diff --git a/config.ini.sample b/config.ini.sample
index ecb72a6..f3a4bff 100644
--- a/config.ini.sample
+++ b/config.ini.sample
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 [global]
 tor_host = 127.0.0.1:9050
 database = proxylist.sqlite
-proxy_max_fail = 5
 
 [watcherd]
 proxy_file = false
+max_fail = 5
 threads = 10
 timeout = 15
 submit_after = 200
diff --git a/config.py b/config.py
index 78d58b8..32d7102 100644
--- a/config.py
+++ b/config.py
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ from ConfigParser import SafeConfigParser
 
 _loaded = False
 
+class phantom():
+	def __init__(self): pass
+
 def load():
 	if _loaded: return
 	global database, maxfail, search, torhosts, watchd_threads, checktime, timeout, read_timeout, submit_after, use_ssl, url_checktime, url_perfail_checktime
@@ -11,27 +14,34 @@ def load():
 	parser.read('config.ini')
 
 	database = parser.get('global', 'database')
-	maxfail = parser.getint('global', 'proxy_max_fail')
-
-	search = parser.getboolean('proxyfind', 'search')
-
+	#maxfail = parser.getint('global', 'proxy_max_fail')
 	torhosts = [ str(i).strip() for i in parser.get('global', 'tor_host').split(',') ]
-	watchd_threads = parser.getint('watcherd', 'threads')
-	timeout = parser.getint('watcherd', 'timeout')
-	submit_after = parser.getint('watcherd', 'submit_after')
-	use_ssl = parser.getboolean('watcherd', 'use_ssl')
+
+	global _watchd
+	_watchd = phantom()
+	_watchd.threads = parser.getint('watcherd', 'threads')
+	_watchd.timeout = parser.getint('watcherd', 'timeout')
+	_watchd.submit_after = parser.getint('watcherd', 'submit_after')
+	_watchd.use_ssl = parser.getboolean('watcherd', 'use_ssl')
+	_watchd.debug = parser.getboolean('watcherd', 'debug')
+	_watchd.maxfail = parser.getint('watcherd', 'max_fail')
+
+	global _leechd
+	_leechd = phantom()
+	_leechd.checktime = parser.get('proxyfind', 'checktime')
+	_leechd.perfail_checktime = parser.get('proxyfind', 'perfail_checktime')	
+	_leechd.search = parser.getboolean('proxyfind', 'search')
+	
 	global watchd_debug
 	watchd_debug = parser.getboolean('watcherd', 'debug')
-	url_checktime = parser.get('proxyfind', 'checktime')
-	url_perfail_checktime = parser.get('proxyfind', 'perfail_checktime')	
 
 	# allow overriding select items from the commandline
 	import argparse
 	aparse = argparse.ArgumentParser()
-	aparse.add_argument('--watchd_threads', help="how many proxy checker threads to spin up, 0==none, default: 10", type=int, default=watchd_threads, required=False)
+	aparse.add_argument('--watchd_threads', help="how many proxy checker threads to spin up, 0==none, default: 10", type=int, default=_watchd.threads, required=False)
 	args = aparse.parse_args()
 
-	watchd_threads = args.watchd_threads
+	_watchd.threads = args.watchd_threads
 
 	global servers
 	with open('servers.txt', 'r') as handle:
diff --git a/ppf.py b/ppf.py
index ab0e600..30c5809 100755
--- a/ppf.py
+++ b/ppf.py
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
 	sqlite.commit()
 	import_from_file('import.txt', sqlite)
 
-	if config.search:
+	if config._leechd.search:
 		## load search terms
 		with open('search_terms.txt', 'r') as f:
 			search_terms = [ i.strip() for i in f.read().split('\n') if len(i.strip()) ]
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
 		empty = [ urignore.append(i.split('/')[2]) for i in searx_instances ]
 
