diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/AutoDelete/AutoDeletePlugin.ts b/backend/src/plugins/AutoDelete/AutoDeletePlugin.ts
index 6c8251b8..cb1348d9 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/AutoDelete/AutoDeletePlugin.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/AutoDelete/AutoDeletePlugin.ts
@@ -60,4 +60,7 @@ export const AutoDeletePlugin = zeppelinGuildPlugin<AutoDeletePluginType>()({
     pluginData.state.guildSavedMessages.events.off("delete", pluginData.state.onMessageDeleteFn);
     pluginData.state.guildSavedMessages.events.off("deleteBulk", pluginData.state.onMessageDeleteBulkFn);
   },
+
+  // FIXME: Proper inherittance from ZeppelinPluginBlueprint
+  configParser: (o: any) => o,
 });
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/AutoReactions/AutoReactionsPlugin.ts b/backend/src/plugins/AutoReactions/AutoReactionsPlugin.ts
index 579f2f1c..f3f18e5e 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/AutoReactions/AutoReactionsPlugin.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/AutoReactions/AutoReactionsPlugin.ts
@@ -57,4 +57,7 @@ export const AutoReactionsPlugin = zeppelinGuildPlugin<AutoReactionsPluginType>(
     pluginData.state.autoReactions = GuildAutoReactions.getGuildInstance(pluginData.guild.id);
     pluginData.state.cache = new Map();
   },
+
+  // FIXME: Proper inherittance from ZeppelinPluginBlueprint
+  configParser: (o: any) => o,
 });
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/Automod/AutomodPlugin.ts b/backend/src/plugins/Automod/AutomodPlugin.ts
index 333dc29e..c0a7652a 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/Automod/AutomodPlugin.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/Automod/AutomodPlugin.ts
@@ -65,12 +65,12 @@ const defaultOptions = {
  * Config preprocessor to set default values for triggers and perform extra validation
  */
 
-const configParser: ConfigParserFn<AutomodPluginType> = (options) => {
-  if (options.config?.rules) {
+const configParser = (options) => {
+  if (options.rules) {
     // Loop through each rule
-    for (const [name, rule] of Object.entries(options.config.rules)) {
+    for (const [name, rule] of Object.entries(options.rules)) {
       if (rule == null) {
-        delete options.config.rules[name];
+        delete options.rules[name];
         continue;
       }
 
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ const configParser: ConfigParserFn<AutomodPluginType> = (options) => {
         for (const triggerObj of rule["triggers"]) {
           for (const triggerName in triggerObj) {
             if (!availableTriggers[triggerName]) {
-              throw new StrictValidationError([`Unknown trigger '${triggerName}' in rule '${rule.name}'`]);
+              throw new StrictValidationError([`Unknown trigger '${triggerName}' in rule '${rule["name"]}'`]);
             }
 
             const triggerBlueprint = availableTriggers[triggerName];
@@ -118,11 +118,11 @@ const configParser: ConfigParserFn<AutomodPluginType> = (options) => {
 
               if (white && black) {
                 throw new StrictValidationError([
-                  `Cannot have both blacklist and whitelist enabled at rule <${rule.name}/match_attachment_type>`,
+                  `Cannot have both blacklist and whitelist enabled at rule <${rule["name"]}/match_attachment_type>`,
                 ]);
               } else if (!white && !black) {
                 throw new StrictValidationError([
-                  `Must have either blacklist or whitelist enabled at rule <${rule.name}/match_attachment_type>`,
+                  `Must have either blacklist or whitelist enabled at rule <${rule["name"]}/match_attachment_type>`,
                 ]);
               }
             }
@@ -133,11 +133,11 @@ const configParser: ConfigParserFn<AutomodPluginType> = (options) => {
 
               if (white && black) {
                 throw new StrictValidationError([
-                  `Cannot have both blacklist and whitelist enabled at rule <${rule.name}/match_mime_type>`,
+                  `Cannot have both blacklist and whitelist enabled at rule <${rule["name"]}/match_mime_type>`,
                 ]);
               } else if (!white && !black) {
                 throw new StrictValidationError([
-                  `Must have either blacklist or whitelist enabled at rule <${rule.name}/match_mime_type>`,
+                  `Must have either blacklist or whitelist enabled at rule <${rule["name"]}/match_mime_type>`,
                 ]);
               }
             }
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ const configParser: ConfigParserFn<AutomodPluginType> = (options) => {
       if (rule["actions"]) {
         for (const actionName in rule["actions"]) {
           if (!availableActions[actionName]) {
-            throw new StrictValidationError([`Unknown action '${actionName}' in rule '${rule.name}'`]);
+            throw new StrictValidationError([`Unknown action '${actionName}' in rule '${rule["name"]}'`]);
           }
 
           const actionBlueprint = availableActions[actionName];
@@ -164,9 +164,9 @@ const configParser: ConfigParserFn<AutomodPluginType> = (options) => {
 
       // Enable logging of automod actions by default
       if (rule["actions"]) {
-        for (const actionName in rule.actions) {
+        for (const actionName in rule["actions"]) {
           if (!availableActions[actionName]) {
-            throw new StrictValidationError([`Unknown action '${actionName}' in rule '${rule.name}'`]);
+            throw new StrictValidationError([`Unknown action '${actionName}' in rule '${rule["name"]}'`]);
           }
         }
 
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ const configParser: ConfigParserFn<AutomodPluginType> = (options) => {
           rule["actions"]["log"] = true;
         }
         if (rule["actions"]["clean"] && rule["actions"]["start_thread"]) {
-          throw new StrictValidationError([`Cannot have both clean and start_thread at rule '${rule.name}'`]);
+          throw new StrictValidationError([`Cannot have both clean and start_thread at rule '${rule["name"]}'`]);
         }
       }
     }
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/BotControl/BotControlPlugin.ts b/backend/src/plugins/BotControl/BotControlPlugin.ts
index 6f2d8056..0c100a28 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/BotControl/BotControlPlugin.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/BotControl/BotControlPlugin.ts
@@ -80,4 +80,7 @@ export const BotControlPlugin = zeppelinGlobalPlugin<BotControlPluginType>()({
       }
     }
   },
+
+  // FIXME: Proper inherittance from ZeppelinPluginBlueprint
+  configParser: (o: any) => o,
 });
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/Cases/CasesPlugin.ts b/backend/src/plugins/Cases/CasesPlugin.ts
index 4f011982..ce1cb1ef 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/Cases/CasesPlugin.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/Cases/CasesPlugin.ts
@@ -85,4 +85,7 @@ export const CasesPlugin = zeppelinGuildPlugin<CasesPluginType>()({
     pluginData.state.archives = GuildArchives.getGuildInstance(pluginData.guild.id);
     pluginData.state.cases = GuildCases.getGuildInstance(pluginData.guild.id);
   },
+
+  // FIXME: Proper inherittance from ZeppelinPluginBlueprint
+  configParser: (o: any) => o,
 });
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/Censor/CensorPlugin.ts b/backend/src/plugins/Censor/CensorPlugin.ts
index d8b74477..08a3d5ff 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/Censor/CensorPlugin.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/Censor/CensorPlugin.ts
@@ -84,4 +84,7 @@ export const CensorPlugin = zeppelinGuildPlugin<CensorPluginType>()({
     pluginData.state.savedMessages.events.off("create", pluginData.state.onMessageCreateFn);
     pluginData.state.savedMessages.events.off("update", pluginData.state.onMessageUpdateFn);
   },
+
+  // FIXME: Proper inherittance from ZeppelinPluginBlueprint
+  configParser: (o: any) => o,
 });
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/ChannelArchiver/ChannelArchiverPlugin.ts b/backend/src/plugins/ChannelArchiver/ChannelArchiverPlugin.ts
index a0809e87..d5dbeedd 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/ChannelArchiver/ChannelArchiverPlugin.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/ChannelArchiver/ChannelArchiverPlugin.ts
@@ -15,4 +15,7 @@ export const ChannelArchiverPlugin = zeppelinGuildPlugin<ChannelArchiverPluginTy
   messageCommands: [
       ArchiveChannelCmd,
   ],
+
+  // FIXME: Proper inherittance from ZeppelinPluginBlueprint
+  configParser: (o: any) => o,
 });
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/CompanionChannels/CompanionChannelsPlugin.ts b/backend/src/plugins/CompanionChannels/CompanionChannelsPlugin.ts
index cadee696..20a91fc6 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/CompanionChannels/CompanionChannelsPlugin.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/CompanionChannels/CompanionChannelsPlugin.ts
@@ -37,4 +37,7 @@ export const CompanionChannelsPlugin = zeppelinGuildPlugin<CompanionChannelsPlug
   afterLoad(pluginData) {
     pluginData.state.serverLogs = new GuildLogs(pluginData.guild.id);
   },
+
+  // FIXME: Proper inherittance from ZeppelinPluginBlueprint
+  configParser: (o: any) => o,
 });
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/ContextMenus/ContextMenuPlugin.ts b/backend/src/plugins/ContextMenus/ContextMenuPlugin.ts
index 4443bf37..6b455f7e 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/ContextMenus/ContextMenuPlugin.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/ContextMenus/ContextMenuPlugin.ts
@@ -53,4 +53,7 @@ export const ContextMenuPlugin = zeppelinGuildPlugin<ContextMenuPluginType>()({
   afterLoad(pluginData) {
     loadAllCommands(pluginData);
   },
+
+  // FIXME: Proper inherittance from ZeppelinPluginBlueprint
+  configParser: (o: any) => o,
 });
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/Counters/CountersPlugin.ts b/backend/src/plugins/Counters/CountersPlugin.ts
index 100869c9..e6a0c7da 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/Counters/CountersPlugin.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/Counters/CountersPlugin.ts
@@ -55,47 +55,6 @@ const defaultOptions: PluginOptions<CountersPluginType> = {
   ],
 };
 
