diff --git a/internal/config/schema.go b/internal/config/schema.go
index 083005a..ad91f28 100644
--- a/internal/config/schema.go
+++ b/internal/config/schema.go
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@
 
 package config
 
-import "fmt"
+import (
+	"fmt"
+)
 
 type Config struct {
 	Devices []DeviceConfig
@@ -11,35 +13,35 @@ type Config struct {
 	Rules   []RuleConfig
 }
 
-// These structs use custom unmarshaling to inline each available sub-type
+// These top-level structs use custom unmarshaling to unpack each available sub-type
 type DeviceConfig struct {
 	Type   string
-	Config interface{} `yaml:",inline"`
+	Config interface{}
 }
 
 type RuleConfig struct {
 	Type   string
 	Name   string
 	Modes  []string
-	Config interface{} `yaml:",inline"`
+	Config interface{}
 }
 
 type DeviceConfigPhysical struct {
-	Name       string `yaml:"name"`
+	Name       string
 	DeviceName string `yaml:"device_name,omitempty"`
 	DevicePath string `yaml:"device_path,omitempty"`
-	Lock       bool   `yaml:"lock,omitempty"`
+	Lock       bool
 }
 
 // TODO: configure custom unmarshaling so we can overload Buttons, Axes, and RelativeAxes...
 type DeviceConfigVirtual struct {
-	Name            string   `yaml:"name"`
-	Preset          string   `yaml:"preset,omitempty"`
-	NumButtons      int      `yaml:"num_buttons,omitempty"`
-	NumAxes         int      `yaml:"num_axes,omitempty"`
-	NumRelativeAxes int      `yaml:"num_rel_axes"`
-	Buttons         []string `yaml:"buttons,omitempty"`
-	Axes            []string `yaml:"axes,omitempty"`
+	Name            string
+	Preset          string
+	NumButtons      int `yaml:"num_buttons,omitempty"`
+	NumAxes         int `yaml:"num_axes,omitempty"`
+	NumRelativeAxes int `yaml:"num_rel_axes"`
+	Buttons         []string
+	Axes            []string
 	RelativeAxes    []string `yaml:"rel_axes,omitempty"`
 }
 
@@ -116,42 +118,83 @@ type RuleTargetConfigModeSelect struct {
 }
 
 func (dc *DeviceConfig) UnmarshalYAML(unmarshal func(data interface{}) error) error {
-	var config interface{}
-	dc.Config = config
-
-	switch dc.Type {
-	case DeviceTypePhysical:
-		config = &DeviceConfigPhysical{}
-	case DeviceTypeVirtual:
-		config = &DeviceConfigVirtual{}
-	default:
-		return fmt.Errorf("invalid device type '%s'", dc.Type)
+	metaConfig := &struct {
+		Type string
+	}{}
+	err := unmarshal(metaConfig)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
 	}
+	dc.Type = metaConfig.Type
 
-	return unmarshal(&config)
+	err = nil
+	switch metaConfig.Type {
+	case DeviceTypePhysical:
+		config := DeviceConfigPhysical{}
+		err = unmarshal(&config)
+		dc.Config = config
+	case DeviceTypeVirtual:
+		config := DeviceConfigVirtual{}
+		err = unmarshal(&config)
+		dc.Config = config
+	default:
+		err = fmt.Errorf("invalid device type '%s'", dc.Type)
+	}
+	return err
 }
 
 func (dc *RuleConfig) UnmarshalYAML(unmarshal func(data interface{}) error) error {
+	metaConfig := &struct {
+		Type  string
+		Name  string
+		Modes []string
+	}{}
+	err := unmarshal(metaConfig)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	dc.Type = metaConfig.Type
+	dc.Name = metaConfig.Name
+	dc.Modes = metaConfig.Modes
+
 	switch dc.Type {
 	case RuleTypeButton:
-		dc.Config = &RuleConfigButton{}
+		config := RuleConfigButton{}
+		err = unmarshal(&config)
+		dc.Config = config
 	case RuleTypeButtonCombo:
-		dc.Config = &RuleConfigButtonCombo{}
+		config := RuleConfigButtonCombo{}
+		err = unmarshal(&config)
+		dc.Config = config
 	case RuleTypeButtonLatched:
-		dc.Config = &RuleConfigButtonLatched{}
+		config := RuleConfigButtonLatched{}
+		err = unmarshal(&config)
+		dc.Config = config
 	case RuleTypeAxis:
-		dc.Config = &RuleConfigAxis{}
+		config := RuleConfigAxis{}
+		err = unmarshal(&config)
+		dc.Config = config
 	case RuleTypeAxisCombined:
-		dc.Config = &RuleConfigAxisCombined{}
+		config := RuleConfigAxisCombined{}
+		err = unmarshal(&config)
+		dc.Config = config
 	case RuleTypeAxisToButton:
-		dc.Config = &RuleConfigAxisToButton{}
+		config := RuleConfigAxisToButton{}
+		err = unmarshal(&config)
+		dc.Config = config
 	case RuleTypeAxisToRelaxis:
-		dc.Config = &RuleConfigAxisToRelaxis{}
+		config := RuleConfigAxisToRelaxis{}
+		err = unmarshal(&config)
+		dc.Config = config
+	case RuleTypeModeSelect:
+		config := RuleConfigModeSelect{}
+		err = unmarshal(&config)
+		dc.Config = config
 	default:
-		return fmt.Errorf("invalid rule type '%s'", dc.Type)
+		err = fmt.Errorf("invalid rule type '%s'", dc.Type)
 	}
 
-	return unmarshal(&dc.Config)
+	return err
 }
 
 // TODO: custom yaml unmarshaling is obtuse; do we really need to do all of this work