diff --git a/irc/channel.go b/irc/channel.go
index c3d355ee..9dac7fb1 100644
--- a/irc/channel.go
+++ b/irc/channel.go
@@ -908,7 +908,7 @@ func (channel *Channel) SetTopic(client *Client, topic string, rb *ResponseBuffe
 		return
 	}
 
-	topicLimit := client.server.Limits().TopicLen
+	topicLimit := client.server.Config().Limits.TopicLen
 	if len(topic) > topicLimit {
 		topic = topic[:topicLimit]
 	}
@@ -1137,7 +1137,7 @@ func (channel *Channel) Kick(client *Client, target *Client, comment string, rb
 		return
 	}
 
-	kicklimit := client.server.Limits().KickLen
+	kicklimit := client.server.Config().Limits.KickLen
 	if len(comment) > kicklimit {
 		comment = comment[:kicklimit]
 	}
diff --git a/irc/channelmanager.go b/irc/channelmanager.go
index f520619e..ad07d1c6 100644
--- a/irc/channelmanager.go
+++ b/irc/channelmanager.go
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ func (cm *ChannelManager) Get(name string) (channel *Channel) {
 func (cm *ChannelManager) Join(client *Client, name string, key string, isSajoin bool, rb *ResponseBuffer) error {
 	server := client.server
 	casefoldedName, err := CasefoldChannel(name)
-	if err != nil || len(casefoldedName) > server.Limits().ChannelLen {
+	if err != nil || len(casefoldedName) > server.Config().Limits.ChannelLen {
 		return errNoSuchChannel
 	}
 
diff --git a/irc/client.go b/irc/client.go
index 59d06f3e..b75b822e 100644
--- a/irc/client.go
+++ b/irc/client.go
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ func (client *Client) run(session *Session) {
 		if r := recover(); r != nil {
 			client.server.logger.Error("internal",
 				fmt.Sprintf("Client caused panic: %v\n%s", r, debug.Stack()))
-			if client.server.RecoverFromErrors() {
+			if client.server.Config().Debug.recoverFromErrors {
 				client.server.logger.Error("internal", "Disconnecting client and attempting to recover")
 			} else {
 				panic(r)
diff --git a/irc/config.go b/irc/config.go
index 5750276f..a3ed6267 100644
--- a/irc/config.go
+++ b/irc/config.go
@@ -335,7 +335,8 @@ type Config struct {
 	Logging []logger.LoggingConfig
 
 	Debug struct {
-		RecoverFromErrors *bool   `yaml:"recover-from-errors"`
+		RecoverFromErrors *bool `yaml:"recover-from-errors"`
+		recoverFromErrors bool
 		PprofListener     *string `yaml:"pprof-listener"`
 	}
 
@@ -669,9 +670,10 @@ func LoadConfig(filename string) (config *Config, err error) {
 	}
 
 	// RecoverFromErrors defaults to true
-	if config.Debug.RecoverFromErrors == nil {
-		config.Debug.RecoverFromErrors = new(bool)
-		*config.Debug.RecoverFromErrors = true
+	if config.Debug.RecoverFromErrors != nil {
+		config.Debug.recoverFromErrors = *config.Debug.RecoverFromErrors
+	} else {
+		config.Debug.recoverFromErrors = true
 	}
 
 	// casefold/validate server name
diff --git a/irc/getters.go b/irc/getters.go
index a0a4aef8..4d3ad7a8 100644
--- a/irc/getters.go
+++ b/irc/getters.go
@@ -21,22 +21,6 @@ func (server *Server) SetConfig(config *Config) {
 	atomic.StorePointer(&server.config, unsafe.Pointer(config))
 }
 
-func (server *Server) Limits() Limits {
-	return server.Config().Limits
-}
-
-func (server *Server) Password() []byte {
-	return server.Config().Server.passwordBytes
-}
-
-func (server *Server) RecoverFromErrors() bool {
-	return *server.Config().Debug.RecoverFromErrors
-}
-
-func (server *Server) DefaultChannelModes() modes.Modes {
-	return server.Config().Channels.defaultModes
-}
-
 func (server *Server) ChannelRegistrationEnabled() bool {
 	return server.Config().Channels.Registration.Enabled
 }
diff --git a/irc/handlers.go b/irc/handlers.go
index 7ed920fd..784c4fa2 100644
--- a/irc/handlers.go
+++ b/irc/handlers.go
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ func awayHandler(server *Server, client *Client, msg ircmsg.IrcMessage, rb *Resp
 	if len(msg.Params) > 0 {
 		isAway = true
 		awayMessage = msg.Params[0]
-		awayLen := server.Limits().AwayLen
+		awayLen := server.Config().Limits.AwayLen
 		if len(awayMessage) > awayLen {
 			awayMessage = awayMessage[:awayLen]
 		}
@@ -1827,7 +1827,7 @@ func monitorAddHandler(server *Server, client *Client, msg ircmsg.IrcMessage, rb
 	var online []string
 	var offline []string
 
-	limits := server.Limits()
+	limits := server.Config().Limits
 
 	targets := strings.Split(msg.Params[1], ",")
 	for _, target := range targets {
@@ -2215,7 +2215,7 @@ func passHandler(server *Server, client *Client, msg ircmsg.IrcMessage, rb *Resp
 	}
 
 	// if no password exists, skip checking
-	serverPassword := server.Password()
+	serverPassword := server.Config().Server.passwordBytes
 	if serverPassword == nil {
 		return false
 	}
diff --git a/irc/modes.go b/irc/modes.go
index 40b22875..026dd777 100644
--- a/irc/modes.go
+++ b/irc/modes.go
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ func (channel *Channel) ApplyChannelModeChanges(client *Client, isSamode bool, c
 
 			switch change.Op {
 			case modes.Add:
-				if channel.lists[change.Mode].Length() >= client.server.Limits().ChanListModes {
+				if channel.lists[change.Mode].Length() >= client.server.Config().Limits.ChanListModes {
 					if !listFullWarned[change.Mode] {
 						rb.Add(nil, client.server.name, ERR_BANLISTFULL, client.Nick(), channel.Name(), change.Mode.String(), client.t("Channel list is full"))
 						listFullWarned[change.Mode] = true
diff --git a/irc/nickname.go b/irc/nickname.go
index 34917fb4..a1919e59 100644
--- a/irc/nickname.go
+++ b/irc/nickname.go
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ func performNickChange(server *Server, client *Client, target *Client, session *
 		return false
 	}
 
-	if err != nil || len(nickname) > server.Limits().NickLen || restrictedNicknames[cfnick] {
+	if err != nil || len(nickname) > server.Config().Limits.NickLen || restrictedNicknames[cfnick] {
 		rb.Add(nil, server.name, ERR_ERRONEUSNICKNAME, currentNick, nickname, client.t("Erroneous nickname"))
 		return false
 	}
diff --git a/irc/server.go b/irc/server.go
index 2cde9519..9266ad7b 100644
--- a/irc/server.go
+++ b/irc/server.go
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ func (server *Server) applyConfig(config *Config, initial bool) (err error) {
 		server.nameCasefolded = config.Server.nameCasefolded
 	} else {
 		// enforce configs that can't be changed after launch:
-		currentLimits := server.Limits()
+		currentLimits := server.Config().Limits
 		if currentLimits.LineLen.Rest != config.Limits.LineLen.Rest {
 			return fmt.Errorf("Maximum line length (linelen) cannot be changed after launching the server, rehash aborted")
 		} else if server.name != config.Server.Name {