diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 91380e1..f471f6c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -249,7 +249,6 @@ This is useful for conventional commit scopes, but you can include the subtype a
 Notes:
 
 - the `'.'` is the fallback subtype
-- specify multiple aliases for a type by separating them with pipes: `feat|feature`
 - specify multiple emojis by separating them with commas and a **random** one will be chosen: `💎,💲,💸,💰`
 
 ```ts
@@ -257,20 +256,20 @@ import { defineConfig } from 'eemoji'
 
 export default defineConfig({
   emojis: {
-    'fix': {
+    fix: {
       '.': '🔧',
       'typo': '✏️',
       'bug': '🐛'
     },
-    'chore': {
+    chore: {
       '.': '🗑️',
       'release': '🔖',
       'cleanup': '🧹',
       'license': '📜',
       'deps': '📦'
     },
-    'feat|feature': '✨',
-    'bounty': '💎,💲,💸,💰'
+    feat: '✨',
+    bounty: '💎,💲,💸,💰'
   }
 })
 ```
diff --git a/eemoji.config.ts b/eemoji.config.ts
index 63816a4..94f7ce4 100644
--- a/eemoji.config.ts
+++ b/eemoji.config.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-import { defineDefaultConfig } from 'eemoji'
+/* eslint-disable antfu/no-import-dist */
+import { defineDefaultConfig } from './dist/index.mjs'
 
 export default defineDefaultConfig({
   emojis: {
diff --git a/src/commands/run.ts b/src/commands/run.ts
index 3813ce3..60e3885 100644
--- a/src/commands/run.ts
+++ b/src/commands/run.ts
@@ -49,8 +49,10 @@ export default defineCommand({
       if (ctx.args.test) {
         let initial = createExampleCommitMessage(config)
 
-        if (fs.existsSync(ctx.args.commit_file))
+        if (fs.existsSync(ctx.args.commit_file)) {
           initial = unemojify(fs.readFileSync(ctx.args.commit_file, 'utf-8'), config)
+          initial = initial.split('\n')[0] ?? ''
+        }
 
         commitMessage = await consola.prompt('Commit message:', {
           placeholder: 'enter a commit message for testing...',
diff --git a/src/config.ts b/src/config.ts
index 0f687f2..ce15bfb 100644
--- a/src/config.ts
+++ b/src/config.ts
@@ -14,14 +14,13 @@ const entryDir = path.dirname(fileURLToPath(
   ),
 ))
 
-type PipePropName<T> = T extends `${infer First}|${infer _}` ? First : T
-
 type StringOrOptionalProp<T> = {
   [K in keyof T as K extends 'breaking' ? never :
-    PipePropName<K>]: T[K] | Record<string, string>
+    K]: T[K] | Record<string, string>
 }
 
 type EmojiType = StringOrOptionalProp<typeof emojis> & { breaking: string }
+
 export type EmojiConfig = Record<string, string | Record<string, string>>
 
 type DefineConfig = Partial<{
@@ -119,14 +118,15 @@ export function defineConfig(config: DefineConfig): Config {
 
 export function defineDefaultConfig(config: DefineConfig): Config {
   const defaultConfig = new ConfigObject().defaultConfig
-  const emojis = mergeEmojis(config.emojis)
+  const { emojis, ...rest } = config
+  const mergedEmojis = mergeEmojis(emojis)
 
-  return merge({}, defaultConfig, config, { emojis })
+  return merge({}, defaultConfig, rest, { emojis: mergedEmojis })
 }
 
 function mergeEmojis(emojis: DefineConfig['emojis']): EmojiConfig {
   if (isArray(emojis))
-    return emojis.reduce((acc, cur) => merge(acc, cur), {})
+    return merge({}, ...emojis)
 
   return emojis || {}
 }
diff --git a/src/eemoji.ts b/src/eemoji.ts
index 1814f44..adc24c3 100644
--- a/src/eemoji.ts
+++ b/src/eemoji.ts
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ function getEmoji(type: string, text: string, config: Config, DEBUG?: number): s
     return config.emojis.breaking
 
   type = type.toLowerCase().replace(/\(.*\)/, '').trim()
-  const emojiKey = Object.keys(config.emojis).find(key => key.split('|').includes(type))
+  const emojiKey = Object.keys(config.emojis).find(key => key.includes(type))
 
   if (!emojiKey)
     return undefined
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ function getEmoji(type: string, text: string, config: Config, DEBUG?: number): s
     text = text.toLowerCase()
 
     for (const [key, value] of entries) {
-      if (key.split('|').some(k => text.includes(k.toLowerCase())))
+      if (text === key.toLowerCase())
         return value
     }
 
diff --git a/src/presets/default.json b/src/presets/default.json
index 0933e6d..75b7798 100644
--- a/src/presets/default.json
+++ b/src/presets/default.json
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
   "enhance": "💎",
   "test": "🧪",
   "refactor": "♻️",
-  "init|initial": "🎉",
+  "init": "🎉",
   "perf": "⚡",
   "breaking": "💥",
   "ci": "🦾",
diff --git a/src/presets/default.jsonc b/src/presets/default.jsonc
index f568050..077f92f 100644
--- a/src/presets/default.jsonc
+++ b/src/presets/default.jsonc
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
   "enhance": "💎", // made something a little better (omit from release notes)
   "test": "🧪", // worked on tests
   "refactor": "♻️", // refactored code, achieved the same with less
-  "init|initial": "🎉", // started a new project!
+  "init": "🎉", // started a new project!
   "perf": "⚡", // improved performance, achieved the same faster
   "breaking": "💥", // *special type:* will be used if the commit contains an exclamation mark (`!`), indicates breaking changes
   "ci": "🦾", // changed workflow files, CI stuff