diff --git a/sopel_modules/SpiceBot_Database_Command/DatabaseCommand.py b/sopel_modules/SpiceBot_Database_Command/DatabaseCommand.py
index 10b314a..b7ea84d 100644
--- a/sopel_modules/SpiceBot_Database_Command/DatabaseCommand.py
+++ b/sopel_modules/SpiceBot_Database_Command/DatabaseCommand.py
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ from __future__ import unicode_literals, absolute_import, print_function, divisi
 # sopel imports
 import sopel.module
 
+import sopel_modules.SpiceBot as SpiceBot
+
 
 @sopel.module.nickname_commands('database')
 def bot_command_gender(bot, trigger):
-    bot.osd("Database is " + bot.config.core.db_type)
+    bot.osd("Database is " + SpiceBot.config.dict["core"]["db_type"])