diff --git a/plugins/Conditional/plugin.py b/plugins/Conditional/plugin.py
index dc58ed4bc..4561282bb 100644
--- a/plugins/Conditional/plugin.py
+++ b/plugins/Conditional/plugin.py
@@ -63,7 +63,8 @@ class Conditional(callbacks.Plugin):
 
     def _runCommandFunction(self, irc, msg, command):
         """Run a command from message, as if command was sent over IRC."""
-        tokens = callbacks.tokenize(command)
+        tokens = callbacks.tokenize(command,
+            channel=msg.channel, network=irc.network)
         try:
             self.Proxy(irc.irc, msg, tokens)
         except Exception as e:
@@ -303,7 +304,8 @@ class Conditional(callbacks.Plugin):
         Runs <testcommand> and returns true if it raises an error;
         false otherwise.
         """
-        tokens = callbacks.tokenize(testcommand)
+        tokens = callbacks.tokenize(testcommand,
+            channel=msg.channel, network=irc.network)
         InvalidCommand = collections.namedtuple('InvalidCommand',
                 'command')
         replies = []
diff --git a/plugins/MessageParser/plugin.py b/plugins/MessageParser/plugin.py
index a14933576..0f210345f 100644
--- a/plugins/MessageParser/plugin.py
+++ b/plugins/MessageParser/plugin.py
@@ -129,7 +129,8 @@ class MessageParser(callbacks.Plugin, plugins.ChannelDBHandler):
 
     def _runCommandFunction(self, irc, msg, command):
         """Run a command from message, as if command was sent over IRC."""
-        tokens = callbacks.tokenize(command)
+        tokens = callbacks.tokenize(command,
+            channel=msg.channel, network=irc.network)
         try:
             self.Proxy(irc.irc, msg, tokens)
         except Exception as e:
diff --git a/plugins/Scheduler/plugin.py b/plugins/Scheduler/plugin.py
index 19c929ab1..e8c279036 100644
--- a/plugins/Scheduler/plugin.py
+++ b/plugins/Scheduler/plugin.py
@@ -112,7 +112,8 @@ class Scheduler(callbacks.Plugin):
 
     def _makeCommandFunction(self, irc, msg, command, remove=True):
         """Makes a function suitable for scheduling from command."""
-        tokens = callbacks.tokenize(command)
+        tokens = callbacks.tokenize(command,
+            channel=msg.channel, network=irc.network)
         def f():
             if remove:
                 del self.events[str(f.eventId)]
diff --git a/plugins/Utilities/plugin.py b/plugins/Utilities/plugin.py
index 4bcbf6a58..3bb673014 100644
--- a/plugins/Utilities/plugin.py
+++ b/plugins/Utilities/plugin.py
@@ -146,7 +146,8 @@ class Utilities(callbacks.Plugin):
         text = ' '.join(args)
         commands = command.split()
         commands = list(map(callbacks.canonicalName, commands))
-        tokens = callbacks.tokenize(text)
+        tokens = callbacks.tokenize(text,
+            channel=msg.channel, network=irc.network)
         allTokens = commands + tokens
         self.Proxy(irc, msg, allTokens)
     apply = wrap(apply, ['something', many('something')])
@@ -167,7 +168,8 @@ class Utilities(callbacks.Plugin):
         if fake_msg.reply_env is None:
             fake_msg.reply_env = {}
         fake_msg.reply_env[var_name] = value
-        tokens = callbacks.tokenize(command)
+        tokens = callbacks.tokenize(command,
+            channel=msg.channel, network=irc.network)
         self.Proxy(irc, fake_msg, tokens)
 
     let = wrap(let, [
diff --git a/plugins/__init__.py b/plugins/__init__.py
index 62b7f2362..0a331b24c 100644
--- a/plugins/__init__.py
+++ b/plugins/__init__.py
@@ -350,7 +350,8 @@ class ChannelIdDatabasePlugin(callbacks.Plugin):
             user = ircdb.users.getUser(prefix)
             return user.id
         except KeyError:
-            if conf.get(conf.supybot.databases.plugins.requireRegistration, channel):
+            if conf.get(conf.supybot.databases.plugins.requireRegistration,
+                    channel=channel, network=irc.network):
                 irc.errorNotRegistered(Raise=True)
             return
 
diff --git a/src/callbacks.py b/src/callbacks.py
index 8a41dee67..bde7536de 100644
--- a/src/callbacks.py
+++ b/src/callbacks.py
@@ -178,14 +178,19 @@ def _makeReply(irc, msg, s,
     else:
         channel = None
     if notice is None:
-        notice = conf.get(conf.supybot.reply.withNotice, channel)
+        notice = conf.get(conf.supybot.reply.withNotice,
+            channel=channel, network=irc.network)
     if private is None:
-        private = conf.get(conf.supybot.reply.inPrivate, channel)
+        private = conf.get(conf.supybot.reply.inPrivate,
+            channel=channel, network=irc.network)
     if prefixNick is None:
-        prefixNick = conf.get(conf.supybot.reply.withNickPrefix, channel)
+        prefixNick = conf.get(conf.supybot.reply.withNickPrefix,
+            channel=channel, network=irc.network)
     if error:
-        notice =conf.get(conf.supybot.reply.error.withNotice, channel) or notice
-        private=conf.get(conf.supybot.reply.error.inPrivate, channel) or private
+        notice =conf.get(conf.supybot.reply.error.withNotice,
+            channel=channel, network=irc.network) or notice
+        private=conf.get(conf.supybot.reply.error.inPrivate,
+            channel=channel, network=irc.network) or private
         s = _('Error: ') + s
     if private:
         prefixNick = False
@@ -383,7 +388,8 @@ def tokenize(s, channel=None, network=None):
     nested = conf.supybot.commands.nested
     if nested():
         brackets = nested.brackets.getSpecific(network, channel)()
-        if conf.get(nested.pipeSyntax, channel): # No nesting, no pipe.
+        if conf.get(nested.pipeSyntax,
+                channel=channel, network=network): # No nesting, no pipe.
             pipe = True
     quotes = conf.supybot.commands.quotes.getSpecific(network, channel)()
     try:
@@ -439,7 +445,8 @@ class RichReplyMethods(object):
         return ircutils.standardSubstitute(self, self.msg, s)
 
