diff --git a/userconfig/tools.py b/userconfig/tools.py
index aceb172..da55773 100644
--- a/userconfig/tools.py
+++ b/userconfig/tools.py
@@ -38,12 +38,12 @@ def get_config(filename, cfg):
         cfg.debug.stderr("Error reading config file %s" % filename)
         return False
     # check for DEST parameter
-    if not ret.check("Main", "dest"):
+    if not ret.check(section="Main", option="dest"):
         cfg.debug.stderr("No dest in config file %s" % filename)
         return False
     # make sure DEST ends with /
-    if not ret.get("Main", "dest").endswith("/"):
-        ret.set("Main", "dest", ret.get("Main", "dest")+"/")
+    if not ret.get(section="Main", option="dest").endswith("/"):
+        ret.set(section="Main", option="dest", value=ret.get(section="Main", option="dest")+"/")
     return ret
 
 
@@ -95,14 +95,14 @@ def user_config_generated(filename, cfg):
         # filename does not exist, so it was not generated by userconfig
         return False
 
-    if not cfg.check("Main", "stamp"):
+    if not cfg.check("stamp"):
         # no STAMP in userconfig.cfg, so no way to check if file was generated by userconfig
         return False
 
     fp = open(filename, "r")
 
     for line in fp:
-        if re.search(re.escape(cfg.get("Main", "stamp")), line):
+        if re.search(re.escape(cfg.get("stamp")), line):
             return True
     return False