diff --git a/sasjslint-schema.json b/sasjslint-schema.json
index d52669f..f5cac94 100644
--- a/sasjslint-schema.json
+++ b/sasjslint-schema.json
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
   "default": {
     "noEncodedPasswords": true,
     "hasDoxygenHeader": true,
+    "defaultHeader": "/**{lineEnding}  @file{lineEnding}  @brief <Your brief here>{lineEnding}  <h4> SAS Macros </h4>{lineEnding}**/",
     "hasMacroNameInMend": false,
     "hasMacroParentheses": true,
     "indentationMultiple": 2,
@@ -18,10 +19,7 @@
     "noTrailingSpaces": true,
     "lineEndings": "lf",
     "strictMacroDefinition": true,
-    "ignoreList": [
-      "sajsbuild",
-      "sasjsresults"
-    ]
+    "ignoreList": ["sajsbuild", "sasjsresults"]
   },
   "examples": [
     {
@@ -58,6 +56,14 @@
       "default": true,
       "examples": [true, false]
     },
+    "defaultHeader": {
+      "$id": "#/properties/defaultHeader",
+      "type": "boolean",
+      "title": "defaultHeader",
+      "description": "This sets the default program header - applies when a SAS program does NOT begin with `/**`.",
+      "default": "/**{lineEnding}  @file{lineEnding}  @brief <Your brief here>{lineEnding}  <h4> SAS Macros </h4>{lineEnding}**/",
+      "examples": []
+    },
     "hasMacroNameInMend": {
       "$id": "#/properties/hasMacroNameInMend",
       "type": "boolean",
diff --git a/src/format/formatText.ts b/src/format/formatText.ts
index b33807e..2b666cf 100644
--- a/src/format/formatText.ts
+++ b/src/format/formatText.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
+import { LintConfig } from '../types'
 import { getLintConfig } from '../utils'
 import { processText } from './shared'
 
-export const formatText = async (text: string) => {
-  const config = await getLintConfig()
+export const formatText = async (text: string, configuration?: LintConfig) => {
+  const config = configuration || (await getLintConfig())
   return processText(text, config)
 }
diff --git a/src/format/shared.ts b/src/format/shared.ts
index 3918987..76702f1 100644
--- a/src/format/shared.ts
+++ b/src/format/shared.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ export const processLine = (config: LintConfig, line: string): string => {
   config.lineLintRules
     .filter((r) => !!r.fix)
     .forEach((rule) => {
-      processedLine = rule.fix!(line)
+      processedLine = rule.fix!(line, config)
     })
 
   return processedLine