     def _getConfig(self, wrapper):
-        return conf.get(wrapper, self.msg.channel)
+        return conf.get(wrapper,
+            channel=self.msg.channel, network=self.irc.network)
 
     def replySuccess(self, s='', **kwargs):
         v = self._getConfig(conf.supybot.replies.success)
@@ -484,7 +491,8 @@ class RichReplyMethods(object):
         to = self._getTarget(kwargs.get('to'))
         if oneToOne is None: # Can be True, False, or None
             if self.irc.isChannel(to):
-                oneToOne = conf.get(conf.supybot.reply.oneToOne, to)
+                oneToOne = conf.get(conf.supybot.reply.oneToOne,
+                    channel=to, network=self.irc.network)
             else:
                 oneToOne = conf.supybot.reply.oneToOne()
         if oneToOne:
@@ -680,7 +688,7 @@ class NestedCommandsIrcProxy(ReplyIrcProxy):
         self.noLengthCheck = None
         if self.msg.channel:
             self.prefixNick = conf.get(conf.supybot.reply.withNickPrefix,
-                                       self.msg.channel)
+                channel=self.msg.channel, network=self.irc.network)
         else:
             self.prefixNick = conf.supybot.reply.withNickPrefix()
 
@@ -918,7 +926,7 @@ class NestedCommandsIrcProxy(ReplyIrcProxy):
                 else:
                     s = ircutils.safeArgument(s)
                     allowedLength = conf.get(conf.supybot.reply.mores.length,
-                                             target)
+                        channel=target, network=self.irc.network)
                     if not allowedLength: # 0 indicates this.
                         allowedLength = (512
                                 - len(':') - len(self.irc.prefix)
@@ -930,7 +938,7 @@ class NestedCommandsIrcProxy(ReplyIrcProxy):
                         if self.prefixNick:
                             allowedLength -= len(msg.nick) + len(': ')
                     maximumMores = conf.get(conf.supybot.reply.mores.maximum,
-                                            target)
+                        channel=target, network=self.irc.network)
                     maximumLength = allowedLength * maximumMores
                     if len(s) > maximumLength:
                         log.warning('Truncating to %s bytes from %s bytes.',
@@ -938,7 +946,8 @@ class NestedCommandsIrcProxy(ReplyIrcProxy):
                         s = s[:maximumLength]
                     s_size = len(s.encode()) if minisix.PY3 else len(s)
                     if s_size <= allowedLength or \
-                       not conf.get(conf.supybot.reply.mores, target):
+                       not conf.get(conf.supybot.reply.mores,
+                            channel=target, network=self.irc.network):
                         # There's no need for action=self.action here because
                         # action implies noLengthCheck, which has already been
                         # handled.  Let's stick an assert in here just in case.
@@ -955,7 +964,8 @@ class NestedCommandsIrcProxy(ReplyIrcProxy):
                     allowedLength -= len(_('(XX more messages)')) + 1 # bold
                     msgs = ircutils.wrap(s, allowedLength)
                     msgs.reverse()
-                    instant = conf.get(conf.supybot.reply.mores.instant,target)
+                    instant = conf.get(conf.supybot.reply.mores.instant,
+                        channel=target, network=self.irc.network)
                     while instant > 1 and msgs:
                         instant -= 1
                         response = msgs.pop()
@@ -1358,10 +1368,14 @@ class Commands(BasePlugin, SynchronizedAndFirewalled):
         method = self.getCommandMethod(command)
         help = getHelp
         chan = None
+        net = None
         if dynamic.msg is not None:
             chan = dynamic.msg.channel
+        if dynamic.irc is not None:
+            net = dynamic.irc.network
         if simpleSyntax is None:
-            simpleSyntax = conf.get(conf.supybot.reply.showSimpleSyntax, chan)
+            simpleSyntax = conf.get(conf.supybot.reply.showSimpleSyntax,
+                channel=chan, network=net)
         if simpleSyntax:
             help = getSyntax
         if hasattr(method, '__doc__'):
diff --git a/src/conf.py b/src/conf.py
index 720725f9b..9f54c6b7c 100644
--- a/src/conf.py
+++ b/src/conf.py
@@ -136,12 +136,8 @@ def registerPlugin(name, currentValue=None, public=True):
     registerGroup(users.plugins, name)
     return group
 
-def get(group, channel=None):
-    if group.channelValue and \
-       channel is not None and ircutils.isChannel(channel):
-        return group.get(channel)()
-    else:
-        return group()
+def get(group, channel=None, network=None):
+    return group.getSpecific(channel=channel, network=network)()
 
 ###
 # The user info registry.