diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ba65788..1287944 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -29,3 +29,4 @@ vendor
 .vscode/
 *.code-workspace
 *config.lua
+modd.conf
diff --git a/bot/bot.go b/bot/bot.go
index 777229c..e584ee1 100644
--- a/bot/bot.go
+++ b/bot/bot.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 package bot
 
 import (
-	"database/sql"
 	"html/template"
 	"log"
 	"net/http"
@@ -32,13 +31,6 @@ type bot struct {
 
 	conn Connector
 
-	// SQL DB
-	// TODO: I think it'd be nice to use https://github.com/jmoiron/sqlx so that
-	//       the select/update/etc statements could be simplified with struct
-	//       marshalling.
-	db        *sqlx.DB
-	dbVersion int64
-
 	logIn  chan msg.Message
 	logOut chan msg.Messages
 
@@ -64,7 +56,7 @@ func New(config *config.Config, connector Connector) Bot {
 
 	users := []user.User{
 		user.User{
-			Name: config.Nick,
+			Name: config.Get("Nick"),
 		},
 	}
 
@@ -75,10 +67,8 @@ func New(config *config.Config, connector Connector) Bot {
 		conn:           connector,
 		users:          users,
 		me:             users[0],
-		db:             config.DBConn,
 		logIn:          logIn,
 		logOut:         logOut,
-		version:        config.Version,
 		httpEndPoints:  make(map[string]string),
 		filters:        make(map[string]func(string) string),
 	}
@@ -86,10 +76,11 @@ func New(config *config.Config, connector Connector) Bot {
 	bot.migrateDB()
 
 	http.HandleFunc("/", bot.serveRoot)
-	if config.HttpAddr == "" {
-		config.HttpAddr = "127.0.0.1:1337"
+	addr := config.Get("HttpAddr")
+	if addr == "" {
+		addr = "127.0.0.1:1337"
 	}
-	go http.ListenAndServe(config.HttpAddr, nil)
+	go http.ListenAndServe(addr, nil)
 
 	connector.RegisterMessageReceived(bot.MsgReceived)
 	connector.RegisterEventReceived(bot.EventReceived)
@@ -103,39 +94,15 @@ func (b *bot) Config() *config.Config {
 	return b.config
 }
 
-func (b *bot) DBVersion() int64 {
-	return b.dbVersion
-}
-
 func (b *bot) DB() *sqlx.DB {
-	return b.db
+	return b.config.DB
 }
 
 // Create any tables if necessary based on version of DB
 // Plugins should create their own tables, these are only for official bot stuff
 // Note: This does not return an error. Database issues are all fatal at this stage.
 func (b *bot) migrateDB() {
-	_, err := b.db.Exec(`create table if not exists version (version integer);`)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Fatal("Initial DB migration create version table: ", err)
-	}
-	var version sql.NullInt64
-	err = b.db.QueryRow("select max(version) from version").Scan(&version)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Fatal("Initial DB migration get version: ", err)
-	}
-	if version.Valid {
-		b.dbVersion = version.Int64
-		log.Printf("Database version: %v\n", b.dbVersion)
-	} else {
-		log.Printf("No versions, we're the first!.")
-		_, err := b.db.Exec(`insert into version (version) values (1)`)
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Fatal("Initial DB migration insert: ", err)
-		}
-	}
-
-	if _, err := b.db.Exec(`create table if not exists variables (
+	if _, err := b.DB().Exec(`create table if not exists variables (
 			id integer primary key,
 			name string,
 			value string
@@ -204,8 +171,8 @@ func (b *bot) serveRoot(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 // Checks if message is a command and returns its curtailed version
 func IsCmd(c *config.Config, message string) (bool, string) {
-	cmdcs := c.CommandChar
-	botnick := strings.ToLower(c.Nick)
+	cmdcs := c.GetArray("CommandChar")
+	botnick := strings.ToLower(c.Get("Nick"))
 	iscmd := false
 	lowerMessage := strings.ToLower(message)
 
@@ -237,7 +204,7 @@ func IsCmd(c *config.Config, message string) (bool, string) {
 }
 
 func (b *bot) CheckAdmin(nick string) bool {
-	for _, u := range b.Config().Admins {
+	for _, u := range b.Config().GetArray("Admins") {
 		if nick == u {
 			return true
 		}
@@ -265,7 +232,7 @@ func (b *bot) NewUser(nick string) *user.User {
 }
 
 func (b *bot) checkAdmin(nick string) bool {
-	for _, u := range b.Config().Admins {
+	for _, u := range b.Config().GetArray("Admins") {
 		if nick == u {
 			return true
 		}
diff --git a/bot/handlers.go b/bot/handlers.go
index cd01bb0..39b5d72 100644
--- a/bot/handlers.go
+++ b/bot/handlers.go
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ func (b *bot) Filter(message msg.Message, input string) string {
 
 func (b *bot) getVar(varName string) (string, error) {
 	var text string
-	err := b.db.Get(&text, `select value from variables where name=? order by random() limit 1`, varName)
+	err := b.DB().Get(&text, `select value from variables where name=? order by random() limit 1`, varName)
 	switch {
 	case err == sql.ErrNoRows:
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("No factoid found")
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ func (b *bot) getVar(varName string) (string, error) {
 
 func (b *bot) listVars(channel string, parts []string) {
 	var variables []string
-	err := b.db.Select(&variables, `select name from variables group by name`)
+	err := b.DB().Select(&variables, `select name from variables group by name`)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
diff --git a/bot/interfaces.go b/bot/interfaces.go
index 2780d29..42b0980 100644
--- a/bot/interfaces.go
+++ b/bot/interfaces.go
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import (
 
 type Bot interface {
 	Config() *config.Config
-	DBVersion() int64
 	DB() *sqlx.DB
 	Who(string) []user.User
 	AddHandler(string, Handler)
diff --git a/bot/mock.go b/bot/mock.go
index 509013e..d90f757 100644
--- a/bot/mock.go
+++ b/bot/mock.go
@@ -19,16 +19,16 @@ type MockBot struct {
 	mock.Mock
 	db *sqlx.DB
 
-	Cfg config.Config
+	Cfg *config.Config
 
 	Messages  []string
 	Actions   []string
 	Reactions []string
 }
 
-func (mb *MockBot) Config() *config.Config            { return &mb.Cfg }
+func (mb *MockBot) Config() *config.Config            { return mb.Cfg }
 func (mb *MockBot) DBVersion() int64                  { return 1 }
-func (mb *MockBot) DB() *sqlx.DB                      { return mb.db }
+func (mb *MockBot) DB() *sqlx.DB                      { return mb.Cfg.DB }
 func (mb *MockBot) Conn() Connector                   { return nil }
 func (mb *MockBot) Who(string) []user.User            { return []user.User{} }
 func (mb *MockBot) AddHandler(name string, f Handler) {}
@@ -94,12 +94,9 @@ func (mb *MockBot) GetEmojiList() map[string]string                { return make
 func (mb *MockBot) RegisterFilter(s string, f func(string) string) {}
 
 func NewMockBot() *MockBot {
-	db, err := sqlx.Open("sqlite3_custom", ":memory:")
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Fatal("Failed to open database:", err)
-	}
+	cfg := config.ReadConfig(":memory:")
 	b := MockBot{
-		db:       db,
+		Cfg:      cfg,
 		Messages: make([]string, 0),
 		Actions:  make([]string, 0),
 	}
diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index a16e00c..2c540e3 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -6,111 +6,103 @@ import (
 	"database/sql"
 	"fmt"
 	"log"
+	"os"
 	"regexp"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/jmoiron/sqlx"
 	sqlite3 "github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3"
-	"github.com/yuin/gluamapper"
-	lua "github.com/yuin/gopher-lua"
 )
 
 // Config stores any system-wide startup information that cannot be easily configured via
 // the database
 type Config struct {
-	DBConn *sqlx.DB
+	*sqlx.DB
 
-	DB struct {
-		File   string
-		Name   string
-		Server string
+	DBFile string
+}
+
+// GetFloat64 returns the config value for a string key
+// It will first look in the env vars for the key
+// It will check the DB for the key if an env DNE
+// Finally, it will return a zero value if the key does not exist
+// It will attempt to convert the value to a float64 if it exists
+func (c *Config) GetFloat64(key string) float64 {
+	f, err := strconv.ParseFloat(c.GetString(key), 64)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0.0
 	}
-	Channels    []string
-	MainChannel string
-	Plugins     []string
-	Type        string
-	Irc         struct {
-		Server, Pass string
+	return f
+}
+
+// GetInt returns the config value for a string key
+// It will first look in the env vars for the key
+// It will check the DB for the key if an env DNE
+// Finally, it will return a zero value if the key does not exist
+// It will attempt to convert the value to an int if it exists
+func (c *Config) GetInt(key string) int {
+	i, err := strconv.Atoi(c.GetString(key))
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0
 	}
-	Slack struct {
-		Token string
+	return i
+}
+
+// Get is a shortcut for GetString
+func (c *Config) Get(key string) string {
+	return c.GetString(key)
+}
+
+// GetString returns the config value for a string key
+// It will first look in the env vars for the key
+// It will check the DB for the key if an env DNE
+// Finally, it will return a zero value if the key does not exist
+// It will convert the value to a string if it exists
+func (c *Config) GetString(key string) string {
+	key = strings.ToLower(key)
+	if v, found := os.LookupEnv(key); found {
+		return v
 	}
-	Nick        string
-	IconURL     string
-	FullName    string
-	Version     string
-	CommandChar []string
-	RatePerSec  float64
-	LogLength   int
-	Admins      []string
-	HttpAddr    string
-	Untappd     struct {
-		Token    string
-		Freq     int
-		Channels []string
+	var configValue string
+	q := `select value from config where key=?`
+	err := c.DB.Get(&configValue, q, key)
+	if err != nil {
+		return ""
 	}
-	Twitch struct {
-		Freq          int
-		Users         map[string][]string //channel -> usernames
-		ClientID      string
-		Authorization string
-	}
-	EnforceNicks          bool
-	WelcomeMsgs           []string
-	TwitterConsumerKey    string
-	TwitterConsumerSecret string
-	TwitterUserKey        string
-	TwitterUserSecret     string
-	BadMsgs               []string
-	Bad                   struct {
-		Msgs  []string
-		Nicks []string
-		Hosts []string
-	}
-	Your struct {
-		MaxLength    int
-		Replacements []Replacement
-	}
-	LeftPad struct {
-		MaxLen int
-		Who    string
-	}
-	Factoid struct {
-		MinLen      int
-		QuoteChance float64
-		QuoteTime   int
-		StartupFact string
-	}
-	Babbler struct {
-		DefaultUsers []string
-	}
-	Reminder struct {
-		MaxBatchAdd int
-	}
-	Stats struct {
-		DBPath    string
-		Sightings []string
-	}
-	Emojify struct {
-		Chance    float64
-		Scoreless []string
-	}
-	Reaction struct {
-		GeneralChance                 float64
-		HarrassChance                 float64
-		NegativeHarrassmentMultiplier int
-		HarrassList                   []string
-		PositiveReactions             []string
-		NegativeReactions             []string
-	}
-	Inventory struct {
-		Max int
-	}
-	Sisyphus struct {
-		MinDecrement int
-		MaxDecrement int
-		MinPush      int
-		MaxPush      int
+	return configValue
+}
+
+// GetArray returns the string slice config value for a string key
+// It will first look in the env vars for the key with ;; separated values
+// Look, I'm too lazy to do parsing to ensure that a comma is what the user meant
+// It will check the DB for the key if an env DNE
+// Finally, it will return a zero value if the key does not exist
+// This will do no conversion.
+func (c *Config) GetArray(key string) []string {
+	val := c.GetString(key)
+	return strings.Split(val, ";;")
+}
+
+// Set changes the value for a configuration in the database
+// Note, this is always a string. Use the SetArray for an array helper
+func (c *Config) Set(key, value string) error {
+	key = strings.ToLower(key)
+	q := (`insert into config (key,value) values (?, ?);`)
+	_, err := c.Exec(q, key, value)
+	if err != nil {
+		q := (`update config set value=? where key=?);`)
+		_, err = c.Exec(q, value, key)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (c *Config) SetArray(key string, values []string) error {
+	vals := strings.Join(values, ";;")
+	return c.Set(key, vals)
 }
 
 func init() {
@@ -125,38 +117,31 @@ func init() {
 		})
 }
 
-type Replacement struct {
-	This      string
-	That      string
-	Frequency float64
-}
-
 // Readconfig loads the config data out of a JSON file located in cfile
-func Readconfig(version, cfile string) *Config {
-	fmt.Printf("Using %s as config file.\n", cfile)
-	L := lua.NewState()
-	if err := L.DoFile(cfile); err != nil {
-		panic(err)
+func ReadConfig(dbpath string) *Config {
+	if dbpath == "" {
+		dbpath = "catbase.db"
 	}
+	fmt.Printf("Using %s as database file.\n", dbpath)
 
-	var c Config
-	if err := gluamapper.Map(L.GetGlobal("config").(*lua.LTable), &c); err != nil {
-		panic(err)
-	}
-
-	c.Version = version
-
-	if c.Type == "" {
-		c.Type = "irc"
-	}
-
-	fmt.Printf("godeepintir version %s running.\n", c.Version)
-
-	sqlDB, err := sqlx.Open("sqlite3_custom", c.DB.File)
+	sqlDB, err := sqlx.Open("sqlite3_custom", dbpath)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
-	c.DBConn = sqlDB
+	c := Config{
+		DBFile: dbpath,
+	}
+	c.DB = sqlDB
+
+	if _, err := c.Exec(`create table if not exists config (
+		key string,
+		value string,
+		primary key (key)
+	);`); err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+
+	fmt.Printf("catbase is running.\n")
 
 	return &c
 }
diff --git a/config/config_test.go b/config/config_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7c6ebbb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/config_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+package config
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func TestSetGet(t *testing.T) {
+	cfg := ReadConfig(":memory:")
+	expected := "value"
+	cfg.Set("test", expected)
+	actual := cfg.Get("test")
+	assert.Equal(t, expected, actual, "Config did not store values")
+}
+
+func TestSetGetArray(t *testing.T) {
+	cfg := ReadConfig(":memory:")
+	expected := []string{"a", "b", "c"}
+	cfg.SetArray("test", expected)
+	actual := cfg.GetArray("test")
+	assert.Equal(t, expected, actual, "Config did not store values")
+}
diff --git a/irc/irc.go b/irc/irc.go
index b965749..1ad9e58 100644
--- a/irc/irc.go
+++ b/irc/irc.go
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ func (i *Irc) SendMessage(channel, message string) string {
 		}
 
 		if throttle == nil {
-			ratePerSec := i.config.RatePerSec
+			ratePerSec := i.config.GetInt("RatePerSec")
 			throttle = time.Tick(time.Second / time.Duration(ratePerSec))
 		}
 
@@ -136,17 +136,17 @@ func (i *Irc) Serve() error {
 
 	var err error
 	i.Client, err = irc.DialSSL(
-		i.config.Irc.Server,
-		i.config.Nick,
-		i.config.FullName,
-		i.config.Irc.Pass,
+		i.config.Get("Irc.Server"),
+		i.config.Get("Nick"),
+		i.config.Get("FullName"),
+		i.config.Get("Irc.Pass"),
 		true,
 	)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("%s", err)
 	}
 
-	for _, c := range i.config.Channels {
+	for _, c := range i.config.GetArray("channels") {
 		i.JoinChannel(c)
 	}
 
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ func (i *Irc) buildMessage(inMsg irc.Msg) msg.Message {
 	}
 
 	channel := inMsg.Args[0]
-	if channel == i.config.Nick {
+	if channel == i.config.Get("Nick") {
 		channel = inMsg.Args[0]
 	}
 
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 3b1a22f..094e648 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -41,20 +41,20 @@ import (
 func main() {
 	rand.Seed(time.Now().Unix())
 
-	var cfile = flag.String("config", "config.lua",
-		"Config file to load. (Defaults to config.lua)")
+	var dbpath = flag.String("db", "catbase.db",
+		"Database file to load. (Defaults to catbase.db)")
 	flag.Parse() // parses the logging flags.
 
-	c := config.Readconfig(Version, *cfile)
+	c := config.ReadConfig(*dbpath)
 	var client bot.Connector
 
-	switch c.Type {
+	switch c.Get("type") {
 	case "irc":
 		client = irc.New(c)
 	case "slack":
 		client = slack.New(c)
 	default:
-		log.Fatalf("Unknown connection type: %s", c.Type)
+		log.Fatalf("Unknown connection type: %s", c.Get("type"))
 	}
 
 	b := bot.New(c, client)
diff --git a/plugins/babbler/babbler.go b/plugins/babbler/babbler.go
index 36f1521..78ba647 100644
--- a/plugins/babbler/babbler.go
+++ b/plugins/babbler/babbler.go
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/jmoiron/sqlx"
 	"github.com/velour/catbase/bot"
 	"github.com/velour/catbase/bot/msg"
-	"github.com/velour/catbase/config"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -25,7 +24,6 @@ var (
 type BabblerPlugin struct {
 	Bot            bot.Bot
 	db             *sqlx.DB
-	config         *config.Config
 	WithGoRoutines bool
 }
 
@@ -93,7 +91,6 @@ func New(bot bot.Bot) *BabblerPlugin {
 	plugin := &BabblerPlugin{
 		Bot:            bot,
 		db:             bot.DB(),
-		config:         bot.Config(),
 		WithGoRoutines: true,
 	}
 
diff --git a/plugins/babbler/babbler_test.go b/plugins/babbler/babbler_test.go
index d598359..726a3ab 100644
--- a/plugins/babbler/babbler_test.go
+++ b/plugins/babbler/babbler_test.go
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ func newBabblerPlugin(mb *bot.MockBot) *BabblerPlugin {
 func TestBabblerNoBabbler(t *testing.T) {
 	mb := bot.NewMockBot()
 	bp := newBabblerPlugin(mb)
-	bp.config.Babbler.DefaultUsers = []string{"seabass"}
 	assert.NotNil(t, bp)
 	bp.Message(makeMessage("!seabass2 says"))
 	res := assert.Len(t, mb.Messages, 0)
@@ -45,7 +44,6 @@ func TestBabblerNoBabbler(t *testing.T) {
 func TestBabblerNothingSaid(t *testing.T) {
 	mb := bot.NewMockBot()
 	bp := newBabblerPlugin(mb)
-	bp.config.Babbler.DefaultUsers = []string{"seabass"}
 	assert.NotNil(t, bp)
 	res := bp.Message(makeMessage("initialize babbler for seabass"))
 	assert.True(t, res)
@@ -59,7 +57,6 @@ func TestBabblerNothingSaid(t *testing.T) {
 func TestBabbler(t *testing.T) {
 	mb := bot.NewMockBot()
 	bp := newBabblerPlugin(mb)
-	bp.config.Babbler.DefaultUsers = []string{"seabass"}
 	assert.NotNil(t, bp)
 	seabass := makeMessage("This is a message")
 	seabass.User = &user.User{Name: "seabass"}
@@ -78,7 +75,6 @@ func TestBabbler(t *testing.T) {
 func TestBabblerSeed(t *testing.T) {
 	mb := bot.NewMockBot()
 	bp := newBabblerPlugin(mb)
-	bp.config.Babbler.DefaultUsers = []string{"seabass"}
 	assert.NotNil(t, bp)
 	seabass := makeMessage("This is a message")
 	seabass.User = &user.User{Name: "seabass"}
@@ -96,7 +92,6 @@ func TestBabblerSeed(t *testing.T) {
 func TestBabblerMultiSeed(t *testing.T) {
 	mb := bot.NewMockBot()
 	bp := newBabblerPlugin(mb)
-	bp.config.Babbler.DefaultUsers = []string{"seabass"}
 	assert.NotNil(t, bp)
 	seabass := makeMessage("This is a message")
 	seabass.User = &user.User{Name: "seabass"}
@@ -114,7 +109,6 @@ func TestBabblerMultiSeed(t *testing.T) {
 func TestBabblerMultiSeed2(t *testing.T) {
 	mb := bot.NewMockBot()
 	bp := newBabblerPlugin(mb)
-	bp.config.Babbler.DefaultUsers = []string{"seabass"}
 	assert.NotNil(t, bp)
 	seabass := makeMessage("This is a message")
 	seabass.User = &user.User{Name: "seabass"}
@@ -132,7 +126,6 @@ func TestBabblerMultiSeed2(t *testing.T) {
 func TestBabblerBadSeed(t *testing.T) {
 	mb := bot.NewMockBot()
 	bp := newBabblerPlugin(mb)
-	bp.config.Babbler.DefaultUsers = []string{"seabass"}
 	assert.NotNil(t, bp)
 	seabass := makeMessage("This is a message")
 	seabass.User = &user.User{Name: "seabass"}
@@ -149,7 +142,6 @@ func TestBabblerBadSeed(t *testing.T) {
 func TestBabblerBadSeed2(t *testing.T) {
 	mb := bot.NewMockBot()
 	bp := newBabblerPlugin(mb)
-	bp.config.Babbler.DefaultUsers = []string{"seabass"}
 	assert.NotNil(t, bp)
 	seabass := makeMessage("This is a message")
 	seabass.User = &user.User{Name: "seabass"}
@@ -166,7 +158,6 @@ func TestBabblerBadSeed2(t *testing.T) {
 func TestBabblerSuffixSeed(t *testing.T) {
 	mb := bot.NewMockBot()
 	bp := newBabblerPlugin(mb)
-	bp.config.Babbler.DefaultUsers = []string{"seabass"}
 	assert.NotNil(t, bp)
 	seabass := makeMessage("This is message one")
 	seabass.User = &user.User{Name: "seabass"}
@@ -186,7 +177,6 @@ func TestBabblerSuffixSeed(t *testing.T) {
 func TestBabblerBadSuffixSeed(t *testing.T) {
 	mb := bot.NewMockBot()
 	bp := newBabblerPlugin(mb)
-	bp.config.Babbler.DefaultUsers = []string{"seabass"}
 	assert.NotNil(t, bp)
 	seabass := makeMessage("This is message one")
 	seabass.User = &user.User{Name: "seabass"}
@@ -204,7 +194,6 @@ func TestBabblerBadSuffixSeed(t *testing.T) {
 func TestBabblerBookendSeed(t *testing.T) {
 	mb := bot.NewMockBot()
 	bp := newBabblerPlugin(mb)
-	bp.config.Babbler.DefaultUsers = []string{"seabass"}
 	assert.NotNil(t, bp)
 	seabass := makeMessage("It's easier to test with unique messages")
 	seabass.User = &user.User{Name: "seabass"}
@@ -218,7 +207,6 @@ func TestBabblerBookendSeed(t *testing.T) {
 func TestBabblerBookendSeedShort(t *testing.T) {
 	mb := bot.NewMockBot()
 	bp := newBabblerPlugin(mb)
-	bp.config.Babbler.DefaultUsers = []string{"seabass"}
 	assert.NotNil(t, bp)
 	seabass := makeMessage("It's easier to test with unique messages")
 	seabass.User = &user.User{Name: "seabass"}
@@ -232,7 +220,6 @@ func TestBabblerBookendSeedShort(t *testing.T) {
 func TestBabblerBadBookendSeed(t *testing.T) {
 	mb := bot.NewMockBot()
 	bp := newBabblerPlugin(mb)
-	bp.config.Babbler.DefaultUsers = []string{"seabass"}
 	assert.NotNil(t, bp)
 	seabass := makeMessage("It's easier to test with unique messages")
 	seabass.User = &user.User{Name: "seabass"}
@@ -246,7 +233,6 @@ func TestBabblerBadBookendSeed(t *testing.T) {
 func TestBabblerMiddleOutSeed(t *testing.T) {
 	mb := bot.NewMockBot()
 	bp := newBabblerPlugin(mb)
-	bp.config.Babbler.DefaultUsers = []string{"seabass"}
 	assert.NotNil(t, bp)
 	seabass := makeMessage("It's easier to test with unique messages")
 	seabass.User = &user.User{Name: "seabass"}
@@ -260,7 +246,6 @@ func TestBabblerMiddleOutSeed(t *testing.T) {
 func TestBabblerBadMiddleOutSeed(t *testing.T) {
 	mb := bot.NewMockBot()
 	bp := newBabblerPlugin(mb)
-	bp.config.Babbler.DefaultUsers = []string{"seabass"}
 	assert.NotNil(t, bp)
 	seabass := makeMessage("It's easier to test with unique messages")
 	seabass.User = &user.User{Name: "seabass"}
@@ -274,7 +259,6 @@ func TestBabblerBadMiddleOutSeed(t *testing.T) {
 func TestBabblerBatch(t *testing.T) {
 	mb := bot.NewMockBot()
 	bp := newBabblerPlugin(mb)
-	bp.config.Babbler.DefaultUsers = []string{"seabass"}
 	assert.NotNil(t, bp)
 	seabass := makeMessage("batch learn for seabass This is a message! This is another message. This is not a long message? This is not a message! This is not another message. This is a long message?")
 	res := bp.Message(seabass)
@@ -289,7 +273,6 @@ func TestBabblerBatch(t *testing.T) {
 func TestBabblerMerge(t *testing.T) {
 	mb := bot.NewMockBot()
 	bp := newBabblerPlugin(mb)
-	bp.config.Babbler.DefaultUsers = []string{"seabass"}
 	assert.NotNil(t, bp)
 
 	seabass := makeMessage("<seabass> This is a message")
diff --git a/plugins/beers/beers.go b/plugins/beers/beers.go
index cd019e2..3e91869 100644
--- a/plugins/beers/beers.go
+++ b/plugins/beers/beers.go
@@ -37,25 +37,22 @@ type untappdUser struct {
 	chanNick    string
 }
 
-// NewBeersPlugin creates a new BeersPlugin with the Plugin interface
+// New BeersPlugin creates a new BeersPlugin with the Plugin interface
 func New(bot bot.Bot) *BeersPlugin {
-	if bot.DBVersion() == 1 {
-		if _, err := bot.DB().Exec(`create table if not exists untappd (
+	if _, err := bot.DB().Exec(`create table if not exists untappd (
 			id integer primary key,
 			untappdUser string,
 			channel string,
 			lastCheckin integer,
 			chanNick string
 		);`); err != nil {
-			log.Fatal(err)
-		}
+		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
 	p := BeersPlugin{
 		Bot: bot,
 		db:  bot.DB(),
 	}
-	p.LoadData()
-	for _, channel := range bot.Config().Untappd.Channels {
+	for _, channel := range bot.Config().GetArray("Untappd.Channels") {
 		go p.untappdLoop(channel)
 	}
 	return &p
@@ -198,13 +195,6 @@ func (p *BeersPlugin) Event(kind string, message msg.Message) bool {
 	return false
 }
 
-// LoadData imports any configuration data into the plugin. This is not strictly necessary other
-// than the fact that the Plugin interface demands it exist. This may be deprecated at a later
-// date.
-func (p *BeersPlugin) LoadData() {
-	rand.Seed(time.Now().Unix())
-}
-
 // Help responds to help requests. Every plugin must implement a help function.
 func (p *BeersPlugin) Help(channel string, parts []string) {
 	msg := "Beers: imbibe by using either beers +=,=,++ or with the !imbibe/drink " +
@@ -316,7 +306,7 @@ type Beers struct {
 }
 
 func (p *BeersPlugin) pullUntappd() ([]checkin, error) {
-	access_token := "?access_token=" + p.Bot.Config().Untappd.Token
+	access_token := "?access_token=" + p.Bot.Config().Get("Untappd.Token")
 	baseUrl := "https://api.untappd.com/v4/checkin/recent/"
 
 	url := baseUrl + access_token + "&limit=25"
@@ -346,9 +336,8 @@ func (p *BeersPlugin) pullUntappd() ([]checkin, error) {
 }
 
 func (p *BeersPlugin) checkUntappd(channel string) {
-	token := p.Bot.Config().Untappd.Token
+	token := p.Bot.Config().Get("Untappd.Token")
 	if token == "" || token == "<Your Token>" {
-		log.Println("No Untappd token, cannot enable plugin.")
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -431,7 +420,7 @@ func (p *BeersPlugin) checkUntappd(channel string) {
 }
 
 func (p *BeersPlugin) untappdLoop(channel string) {
-	frequency := p.Bot.Config().Untappd.Freq
+	frequency := p.Bot.Config().GetInt("Untappd.Freq")
 
 	log.Println("Checking every ", frequency, " seconds")
 
diff --git a/plugins/beers/beers_test.go b/plugins/beers/beers_test.go
index 8d14d86..7c56a3a 100644
--- a/plugins/beers/beers_test.go
+++ b/plugins/beers/beers_test.go
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ func makeBeersPlugin(t *testing.T) (*BeersPlugin, *bot.MockBot) {
 	mb := bot.NewMockBot()
 	counter.New(mb)
 	b := New(mb)
-	assert.NotNil(t, b)
 	b.Message(makeMessage("!mkalias beer :beer:"))
 	b.Message(makeMessage("!mkalias beers :beer:"))
 	return b, mb
diff --git a/plugins/counter/counter.go b/plugins/counter/counter.go
index 4ad9a41..d445af5 100644
--- a/plugins/counter/counter.go
+++ b/plugins/counter/counter.go
@@ -133,6 +133,9 @@ func GetItem(db *sqlx.DB, nick, itemName string) (Item, error) {
 func (i *Item) Create() error {
 	res, err := i.Exec(`insert into counter (nick, item, count) values (?, ?, ?);`,
 		i.Nick, i.Item, i.Count)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	id, _ := res.LastInsertId()
 	// hackhackhack?
 	i.ID = id
diff --git a/plugins/db/db.go b/plugins/db/db.go
index bff767b..4bf8387 100644
--- a/plugins/db/db.go
+++ b/plugins/db/db.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ func (p *DBPlugin) RegisterWeb() *string {
 }
 
 func (p *DBPlugin) serveQuery(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-	f, err := os.Open(p.bot.Config().DB.File)
+	f, err := os.Open(p.bot.Config().DBFile)
 	defer f.Close()
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Printf("Error opening DB for web service: %s", err)
diff --git a/plugins/downtime/downtime.go b/plugins/downtime/downtime.go
index ef9df9e..fc65f78 100644
--- a/plugins/downtime/downtime.go
+++ b/plugins/downtime/downtime.go
@@ -107,15 +107,13 @@ func New(bot bot.Bot) *DowntimePlugin {
 		db:  bot.DB(),
 	}
 
-	if bot.DBVersion() == 1 {
-		_, err := p.db.Exec(`create table if not exists downtime (
+	_, err := p.db.Exec(`create table if not exists downtime (
 			id integer primary key,
 			nick string,
 			lastSeen integer
 		);`)
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Fatal("Error creating downtime table: ", err)
-		}
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal("Error creating downtime table: ", err)
 	}
 
 	return &p
@@ -161,7 +159,7 @@ func (p *DowntimePlugin) Message(message msg.Message) bool {
 		for _, e := range entries {
 
 			// filter out ZNC entries and ourself
-			if strings.HasPrefix(e.nick, "*") || strings.ToLower(p.Bot.Config().Nick) == e.nick {
+			if strings.HasPrefix(e.nick, "*") || strings.ToLower(p.Bot.Config().Get("Nick")) == e.nick {
 				p.remove(e.nick)
 			} else {
 				tops = fmt.Sprintf("%s%s: %s ", tops, e.nick, time.Now().Sub(e.lastSeen))
@@ -205,7 +203,7 @@ func (p *DowntimePlugin) Help(channel string, parts []string) {
 // Empty event handler because this plugin does not do anything on event recv
 func (p *DowntimePlugin) Event(kind string, message msg.Message) bool {
 	log.Println(kind, "\t", message)
-	if kind != "PART" && message.User.Name != p.Bot.Config().Nick {
+	if kind != "PART" && message.User.Name != p.Bot.Config().Get("Nick") {
 		// user joined, let's nail them for it
 		if kind == "NICK" {
 			p.record(strings.ToLower(message.Channel))
diff --git a/plugins/emojifyme/emojifyme.go b/plugins/emojifyme/emojifyme.go
index 424a88b..2d513c0 100644
--- a/plugins/emojifyme/emojifyme.go
+++ b/plugins/emojifyme/emojifyme.go
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ func (p *EmojifyMePlugin) Message(message msg.Message) bool {
 		}
 	}
 
-	inertTokens := p.Bot.Config().Emojify.Scoreless
+	inertTokens := p.Bot.Config().GetArray("Emojify.Scoreless")
 	emojied := 0.0
 	tokens := strings.Fields(strings.ToLower(message.Body))
 	for i, token := range tokens {
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ func (p *EmojifyMePlugin) Message(message msg.Message) bool {
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	if emojied > 0 && rand.Float64() <= p.Bot.Config().Emojify.Chance*emojied {
+	if emojied > 0 && rand.Float64() <= p.Bot.Config().GetFloat64("Emojify.Chance")*emojied {
 		modified := strings.Join(tokens, " ")
 		p.Bot.SendMessage(message.Channel, modified)
 		return true
diff --git a/plugins/fact/factoid.go b/plugins/fact/factoid.go
index b86e72e..f216ccc 100644
--- a/plugins/fact/factoid.go
+++ b/plugins/fact/factoid.go
@@ -297,13 +297,13 @@ func New(botInst bot.Bot) *Factoid {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	for _, channel := range botInst.Config().Channels {
+	for _, channel := range botInst.Config().GetArray("channels") {
 		go p.factTimer(channel)
 
 		go func(ch string) {
 			// Some random time to start up
 			time.Sleep(time.Duration(15) * time.Second)
-			if ok, fact := p.findTrigger(p.Bot.Config().Factoid.StartupFact); ok {
+			if ok, fact := p.findTrigger(p.Bot.Config().Get("Factoid.StartupFact")); ok {
 				p.sayFact(msg.Message{
 					Channel: ch,
 					Body:    "speed test", // BUG: This is defined in the config too
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ func (p *Factoid) sayFact(message msg.Message, fact factoid) {
 // trigger checks the message for its fitness to be a factoid and then hauls
 // the message off to sayFact for processing if it is in fact a trigger
 func (p *Factoid) trigger(message msg.Message) bool {
-	minLen := p.Bot.Config().Factoid.MinLen
+	minLen := p.Bot.Config().GetInt("Factoid.MinLen")
 	if len(message.Body) > minLen || message.Command || message.Body == "..." {
 		if ok, fact := p.findTrigger(message.Body); ok {
 			p.sayFact(message, *fact)
@@ -691,7 +691,7 @@ func (p *Factoid) randomFact() *factoid {
 
 // factTimer spits out a fact at a given interval and with given probability
 func (p *Factoid) factTimer(channel string) {
-	duration := time.Duration(p.Bot.Config().Factoid.QuoteTime) * time.Minute
+	duration := time.Duration(p.Bot.Config().GetInt("Factoid.QuoteTime")) * time.Minute
 	myLastMsg := time.Now()
 	for {
 		time.Sleep(time.Duration(5) * time.Second) // why 5?
@@ -705,7 +705,7 @@ func (p *Factoid) factTimer(channel string) {
 		tdelta := time.Since(lastmsg.Time)
 		earlier := time.Since(myLastMsg) > tdelta
 		chance := rand.Float64()
-		success := chance < p.Bot.Config().Factoid.QuoteChance
+		success := chance < p.Bot.Config().GetFloat64("Factoid.QuoteChance")
 
 		if success && tdelta > duration && earlier {
 			fact := p.randomFact()
diff --git a/plugins/first/first.go b/plugins/first/first.go
index d7213f2..88c874a 100644
--- a/plugins/first/first.go
+++ b/plugins/first/first.go
@@ -48,17 +48,15 @@ func (fe *FirstEntry) save(db *sqlx.DB) error {
 
 // NewFirstPlugin creates a new FirstPlugin with the Plugin interface
 func New(b bot.Bot) *FirstPlugin {
-	if b.DBVersion() == 1 {
-		_, err := b.DB().Exec(`create table if not exists first (
+	_, err := b.DB().Exec(`create table if not exists first (
 			id integer primary key,
 			day integer,
 			time integer,
 			body string,
 			nick string
 		);`)
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Fatal("Could not create first table: ", err)
-		}
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal("Could not create first table: ", err)
 	}
 
 	log.Println("First plugin initialized with day:", midnight(time.Now()))
@@ -152,7 +150,7 @@ func (p *FirstPlugin) Message(message msg.Message) bool {
 }
 
 func (p *FirstPlugin) allowed(message msg.Message) bool {
-	for _, msg := range p.Bot.Config().Bad.Msgs {
+	for _, msg := range p.Bot.Config().GetArray("Bad.Msgs") {
 		match, err := regexp.MatchString(msg, strings.ToLower(message.Body))
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Println("Bad regexp: ", err)
@@ -162,13 +160,13 @@ func (p *FirstPlugin) allowed(message msg.Message) bool {
 			return false
 		}
 	}
-	for _, host := range p.Bot.Config().Bad.Hosts {
+	for _, host := range p.Bot.Config().GetArray("Bad.Hosts") {
 		if host == message.Host {
 			log.Println("Disallowing first: ", message.User.Name, ":", message.Body)
 			return false
 		}
 	}
-	for _, nick := range p.Bot.Config().Bad.Nicks {
+	for _, nick := range p.Bot.Config().GetArray("Bad.Nicks") {
 		if nick == message.User.Name {
 			log.Println("Disallowing first: ", message.User.Name, ":", message.Body)
 			return false
diff --git a/plugins/inventory/inventory.go b/plugins/inventory/inventory.go
index 7efb807..83e767c 100644
--- a/plugins/inventory/inventory.go
+++ b/plugins/inventory/inventory.go
@@ -26,15 +26,16 @@ type InventoryPlugin struct {
 // New creates a new InventoryPlugin with the Plugin interface
 func New(bot bot.Bot) *InventoryPlugin {
 	config := bot.Config()
+	nick := config.Get("nick")
 	r1, err := regexp.Compile("take this (.+)")
 	checkerr(err)
 	r2, err := regexp.Compile("have a (.+)")
 	checkerr(err)
-	r3, err := regexp.Compile(fmt.Sprintf("puts (.+) in %s([^a-zA-Z].*)?", config.Nick))
+	r3, err := regexp.Compile(fmt.Sprintf("puts (.+) in %s([^a-zA-Z].*)?", nick))
 	checkerr(err)
-	r4, err := regexp.Compile(fmt.Sprintf("gives %s (.+)", config.Nick))
+	r4, err := regexp.Compile(fmt.Sprintf("gives %s (.+)", nick))
 	checkerr(err)
-	r5, err := regexp.Compile(fmt.Sprintf("gives (.+) to %s([^a-zA-Z].*)?", config.Nick))
+	r5, err := regexp.Compile(fmt.Sprintf("gives (.+) to %s([^a-zA-Z].*)?", nick))
 	checkerr(err)
 
 	p := InventoryPlugin{
@@ -200,7 +201,7 @@ func (p *InventoryPlugin) addItem(m msg.Message, i string) bool {
 		return true
 	}
 	var removed string
-	if p.count() > p.config.Inventory.Max {
+	if p.count() > p.config.GetInt("Inventory.Max") {
 		removed = p.removeRandom()
 	}
 	_, err := p.Exec(`INSERT INTO inventory (item) values (?)`, i)
diff --git a/plugins/leftpad/leftpad.go b/plugins/leftpad/leftpad.go
index 12d7395..67189bf 100644
--- a/plugins/leftpad/leftpad.go
+++ b/plugins/leftpad/leftpad.go
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ func (p *LeftpadPlugin) Message(message msg.Message) bool {
 			p.bot.SendMessage(message.Channel, "Invalid padding number")
 			return true
 		}
-		if length > p.config.LeftPad.MaxLen && p.config.LeftPad.MaxLen > 0 {
-			msg := fmt.Sprintf("%s would kill me if I did that.", p.config.LeftPad.Who)
+		if length > p.config.GetInt("LeftPad.MaxLen") && p.config.GetInt("LeftPad.MaxLen") > 0 {
+			msg := fmt.Sprintf("%s would kill me if I did that.", p.config.Get("LeftPad.Who"))
 			p.bot.SendMessage(message.Channel, msg)
 			return true
 		}
diff --git a/plugins/leftpad/leftpad_test.go b/plugins/leftpad/leftpad_test.go
index 805f8f1..4f5511f 100644
--- a/plugins/leftpad/leftpad_test.go
+++ b/plugins/leftpad/leftpad_test.go
@@ -63,7 +63,8 @@ func TestNoMaxLen(t *testing.T) {
 
 func Test50Padding(t *testing.T) {
 	p, mb := makePlugin(t)
-	p.config.LeftPad.MaxLen = 50
+	p.config.Set("LeftPad.MaxLen", "50")
+	assert.Equal(t, 50, p.config.GetInt("LeftPad.MaxLen"))
 	p.Message(makeMessage("!leftpad dicks 100 dicks"))
 	assert.Len(t, mb.Messages, 1)
 	assert.Contains(t, mb.Messages[0], "kill me")
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ func Test50Padding(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestUnder50Padding(t *testing.T) {
 	p, mb := makePlugin(t)
-	p.config.LeftPad.MaxLen = 50
+	p.config.Set("LeftPad.MaxLen", "50")
 	p.Message(makeMessage("!leftpad dicks 49 dicks"))
 	assert.Len(t, mb.Messages, 1)
 	assert.Contains(t, mb.Messages[0], "dicks")
diff --git a/plugins/reaction/reaction.go b/plugins/reaction/reaction.go
index 266a4ab..e36314c 100644
--- a/plugins/reaction/reaction.go
+++ b/plugins/reaction/reaction.go
@@ -24,23 +24,23 @@ func New(bot bot.Bot) *ReactionPlugin {
 
 func (p *ReactionPlugin) Message(message msg.Message) bool {
 	harrass := false
-	for _, nick := range p.Config.Reaction.HarrassList {
+	for _, nick := range p.Config.GetArray("Reaction.HarrassList") {
 		if message.User.Name == nick {
 			harrass = true
 			break
 		}
 	}
 
-	chance := p.Config.Reaction.GeneralChance
+	chance := p.Config.GetFloat64("Reaction.GeneralChance")
 	negativeWeight := 1
 	if harrass {
-		chance = p.Config.Reaction.HarrassChance
-		negativeWeight = p.Config.Reaction.NegativeHarrassmentMultiplier
+		chance = p.Config.GetFloat64("Reaction.HarrassChance")
+		negativeWeight = p.Config.GetInt("Reaction.NegativeHarrassmentMultiplier")
 	}
 
 	if rand.Float64() < chance {
-		numPositiveReactions := len(p.Config.Reaction.PositiveReactions)
-		numNegativeReactions := len(p.Config.Reaction.NegativeReactions)
+		numPositiveReactions := len(p.Config.GetArray("Reaction.PositiveReactions"))
+		numNegativeReactions := len(p.Config.GetArray("Reaction.NegativeReactions"))
 
 		maxIndex := numPositiveReactions + numNegativeReactions*negativeWeight
 
@@ -49,11 +49,11 @@ func (p *ReactionPlugin) Message(message msg.Message) bool {
 		reaction := ""
 
 		if index < numPositiveReactions {
-			reaction = p.Config.Reaction.PositiveReactions[index]
+			reaction = p.Config.GetArray("Reaction.PositiveReactions")[index]
 		} else {
 			index -= numPositiveReactions
 			index %= numNegativeReactions
-			reaction = p.Config.Reaction.NegativeReactions[index]
+			reaction = p.Config.GetArray("Reaction.NegativeReactions")[index]
 		}
 
 		p.Bot.React(message.Channel, reaction, message)
diff --git a/plugins/reminder/reminder.go b/plugins/reminder/reminder.go
index e4a83d0..b618289 100644
--- a/plugins/reminder/reminder.go
+++ b/plugins/reminder/reminder.go
@@ -40,8 +40,7 @@ type Reminder struct {
 
 func New(bot bot.Bot) *ReminderPlugin {
 	log.SetFlags(log.LstdFlags | log.Lshortfile)
-	if bot.DBVersion() == 1 {
-		if _, err := bot.DB().Exec(`create table if not exists reminders (
+	if _, err := bot.DB().Exec(`create table if not exists reminders (
 			id integer primary key,
 			fromWho string,
 			toWho string,
@@ -49,8 +48,7 @@ func New(bot bot.Bot) *ReminderPlugin {
 			remindWhen string,
 			channel string
 		);`); err != nil {
-			log.Fatal(err)
-		}
+		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
 	dur, _ := time.ParseDuration("1h")
@@ -124,7 +122,7 @@ func (p *ReminderPlugin) Message(message msg.Message) bool {
 				what := strings.Join(parts[6:], " ")
 
 				for i := 0; when.Before(endTime); i++ {
-					if i >= p.config.Reminder.MaxBatchAdd {
+					if i >= p.config.GetInt("Reminder.MaxBatchAdd") {
 						p.Bot.SendMessage(channel, "Easy cowboy, that's a lot of reminders. I'll add some of them.")
 						doConfirm = false
 						break
diff --git a/plugins/reminder/reminder_test.go b/plugins/reminder/reminder_test.go
index afafd5d..cdd3d13 100644
--- a/plugins/reminder/reminder_test.go
+++ b/plugins/reminder/reminder_test.go
@@ -176,11 +176,11 @@ func TestFromEmptyList(t *testing.T) {
 func TestBatch(t *testing.T) {
 	mb := bot.NewMockBot()
 	c := New(mb)
-	c.config.Reminder.MaxBatchAdd = 50
+	c.config.Set("Reminder.MaxBatchAdd", "50")
 	assert.NotNil(t, c)
 	res := c.Message(makeMessage("!remind testuser every 1ms for 5ms yikes"))
 	assert.True(t, res)
-	time.Sleep(2 * time.Second)
+	time.Sleep(3 * time.Second)
 	assert.Len(t, mb.Messages, 6)
 	for i := 0; i < 5; i++ {
 		assert.Contains(t, mb.Messages[i+1], "Hey testuser, tester wanted you to be reminded: yikes")
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ func TestBatch(t *testing.T) {
 func TestBatchMax(t *testing.T) {
 	mb := bot.NewMockBot()
 	c := New(mb)
-	c.config.Reminder.MaxBatchAdd = 10
+	c.config.Set("Reminder.MaxBatchAdd", "10")
 	assert.NotNil(t, c)
 	res := c.Message(makeMessage("!remind testuser every 1h for 24h yikes"))
 	assert.True(t, res)
diff --git a/plugins/rpgORdie/rpgORdie.go b/plugins/rpgORdie/rpgORdie.go
index 7320046..7ea15d6 100644
--- a/plugins/rpgORdie/rpgORdie.go
+++ b/plugins/rpgORdie/rpgORdie.go
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ func (p *RPGPlugin) RegisterWeb() *string {
 }
 
 func (p *RPGPlugin) ReplyMessage(message msg.Message, identifier string) bool {
-	if strings.ToLower(message.User.Name) != strings.ToLower(p.Bot.Config().Nick) {
+	if strings.ToLower(message.User.Name) != strings.ToLower(p.Bot.Config().Get("Nick")) {
 		if b, ok := p.listenFor[identifier]; ok {
 
 			var res int
diff --git a/plugins/sisyphus/sisyphus.go b/plugins/sisyphus/sisyphus.go
index 926dfc1..834e1b8 100644
--- a/plugins/sisyphus/sisyphus.go
+++ b/plugins/sisyphus/sisyphus.go
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ func (g *game) scheduleDecrement() {
 	if g.timers[0] != nil {
 		g.timers[0].Stop()
 	}
-	minDec := g.bot.Config().Sisyphus.MinDecrement
-	maxDec := g.bot.Config().Sisyphus.MinDecrement
+	minDec := g.bot.Config().GetInt("Sisyphus.MinDecrement")
+	maxDec := g.bot.Config().GetInt("Sisyphus.MinDecrement")
 	g.nextDec = time.Now().Add(time.Duration((minDec + rand.Intn(maxDec))) * time.Minute)
 	go func() {
 		t := time.NewTimer(g.nextDec.Sub(time.Now()))
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@ func (g *game) schedulePush() {
 	if g.timers[1] != nil {
 		g.timers[1].Stop()
 	}
-	minPush := g.bot.Config().Sisyphus.MinPush
-	maxPush := g.bot.Config().Sisyphus.MaxPush
+	minPush := g.bot.Config().GetInt("Sisyphus.MinPush")
+	maxPush := g.bot.Config().GetInt("Sisyphus.MaxPush")
 	g.nextPush = time.Now().Add(time.Duration(rand.Intn(maxPush)+minPush) * time.Minute)
 	go func() {
 		t := time.NewTimer(g.nextPush.Sub(time.Now()))
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ func (p *SisyphusPlugin) RegisterWeb() *string {
 }
 
 func (p *SisyphusPlugin) ReplyMessage(message msg.Message, identifier string) bool {
-	if strings.ToLower(message.User.Name) != strings.ToLower(p.Bot.Config().Nick) {
+	if strings.ToLower(message.User.Name) != strings.ToLower(p.Bot.Config().Get("Nick")) {
 		if g, ok := p.listenFor[identifier]; ok {
 
 			log.Printf("got message on %s: %+v", identifier, message)
diff --git a/plugins/stats/stats.go b/plugins/stats/stats.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 81450b2..0000000
--- a/plugins/stats/stats.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,279 +0,0 @@
-// © 2016 the CatBase Authors under the WTFPL license. See AUTHORS for the list of authors.
-
-// Stats contains the plugin that allows the bot record chat statistics
-package stats
-
-import (
-	"encoding/json"
-	"fmt"
-	"log"
-	"net/http"
-	"os"
-	"strconv"
-	"strings"
-	"time"
-
-	"github.com/boltdb/bolt"
-	"github.com/velour/catbase/bot"
-	"github.com/velour/catbase/bot/msg"
-	"github.com/velour/catbase/config"
-)
-
-const (
-	DayFormat      = "2006-01-02"
-	HourFormat     = "2006-01-02-15"
-	HourBucket     = "hour"
-	UserBucket     = "user"
-	SightingBucket = "sighting"
-)
-
-type StatsPlugin struct {
-	bot    bot.Bot
-	config *config.Config
-}
-
-// New creates a new StatsPlugin with the Plugin interface
-func New(bot bot.Bot) *StatsPlugin {
-	p := StatsPlugin{
-		bot:    bot,
-		config: bot.Config(),
-	}
-	return &p
-
-}
-
-type stat struct {
-	// date formatted: DayFormat
-	day string
-	// category
-	bucket string
-	// specific unique individual
-	key string
-	val value
-}
-
-func mkDay() string {
-	return time.Now().Format(DayFormat)
-}
-
-// The value type is here in the future growth case that we might want to put a
-// struct of more interesting information into the DB
-type value int
-
-func (v value) Bytes() ([]byte, error) {
-	b, err := json.Marshal(v)
-	return b, err
-}
-
-func valueFromBytes(b []byte) (value, error) {
-	var v value
-	err := json.Unmarshal(b, &v)
-	return v, err
-}
-
-type stats []stat
-
-// mkStat converts raw data to a stat struct
-// Expected a string representation of the date formatted: DayFormat
-func mkStat(day string, bucket, key, val []byte) (stat, error) {
-	v, err := valueFromBytes(val)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Printf("mkStat: error getting value from bytes: %s", err)
-		return stat{}, err
-	}
-	return stat{
-		day:    day,
-		bucket: string(bucket),
-		key:    string(key),
-		val:    v,
-	}, nil
-}
-
-// Another future-proofing function I shouldn't have written
-func (v value) add(other value) value {
-	return v + other
-}
-
-func openDB(path string) (*bolt.DB, error) {
-	db, err := bolt.Open(path, 0600, &bolt.Options{
-		Timeout: 1 * time.Second,
-	})
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Printf("Couldn't open BoltDB for stats (%s): %s", path, err)
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	return db, err
-}
-
-// statFromDB takes a location specification and returns the data at that path
-// Expected a string representation of the date formatted: DayFormat
-func statFromDB(path, day, bucket, key string) (stat, error) {
-	db, err := openDB(path)
-	if err != nil {
-		return stat{}, err
-	}
-	defer db.Close()
-	buk := []byte(bucket)
-	k := []byte(key)
-
-	tx, err := db.Begin(true)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Println("statFromDB: Error beginning the Tx")
-		return stat{}, err
-	}
-	defer tx.Rollback()
-
-	d, err := tx.CreateBucketIfNotExists([]byte(day))
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Println("statFromDB: Error creating the bucket")
-		return stat{}, err
-	}
-	b, err := d.CreateBucketIfNotExists(buk)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Println("statFromDB: Error creating the bucket")
-		return stat{}, err
-	}
-
-	v := b.Get(k)
-
-	if err := tx.Commit(); err != nil {
-		log.Println("statFromDB: Error commiting the Tx")
-		return stat{}, err
-	}
-
-	if v == nil {
-		return stat{day, bucket, key, 0}, nil
-	}
-
-	return mkStat(day, buk, k, v)
-}
-
-// toDB takes a stat and records it, adding to the value in the DB if necessary
-func (s stats) toDB(path string) error {
-	db, err := openDB(path)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	defer db.Close()
-
-	for _, stat := range s {
-		err = db.Update(func(tx *bolt.Tx) error {
-			d, err := tx.CreateBucketIfNotExists([]byte(stat.day))
-			if err != nil {
-				log.Println("toDB: Error creating bucket")
-				return err
-			}
-			b, err := d.CreateBucketIfNotExists([]byte(stat.bucket))
-			if err != nil {
-				log.Println("toDB: Error creating bucket")
-				return err
-			}
-
-			valueInDB := b.Get([]byte(stat.key))
-			if valueInDB != nil {
-				val, err := valueFromBytes(valueInDB)
-				if err != nil {
-					log.Println("toDB: Error getting value from bytes")
-					return err
-				}
-				stat.val = stat.val.add(val)
-			}
-
-			v, err := stat.val.Bytes()
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-			if stat.key == "" {
-				log.Println("Keys should not be empty")
-				return nil
-			}
-			log.Printf("Putting value in: '%s' %b, %+v", stat.key, []byte(stat.key), stat)
-			err = b.Put([]byte(stat.key), v)
-			return err
-		})
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
-func (p *StatsPlugin) record(message msg.Message) {
-	statGenerators := []func(msg.Message) stats{
-		p.mkUserStat,
-		p.mkHourStat,
-		p.mkChannelStat,
-		p.mkSightingStat,
-	}
-
-	allStats := stats{}
-
-	for _, mk := range statGenerators {
-		stats := mk(message)
-		if stats != nil {
-			allStats = append(allStats, stats...)
-		}
-	}
-
-	allStats.toDB(p.bot.Config().Stats.DBPath)
-}
-
-func (p *StatsPlugin) Message(message msg.Message) bool {
-	p.record(message)
-	return false
-}
-
-func (p *StatsPlugin) Event(e string, message msg.Message) bool {
-	p.record(message)
-	return false
-}
-
-func (p *StatsPlugin) BotMessage(message msg.Message) bool {
-	p.record(message)
-	return false
-}
-
-func (p *StatsPlugin) Help(e string, m []string) {
-}
-
-func (p *StatsPlugin) serveQuery(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-	f, err := os.Open(p.bot.Config().Stats.DBPath)
-	defer f.Close()
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Printf("Error opening DB for web service: %s", err)
-		fmt.Fprintf(w, "Error opening DB")
-		return
-	}
-	http.ServeContent(w, r, "stats.db", time.Now(), f)
-}
-
-func (p *StatsPlugin) RegisterWeb() *string {
-	http.HandleFunc("/stats", p.serveQuery)
-	tmp := "/stats"
-	return &tmp
-}
-
-func (p *StatsPlugin) mkUserStat(message msg.Message) stats {
-	return stats{stat{mkDay(), UserBucket, message.User.Name, 1}}
-}
-
-func (p *StatsPlugin) mkHourStat(message msg.Message) stats {
-	hr := time.Now().Hour()
-	return stats{stat{mkDay(), HourBucket, strconv.Itoa(hr), 1}}
-}
-
-func (p *StatsPlugin) mkSightingStat(message msg.Message) stats {
-	stats := stats{}
-	for _, name := range p.bot.Config().Stats.Sightings {
-		if strings.Contains(message.Body, name+" sighting") {
-			stats = append(stats, stat{mkDay(), SightingBucket, name, 1})
-		}
-	}
-	return stats
-}
-
-func (p *StatsPlugin) mkChannelStat(message msg.Message) stats {
-	return stats{stat{mkDay(), "channel", message.Channel, 1}}
-}
-
-func (p *StatsPlugin) ReplyMessage(message msg.Message, identifier string) bool { return false }
diff --git a/plugins/stats/stats_test.go b/plugins/stats/stats_test.go
deleted file mode 100644
index d5597f4..0000000
--- a/plugins/stats/stats_test.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,290 +0,0 @@
-package stats
-
-import (
-	"encoding/json"
-	"os"
-	"strings"
-	"testing"
-
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
-	"github.com/velour/catbase/bot"
-	"github.com/velour/catbase/bot/msg"
-	"github.com/velour/catbase/bot/user"
-)
-
-var dbPath = "test.db"
-
-func TestJSON(t *testing.T) {
-	expected := 5
-	b, err := json.Marshal(expected)
-	assert.Nil(t, err)
-	t.Logf("%+v", expected)
-	t.Log(string(b))
-}
-
-func TestValueConversion(t *testing.T) {
-	expected := value(5)
-
-	b, err := expected.Bytes()
-	assert.Nil(t, err)
-
-	t.Log(string(b))
-
-	actual, err := valueFromBytes(b)
-	assert.Nil(t, err)
-
-	assert.Equal(t, actual, expected)
-}
-
-func rmDB(t *testing.T) {
-	err := os.Remove(dbPath)
-	if err != nil && !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "no such file or directory") {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-}
-
-func TestWithDB(t *testing.T) {
-	rmDB(t)
-
-	t.Run("TestDBReadWrite", func(t *testing.T) {
-		day := mkDay()
-		bucket := "testBucket"
-		key := "testKey"
-
-		expected := stats{stat{
-			day,
-			bucket,
-			key,
-			1,
-		}}
-
-		err := expected.toDB(dbPath)
-		assert.Nil(t, err)
-
-		actual, err := statFromDB(dbPath, day, bucket, key)
-		assert.Nil(t, err)
-
-		assert.Equal(t, actual, expected[0])
-
-	})
-
-	rmDB(t)
-
-	t.Run("TestDBAddStatInLoop", func(t *testing.T) {
-		day := mkDay()
-		bucket := "testBucket"
-		key := "testKey"
-		expected := value(25)
-
-		statPack := stats{stat{
-			day,
-			bucket,
-			key,
-			5,
-		}}
-
-		for i := 0; i < 5; i++ {
-			err := statPack.toDB(dbPath)
-			assert.Nil(t, err)
-		}
-
-		actual, err := statFromDB(dbPath, day, bucket, key)
-		assert.Nil(t, err)
-
-		assert.Equal(t, actual.val, expected)
-	})
-
-	rmDB(t)
-
-	t.Run("TestDBAddStats", func(t *testing.T) {
-		day := mkDay()
-		bucket := "testBucket"
-		key := "testKey"
-		expected := value(5)
-
-		statPack := stats{}
-		for i := 0; i < 5; i++ {
-			statPack = append(statPack, stat{
-				day,
-				bucket,
-				key,
-				1,
-			})
-		}
-
-		err := statPack.toDB(dbPath)
-		assert.Nil(t, err)
-
-		actual, err := statFromDB(dbPath, day, bucket, key)
-		assert.Nil(t, err)
-
-		assert.Equal(t, actual.val, expected)
-	})
-
-	rmDB(t)
-}
-
-func makeMessage(payload string) msg.Message {
-	isCmd := strings.HasPrefix(payload, "!")
-	if isCmd {
-		payload = payload[1:]
-	}
-	return msg.Message{
-		User:    &user.User{Name: "tester"},
-		Channel: "test",
-		Body:    payload,
-		Command: isCmd,
-	}
-}
-
-func testUserCounter(t *testing.T, count int) {
-	day := mkDay()
-	expected := value(count)
-	mb := bot.NewMockBot()
-	mb.Cfg.Stats.DBPath = dbPath
-	s := New(mb)
-	assert.NotNil(t, s)
-
-	for i := 0; i < count; i++ {
-		s.Message(makeMessage("test"))
-	}
-
-	_, err := os.Stat(dbPath)
-	assert.Nil(t, err)
-
-	stat, err := statFromDB(mb.Config().Stats.DBPath, day, "user", "tester")
-	assert.Nil(t, err)
-	actual := stat.val
-	assert.Equal(t, actual, expected)
-}
-
-func TestMessages(t *testing.T) {
-	_, err := os.Stat(dbPath)
-	assert.NotNil(t, err)
-
-	t.Run("TestOneUserCounter", func(t *testing.T) {
-		day := mkDay()
-		count := 5
-		expected := value(count)
-		mb := bot.NewMockBot()
-		mb.Cfg.Stats.DBPath = dbPath
-		s := New(mb)
-		assert.NotNil(t, s)
-
-		for i := 0; i < count; i++ {
-			s.Message(makeMessage("test"))
-		}
-
-		_, err := os.Stat(dbPath)
-		assert.Nil(t, err)
-
-		stat, err := statFromDB(mb.Config().Stats.DBPath, day, "user", "tester")
-		assert.Nil(t, err)
-		actual := stat.val
-		assert.Equal(t, actual, expected)
-	})
-
-	rmDB(t)
-
-	t.Run("TestTenUserCounter", func(t *testing.T) {
-		day := mkDay()
-		count := 5
-		expected := value(count)
-		mb := bot.NewMockBot()
-		mb.Cfg.Stats.DBPath = dbPath
-		s := New(mb)
-		assert.NotNil(t, s)
-
-		for i := 0; i < count; i++ {
-			s.Message(makeMessage("test"))
-		}
-
-		_, err := os.Stat(dbPath)
-		assert.Nil(t, err)
-
-		stat, err := statFromDB(mb.Config().Stats.DBPath, day, "user", "tester")
-		assert.Nil(t, err)
-		actual := stat.val
-		assert.Equal(t, actual, expected)
-	})
-
-	rmDB(t)
-
-	t.Run("TestChannelCounter", func(t *testing.T) {
-		day := mkDay()
-		count := 5
-		expected := value(count)
-		mb := bot.NewMockBot()
-		mb.Cfg.Stats.DBPath = dbPath
-		s := New(mb)
-		assert.NotNil(t, s)
-
-		for i := 0; i < count; i++ {
-			s.Message(makeMessage("test"))
-		}
-
-		_, err := os.Stat(dbPath)
-		assert.Nil(t, err)
-
-		stat, err := statFromDB(mb.Config().Stats.DBPath, day, "channel", "test")
-		assert.Nil(t, err)
-		actual := stat.val
-		assert.Equal(t, actual, expected)
-	})
-
-	rmDB(t)
-
-	t.Run("TestSightingCounter", func(t *testing.T) {
-		day := mkDay()
-		count := 5
-		expected := value(count)
-		mb := bot.NewMockBot()
-
-		mb.Cfg.Stats.DBPath = dbPath
-		mb.Cfg.Stats.Sightings = []string{"user", "nobody"}
-
-		s := New(mb)
-		assert.NotNil(t, s)
-
-		for i := 0; i < count; i++ {
-			s.Message(makeMessage("user sighting"))
-		}
-
-		_, err := os.Stat(dbPath)
-		assert.Nil(t, err)
-
-		stat, err := statFromDB(mb.Config().Stats.DBPath, day, "sighting", "user")
-		assert.Nil(t, err)
-		actual := stat.val
-		assert.Equal(t, actual, expected)
-	})
-
-	rmDB(t)
-
-	t.Run("TestSightingCounterNoResults", func(t *testing.T) {
-		day := mkDay()
-		count := 5
-		expected := value(0)
-		mb := bot.NewMockBot()
-
-		mb.Cfg.Stats.DBPath = dbPath
-		mb.Cfg.Stats.Sightings = []string{}
-
-		s := New(mb)
-		assert.NotNil(t, s)
-
-		for i := 0; i < count; i++ {
-			s.Message(makeMessage("user sighting"))
-		}
-
-		_, err := os.Stat(dbPath)
-		assert.Nil(t, err)
-
-		stat, err := statFromDB(mb.Config().Stats.DBPath, day, "sighting", "user")
-		assert.Nil(t, err)
-		actual := stat.val
-		assert.Equal(t, actual, expected)
-	})
-
-	rmDB(t)
-}
diff --git a/plugins/talker/talker.go b/plugins/talker/talker.go
index 143e17b..b96866f 100644
--- a/plugins/talker/talker.go
+++ b/plugins/talker/talker.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ package talker
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"math/rand"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/velour/catbase/bot"
@@ -40,16 +39,13 @@ var goatse []string = []string{
 }
 
 type TalkerPlugin struct {
-	Bot          bot.Bot
-	enforceNicks bool
-	sayings      []string
+	Bot     bot.Bot
+	sayings []string
 }
 
 func New(bot bot.Bot) *TalkerPlugin {
 	return &TalkerPlugin{
-		Bot:          bot,
-		enforceNicks: bot.Config().EnforceNicks,
-		sayings:      bot.Config().WelcomeMsgs,
+		Bot: bot,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -81,13 +77,6 @@ func (p *TalkerPlugin) Message(message msg.Message) bool {
 		return true
 	}
 
-	if p.enforceNicks && len(message.User.Name) != 9 {
-		msg := fmt.Sprintf("Hey %s, we really like to have 9 character nicks because we're crazy OCD and stuff.",
-			message.User.Name)
-		p.Bot.SendMessage(message.Channel, msg)
-		return true
-	}
-
 	return false
 }
 
@@ -97,14 +86,6 @@ func (p *TalkerPlugin) Help(channel string, parts []string) {
 
 // Empty event handler because this plugin does not do anything on event recv
 func (p *TalkerPlugin) Event(kind string, message msg.Message) bool {
-	if kind == "JOIN" && strings.ToLower(message.User.Name) != strings.ToLower(p.Bot.Config().Nick) {
-		if len(p.sayings) == 0 {
-			return false
-		}
-		msg := fmt.Sprintf(p.sayings[rand.Intn(len(p.sayings))], message.User.Name)
-		p.Bot.SendMessage(message.Channel, msg)
-		return true
-	}
 	return false
 }
 
diff --git a/plugins/talker/talker_test.go b/plugins/talker/talker_test.go
index fd81aa6..dd45ec1 100644
--- a/plugins/talker/talker_test.go
+++ b/plugins/talker/talker_test.go
@@ -74,47 +74,6 @@ func TestSayCommand(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Contains(t, mb.Messages[0], "hello")
 }
 
-func TestNineChars(t *testing.T) {
-	mb := bot.NewMockBot()
-	c := New(mb)
-	c.enforceNicks = true
-	assert.NotNil(t, c)
-	res := c.Message(makeMessage("hello there"))
-	assert.Len(t, mb.Messages, 1)
-	assert.True(t, res)
-	assert.Contains(t, mb.Messages[0], "OCD")
-}
-
-func TestWelcome(t *testing.T) {
-	mb := bot.NewMockBot()
-	c := New(mb)
-	c.sayings = []string{"Hi"}
-	assert.NotNil(t, c)
-	res := c.Event("JOIN", makeMessage("hello there"))
-	assert.Len(t, mb.Messages, 1)
-	assert.True(t, res)
-	assert.Contains(t, mb.Messages[0], "Hi")
-}
-
-func TestNoSayings(t *testing.T) {
-	mb := bot.NewMockBot()
-	c := New(mb)
-	c.sayings = []string{}
-	assert.NotNil(t, c)
-	res := c.Event("JOIN", makeMessage("hello there"))
-	assert.Len(t, mb.Messages, 0)
-	assert.False(t, res)
-}
-
-func TestNonJoinEvent(t *testing.T) {
-	mb := bot.NewMockBot()
-	c := New(mb)
-	assert.NotNil(t, c)
-	res := c.Event("SPLURT", makeMessage("hello there"))
-	assert.Len(t, mb.Messages, 0)
-	assert.False(t, res)
-}
-
 func TestHelp(t *testing.T) {
 	mb := bot.NewMockBot()
 	c := New(mb)
diff --git a/plugins/twitch/twitch.go b/plugins/twitch/twitch.go
index 941b55a..bbe4003 100644
--- a/plugins/twitch/twitch.go
+++ b/plugins/twitch/twitch.go
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ func New(bot bot.Bot) *TwitchPlugin {
 		twitchList: map[string]*Twitcher{},
 	}
 
-	for _, users := range p.config.Twitch.Users {
-		for _, twitcherName := range users {
+	for _, ch := range p.config.GetArray("Twitch.Channels") {
+		for _, twitcherName := range p.config.GetArray("Twitch." + ch + ".Users") {
 			if _, ok := p.twitchList[twitcherName]; !ok {
 				p.twitchList[twitcherName] = &Twitcher{
 					name: twitcherName,
@@ -67,10 +67,7 @@ func New(bot bot.Bot) *TwitchPlugin {
 				}
 			}
 		}
-	}
-
-	for channel := range p.config.Twitch.Users {
-		go p.twitchLoop(channel)
+		go p.twitchLoop(ch)
 	}
 
 	return p
@@ -120,9 +117,9 @@ func (p *TwitchPlugin) serveStreaming(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 func (p *TwitchPlugin) Message(message msg.Message) bool {
 	if strings.ToLower(message.Body) == "twitch status" {
 		channel := message.Channel
-		if _, ok := p.config.Twitch.Users[channel]; ok {
-			for _, twitcherName := range p.config.Twitch.Users[channel] {
-				if _, ok = p.twitchList[twitcherName]; ok {
+		if users := p.config.GetArray("Twitch." + channel + ".Users"); len(users) > 0 {
+			for _, twitcherName := range users {
+				if _, ok := p.twitchList[twitcherName]; ok {
 					p.checkTwitch(channel, p.twitchList[twitcherName], true)
 				}
 			}
@@ -147,14 +144,14 @@ func (p *TwitchPlugin) Help(channel string, parts []string) {
 }
 
 func (p *TwitchPlugin) twitchLoop(channel string) {
-	frequency := p.config.Twitch.Freq
+	frequency := p.config.GetInt("Twitch.Freq")
 
 	log.Println("Checking every ", frequency, " seconds")
 
 	for {
 		time.Sleep(time.Duration(frequency) * time.Second)
 
-		for _, twitcherName := range p.config.Twitch.Users[channel] {
+		for _, twitcherName := range p.config.GetArray("Twitch." + channel + ".Users") {
 			p.checkTwitch(channel, p.twitchList[twitcherName], false)
 		}
 	}
@@ -200,8 +197,8 @@ func (p *TwitchPlugin) checkTwitch(channel string, twitcher *Twitcher, alwaysPri
 
 	baseURL.RawQuery = query.Encode()
 
