diff --git a/beetsplug/convert.py b/beetsplug/convert.py
index 671435c6c..75a16eb0f 100644
--- a/beetsplug/convert.py
+++ b/beetsplug/convert.py
@@ -28,17 +28,6 @@ log = logging.getLogger('beets')
 DEVNULL = open(os.devnull, 'wb')
 _fs_lock = threading.Lock()
 
-config.add({
-    'convert': {
-        u'dest': None,
-        u'threads': util.cpu_count(),
-        u'ffmpeg': u'ffmpeg',
-        u'opts': u'-aq 2',
-        u'max_bitrate': 500,
-        u'embed': True,
-    }
-})
-
 
 def encode(source, dest):
     log.info(u'Started encoding {0}'.format(util.displayable_path(source)))
@@ -117,6 +106,17 @@ def convert_func(lib, opts, args):
 
 
 class ConvertPlugin(BeetsPlugin):
+    def __init__(self):
+        super(ConvertPlugin, self).__init__()
+        self.config.add({
+            u'dest': None,
+            u'threads': util.cpu_count(),
+            u'ffmpeg': u'ffmpeg',
+            u'opts': u'-aq 2',
+            u'max_bitrate': 500,
+            u'embed': True,
+        })
+
     def commands(self):
         cmd = ui.Subcommand('convert', help='convert to external location')
         cmd.parser.add_option('-a', '--album', action='store_true',
diff --git a/beetsplug/echonest_tempo.py b/beetsplug/echonest_tempo.py
index 9406ae0ef..bdfc8ac21 100644
--- a/beetsplug/echonest_tempo.py
+++ b/beetsplug/echonest_tempo.py
@@ -26,13 +26,6 @@ import pyechonest.song
 # Global logger.
 log = logging.getLogger('beets')
 
-config.add({
-    'echonest_tempo': {
-        'apikey': u'NY2KTZHQ0QDSHBAP6',
-        'auto': True,
-    }
-})
-
 def fetch_item_tempo(lib, loglevel, item, write):
     """Fetch and store tempo for a single item. If ``write``, then the
     tempo will also be written to the file itself in the bpm field. The 
@@ -76,9 +69,13 @@ class EchoNestTempoPlugin(BeetsPlugin):
     def __init__(self):
         super(EchoNestTempoPlugin, self).__init__()
         self.import_stages = [self.imported]
+        self.config.add({
+            'apikey': u'NY2KTZHQ0QDSHBAP6',
+            'auto': True,
+        })
 
         pyechonest.config.ECHO_NEST_API_KEY = \
-                config['echonest_tempo']['apikey'].get(unicode)
+                self.config['apikey'].get(unicode)
 
     def commands(self):
         cmd = ui.Subcommand('tempo', help='fetch song tempo (bpm)')
@@ -99,6 +96,6 @@ class EchoNestTempoPlugin(BeetsPlugin):
 
     # Auto-fetch tempo on import.
     def imported(self, config, task):
-        if config['echonest_tempo']['auto']:
+        if self.config['auto']:
             for item in task.imported_items():
                 fetch_item_tempo(config.lib, logging.DEBUG, item, False)
diff --git a/beetsplug/embedart.py b/beetsplug/embedart.py
index c5625bb2e..c2a6bc18a 100644
--- a/beetsplug/embedart.py
+++ b/beetsplug/embedart.py
@@ -26,13 +26,6 @@ from beets import config
 
 log = logging.getLogger('beets')
 
-config.add({
-    'embedart': {
-        'maxwidth': 0,
-        'auto': True,
-    }
-})
-
 def _embed(path, items):
     """Embed an image file, located at `path`, into each item.
     """
@@ -65,9 +58,13 @@ class EmbedCoverArtPlugin(BeetsPlugin):
     """
     def __init__(self):
         super(EmbedCoverArtPlugin, self).__init__()
-        if config['embedart']['maxwidth'].get(int) and \
+        self.config.add({
+            'maxwidth': 0,
+            'auto': True,
+        })
+        if self.config['maxwidth'].get(int) and \
                 not ArtResizer.shared.local:
-            config['embedart']['maxwidth'] = 0
+            self.config['maxwidth'] = 0
             log.warn("embedart: ImageMagick or PIL not found; "
                      "'maxwidth' option ignored")
 
diff --git a/beetsplug/fetchart.py b/beetsplug/fetchart.py
index 9c8185f53..2eb2b5103 100644
--- a/beetsplug/fetchart.py
+++ b/beetsplug/fetchart.py
@@ -34,13 +34,6 @@ DOWNLOAD_EXTENSION = '.jpg'
 
 log = logging.getLogger('beets')
 
-config.add({
-    'fetchart': {
-        'auto': True,
-        'maxwidth': 0,
-    }
-})
-
 
 def _fetch_image(url):
     """Downloads an image from a URL and checks whether it seems to
@@ -216,15 +209,17 @@ class FetchArtPlugin(BeetsPlugin):
     def __init__(self):
         super(FetchArtPlugin, self).__init__()
 
-        self.autofetch = True
-        self.maxwidth = 0
+        self.config.add({
+            'auto': True,
+            'maxwidth': 0,
+        })
+
         # Holds paths to downloaded images between fetching them and
         # placing them in the filesystem.
         self.art_paths = {}
 
-        self.autofetch = config['fetchart']['auto'].get(bool)
-        self.maxwidth = config['fetchart']['maxwidth'].get(int)
-        if self.autofetch:
+        self.maxwidth = self.config['maxwidth'].get(int)
+        if self.config['auto']:
             # Enable two import hooks when fetching is enabled.
             self.import_stages = [self.fetch_art]
             self.register_listener('import_task_files', self.assign_art)
diff --git a/beetsplug/fuzzy_search.py b/beetsplug/fuzzy_search.py
index 3531a832c..4957462ef 100644
--- a/beetsplug/fuzzy_search.py
+++ b/beetsplug/fuzzy_search.py
@@ -20,15 +20,6 @@ from beets.util.functemplate import Template
 from beets import config
 import difflib
 
-config.add({
-    'fuzzy': {
-        'threshold': 0.7,
-    }
-})
-
-
-# THRESHOLD = 0.7
-
 
 def fuzzy_score(queryMatcher, item):
     queryMatcher.set_seq1(item)
@@ -96,5 +87,11 @@ fuzzy_cmd.func = fuzzy_list
 
 
 class Fuzzy(BeetsPlugin):
+    def __init__(self):
+        super(Fuzzy, self).__init__('fuzzy')
+        self.config.add({
+            'threshold': 0.7,
+        })
+
     def commands(self):
         return [fuzzy_cmd]
diff --git a/beetsplug/ihate.py b/beetsplug/ihate.py
index a0231b8d0..81f2d6464 100644
--- a/beetsplug/ihate.py
+++ b/beetsplug/ihate.py
@@ -25,20 +25,6 @@ __author__ = 'baobab@heresiarch.info'
 __version__ = '1.0'
 
 
-config.add({
-    'ihate': {
-        'warn_genre': [],
-        'warn_artist': [],
-        'warn_album': [],
-        'warn_whitelist': [],
-        'skip_genre': [],
-        'skip_artist': [],
-        'skip_album': [],
-        'skip_whitelist': [],
-    }
-})
-
-
 class IHatePlugin(BeetsPlugin):
 
     _instance = None
@@ -58,6 +44,20 @@ class IHatePlugin(BeetsPlugin):
             cls._instance = super(IHatePlugin,
                                   cls).__new__(cls, *args, **kwargs)
         return cls._instance
+    
+    def __init__(self):
+        super(IHatePlugin, self).__init__()
+        self.config.add({
+            'warn_genre': [],
+            'warn_artist': [],
+            'warn_album': [],
+            'warn_whitelist': [],
+            'skip_genre': [],
+            'skip_artist': [],
+            'skip_album': [],
+            'skip_whitelist': [],
+        })
+
 
     @classmethod
     def match_patterns(cls, s, patterns):
@@ -94,28 +94,28 @@ class IHatePlugin(BeetsPlugin):
 
     def job_to_do(self):
         """Return True if at least one pattern is defined."""
-        return any(config['ihate'][l].get(list) for l in
+        return any(self.config[l].get(list) for l in
                    ('warn_genre', 'warn_artist', 'warn_album',
                     'skip_genre', 'skip_artist', 'skip_album'))
 
-    def import_task_choice_event(self, task, config):
+    def import_task_choice_event(self, task):
         if task.choice_flag == action.APPLY:
             if self.job_to_do():
                 self._log.debug('[ihate] processing your hate')
                 if self.do_i_hate_this(task,
-                            config['ihate']['skip_genre'].get(list),
-                            config['ihate']['skip_artist'].get(list),
-                            config['ihate']['skip_album'].get(list),
-                            config['ihate']['skip_whitelist'].get(list)):
+                            self.config['skip_genre'].get(list),
+                            self.config['skip_artist'].get(list),
+                            self.config['skip_album'].get(list),
+                            self.config['skip_whitelist'].get(list)):
                     task.choice_flag = action.SKIP
                     self._log.info(u'[ihate] skipped: {0} - {1}'
                                    .format(task.cur_artist, task.cur_album))
                     return
                 if self.do_i_hate_this(task,
-                            config['ihate']['warn_genre'].get(list),
-                            config['ihate']['warn_artist'].get(list),
-                            config['ihate']['warn_album'].get(list),
-                            config['ihate']['warn_whitelist'].get(list)):
+                            self.config['warn_genre'].get(list),
+                            self.config['warn_artist'].get(list),
+                            self.config['warn_album'].get(list),
+                            self.config['warn_whitelist'].get(list)):
                     self._log.info(u'[ihate] you maybe hate this: {0} - {1}'
                                    .format(task.cur_artist, task.cur_album))
             else:
@@ -126,4 +126,4 @@ class IHatePlugin(BeetsPlugin):
 
 @IHatePlugin.listen('import_task_choice')
 def ihate_import_task_choice(task, session):
-    IHatePlugin().import_task_choice_event(task, config)
+    IHatePlugin().import_task_choice_event(task)
diff --git a/beetsplug/importfeeds.py b/beetsplug/importfeeds.py
index 8c7429cdf..97697480c 100644
--- a/beetsplug/importfeeds.py
+++ b/beetsplug/importfeeds.py
@@ -25,22 +25,19 @@ from beets import config
 
 M3U_DEFAULT_NAME = 'imported.m3u'
 
-config.add({
-    'importfeeds': {
-        'formats': [],
-        'm3u_name': u'imported.m3u',
-        'dir': None,
-    }
-})
-
 class ImportFeedsPlugin(BeetsPlugin):
     def __init__(self):
         super(ImportFeedsPlugin, self).__init__()
+
+        self.config.add({
+            'formats': [],
+            'm3u_name': u'imported.m3u',
+            'dir': None,
+        })
         
-        feeds_dir = config['importfeeds']['dir'].get()
+        feeds_dir = self.config['dir'].get()
         if feeds_dir: 
-            config['importfeeds']['dir'] = \
-                    os.path.expanduser(bytestring_path(feeds_dir))
+            self.config['dir'] = os.path.expanduser(bytestring_path(feeds_dir))
             if not os.path.exists(syspath(feeds_dir)):
                 os.makedirs(syspath(feeds_dir))
 
diff --git a/beetsplug/inline.py b/beetsplug/inline.py
index 2daaf068c..5ac746651 100644
--- a/beetsplug/inline.py
+++ b/beetsplug/inline.py
@@ -20,10 +20,6 @@ import traceback
 from beets.plugins import BeetsPlugin
 from beets import config
 
-config.add({
-    'pathfields': [],
-})
-
 log = logging.getLogger('beets')
 
 class InlineError(Exception):
@@ -62,6 +58,10 @@ class InlinePlugin(BeetsPlugin):
     def __init__(self):
         super(InlinePlugin, self).__init__()
 
+        config.add({
+            'pathfields': [],
+        })
+
         # Add field expressions.
         for key, view in config['pathfields'].items():
             log.debug(u'adding template field %s' % key)
diff --git a/beetsplug/lastgenre/__init__.py b/beetsplug/lastgenre/__init__.py
index 890e0f1ba..213e1715f 100644
--- a/beetsplug/lastgenre/__init__.py
+++ b/beetsplug/lastgenre/__init__.py
@@ -34,14 +34,6 @@ from beets import ui
 from beets.util import normpath
 from beets import config
 
-config.add({
-    'lastgenre': {
-        'whitelist': os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'genres.txt'),
-        'fallback': None,
-        'canonical': None,
-    }
-})
-
 log = logging.getLogger('beets')
 
 LASTFM = pylast.LastFMNetwork(api_key=plugins.LASTFM_KEY)
@@ -138,8 +130,15 @@ class LastGenrePlugin(plugins.BeetsPlugin):
         super(LastGenrePlugin, self).__init__()
         self.import_stages = [self.imported]
 
+        self.config.add({
+            'whitelist': os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'genres.txt'),
+            'fallback': None,
+            'canonical': None,
+        })
+
+
         # Read the whitelist file.
-        wl_filename = config['lastgenre']['whitelist'].as_filename()
+        wl_filename = self.config['whitelist'].as_filename()
         whitelist = set()
         with open(wl_filename) as f:
             for line in f:
@@ -149,7 +148,7 @@ class LastGenrePlugin(plugins.BeetsPlugin):
         options['whitelist'] = whitelist
 
         # Read the genres tree for canonicalization if enabled.
-        c14n_filename = config['lastgenre']['canonical'].get()
+        c14n_filename = self.config['canonical'].get()
         if c14n_filename is not None:
             c14n_filename = c14n_filename.strip()
             if not c14n_filename:
@@ -164,7 +163,7 @@ class LastGenrePlugin(plugins.BeetsPlugin):
 
     def commands(self):
         lastgenre_cmd = ui.Subcommand('lastgenre', help='fetch genres')
-        def lastgenre_func(lib, config, opts, args):
+        def lastgenre_func(lib, opts, args):
             # The "write to files" option corresponds to the
             # import_write config value.
             write = config['import']['write'].get(bool)
@@ -177,7 +176,7 @@ class LastGenrePlugin(plugins.BeetsPlugin):
                 tags.extend(_tags_for(lastfm_obj))
                 genre = _tags_to_genre(tags)
 
-                fallback_str = config['lastgenre']['fallback'].get()
+                fallback_str = self.config['fallback'].get()
                 if not genre and fallback_str != None:
                     genre = fallback_str
                     log.debug(u'no last.fm genre found: fallback to %s' % genre)
@@ -207,7 +206,7 @@ class LastGenrePlugin(plugins.BeetsPlugin):
         tags.extend(_tags_for(lastfm_obj))
         genre = _tags_to_genre(tags)
         
-        fallback_str = config['lastgenre']['fallback'].get()
+        fallback_str = self.config['fallback'].get()
         if not genre and fallback_str != None:
             genre = fallback_str
             log.debug(u'no last.fm genre found: fallback to %s' % genre)
diff --git a/beetsplug/lyrics.py b/beetsplug/lyrics.py
index 1fc7e1572..2ff54d20c 100644
--- a/beetsplug/lyrics.py
+++ b/beetsplug/lyrics.py
@@ -24,12 +24,6 @@ from beets.plugins import BeetsPlugin
 from beets import ui
 from beets import config
 
-config.add({
-    'lyrics': {
-        'auto': True,
-    }
-})
-
 
 # Global logger.
 
@@ -203,6 +197,9 @@ class LyricsPlugin(BeetsPlugin):
     def __init__(self):
         super(LyricsPlugin, self).__init__()
         self.import_stages = [self.imported]
+        self.config.add({
+            'auto': True,
+        })
 
     def commands(self):
         cmd = ui.Subcommand('lyrics', help='fetch song lyrics')
@@ -222,6 +219,6 @@ class LyricsPlugin(BeetsPlugin):
 
     # Auto-fetch lyrics on import.
     def imported(self, session, task):
-        if config['lyrics']['auto']:
+        if self.config['auto']:
             for item in task.imported_items():
                 fetch_item_lyrics(session.lib, logging.DEBUG, item, False)
diff --git a/beetsplug/mpdupdate.py b/beetsplug/mpdupdate.py
index 95d828596..5fec9ed35 100644
--- a/beetsplug/mpdupdate.py
+++ b/beetsplug/mpdupdate.py
@@ -26,14 +26,6 @@ from beets.plugins import BeetsPlugin
 import socket
 from beets import config
 
-config.add({
-    'mpdupdate': {
-        'host': u'localhost',
-        'port': 6600,
-        'password': u'',
-    }
-})
-
 # No need to introduce a dependency on an MPD library for such a
 # simple use case. Here's a simple socket abstraction to make things
 # easier.
@@ -97,7 +89,13 @@ def update_mpd(host='localhost', port=6600, password=None):
     print('... updated.')
 
 class MPDUpdatePlugin(BeetsPlugin):
-    pass
+    def __init__(self):
+        super(MPDUpdatePlugin, self).__init__()
+        self.config.add({
+            'host': u'localhost',
+            'port': 6600,
+            'password': u'',
+        })
 
