diff --git a/dungeon/dungeon.py b/dungeon/dungeon.py
index f67dc40..69455e7 100644
--- a/dungeon/dungeon.py
+++ b/dungeon/dungeon.py
@@ -206,7 +206,10 @@ class Dungeon(commands.Cog):
         dm_message = data["dm_message"]
 
         if blacklist:
-            async with self.bot.db.blacklist() as blacklist_list:
+            # if you are reading this to learn, DON'T do this, there will be a real way
+            # to interact with bot-owned data without touching config directly at some
+            # point in the future after Red 3.2
+            async with self.bot._config.blacklist() as blacklist_list:
                 if user.id in blacklist_list:
                     blacklist_list.remove(user.id)
 
@@ -427,7 +430,10 @@ class Dungeon(commands.Cog):
                         )
 
             if blacklist:
-                async with self.bot.db.blacklist() as blacklist_list:
+                # if you are reading this to learn, DON'T do this, there will be a real way
+                # to interact with bot-owned data without touching config directly at some
+                # point in the future after Red 3.2
+                async with self.bot._config.blacklist() as blacklist_list:
                     if member.id not in blacklist_list:
                         blacklist_list.append(member.id)
             try: