diff --git a/src/core/conf.cpp b/src/core/conf.cpp
index 2c4ba5b..5b9ebf7 100644
--- a/src/core/conf.cpp
+++ b/src/core/conf.cpp
@@ -1139,7 +1139,7 @@ void init_options(
 
 	set_special_options();
 
-	auto log_file = conf::log_file();
+	auto log_file = conf().global().log_file();
 	if (log_file.is_relative())
 		log_file = conf().paths().prefix() / log_file;
 
diff --git a/src/core/conf.h b/src/core/conf.h
index bdd3fb2..1638c84 100644
--- a/src/core/conf.h
+++ b/src/core/conf.h
@@ -37,15 +37,6 @@ public:
 	static std::string version_by_name(std::string_view name);
 	static fs::path tool_by_name(std::string_view name);
 
-	static fs::path log_file() { return global_by_name("log_file"); }
-	static bool redownload()   { return bool_global_by_name("redownload"); }
-	static bool reextract()    { return bool_global_by_name("reextract"); }
-	static bool reconfigure()  { return bool_global_by_name("reconfigure"); }
-	static bool rebuild()      { return bool_global_by_name("rebuild"); }
-	static bool clean()        { return bool_global_by_name("clean_task"); }
-	static bool fetch()        { return bool_global_by_name("fetch_task"); }
-	static bool build()        { return bool_global_by_name("build_task"); }
-
 	static bool ignore_uncommitted()
 	{
 		return bool_global_by_name("ignore_uncommitted");
@@ -170,6 +161,16 @@ public:
 
 	bool dry() const;
 	void set_dry(std::string_view s);
+
+	fs::path log_file() const { return get("log_file"); }
+
+	bool redownload()   const { return get<bool>("redownload"); }
+	bool reextract()    const { return get<bool>("reextract"); }
+	bool reconfigure()  const { return get<bool>("reconfigure"); }
+	bool rebuild()      const { return get<bool>("rebuild"); }
+	bool clean()        const { return get<bool>("clean_task"); }
+	bool fetch()        const { return get<bool>("fetch_task"); }
+	bool build()        const { return get<bool>("build_task"); }
 };
 
 class conf_transifex : public conf_section
diff --git a/src/tasks/sip.cpp b/src/tasks/sip.cpp
index 733dbf5..28c0a5d 100644
--- a/src/tasks/sip.cpp
+++ b/src/tasks/sip.cpp
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ void sip::download()
 {
 	if (fs::exists(download_file()))
 	{
-		if (conf::redownload())
+		if (conf().global().redownload())
 		{
 			cx().trace(context::redownload, "deleting {}", download_file());
 			op::delete_file(cx(), download_file(), op::optional);
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ void sip::generate()
 
 	if (fs::exists(header))
 	{
-		if (conf::rebuild())
+		if (conf().global().rebuild())
 		{
 			cx().trace(context::rebuild, "ignoring {}", header);
 		}
diff --git a/src/tasks/task.cpp b/src/tasks/task.cpp
index 14b4453..8b5c937 100644
--- a/src/tasks/task.cpp
+++ b/src/tasks/task.cpp
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@ void task::join()
 
 void task::clean_task()
 {
-	if (!conf::clean())
+	if (!conf().global().clean())
 		return;
 
 	if (!enabled())
@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ void task::fetch()
 			clean_task();
 			check_interrupted();
 
-			if (conf::fetch())
+			if (conf().global().fetch())
 			{
 				cx().info(context::generic, "fetching");
 				do_fetch();
@@ -612,7 +612,7 @@ void task::fetch()
 
 void task::build_and_install()
 {
-	if (!conf::build())
+	if (!conf().global().build())
 		return;
 
 	if (!enabled())
@@ -639,17 +639,18 @@ void task::build_and_install()
 task::clean task::make_clean_flags() const
 {
 	clean c = clean::nothing;
+	const auto g = conf().global();
 
-	if (conf::redownload())
+	if (g.redownload())
 		c |= clean::redownload;
 
-	if (conf::reextract())
+	if (g.reextract())
 		c |= clean::reextract;
 
-	if (conf::reconfigure())
+	if (g.reconfigure())
 		c |= clean::reconfigure;
 
-	if (conf::rebuild())
+	if (g.rebuild())
 		c |= clean::rebuild;
 
 	return c;
diff --git a/src/tools/extractor.cpp b/src/tools/extractor.cpp
index cdbf901..31f83e5 100644
--- a/src/tools/extractor.cpp
+++ b/src/tools/extractor.cpp
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ void extractor::do_run()
 	}
 	else if (fs::exists(where_))
 	{
-		if (conf::reextract())
+		if (conf().global().reextract())
 		{
 			cx().debug(context::reextract, "deleting {}", where_);
 			op::delete_directory(cx(), where_, op::optional);
diff --git a/src/utility/fs.cpp b/src/utility/fs.cpp
index a39f81a..f37056e 100644
--- a/src/utility/fs.cpp
+++ b/src/utility/fs.cpp
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ bool bypass_file::exists() const
 {
 	if (fs::exists(file_))
 	{
-		if (conf::rebuild())
+		if (conf().global().rebuild())
 		{
 			cx_.trace(context::rebuild,
 				"bypass file {} exists, deleting", file_);