diff --git a/src/conf.py b/src/conf.py
index fbb6d3c9d..331fbbc45 100644
--- a/src/conf.py
+++ b/src/conf.py
@@ -934,7 +934,8 @@ registerGlobalValue(supybot.protocols.irc.ping, 'interval',
     registry.Integer(120, """Determines the number of seconds between sending
     pings to the server, if pings are being sent to the server."""))
 
-registerGlobalValue(supybot.protocols.irc, 'refuseToQueueDuplicateMessages',
+registerGroup(supybot.protocols.irc, 'queuing')
+registerGlobalValue(supybot.protocols.irc.queuing, 'duplicates',
     registry.Boolean(False, """Determines whether the bot will refuse duplicate
     messages to be queued for delivery to the server.  This is a safety
     mechanism put in place to prevent plugins from sending the same message
diff --git a/src/irclib.py b/src/irclib.py
index 42dd924b0..9f88fbf4f 100644
--- a/src/irclib.py
+++ b/src/irclib.py
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ class IrcMsgQueue(object):
     def enqueue(self, msg):
         """Enqueues a given message."""
         if msg in self and \
-           conf.supybot.protocols.irc.refuseToQueueDuplicateMessages():
+           conf.supybot.protocols.irc.queuing.duplicates():
             s = str(msg).strip()
             log.info('Not adding message %q to queue, already added.', s)
             return False
diff --git a/test/test_irclib.py b/test/test_irclib.py
index 3efe04167..3ca6db872 100644
--- a/test/test_irclib.py
+++ b/test/test_irclib.py
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ class IrcMsgQueueTestCase(SupyTestCase):
         self.assertEqual(self.msgs[1], q.dequeue())
 
     def testNoIdenticals(self):
-        configVar = conf.supybot.protocols.irc.refuseToQueueDuplicateMessages
+        configVar = conf.supybot.protocols.irc.queuing.duplicates
         original = configVar()
         try:
             configVar.setValue(True)