diff --git a/cloze_overlapper/config.py b/cloze_overlapper/config.py
index 181713b..3e472ef 100644
--- a/cloze_overlapper/config.py
+++ b/cloze_overlapper/config.py
@@ -205,11 +205,11 @@ def setupValues(self, config):
 
     def onAccept(self):
         modified = False
+        config = loadConfig()
         try:
-            modified = self.renameFields()
+            modified = self.renameFields(config)
         except AnkiError: # rejected full sync warning
             return
-        config = mw.col.conf['olcloze']
         before = self.f.sb_before.value()
         after = self.f.sb_after.value()
         prompt = self.f.sb_cloze.value()
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ def onRestore(self):
     def onReject(self):
         self.close()
 
-    def renameFields(self):
+    def renameFields(self, config):
         """Check for modified names and rename fields accordingly"""
         modified = False
         model = mw.col.models.byName(OLC_MODEL)
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ def renameFields(self):
             if not fnedit.isModified():
                 continue
             name = fnedit.text()
-            oldname = mw.col.conf['olcloze']['flds'][key]
+            oldname = config['flds'][key]
             if name is None or not name.strip() or name == oldname:
                 continue
             idx = mw.col.models.fieldNames(model).index(oldname)
@@ -250,6 +250,6 @@ def renameFields(self):
                 # rename note type fields
                 mw.col.models.renameField(model, fld, name)
                 # update olcloze field-id <-> field-name assignment
-                mw.col.conf['olcloze']['flds'][key] = name
+                config['flds'][key] = name
                 modified = True
         return modified
diff --git a/cloze_overlapper/main.py b/cloze_overlapper/main.py
index 52c2db1..2993110 100644
--- a/cloze_overlapper/main.py
+++ b/cloze_overlapper/main.py
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ def onRemoveClozes(self):
 
 def checkModel(model, fields=True, notify=True):
     """Sanity checks for the model and fields"""
-    config = mw.col.conf["olcloze"]
+    config = loadConfig()
     mname = model["name"]
     is_olc = False
     # account for custom and imported note types:
@@ -332,7 +332,8 @@ def onAddNote(self, note, _old):
     if not checkModel(note.model(), fields=False, notify=False):
         return oldret
     config = mw.col.conf["olcloze"]
-    if not config["sched"][2]:
+    sched_conf = config.get("sched", None)
+    if not sched_conf or not sched_conf[2]:
         return oldret
     maxfields = ClozeOverlapper.getMaxFields(note.model(), config["flds"]["tx"])
     last = note.cards()[-1]