(void)
+static int
+_SnapshotsLoad(FILE * fs)
 {
    Snapshot           *sn = NULL;
    char                buf[4096], *s;
-   FILE               *f;
    int                 res_w, res_h, a, b, c, d;
 
-   GroupsLoad();
-
-   Esnprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "%s.snapshots", EGetSavePrefix());
-   f = fopen(buf, "r");
-   if (!f)
-      return;
-
    res_w = WinGetW(VROOT);
    res_h = WinGetH(VROOT);
-   while (fgets(buf, sizeof(buf), f))
+   while (fgets(buf, sizeof(buf), fs))
      {
 	s = strchr(buf, ':');
 	if (!s)
@@ -1390,7 +1382,20 @@ SnapshotsLoad(void)
 #endif
 	  }
      }
-   fclose(f);
+
+   return 0;
+}
+
+void
+SnapshotsLoad(void)
+{
+   char                s[4096];
+
+   GroupsLoad();
+
+   Esnprintf(s, sizeof(s), "%s.snapshots", EGetSavePrefix());
+
+   ConfigFileLoad(s, NULL, _SnapshotsLoad, 0);
 }
 
 /* make a client window conform to snapshot info */