diff --git a/reply.py b/reply.py
index 7334527..0a6d784 100755
--- a/reply.py
+++ b/reply.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class ReplyBot:
 		if self.check_thread_length(context):
 			return
 
-		content = self.extract_toot(notification['status']['content'])
+		content = self.extract_toot(notification['status']['content'], self.cfg)
 		if content in {'pin', 'unpin'}:
 			await self.process_command(context, notification, content)
 		else:
@@ -73,10 +73,10 @@ class ReplyBot:
 		await self.pleroma.reply(notification['status'], toot, cw=self.cfg['cw'])
 
 	@staticmethod
-	def extract_toot(toot):
+	def extract_toot(toot, cfg):
 		text = utils.extract_post_content(toot)
 		text = re.sub(r"^@\S+\s", r"", text)  # remove the initial mention
-		text = utils.remove_mentions(self.cfg, text)
+		text = utils.remove_mentions(cfg, text)
 		text = text.lower()  # treat text as lowercase for easier keyword matching (if this bot uses it)
 		return text