diff --git a/beetsplug/fuzzy.py b/beetsplug/fuzzy.py
index e3ba372f8..d017ff0c2 100644
--- a/beetsplug/fuzzy.py
+++ b/beetsplug/fuzzy.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ from __future__ import (division, absolute_import, print_function,
 
 from beets.plugins import BeetsPlugin
 from beets.dbcore.query import StringFieldQuery
+from beets import config
 import difflib
 
 
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ class FuzzyQuery(StringFieldQuery):
         if pattern.islower():
             val = val.lower()
         queryMatcher = difflib.SequenceMatcher(None, pattern, val)
-        threshold = self.config['threshold'].as_number()
+        threshold = config['fuzzy']['threshold'].as_number()
         return queryMatcher.quick_ratio() >= threshold
 
 
diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index f8f1c00ff..04b4e1292 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ Little fixes and improvements:
   with Discogs on setup. :bug:`1417`
 * :doc:`/plugins/importadded`: Fix a crash when importing singletons in-place.
   :bug:`1416`
+* :doc:`/plugins/fuzzy`: Fix a regression causing a crash in the last release.
+  :bug:`1422`
 
 1.3.11 (April 5, 2015)
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