diff --git a/config/defaults.toml b/config/defaults.toml
index 341c32f..653dbfb 100644
--- a/config/defaults.toml
+++ b/config/defaults.toml
@@ -1,9 +1,3 @@
-# Whether users can create new accounts
-registration_open = true
-
-# Whether admins need to approve new articles
-article_approval = false
-
 # Details about the PostgreSQL database connection
 [database]
 # Database connection url
@@ -28,3 +22,10 @@ allowlist = "good.com,friends.org"
 
 # Comma separated list of instances which are blocked for federation; optional
 blocklist = "evil.com,bad.org"
+
+[options]
+# Whether users can create new accounts
+registration_open = true
+
+# Whether admins need to approve new articles
+article_approval = false
diff --git a/src/backend/api/article.rs b/src/backend/api/article.rs
index 06193eb..3c377e1 100644
--- a/src/backend/api/article.rs
+++ b/src/backend/api/article.rs
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ pub(in crate::backend::api) async fn create_article(
         instance_id: local_instance.id,
         local: true,
         protected: false,
-        approved: !data.config.config.article_approval,
+        approved: !data.config.options.article_approval,
     };
     let article = DbArticle::create(form, &data)?;
 
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ pub(in crate::backend::api) async fn fork_article(
         instance_id: local_instance.id,
         local: true,
         protected: false,
-        approved: !data.config.config.article_approval,
+        approved: !data.config.options.article_approval,
     };
     let article = DbArticle::create(form, &data)?;
 
diff --git a/src/backend/api/mod.rs b/src/backend/api/mod.rs
index 9a78f1b..d1e5432 100644
--- a/src/backend/api/mod.rs
+++ b/src/backend/api/mod.rs
@@ -102,6 +102,6 @@ pub(in crate::backend::api) async fn site_view(
 ) -> MyResult<Json<SiteView>> {
     Ok(Json(SiteView {
         my_profile: user.map(|u| u.0),
-        config: data.config.config.clone(),
+        config: data.config.options.clone(),
     }))
 }
diff --git a/src/backend/api/user.rs b/src/backend/api/user.rs
index 46daa6a..bc9914a 100644
--- a/src/backend/api/user.rs
+++ b/src/backend/api/user.rs
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ pub(in crate::backend::api) async fn register_user(
     jar: CookieJar,
     Form(form): Form<RegisterUserForm>,
 ) -> MyResult<(CookieJar, Json<LocalUserView>)> {
-    if !data.config.config.registration_open {
+    if !data.config.options.registration_open {
         return Err(anyhow!("Registration is closed").into());
     }
     let user = DbPerson::create_local(form.username, form.password, false, &data)?;
diff --git a/src/backend/config.rs b/src/backend/config.rs
index a2c2514..2dd62f4 100644
--- a/src/backend/config.rs
+++ b/src/backend/config.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use crate::{backend::error::MyResult, common::SharedConfig};
+use crate::{backend::error::MyResult, common::Options};
 use config::Config;
 use doku::Document;
 use serde::Deserialize;
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ pub struct IbisConfig {
     /// Details of the initial admin account
     pub setup: IbisConfigSetup,
     pub federation: IbisConfigFederation,
-    pub config: SharedConfig,
+    pub options: Options,
 }
 
 impl IbisConfig {
diff --git a/src/backend/nodeinfo.rs b/src/backend/nodeinfo.rs
index 6e35127..2f60135 100644
--- a/src/backend/nodeinfo.rs
+++ b/src/backend/nodeinfo.rs
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ async fn node_info(data: Data<IbisData>) -> MyResult<Json<NodeInfo>> {
             version: env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION").to_string(),
         },
         protocols: vec!["activitypub".to_string()],
-        open_registrations: data.config.config.registration_open,
+        open_registrations: data.config.options.registration_open,
     }))
 }
 
diff --git a/src/common/mod.rs b/src/common/mod.rs
index 15df071..b71217f 100644
--- a/src/common/mod.rs
+++ b/src/common/mod.rs
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ pub struct GetUserForm {
 #[serde(deny_unknown_fields)]
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "ssr", derive(Queryable, Document))]
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "ssr", diesel(check_for_backend(diesel::pg::Pg)))]
-pub struct SharedConfig {
+pub struct Options {
     /// Whether users can create new accounts
     #[default = true]
     #[cfg_attr(feature = "ssr", doku(example = "true"))]
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ pub struct SharedConfig {
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "ssr", diesel(check_for_backend(diesel::pg::Pg)))]
 pub struct SiteView {
     pub my_profile: Option<LocalUserView>,
-    pub config: SharedConfig,
+    pub config: Options,
 }
 
 #[test]
diff --git a/tests/common.rs b/tests/common.rs
index fa6f92d..2c09644 100644
--- a/tests/common.rs
+++ b/tests/common.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use ibis::{
         config::{IbisConfig, IbisConfigDatabase, IbisConfigFederation},
         start,
     },
-    common::{RegisterUserForm, SharedConfig},
+    common::{Options, RegisterUserForm},
     frontend::{api::ApiClient, error::MyResult},
 };
 use reqwest::ClientBuilder;
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ impl IbisInstance {
                 domain: domain.clone(),
                 ..Default::default()
             },
-            config: SharedConfig {
+            options: Options {
                 registration_open: true,
                 article_approval,
             },