-// TODO: Fix `any` typing
-const configParser: ConfigParserFn<CountersPluginType> = (options: any) => {
-  for (const [counterName, counter] of Object.entries(options.config?.counters || {})) {
-    counter.name = counterName;
-    counter.per_user = counter.per_user ?? false;
-    counter.per_channel = counter.per_channel ?? false;
-    counter.initial_value = counter.initial_value ?? 0;
-    counter.triggers = counter.triggers || {};
-
-    if (Object.values(counter.triggers).length > MAX_TRIGGERS_PER_COUNTER) {
-      throw new StrictValidationError([`You can only have at most ${MAX_TRIGGERS_PER_COUNTER} triggers per counter`]);
-    }
-
-    // Normalize triggers
-    for (const [triggerName, trigger] of Object.entries(counter.triggers)) {
-      const triggerObj: Partial<TTrigger> = typeof trigger === "string" ? { condition: trigger } : trigger;
-
-      triggerObj.name = triggerName;
-      const parsedCondition = parseCounterConditionString(triggerObj.condition || "");
-      if (!parsedCondition) {
-        throw new StrictValidationError([
-          `Invalid comparison in counter trigger ${counterName}/${triggerName}: "${triggerObj.condition}"`,
-        ]);
-      }
-
-      triggerObj.condition = buildCounterConditionString(parsedCondition[0], parsedCondition[1]);
-      triggerObj.reverse_condition =
-        triggerObj.reverse_condition ||
-        buildCounterConditionString(getReverseCounterComparisonOp(parsedCondition[0]), parsedCondition[1]);
-
-      counter.triggers[triggerName] = triggerObj as TTrigger;
-    }
-  }
-
-  if (Object.values(options.config?.counters || {}).length > MAX_COUNTERS) {
-    throw new StrictValidationError([`You can only have at most ${MAX_COUNTERS} counters`]);
-  }
-
-  return options;
-};
-
 /**
  * The Counters plugin keeps track of simple integer values that are tied to a user, channel, both, or neither — "counters".
  * These values can be changed using the functions in the plugin's public interface.
@@ -118,7 +77,46 @@ export const CountersPlugin = zeppelinGuildPlugin<CountersPluginType>()({
 
   configSchema: ConfigSchema,
   defaultOptions,
-  configParser,
+  configParser: (options) => {
+    for (const [counterName, counter] of Object.entries(options.counters || {})) {
+      counter.name = counterName;
+      counter.per_user = counter.per_user ?? false;
+      counter.per_channel = counter.per_channel ?? false;
+      counter.initial_value = counter.initial_value ?? 0;
+      counter.triggers = counter.triggers || {};
+
+      if (Object.values(counter.triggers).length > MAX_TRIGGERS_PER_COUNTER) {
+        throw new StrictValidationError([`You can only have at most ${MAX_TRIGGERS_PER_COUNTER} triggers per counter`]);
+      }
+
+      // Normalize triggers
+      for (const [triggerName, trigger] of Object.entries(counter.triggers)) {
+        const triggerObj: Partial<TTrigger> = typeof trigger === "string" ? { condition: trigger } : trigger;
+
+        triggerObj.name = triggerName;
+        const parsedCondition = parseCounterConditionString(triggerObj.condition || "");
+        if (!parsedCondition) {
+          throw new StrictValidationError([
+            `Invalid comparison in counter trigger ${counterName}/${triggerName}: "${triggerObj.condition}"`,
+          ]);
+        }
+
+        triggerObj.condition = buildCounterConditionString(parsedCondition[0], parsedCondition[1]);
+        triggerObj.reverse_condition =
+          triggerObj.reverse_condition ||
+          buildCounterConditionString(getReverseCounterComparisonOp(parsedCondition[0]), parsedCondition[1]);
+
+        counter.triggers[triggerName] = triggerObj as TTrigger;
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (Object.values(options.counters || {}).length > MAX_COUNTERS) {
+      throw new StrictValidationError([`You can only have at most ${MAX_COUNTERS} counters`]);
+    }
+
+    // FIXME: Any typing
+    return <any>options;
+  },
 
   public: {
     counterExists: mapToPublicFn(counterExists),
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/CustomEvents/CustomEventsPlugin.ts b/backend/src/plugins/CustomEvents/CustomEventsPlugin.ts
index 3c8592c6..9a45fbd8 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/CustomEvents/CustomEventsPlugin.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/CustomEvents/CustomEventsPlugin.ts
@@ -66,4 +66,7 @@ export const CustomEventsPlugin = zeppelinGuildPlugin<CustomEventsPluginType>()(
   beforeUnload() {
     // TODO: Run clearTriggers() once we actually have something there
   },
+
+  // FIXME: Proper inherittance from ZeppelinPluginBlueprint
+  configParser: (o: any) => o,
 });
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/GuildAccessMonitor/GuildAccessMonitorPlugin.ts b/backend/src/plugins/GuildAccessMonitor/GuildAccessMonitorPlugin.ts
index c0445685..9e1e8ee4 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/GuildAccessMonitor/GuildAccessMonitorPlugin.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/GuildAccessMonitor/GuildAccessMonitorPlugin.ts
@@ -57,4 +57,7 @@ export const GuildAccessMonitorPlugin = zeppelinGlobalPlugin<GuildAccessMonitorP
       checkGuild(pluginData, guild);
     }
   },
+
+  // FIXME: Proper inherittance from ZeppelinPluginBlueprint
+  configParser: (o: any) => o,
 });
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/GuildConfigReloader/GuildConfigReloaderPlugin.ts b/backend/src/plugins/GuildConfigReloader/GuildConfigReloaderPlugin.ts
index c48745e1..cfa98274 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/GuildConfigReloader/GuildConfigReloaderPlugin.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/GuildConfigReloader/GuildConfigReloaderPlugin.ts
@@ -23,4 +23,7 @@ export const GuildConfigReloaderPlugin = zeppelinGlobalPlugin<GuildConfigReloade
     clearTimeout(pluginData.state.nextCheckTimeout);
     pluginData.state.unloaded = true;
   },
+
+  // FIXME: Proper inherittance from ZeppelinPluginBlueprint
+  configParser: (o: any) => o,
 });
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/GuildInfoSaver/GuildInfoSaverPlugin.ts b/backend/src/plugins/GuildInfoSaver/GuildInfoSaverPlugin.ts
index f84ca1aa..3ba15c30 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/GuildInfoSaver/GuildInfoSaverPlugin.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/GuildInfoSaver/GuildInfoSaverPlugin.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ export const GuildInfoSaverPlugin = zeppelinGuildPlugin<GuildInfoSaverPluginType
   beforeUnload(pluginData) {
     clearInterval(pluginData.state.updateInterval);
   },
+
+  // FIXME: Proper inherittance from ZeppelinPluginBlueprint
+  configParser: (o: any) => o,
 });
 
 async function updateGuildInfo(guild: Guild) {
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/InternalPoster/InternalPosterPlugin.ts b/backend/src/plugins/InternalPoster/InternalPosterPlugin.ts
index fb47b5a3..f176463e 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/InternalPoster/InternalPosterPlugin.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/InternalPoster/InternalPosterPlugin.ts
@@ -31,4 +31,7 @@ export const InternalPosterPlugin = zeppelinGuildPlugin<InternalPosterPluginType
     pluginData.state.missingPermissions = false;
     pluginData.state.webhookClientCache = new Map();
   },
+
+  // FIXME: Proper inherittance from ZeppelinPluginBlueprint
+  configParser: (o: any) => o,
 });
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/LocateUser/LocateUserPlugin.ts b/backend/src/plugins/LocateUser/LocateUserPlugin.ts
index 262c2c50..9cfa726f 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/LocateUser/LocateUserPlugin.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/LocateUser/LocateUserPlugin.ts
@@ -74,4 +74,7 @@ export const LocateUserPlugin = zeppelinGuildPlugin<LocateUserPluginType>()({
   beforeUnload(pluginData) {
     pluginData.state.unregisterGuildEventListener?.();
   },
+
+  // FIXME: Proper inherittance from ZeppelinPluginBlueprint
+  configParser: (o: any) => o,
 });
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/Logs/LogsPlugin.ts b/backend/src/plugins/Logs/LogsPlugin.ts
index 5000f747..658dac11 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/Logs/LogsPlugin.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/Logs/LogsPlugin.ts
@@ -324,4 +324,7 @@ export const LogsPlugin = zeppelinGuildPlugin<LogsPluginType>()({
     }
     discardRegExpRunner(`guild-${pluginData.guild.id}`);
   },
+
+  // FIXME: Proper inherittance from ZeppelinPluginBlueprint
+  configParser: (o: any) => o,
 });
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/MessageSaver/MessageSaverPlugin.ts b/backend/src/plugins/MessageSaver/MessageSaverPlugin.ts
index 21bbe6e9..3e034cce 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/MessageSaver/MessageSaverPlugin.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/MessageSaver/MessageSaverPlugin.ts
@@ -45,4 +45,7 @@ export const MessageSaverPlugin = zeppelinGuildPlugin<MessageSaverPluginType>()(
     const { state, guild } = pluginData;
     state.savedMessages = GuildSavedMessages.getGuildInstance(guild.id);
   },
+
+  // FIXME: Proper inherittance from ZeppelinPluginBlueprint
+  configParser: (o: any) => o,
 });
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/ModActions/ModActionsPlugin.ts b/backend/src/plugins/ModActions/ModActionsPlugin.ts
index 200e4d59..9a0698b2 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/ModActions/ModActionsPlugin.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/ModActions/ModActionsPlugin.ts
@@ -219,4 +219,7 @@ export const ModActionsPlugin = zeppelinGuildPlugin<ModActionsPluginType>()({
     pluginData.state.unregisterGuildEventListener?.();
     pluginData.state.events.removeAllListeners();
   },
+
+  // FIXME: Proper inherittance from ZeppelinPluginBlueprint
+  configParser: (o: any) => o,
 });
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/Mutes/MutesPlugin.ts b/backend/src/plugins/Mutes/MutesPlugin.ts
index 8f95060e..21b186d3 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/Mutes/MutesPlugin.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/Mutes/MutesPlugin.ts
@@ -122,4 +122,7 @@ export const MutesPlugin = zeppelinGuildPlugin<MutesPluginType>()({
     pluginData.state.unregisterGuildEventListener?.();
     pluginData.state.events.removeAllListeners();
   },
+
+  // FIXME: Proper inherittance from ZeppelinPluginBlueprint
+  configParser: (o: any) => o,
 });
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/NameHistory/NameHistoryPlugin.ts b/backend/src/plugins/NameHistory/NameHistoryPlugin.ts
index 2eef5175..5bdcaf9c 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/NameHistory/NameHistoryPlugin.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/NameHistory/NameHistoryPlugin.ts
@@ -46,4 +46,7 @@ export const NameHistoryPlugin = zeppelinGuildPlugin<NameHistoryPluginType>()({
     state.usernameHistory = new UsernameHistory();
     state.updateQueue = new Queue();
   },
+
+  // FIXME: Proper inherittance from ZeppelinPluginBlueprint
+  configParser: (o: any) => o,
 });
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/Persist/PersistPlugin.ts b/backend/src/plugins/Persist/PersistPlugin.ts
index 3ba19fc3..6a3e607c 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/Persist/PersistPlugin.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/Persist/PersistPlugin.ts
@@ -43,4 +43,7 @@ export const PersistPlugin = zeppelinGuildPlugin<PersistPluginType>()({
     state.persistedData = GuildPersistedData.getGuildInstance(guild.id);
     state.logs = new GuildLogs(guild.id);
   },
+
+  // FIXME: Proper inherittance from ZeppelinPluginBlueprint
+  configParser: (o: any) => o,
 });
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/Phisherman/PhishermanPlugin.ts b/backend/src/plugins/Phisherman/PhishermanPlugin.ts
index f9b3de3f..73eacdd3 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/Phisherman/PhishermanPlugin.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/Phisherman/PhishermanPlugin.ts
@@ -47,4 +47,7 @@ export const PhishermanPlugin = zeppelinGuildPlugin<PhishermanPluginType>()({
       }
     }
   },
+
+  // FIXME: Proper inherittance from ZeppelinPluginBlueprint
+  configParser: (o: any) => o,
 });
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/PingableRoles/PingableRolesPlugin.ts b/backend/src/plugins/PingableRoles/PingableRolesPlugin.ts
index dc2c959e..4cab6026 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/PingableRoles/PingableRolesPlugin.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/PingableRoles/PingableRolesPlugin.ts
@@ -49,4 +49,7 @@ export const PingableRolesPlugin = zeppelinGuildPlugin<PingableRolesPluginType>(
     state.cache = new Map();
     state.timeouts = new Map();
   },
+
+  // FIXME: Proper inherittance from ZeppelinPluginBlueprint
+  configParser: (o: any) => o,
 });
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/Post/PostPlugin.ts b/backend/src/plugins/Post/PostPlugin.ts
index 2eed1dd9..cbafe1b6 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/Post/PostPlugin.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/Post/PostPlugin.ts
@@ -69,4 +69,7 @@ export const PostPlugin = zeppelinGuildPlugin<PostPluginType>()({
   beforeUnload(pluginData) {
     pluginData.state.unregisterGuildEventListener?.();
   },
+
+  // FIXME: Proper inherittance from ZeppelinPluginBlueprint
+  configParser: (o: any) => o,
 });
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/ReactionRoles/ReactionRolesPlugin.ts b/backend/src/plugins/ReactionRoles/ReactionRolesPlugin.ts
index 78554c15..ff480124 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/ReactionRoles/ReactionRolesPlugin.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/ReactionRoles/ReactionRolesPlugin.ts
@@ -83,4 +83,7 @@ export const ReactionRolesPlugin = zeppelinGuildPlugin<ReactionRolesPluginType>(
       clearTimeout(pluginData.state.autoRefreshTimeout);
     }
   },
+
+  // FIXME: Proper inherittance from ZeppelinPluginBlueprint
+  configParser: (o: any) => o,
 });
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/Reminders/RemindersPlugin.ts b/backend/src/plugins/Reminders/RemindersPlugin.ts
index 87a488dd..48bc13fa 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/Reminders/RemindersPlugin.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/Reminders/RemindersPlugin.ts
@@ -59,4 +59,7 @@ export const RemindersPlugin = zeppelinGuildPlugin<RemindersPluginType>()({
     pluginData.state.unregisterGuildEventListener?.();
     pluginData.state.unloaded = true;
   },
+
+  // FIXME: Proper inherittance from ZeppelinPluginBlueprint
+  configParser: (o: any) => o,
 });
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/RoleButtons/RoleButtonsPlugin.ts b/backend/src/plugins/RoleButtons/RoleButtonsPlugin.ts
index 1f68943e..7126a495 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/RoleButtons/RoleButtonsPlugin.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/RoleButtons/RoleButtonsPlugin.ts
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@ export const RoleButtonsPlugin = zeppelinGuildPlugin<RoleButtonsPluginType>()({
 