 @MPDUpdatePlugin.listen('import')
 def update(lib=None, paths=None):
diff --git a/beetsplug/replaygain.py b/beetsplug/replaygain.py
index 2625ec42d..b6b358c2c 100644
--- a/beetsplug/replaygain.py
+++ b/beetsplug/replaygain.py
@@ -21,18 +21,6 @@ from beets.plugins import BeetsPlugin
 from beets.util import syspath, command_output
 from beets import config
 
-config.add({
-    'replaygain': {
-        'overwrite': False,
-        'albumgain': False,
-        'noclip': True,
-        'apply_gain': False,
-        'targetlevel': 89,
-        'auto': True,
-        'command': u'',
-    }
-})
-
 log = logging.getLogger('beets')
 
 SAMPLE_MAX = 1 << 15
@@ -79,14 +67,24 @@ class ReplayGainPlugin(BeetsPlugin):
         super(ReplayGainPlugin, self).__init__()
         self.import_stages = [self.imported]
 
-        self.overwrite = config['replaygain']['overwrite'].get(bool)
-        self.albumgain = config['replaygain']['albumgain'].get(bool)
-        self.noclip = config['replaygain']['noclip'].get(bool)
-        self.apply_gain = config['replaygain']['apply_gain'].get(bool)
-        target_level = config['replaygain']['targetlevel'].as_number()
+        self.config.add({
+            'overwrite': False,
+            'albumgain': False,
+            'noclip': True,
+            'apply_gain': False,
+            'targetlevel': 89,
+            'auto': True,
+            'command': u'',
+        })
+
+        self.overwrite = self.config['overwrite'].get(bool)
+        self.albumgain = self.config['albumgain'].get(bool)
+        self.noclip = self.config['noclip'].get(bool)
+        self.apply_gain = self.config['apply_gain'].get(bool)
+        target_level = self.config['targetlevel'].as_number()
         self.gain_offset = int(target_level - 89)
-        self.automatic = config['replaygain']['auto'].get(bool)
-        self.command = config['replaygain']['command'].get(unicode)
+        self.automatic = self.config['auto'].get(bool)
+        self.command = self.config['command'].get(unicode)
 
         if self.command:
             # Explicit executable path.
diff --git a/beetsplug/rewrite.py b/beetsplug/rewrite.py
index 9bbce86dc..ad789ac9b 100644
--- a/beetsplug/rewrite.py
+++ b/beetsplug/rewrite.py
@@ -24,10 +24,6 @@ from beets import ui
 from beets import library
 from beets import config
 
-config.add({
-    'rewrite': {},
-})
-
 log = logging.getLogger('beets')
 
 def rewriter(field, rules):
@@ -50,9 +46,11 @@ class RewritePlugin(BeetsPlugin):
         super(BeetsPlugin, self).__init__()
         BeetsPlugin.template_fields = {}
 
+        self.config.add({})
+
         # Gather all the rewrite rules for each field.
         rules = defaultdict(list)
-        for key, value in config['rewrite'].items():
+        for key, value in self.config.items():
             try:
                 fieldname, pattern = key.split(None, 1)
             except ValueError:
diff --git a/beetsplug/scrub.py b/beetsplug/scrub.py
index 70f639631..7793e8bf6 100644
--- a/beetsplug/scrub.py
+++ b/beetsplug/scrub.py
@@ -22,12 +22,6 @@ from beets import ui
 from beets import util
 from beets import config
 
-config.add({
-    'scrub': {
-        'auto': True,
-    }
-})
-
 log = logging.getLogger('beets')
 
 _MUTAGEN_FORMATS = {
@@ -50,6 +44,12 @@ scrubbing = False
 
 class ScrubPlugin(BeetsPlugin):
     """Removes extraneous metadata from files' tags."""
+    def __init__(self):
+        super(ScrubPlugin, self).__init__()
+        self.config.add({
+            'auto': True,
+        })
+
     def commands(self):
         def scrub_func(lib, opts, args):
             # This is a little bit hacky, but we set a global flag to
diff --git a/beetsplug/the.py b/beetsplug/the.py
index d26692f7c..dc32e1aa4 100644
--- a/beetsplug/the.py
+++ b/beetsplug/the.py
@@ -17,18 +17,6 @@
 import re
 import logging
 from beets.plugins import BeetsPlugin
-from beets import config
-
-config.add({
-    'the': {
-        'the': True,
-        'a': True,
-        'format': u'{0}, {1}',
-        'strip': False,
-        'patterns': [],
-    }
-})
-
 
