diff --git a/classes/minion/migration/base.php b/classes/minion/migration/base.php
index bb6cdec..066b6e5 100644
--- a/classes/minion/migration/base.php
+++ b/classes/minion/migration/base.php
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ abstract class Minion_Migration_Base {
 	 */
 	public function get_database_connection()
 	{
-		$config   = Kohana::config('minion/migration');
+		$config   = Kohana::$config->load('minion/migration');
 		$group = $this->_info['group'];
 
 		if (isset($config->group_connection[$group]))
diff --git a/classes/minion/migration/database.php b/classes/minion/migration/database.php
index 89ac8af..f58d369 100644
--- a/classes/minion/migration/database.php
+++ b/classes/minion/migration/database.php
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class Minion_Migration_Database extends Database_MySQL {
 				$db_group = Database::$default;
 			}
 
-			$config = Kohana::config('database')->$db_group;
+			$config = Kohana::$config->load('database')->$db_group;
 		}
 
 		return new Minion_Migration_Database('__minion_faux', $config);
diff --git a/classes/minion/migration/manager.php b/classes/minion/migration/manager.php
index 386688e..7a943c5 100644
--- a/classes/minion/migration/manager.php
+++ b/classes/minion/migration/manager.php
@@ -132,10 +132,10 @@ class Minion_Migration_Manager {
 
 		foreach ($migrations as $migration)
 		{
-			if ($method == 'down' AND $migration['timestamp'] <= Kohana::config('minion/migration')->lowest_migration)
+			if ($method == 'down' AND $migration['timestamp'] <= Kohana::$config->load('minion/migration')->lowest_migration)
 			{
 				Minion_CLI::write(
-					'You\'ve reached the lowest migration allowed by your config: '.Kohana::config('minion/migration')->lowest_migration,
+					'You\'ve reached the lowest migration allowed by your config: '.Kohana::$config->load('minion/migration')->lowest_migration,
 					'red'
 				);
 				return;
diff --git a/classes/minion/task/db/migrate.php b/classes/minion/task/db/migrate.php
index 8009a78..7c60bb8 100644
--- a/classes/minion/task/db/migrate.php
+++ b/classes/minion/task/db/migrate.php
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ class Minion_Task_Db_Migrate extends Minion_Task
 	 */
 	public function execute(array $config)
 	{
-		$k_config = Kohana::config('minion/migration');
+		$k_config = Kohana::$config->load('minion/migration');
 
 		$groups  = Arr::get($config, 'group', Arr::get($config, 'groups', NULL));
 		$target  = Arr::get($config, 'migrate-to',  NULL);