   configParser(options) {
     // Auto-fill "name" property for buttons based on the object key
-    const buttonsArray = Array.isArray(options.config?.buttons) ? options.config.buttons : [];
+    const buttonsArray = Array.isArray(options.buttons) ? options.buttons : [];
     const seenMessages = new Set();
-    for (const [name, buttonsConfig] of Object.entries(options.config?.buttons ?? {})) {
+    for (const [name, buttonsConfig] of Object.entries(options.buttons ?? {})) {
       if (name.length > 16) {
         throw new StrictValidationError(["Name for role buttons can be at most 16 characters long"]);
       }
@@ -66,7 +66,8 @@ export const RoleButtonsPlugin = zeppelinGuildPlugin<RoleButtonsPluginType>()({
       }
     }
 
-    return options;
+    // FIXME: any typing lol
+    return <any>options;
   },
 
   dependencies: () => [LogsPlugin, RoleManagerPlugin],
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/RoleManager/RoleManagerPlugin.ts b/backend/src/plugins/RoleManager/RoleManagerPlugin.ts
index c6d398f1..9cff63f5 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/RoleManager/RoleManagerPlugin.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/RoleManager/RoleManagerPlugin.ts
@@ -36,4 +36,7 @@ export const RoleManagerPlugin = zeppelinGuildPlugin<RoleManagerPluginType>()({
     pluginData.state.abortRoleAssignmentLoop = true;
     await pluginData.state.pendingRoleAssignmentPromise;
   },
+
+  // FIXME: Proper inherittance from ZeppelinPluginBlueprint
+  configParser: (o: any) => o,
 });
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/Roles/RolesPlugin.ts b/backend/src/plugins/Roles/RolesPlugin.ts
index fa28bfec..6a50201e 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/Roles/RolesPlugin.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/Roles/RolesPlugin.ts
@@ -58,4 +58,7 @@ export const RolesPlugin = zeppelinGuildPlugin<RolesPluginType>()({
 
     state.logs = new GuildLogs(guild.id);
   },
+
+  // FIXME: Proper inherittance from ZeppelinPluginBlueprint
+  configParser: (o: any) => o,
 });
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/SelfGrantableRoles/SelfGrantableRolesPlugin.ts b/backend/src/plugins/SelfGrantableRoles/SelfGrantableRolesPlugin.ts
index 54ab0f82..67c8a435 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/SelfGrantableRoles/SelfGrantableRolesPlugin.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/SelfGrantableRoles/SelfGrantableRolesPlugin.ts
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ export const SelfGrantableRolesPlugin = zeppelinGuildPlugin<SelfGrantableRolesPl
   },
 