 __author__ = 'baobab@heresiarch.info'
 __version__ = '1.1'
@@ -57,7 +45,15 @@ class ThePlugin(BeetsPlugin):
     def __init__(self):
         super(ThePlugin, self).__init__()
 
-        self.patterns = config['the']['patterns'].get(list)
+        self.config.add({
+            'the': True,
+            'a': True,
+            'format': u'{0}, {1}',
+            'strip': False,
+            'patterns': [],
+        })
+
+        self.patterns = self.config['patterns'].get(list)
         for p in self.patterns:
             if p:
                 try:
@@ -68,9 +64,9 @@ class ThePlugin(BeetsPlugin):
                     if not (p.startswith('^') or p.endswith('$')):
                         self._log.warn(u'[the] warning: \"{0}\" will not '
                                        'match string start/end'.format(p))
-        if config['the']['a']:
+        if self.config['a']:
             self.patterns = [PATTERN_A] + self.patterns
-        if config['the']['the']:
+        if self.config['the']:
             self.patterns = [PATTERN_THE] + self.patterns
         if not self.patterns:
             self._log.warn(u'[the] no patterns defined!')
@@ -92,10 +88,10 @@ class ThePlugin(BeetsPlugin):
                 return text
             else:
                 r = re.sub(r, '', text).strip()
-                if config['the']['strip']:
+                if self.config['strip']:
                     return r
                 else:
-                    fmt = config['the']['format'].get(unicode)
+                    fmt = self.config['format'].get(unicode)
                     return fmt.format(r, t.strip()).strip()
         else:
             return u''
diff --git a/beetsplug/web/__init__.py b/beetsplug/web/__init__.py
index 58fe2191a..04d1fa29b 100644
--- a/beetsplug/web/__init__.py
+++ b/beetsplug/web/__init__.py
@@ -16,19 +16,11 @@
 from beets.plugins import BeetsPlugin
 from beets import ui
 from beets import util
-from beets import config
 import beets.library
 import flask
 from flask import g
 import os
 
-config.add({
-    'web': {
-        'host': u'',
-        'port': 8337,
-    }
-})
-
 
 # Utilities.
 
@@ -127,19 +119,26 @@ def home():
 # Plugin hook.
 
 class WebPlugin(BeetsPlugin):
+    def __init__(self):
+        super(WebPlugin, self).__init__()
+        self.config.add({
+            'host': u'',
+            'port': 8337,
+        })
+
     def commands(self):
         cmd = ui.Subcommand('web', help='start a Web interface')
         cmd.parser.add_option('-d', '--debug', action='store_true',
                               default=False, help='debug mode')
         def func(lib, opts, args):
             if args:
-                config['web']['host'] = args.pop(0)
+                self.config['host'] = args.pop(0)
             if args:
-                config['web']['port'] = int(args.pop(0))
+                self.config['port'] = int(args.pop(0))
 
             app.config['lib'] = lib
-            app.run(host=config['web']['host'].get(unicode),
-                    port=config['web']['port'].get(int),
+            app.run(host=self.config['host'].get(unicode),
+                    port=self.config['port'].get(int),
                     debug=opts.debug, threaded=True)
         cmd.func = func
         return [cmd]
diff --git a/beetsplug/zero.py b/beetsplug/zero.py
index e3d00f0de..0dc5e228e 100644
--- a/beetsplug/zero.py
+++ b/beetsplug/zero.py
@@ -19,16 +19,8 @@ import logging
 from beets.plugins import BeetsPlugin
 from beets.library import ITEM_KEYS
 from beets.importer import action
-from beets import config
 from beets.util import confit
 
-config.add({
-    'zero': {
-        'fields': [],
-    }
-})
-
-
 __author__ = 'baobab@heresiarch.info'
 __version__ = '0.10'
 
@@ -47,17 +39,21 @@ class ZeroPlugin(BeetsPlugin):
     def __init__(self):
         super(ZeroPlugin, self).__init__()
 
+        self.config.add({
+            'fields': [],
+        })
+
         self.fields = []
         self.patterns = {}
         self.warned = False
 
-        for f in config['zero']['fields'].get(list):
+        for f in self.config['fields'].get(list):
             if f not in ITEM_KEYS:
                 self._log.error('[zero] invalid field: {0}'.format(f))
             else:
                 self.fields.append(f)
                 try:
-                    self.patterns[f] = config['zero'][f].get(list)
+                    self.patterns[f] = self.config[f].get(list)
                 except confit.NotFoundError:
                     self.patterns[f] = [u'']