diff --git a/poezio/core/commands.py b/poezio/core/commands.py
index 9b3d3b1b..48042a29 100644
--- a/poezio/core/commands.py
+++ b/poezio/core/commands.py
@@ -798,7 +798,8 @@ class CommandCore:
                 info = ('%s=%s' % (option, value), 'Info')
             else:
                 possible_section = args[0]
-                if not config.has_option(possible_section) and config.has_section(possible_section):
+                if (not config.has_option(section='Poezio', option=possible_section)
+                        and config.has_section(possible_section)):
                     section = possible_section
                     option = args[1]
                     value = config.get(option, section=section)