diff --git a/docs/release-notes.rst b/docs/release-notes.rst
index 345d628b..aa0a667c 100644
--- a/docs/release-notes.rst
+++ b/docs/release-notes.rst
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ Improvements
   now be called after performing signal acquisition.
 - Invert channel and vtime functions implemented in the DSO driver.
 - Fxconfig fixes for cmd2 4.0.0
+- Added aliases for "quit" and "open" commands in fxconfig.
 
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 Version 0.6.4
diff --git a/src/fixate/core/config_util.py b/src/fixate/core/config_util.py
index ea7b85d2..747bfc40 100644
--- a/src/fixate/core/config_util.py
+++ b/src/fixate/core/config_util.py
@@ -347,6 +347,15 @@ def _test_config_dict(self, config_dict):
                     self.pfeedback(f"{new_id} || {idn}")
                     self._test_print_error(port, "ID query does not match")
 
+    def do_load(self, line):
+        """Alias for open command"""
+        self.do_open(line)
+
+    def do_exit(self, line):
+        """Exit the application."""
+        # cmd2 already has the 'quit' command built in, so this is mostly an alias.
+        return True
+
 
 # Stolen from discover.py. This should probably get consolidated back there,
 # but I want to avoid messing with the internals for now.
diff --git a/test/core/test_config_util.py b/test/core/test_config_util.py
index d3690190..f06a485f 100644
--- a/test/core/test_config_util.py
+++ b/test/core/test_config_util.py
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ def test_open_fxconfig_no_file(test_app, monkeypatch):
     test_app.do_open("")
     assert test_app.config_file_path is None
     assert test_app.updated_config_dict is None
+    # ensure the alias also works.
+    test_app.do_load("")
+    assert test_app.config_file_path is None
+    assert test_app.updated_config_dict is None
 
 
 def test_new_config_file_default(test_app, monkeypatch, tmp_path):
@@ -83,6 +87,32 @@ def test_open_fxconfig(test_app):
     }
 
 
+def test_load_fxconfig(test_app):
+    test_app.do_load("test/config/instruments.json")
+    assert test_app.config_file_path == "test/config/instruments.json"
+    assert test_app.updated_config_dict == {
+        "INSTRUMENTS": {
+            "visa": [
+                [
+                    "RIGOL TECHNOLOGIES,DG1022 ,DG1D144904270,,00.03.00.09.00.02.11\n",
+                    "USB0::0x09C4::0x0400::DG1D144904270::INSTR",
+                ],
+                ["FLUKE,8846A,3821015,08/02/10-11:53\r\n", "ASRL38::INSTR"],
+                [
+                    "AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES,MSO-X 3014A,MY52160892,02.41.2015102200",
+                    "USB0::0x0957::0x17A8::MY52160892::INSTR",
+                ],
+            ],
+            "serial": {
+                "COM37": [
+                    "address: 0,checksum: 28,command: 49,model: 6823,serial_number: 3697210019,software_version: 29440,start: 170,",
+                    9600,
+                ]
+            },
+        }
+    }
+
+
 # testing the _add_visa_to_config method directly since there is too much reliance on the ResourceManager
 # which would need to be monkeypatched or mocked.
 def test_add_visa_to_config_duplicate(test_app, open_config_file):
@@ -136,3 +166,7 @@ def test_do_save_same_path_backup_created(test_app, open_config_file, tmp_path):
     test_app.do_save(tmp_path / "instruments.json")
     # ensure backup file is created
     assert (tmp_path / "instruments.json.bak").exists()
+
+
+def test_do_exit(test_app):
+    assert test_app.do_exit("") is True