diff --git a/backend/src/pluginUtils.ts b/backend/src/pluginUtils.ts
index 488ae2b0..7998787f 100644
--- a/backend/src/pluginUtils.ts
+++ b/backend/src/pluginUtils.ts
@@ -3,14 +3,12 @@
  */
 
 import { Member, TextChannel } from "eris";
-import { configUtils, helpers, PluginData, PluginOptions } from "knub";
-import {
-  decodeAndValidateStrict,
-  StrictValidationError,
-} from "./validatorUtils";
+import { configUtils, helpers, Knub, PluginData, PluginOptions } from "knub";
+import { decodeAndValidateStrict, StrictValidationError } from "./validatorUtils";
 import { deepKeyIntersect, errorMessage, successMessage } from "./utils";
 import { ZeppelinPluginClass } from "./plugins/ZeppelinPluginClass";
 import { ZeppelinPluginBlueprint } from "./plugins/ZeppelinPluginBlueprint";
+import { IZeppelinGlobalConfig, IZeppelinGuildConfig, TZeppelinKnub } from "./types";
 
 const { getMemberLevel } = helpers;
 
@@ -24,14 +22,17 @@ export function canActOn(pluginData: PluginData<any>, member1: Member, member2:
   return allowSameLevel ? ourLevel >= memberLevel : ourLevel > memberLevel;
 }
 
-export function pluginConfigPreprocessor(this: typeof ZeppelinPluginClass | ZeppelinPluginBlueprint, options: PluginOptions<any>) {
+export function pluginConfigPreprocessor(
+  this: typeof ZeppelinPluginClass | ZeppelinPluginBlueprint,
+  options: PluginOptions<any>,
+) {
   const decodedConfig = this.configSchema ? decodeAndValidateStrict(this.configSchema, options.config) : options.config;
   if (decodedConfig instanceof StrictValidationError) {
     throw decodedConfig;
   }
 
   const decodedOverrides = [];
-  for (const override of (options.overrides || [])) {
+  for (const override of options.overrides || []) {
     const overrideConfigMergedWithBaseConfig = configUtils.mergeConfig(options.config, override.config || {});
     const decodedOverrideConfig = this.configSchema
       ? decodeAndValidateStrict(this.configSchema, overrideConfigMergedWithBaseConfig)
@@ -60,3 +61,8 @@ export function sendErrorMessage(pluginData: PluginData<any>, channel, body) {
   const emoji = pluginData.guildConfig.error_emoji || undefined;
   channel.createMessage(errorMessage(body, emoji));
 }
+
+export function getBaseUrl(pluginData: PluginData<any>) {
+  const knub = pluginData.getKnubInstance() as TZeppelinKnub;
+  return knub.getGlobalConfig().url;
+}