diff --git a/botconfig.py.example b/botconfig.py.example
index c1363c4..95eb446 100644
--- a/botconfig.py.example
+++ b/botconfig.py.example
@@ -75,4 +75,6 @@ TIMESTAMP_FORMAT = "[%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S{tzoffset}]"
 #CHANSERV = "x@channels.undernet.org"
 #CHANSERV_OP_COMMAND = "OP {channel}"
 
+USE_NICKSERV_GHOST = False # If set to True, the bot will GHOST users using the bot's nick. Otherwise, it will use RELEASE
+
 # vim: set ft=python:
diff --git a/src/handler.py b/src/handler.py
index 188c1d6..c362153 100644
--- a/src/handler.py
+++ b/src/handler.py
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ def connect_callback(cli):
         if not botconfig.PASS or bot_nick == nick:
             return # prevents the bot from trying to release without a password
         func = cli.ns_release
-        if getattr(botconfig, "USE_NICKSERV_GHOST", False): # FIXME
+        if botconfig.USE_NICKSERV_GHOST:
             func = cli.ns_ghost
         func(nick=botconfig.NICK, password=botconfig.PASS, nickserv=var.NICKSERV, command=var.NICKSERV_RELEASE_COMMAND)
         users.Bot.change_nick(botconfig.NICK)
diff --git a/wolfbot.py b/wolfbot.py
index f391291..e8f551b 100755
--- a/wolfbot.py
+++ b/wolfbot.py
@@ -53,6 +53,15 @@ except AttributeError:
           sep="\n")
     sys.exit(1)
 
+try:
+    botconfig.USE_NICKSERV_GHOST
+except AttributeError:
+    print("Please set up your config to include a USE_NICKSERV_GHOST variable",
+          "It should be a boolean value, determining whether to use GHOST or RELEASE",
+          "(See botconfig.py.example for an informative comment)",
+          sep="\n")
+    sys.exit(1)
+
 from oyoyo.client import IRCClient
 
 import src