diff --git a/NadekoBot/Classes/JSONModels/Configuration.cs b/NadekoBot/Classes/JSONModels/Configuration.cs
index 3cd319e1..3b7a612a 100644
--- a/NadekoBot/Classes/JSONModels/Configuration.cs
+++ b/NadekoBot/Classes/JSONModels/Configuration.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.IO;
+using Discord;
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
 
 namespace NadekoBot.Classes.JSONModels {
     public class Configuration {
@@ -42,4 +45,23 @@ namespace NadekoBot.Classes.JSONModels {
             "https://49.media.tumblr.com/8e8a099c4eba22abd3ec0f70fd087cce/tumblr_nxovj9oY861ur1mffo1_500.gif ",
         };
     }
+
+    public static class ConfigHandler {
+        private static readonly object configLock = new object();
+        public static void SaveConfig() {
+            lock (configLock) {
+                File.WriteAllText("data/config.json", JsonConvert.SerializeObject(NadekoBot.Config, Formatting.Indented));
+            }
+        }
+
+        public static bool IsBlackListed(MessageEventArgs evArgs) => IsUserBlacklisted(evArgs.User.Id) ||
+                                                                      (!evArgs.Channel.IsPrivate &&
+                                                                       (IsChannelBlacklisted(evArgs.Channel.Id) || IsServerBlacklisted(evArgs.Server.Id)));
+
+        public static bool IsServerBlacklisted(ulong id) => NadekoBot.Config.ServerBlacklist.Contains(id);
+
+        public static bool IsChannelBlacklisted(ulong id) => NadekoBot.Config.ChannelBlacklist.Contains(id);
+
+        public static bool IsUserBlacklisted(ulong id) => NadekoBot.Config.UserBlacklist.Contains(id);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/NadekoBot/Classes/Permissions/PermissionChecker.cs b/NadekoBot/Classes/Permissions/PermissionChecker.cs
index 837d74de..5694ad91 100644
--- a/NadekoBot/Classes/Permissions/PermissionChecker.cs
+++ b/NadekoBot/Classes/Permissions/PermissionChecker.cs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ using Discord;
 using Discord.Commands;
 using System.Collections.Concurrent;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using NadekoBot.Classes.JSONModels;
 
 namespace NadekoBot.Classes.Permissions {
 
@@ -27,9 +28,9 @@ namespace NadekoBot.Classes.Permissions {
         public bool CanRun(Command command, User user, Channel channel, out string error) {
             error = String.Empty;
 
-            if (NadekoBot.IsUserBlacklisted(user.Id) ||
+            if (ConfigHandler.IsUserBlacklisted(user.Id) ||
                 (!channel.IsPrivate &&
-                 (NadekoBot.IsServerBlacklisted(channel.Server.Id) || NadekoBot.IsChannelBlacklisted(channel.Id)))) {
+                 (ConfigHandler.IsServerBlacklisted(channel.Server.Id) || ConfigHandler.IsChannelBlacklisted(channel.Id)))) {
                 return false;
             }
 
diff --git a/NadekoBot/Commands/PlayingRotate.cs b/NadekoBot/Commands/PlayingRotate.cs
index 8cd5384e..dec92efd 100644
--- a/NadekoBot/Commands/PlayingRotate.cs
+++ b/NadekoBot/Commands/PlayingRotate.cs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ using System.Text;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Discord.Commands;
 using System.Timers;
+using NadekoBot.Classes.JSONModels;
 using NadekoBot.Modules;
 
 namespace NadekoBot.Commands {
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@ namespace NadekoBot.Commands {
                 else
                     timer.Start();
                 NadekoBot.Config.IsRotatingStatus = timer.Enabled;
-                NadekoBot.SaveConfig();
+                ConfigHandler.SaveConfig();
             }
             await e.Channel.SendMessage($"❗`Rotating playing status has been {(timer.Enabled ? "enabled" : "disabled")}.`");
         };
@@ -90,7 +91,7 @@ namespace NadekoBot.Commands {
                         return;
                     lock (playingPlaceholderLock) {
                         NadekoBot.Config.RotatingStatuses.Add(arg);
-                        NadekoBot.SaveConfig();
+                        ConfigHandler.SaveConfig();
                     }
                     await e.Channel.SendMessage("🆗 `Added a new playing string.`");
                 });
@@ -124,7 +125,7 @@ namespace NadekoBot.Commands {
                             return;
                         str = NadekoBot.Config.RotatingStatuses[num - 1];
                         NadekoBot.Config.RotatingStatuses.RemoveAt(num - 1);
-                        NadekoBot.SaveConfig();
+                        ConfigHandler.SaveConfig();
                     }
                     await e.Channel.SendMessage($"🆗 `Removed playing string #{num}`({str})");
                 });
diff --git a/NadekoBot/Modules/Permissions.cs b/NadekoBot/Modules/Permissions.cs
index 33c0f08a..3a338485 100644
--- a/NadekoBot/Modules/Permissions.cs
+++ b/NadekoBot/Modules/Permissions.cs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ using Discord.Commands;
 using PermsHandler = NadekoBot.Classes.Permissions.PermissionsHandler;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using NadekoBot.Classes.JSONModels;
 using NadekoBot.Classes.Permissions;
 using NadekoBot.Commands;
 using NadekoBot.Extensions;
@@ -446,7 +447,7 @@ namespace NadekoBot.Modules {
                             if (!e.Message.MentionedUsers.Any()) return;
                             var usr = e.Message.MentionedUsers.First();
                             NadekoBot.Config.UserBlacklist.Add(usr.Id);
-                            NadekoBot.SaveConfig();
+                            ConfigHandler.SaveConfig();
                             await e.Channel.SendMessage($"`Sucessfully blacklisted user {usr.Name}`");
                         });
                     });
@@ -459,7 +460,7 @@ namespace NadekoBot.Modules {
                             if (!e.Message.MentionedChannels.Any()) return;
                             var ch = e.Message.MentionedChannels.First();
                             NadekoBot.Config.UserBlacklist.Add(ch.Id);
-                            NadekoBot.SaveConfig();
+                            ConfigHandler.SaveConfig();
                             await e.Channel.SendMessage($"`Sucessfully blacklisted channel {ch.Name}`");
                         });
                     });
@@ -479,7 +480,7 @@ namespace NadekoBot.Modules {
                                 return;
                             }
                             NadekoBot.Config.ServerBlacklist.Add(server.Id);
-                            NadekoBot.SaveConfig();
+                            ConfigHandler.SaveConfig();
                             //cleanup trivias and typeracing
                             Classes.Trivia.TriviaGame trivia;
                             Commands.Trivia.RunningTrivias.TryRemove(server.Id, out trivia);
diff --git a/NadekoBot/NadekoBot.cs b/NadekoBot/NadekoBot.cs
index 52959f2a..afe07ef0 100644
--- a/NadekoBot/NadekoBot.cs
+++ b/NadekoBot/NadekoBot.cs
@@ -9,14 +9,12 @@ using Discord.Audio;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Text;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
-using Discord.Commands.Permissions.Userlist;
 using NadekoBot.Classes.JSONModels;
 using NadekoBot.Commands;
 
 namespace NadekoBot {
     internal class NadekoBot {
         public static DiscordClient Client;
-        public static bool ForwardMessages = false;
         public static Credentials Creds { get; set; }
         public static Configuration Config { get; set; }
         public static LocalizedStrings Locale { get; set; } = new LocalizedStrings();
@@ -26,7 +24,6 @@ namespace NadekoBot {
 
         private static void Main() {
             Console.OutputEncoding = Encoding.Unicode;
-
             // generate credentials example so people can know about the changes i make
             try {
                 File.WriteAllText("credentials_example.json", JsonConvert.SerializeObject(new Credentials(), Formatting.Indented));
@@ -167,7 +164,7 @@ namespace NadekoBot {
         public static bool IsOwner(User u) => IsOwner(u.Id);
 
         public async Task SendMessageToOwner(string message) {
-            if (ForwardMessages && OwnerPrivateChannel != null)
+            if (Config.ForwardMessages && OwnerPrivateChannel != null)
                 await OwnerPrivateChannel.SendMessage(message);
         }
 
@@ -176,7 +173,7 @@ namespace NadekoBot {
             try {
                 if (e.Server != null || e.User.Id == Client.CurrentUser.Id) return;
                 if (PollCommand.ActivePolls.SelectMany(kvp => kvp.Key.Users.Select(u => u.Id)).Contains(e.User.Id)) return;
-                if (IsBlackListed(e))
+                if (ConfigHandler.IsBlackListed(e))
                     return;
 
                 if (!NadekoBot.Config.DontJoinServers) {
@@ -192,7 +189,7 @@ namespace NadekoBot {
                     }
                 }
 
-                if (ForwardMessages && OwnerPrivateChannel != null)
+                if (Config.ForwardMessages && OwnerPrivateChannel != null)
                     await OwnerPrivateChannel.SendMessage(e.User + ": ```\n" + e.Message.Text + "\n```");
 
                 if (repliedRecently) return;
@@ -205,23 +202,6 @@ namespace NadekoBot {
                 });
             } catch { }
         }
-
-        private static readonly object configLock = new object();
-        public static void SaveConfig() {
-            lock (configLock) {
-                File.WriteAllText("data/config.json", JsonConvert.SerializeObject(NadekoBot.Config, Formatting.Indented));
-            }
-        }
-
-        public static bool IsBlackListed(MessageEventArgs evArgs) => IsUserBlacklisted(evArgs.User.Id) ||
-                                                                      (!evArgs.Channel.IsPrivate &&
-                                                                       (IsChannelBlacklisted(evArgs.Channel.Id) || IsServerBlacklisted(evArgs.Server.Id)));
-
-        public static bool IsServerBlacklisted(ulong id) => NadekoBot.Config.ServerBlacklist.Contains(id);
-
-        public static bool IsChannelBlacklisted(ulong id) => NadekoBot.Config.ChannelBlacklist.Contains(id);
-
-        public static bool IsUserBlacklisted(ulong id) => NadekoBot.Config.UserBlacklist.Contains(id);
     }
 }