-	cid := p.config.Twitch.ClientID
-	auth := p.config.Twitch.Authorization
+	cid := p.config.Get("Twitch.ClientID")
+	auth := p.config.Get("Twitch.Authorization")
 
 	body, ok := getRequest(baseURL.String(), cid, auth)
 	if !ok {
diff --git a/plugins/twitch/twitch_test.go b/plugins/twitch/twitch_test.go
index ba0967d..bfdbf7b 100644
--- a/plugins/twitch/twitch_test.go
+++ b/plugins/twitch/twitch_test.go
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ func makeMessage(payload string) msg.Message {
 func makeTwitchPlugin(t *testing.T) (*TwitchPlugin, *bot.MockBot) {
 	mb := bot.NewMockBot()
 	c := New(mb)
-	c.config.Twitch.Users = map[string][]string{"test": []string{"drseabass"}}
+	c.config.SetArray("Twitch.Channels", []string{"test"})
+	c.config.SetArray("Twitch.test.Users", []string{"drseabass"})
 	assert.NotNil(t, c)
 
 	c.twitchList["drseabass"] = &Twitcher{
diff --git a/plugins/your/your.go b/plugins/your/your.go
index 810b6fe..59d1222 100644
--- a/plugins/your/your.go
+++ b/plugins/your/your.go
@@ -28,13 +28,16 @@ func New(bot bot.Bot) *YourPlugin {
 // This function returns true if the plugin responds in a meaningful way to the users message.
 // Otherwise, the function returns false and the bot continues execution of other plugins.
 func (p *YourPlugin) Message(message msg.Message) bool {
-	if len(message.Body) > p.config.Your.MaxLength {
+	if len(message.Body) > p.config.GetInt("Your.MaxLength") {
 		return false
 	}
 	msg := message.Body
-	for _, replacement := range p.config.Your.Replacements {
-		if rand.Float64() < replacement.Frequency {
-			r := strings.NewReplacer(replacement.This, replacement.That)
+	for _, replacement := range p.config.GetArray("Your.Replacements") {
+		freq := p.config.GetFloat64("your.replacements." + replacement + ".freq")
+		this := p.config.Get("your.replacements." + replacement + ".this")
+		that := p.config.Get("your.replacements." + replacement + ".that")
+		if rand.Float64() < freq {
+			r := strings.NewReplacer(this, that)
 			msg = r.Replace(msg)
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/plugins/your/your_test.go b/plugins/your/your_test.go
index 01d3f4f..82ea896 100644
--- a/plugins/your/your_test.go
+++ b/plugins/your/your_test.go
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/velour/catbase/bot"
 	"github.com/velour/catbase/bot/msg"
 	"github.com/velour/catbase/bot/user"
-	"github.com/velour/catbase/config"
 )
 
 func makeMessage(payload string) msg.Message {
@@ -30,17 +29,14 @@ func TestReplacement(t *testing.T) {
 	mb := bot.NewMockBot()
 	c := New(mb)
 	assert.NotNil(t, c)
-	c.config.Your.MaxLength = 1000
-	c.config.Your.Replacements = []config.Replacement{
-		config.Replacement{
-			This:      "fuck",
-			That:      "duck",
-			Frequency: 1.0,
-		},
-	}
+	c.config.Set("Your.MaxLength", "1000")
+	c.config.SetArray("your.replacements", []string{"0"})
+	c.config.Set("your.replacements.0.freq", "1.0")
+	c.config.Set("your.replacements.0.this", "fuck")
+	c.config.Set("your.replacements.0.that", "duck")
 	res := c.Message(makeMessage("fuck a duck"))
-	assert.Len(t, mb.Messages, 1)
 	assert.True(t, res)
+	assert.Len(t, mb.Messages, 1)
 	assert.Contains(t, mb.Messages[0], "duck a duck")
 }
 
@@ -48,24 +44,19 @@ func TestNoReplacement(t *testing.T) {
 	mb := bot.NewMockBot()
 	c := New(mb)
 	assert.NotNil(t, c)
-	c.config.Your.MaxLength = 1000
-	c.config.Your.Replacements = []config.Replacement{
-		config.Replacement{
-			This:      "nope",
-			That:      "duck",
-			Frequency: 1.0,
-		},
-		config.Replacement{
-			This:      " fuck",
-			That:      "duck",
-			Frequency: 1.0,
-		},
-		config.Replacement{
-			This:      "Fuck",
-			That:      "duck",
-			Frequency: 1.0,
-		},
-	}
+	c.config.Set("Your.MaxLength", "1000")
+	c.config.SetArray("your.replacements", []string{"0", "1", "2"})
+	c.config.Set("your.replacements.0.freq", "1.0")
+	c.config.Set("your.replacements.0.this", "nope")
+	c.config.Set("your.replacements.0.that", "duck")
+
+	c.config.Set("your.replacements.1.freq", "1.0")
+	c.config.Set("your.replacements.1.this", "nope")
+	c.config.Set("your.replacements.1.that", "duck")
+
+	c.config.Set("your.replacements.2.freq", "1.0")
+	c.config.Set("your.replacements.2.this", "Fuck")
+	c.config.Set("your.replacements.2.that", "duck")
 	c.Message(makeMessage("fuck a duck"))
 	assert.Len(t, mb.Messages, 0)
 }
diff --git a/slack/slack.go b/slack/slack.go
index 32faaaa..f6ba143 100644
--- a/slack/slack.go
+++ b/slack/slack.go
@@ -210,11 +210,11 @@ func (s *Slack) SendMessageType(channel, message string, meMessage bool) (string
 		postUrl = "https://slack.com/api/chat.meMessage"
 	}
 
-	nick := s.config.Nick
-	icon := s.config.IconURL
+	nick := s.config.Get("Nick")
+	icon := s.config.Get("IconURL")
 
 	resp, err := http.PostForm(postUrl,
-		url.Values{"token": {s.config.Slack.Token},
+		url.Values{"token": {s.config.Get("Slack.Token")},
 			"username": {nick},
 			"icon_url": {icon},
 			"channel":  {channel},
@@ -269,11 +269,11 @@ func (s *Slack) SendAction(channel, message string) string {
 }
 
 func (s *Slack) ReplyToMessageIdentifier(channel, message, identifier string) (string, bool) {
-	nick := s.config.Nick
-	icon := s.config.IconURL
+	nick := s.config.Get("Nick")
+	icon := s.config.Get("IconURL")
 
 	resp, err := http.PostForm("https://slack.com/api/chat.postMessage",
-		url.Values{"token": {s.config.Slack.Token},
+		url.Values{"token": {s.config.Get("Slack.Token")},
 			"username":  {nick},
 			"icon_url":  {icon},
 			"channel":   {channel},
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ func (s *Slack) ReplyToMessage(channel, message string, replyTo msg.Message) (st
 func (s *Slack) React(channel, reaction string, message msg.Message) bool {
 	log.Printf("Reacting in %s: %s", channel, reaction)
 	resp, err := http.PostForm("https://slack.com/api/reactions.add",
-		url.Values{"token": {s.config.Slack.Token},
+		url.Values{"token": {s.config.Get("Slack.Token")},
 			"name":      {reaction},
 			"channel":   {channel},
 			"timestamp": {message.AdditionalData["RAW_SLACK_TIMESTAMP"]}})
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ func (s *Slack) React(channel, reaction string, message msg.Message) bool {
 func (s *Slack) Edit(channel, newMessage, identifier string) bool {
 	log.Printf("Editing in (%s) %s: %s", identifier, channel, newMessage)
 	resp, err := http.PostForm("https://slack.com/api/chat.update",
-		url.Values{"token": {s.config.Slack.Token},
+		url.Values{"token": {s.config.Get("Slack.Token")},
 			"channel": {channel},
 			"text":    {newMessage},
 			"ts":      {identifier}})
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ func (s *Slack) GetEmojiList() map[string]string {
 
 func (s *Slack) populateEmojiList() {
 	resp, err := http.PostForm("https://slack.com/api/emoji.list",
-		url.Values{"token": {s.config.Slack.Token}})
+		url.Values{"token": {s.config.Get("Slack.Token")}})
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Printf("Error retrieving emoji list from Slack: %s", err)
 		return
@@ -545,7 +545,7 @@ func (s *Slack) markAllChannelsRead() {
 func (s *Slack) getAllChannels() []slackChannelListItem {
 	u := s.url + "channels.list"
 	resp, err := http.PostForm(u,
-		url.Values{"token": {s.config.Slack.Token}})
+		url.Values{"token": {s.config.Get("Slack.Token")}})
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Printf("Error posting user info request: %s",
 			err)
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@ func (s *Slack) getAllChannels() []slackChannelListItem {
 func (s *Slack) markChannelAsRead(slackChanId string) error {
 	u := s.url + "channels.info"
 	resp, err := http.PostForm(u,
-		url.Values{"token": {s.config.Slack.Token}, "channel": {slackChanId}})
+		url.Values{"token": {s.config.Get("Slack.Token")}, "channel": {slackChanId}})
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Printf("Error posting user info request: %s",
 			err)
@@ -592,7 +592,7 @@ func (s *Slack) markChannelAsRead(slackChanId string) error {
 
 	u = s.url + "channels.mark"
 	resp, err = http.PostForm(u,
-		url.Values{"token": {s.config.Slack.Token}, "channel": {slackChanId}, "ts": {chanInfo.Channel.Latest.Ts}})
+		url.Values{"token": {s.config.Get("Slack.Token")}, "channel": {slackChanId}, "ts": {chanInfo.Channel.Latest.Ts}})
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Printf("Error posting user info request: %s",
 			err)
@@ -617,7 +617,7 @@ func (s *Slack) markChannelAsRead(slackChanId string) error {
 }
 
 func (s *Slack) connect() {
-	token := s.config.Slack.Token
+	token := s.config.Get("Slack.Token")
 	u := fmt.Sprintf("https://slack.com/api/rtm.connect?token=%s", token)
 	resp, err := http.Get(u)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -663,7 +663,7 @@ func (s *Slack) getUser(id string) (string, bool) {
 	log.Printf("User %s not already found, requesting info", id)
 	u := s.url + "users.info"
 	resp, err := http.PostForm(u,
-		url.Values{"token": {s.config.Slack.Token}, "user": {id}})
+		url.Values{"token": {s.config.Get("Slack.Token")}, "user": {id}})
 	if err != nil || resp.StatusCode != 200 {
 		log.Printf("Error posting user info request: %d %s",
 			resp.StatusCode, err)
@@ -685,7 +685,7 @@ func (s *Slack) Who(id string) []string {
 	log.Println("Who is queried for ", id)
 	u := s.url + "channels.info"
 	resp, err := http.PostForm(u,
-		url.Values{"token": {s.config.Slack.Token}, "channel": {id}})
+		url.Values{"token": {s.config.Get("Slack.Token")}, "channel": {id}})
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Printf("Error posting user info request: %s",
 			err)