 	# start proxy watcher
-	if config.watchd_threads > 0:
+	if config._watchd.threads > 0:
 		watcherd = proxywatchd.Proxywatchd()
 		watcherd.start()
 	else:
@@ -183,11 +183,11 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
 	while True:
 		try:
 			## any site that needs to be checked ?
-			rows = [ [i[0],i[1],i[2]] for i in sqlite.execute('SELECT url,hash,error FROM uris WHERE (check_time+?+(error*?) <?) ORDER BY RANDOM() LIMIT 25', (config.url_checktime, config.url_perfail_checktime, time.time())).fetchall() ]
+			rows = [ [i[0],i[1],i[2]] for i in sqlite.execute('SELECT url,hash,error FROM uris WHERE (check_time+?+(error*?) <?) ORDER BY RANDOM() LIMIT 25', (config._leechd.checktime, config._leechd.perfail_checktime, time.time())).fetchall() ]
 
 			if len(rows): proxyleech(sqlite,rows)
 			## search for new website during free time
-			elif config.search: proxyfind(sqlite)
+			elif config._leechd.search: proxyfind(sqlite)
 			## sleep
 			else: time.sleep(10)
 
diff --git a/proxywatchd.py b/proxywatchd.py
index acd993e..910da24 100644
--- a/proxywatchd.py
+++ b/proxywatchd.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class WorkerJob():
 	def connect_socket(self):
 		srv = random.choice(config.servers).strip()
 		protos = ['http', 'socks5', 'socks4'] if self.proto is None else [self.proto]
-		server_port = 6697 if config.use_ssl else 6667
+		server_port = 6697 if config._watchd.use_ssl else 6667
 
 		fail_inc = 1
 
@@ -39,12 +39,12 @@ class WorkerJob():
 			]
 
 			try:
-				sock = rocksock.Rocksock(host=srv, port=server_port, ssl=config.use_ssl, proxies=proxies, timeout=config.timeout)
+				sock = rocksock.Rocksock(host=srv, port=server_port, ssl=config._watchd.use_ssl, proxies=proxies, timeout=config._watchd.timeout)
 				sock.connect()
 				sock.send('%s\n' % random.choice(['NICK', 'USER', 'JOIN', 'MODE', 'PART', 'INVITE', 'KNOCK', 'WHOIS', 'WHO', 'NOTICE', 'PRIVMSG', 'PING', 'QUIT']))
 				return sock, proto, duration, torhost, srv, 0
 			except rocksock.RocksockException as e:
-				if config.watchd_debug:
+				if config._watchd.debug:
 					_log("proxy failed: %s://%s: %s"%(proto, self.proxy, e.get_errormessage()), 'debug')
 
 				et = e.get_errortype()
@@ -203,14 +203,14 @@ class Proxywatchd():
 		self.mysqlite.commit()
 		self._close_db()
 
-		self.submit_after = config.submit_after # number of collected jobs before writing db
+		self.submit_after = config._watchd.submit_after # number of collected jobs before writing db
 		self.jobs = []
 		self.collected = []
 
 	def prepare_jobs(self):
 		self._prep_db()
 		q = 'SELECT proxy,proto,failed,success_count,total_duration FROM proxylist WHERE failed<? and tested<? ORDER BY RANDOM()' # ' LIMIT ?'
-		rows = self.mysqlite.execute(q, (config.maxfail, time.time())).fetchall()
+		rows = self.mysqlite.execute(q, (config._watchd.maxfail, time.time())).fetchall()
 		for row in rows:
 			job = WorkerJob(row[0], row[1], row[2], row[3], row[4])
 			self.jobs.append(job)
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ class Proxywatchd():
 		return ret
 
 	def start(self):
-		if config.watchd_threads == 1 and _run_standalone:
+		if config._watchd.threads == 1 and _run_standalone:
 			return self._run()
 		else:
 			return self._run_background()
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ class Proxywatchd():
 	def _run(self):
 		_log('starting...', 'watchd')
 
-		for i in range(config.watchd_threads):
+		for i in range(config._watchd.threads):
 			threadid = ''.join( [ random.choice(string.letters) for x in range(5) ] )
 			wt = WorkerThread(threadid)
 			if self.in_background: