diff --git a/degesch.c b/degesch.c
index 7e50ad9..35e7891 100644
--- a/degesch.c
+++ b/degesch.c
@@ -1669,6 +1669,20 @@ get_config_boolean (struct config_item_ *root, const char *key)
 
 // - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 
+static struct str_map *
+get_servers_config (struct app_context *ctx)
+{
+	return &config_item_get (ctx->config.root, "servers", NULL)->value.object;
+}
+
+static struct str_map *
+get_aliases_config (struct app_context *ctx)
+{
+	return &config_item_get (ctx->config.root, "aliases", NULL)->value.object;
+}
+
+// - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
+
 static char *
 write_configuration_file (const struct str *data, struct error **e)
 {
@@ -6294,12 +6308,6 @@ dump_matching_options
 
 // --- Server management -------------------------------------------------------
 
-static struct str_map *
-get_servers_config (struct app_context *ctx)
-{
-	return &config_item_get (ctx->config.root, "servers", NULL)->value.object;
-}
-
 static bool
 validate_server_name (const char *name)
 {
@@ -7684,10 +7692,8 @@ expand_alias_definition (const struct str *definition, const char *arguments)
 static char *
 expand_alias (struct app_context *ctx, const char *alias_name, char *input)
 {
-	struct str_map *aliases =
-		&config_item_get (ctx->config.root, "aliases", NULL)->value.object;
-
-	struct config_item_ *entry = str_map_find (aliases, alias_name);
+	struct config_item_ *entry =
+		str_map_find (get_aliases_config (ctx), alias_name);
 	if (!entry)
 		return NULL;
 
@@ -8612,8 +8618,7 @@ const char *g_default_aliases[][2] =
 static void
 load_default_aliases (struct app_context *ctx)
 {
-	struct str_map *aliases =
-		&config_item_get (ctx->config.root, "aliases", NULL)->value.object;
+	struct str_map *aliases = get_aliases_config (ctx);
 	for (size_t i = 0; i < N_ELEMENTS (g_default_aliases); i++)
 	{
 		const char **pair = g_default_aliases[i];