   configParser: (options) => {
-    const config = options.config;
+    const config = options;
     for (const [key, entry] of Object.entries(config.entries)) {
       // Apply default entry config
       config.entries[key] = { ...defaultSelfGrantableRoleEntry, ...entry };
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/Slowmode/SlowmodePlugin.ts b/backend/src/plugins/Slowmode/SlowmodePlugin.ts
index 28400c86..dbc60e5f 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/Slowmode/SlowmodePlugin.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/Slowmode/SlowmodePlugin.ts
@@ -82,4 +82,7 @@ export const SlowmodePlugin = zeppelinGuildPlugin<SlowmodePluginType>()({
     pluginData.state.savedMessages.events.off("create", pluginData.state.onMessageCreateFn);
     clearInterval(pluginData.state.clearInterval);
   },
+
+  // FIXME: Proper inherittance from ZeppelinPluginBlueprint
+  configParser: (o: any) => o,
 });
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/Spam/SpamPlugin.ts b/backend/src/plugins/Spam/SpamPlugin.ts
index 84182993..d4bbfeb5 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/Spam/SpamPlugin.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/Spam/SpamPlugin.ts
@@ -90,4 +90,7 @@ export const SpamPlugin = zeppelinGuildPlugin<SpamPluginType>()({
     pluginData.state.savedMessages.events.off("create", pluginData.state.onMessageCreateFn);
     clearInterval(pluginData.state.expiryInterval);
   },
+
+  // FIXME: Proper inherittance from ZeppelinPluginBlueprint
+  configParser: (o: any) => o,
 });
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/Starboard/StarboardPlugin.ts b/backend/src/plugins/Starboard/StarboardPlugin.ts
index 5aebace0..3ec21483 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/Starboard/StarboardPlugin.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/Starboard/StarboardPlugin.ts
@@ -125,13 +125,14 @@ export const StarboardPlugin = zeppelinGuildPlugin<StarboardPluginType>()({
   },
 
   configParser(options) {
-    if (options.config?.boards) {
-      for (const [name, opts] of Object.entries(options.config.boards)) {
-        options.config.boards[name] = Object.assign({}, defaultStarboardOpts, options.config.boards[name]);
+    if (options.boards) {
+      for (const [name, opts] of Object.entries(options.boards)) {
+        options.boards[name] = Object.assign({}, defaultStarboardOpts, options.boards[name]);
       }
     }
 
-    return options;
+    // FIXME: any typing lol
+    return <any>options;
   },
 
   // prettier-ignore
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/Tags/TagsPlugin.ts b/backend/src/plugins/Tags/TagsPlugin.ts
index d4272eae..1f933fd9 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/Tags/TagsPlugin.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/Tags/TagsPlugin.ts
@@ -97,16 +97,16 @@ export const TagsPlugin = zeppelinGuildPlugin<TagsPluginType>()({
   },
 
   configParser(options) {
-    if (options.config.delete_with_command && options.config.auto_delete_command) {
+    if (options.delete_with_command && options.auto_delete_command) {
       throw new StrictValidationError([
         `Cannot have both (global) delete_with_command and global_delete_invoke enabled`,
       ]);
     }
 
     // Check each category for conflicting options
-    if (options.config?.categories) {
-      for (const [name, opts] of Object.entries(options.config.categories)) {
-        const cat = options.config.categories[name];
+    if (options.categories) {
+      for (const [name, opts] of Object.entries(options.categories)) {
+        const cat = options.categories[name];
         if (cat.delete_with_command && cat.auto_delete_command) {
           throw new StrictValidationError([
             `Cannot have both (category specific) delete_with_command and category_delete_invoke enabled at <categories/${name}>`,
@@ -115,7 +115,8 @@ export const TagsPlugin = zeppelinGuildPlugin<TagsPluginType>()({
       }
     }
 
-    return options;
+    // FIXME: any typing lol
+    return <any>options;
   },
 
   beforeLoad(pluginData) {
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/TimeAndDate/TimeAndDatePlugin.ts b/backend/src/plugins/TimeAndDate/TimeAndDatePlugin.ts
index c4f9d877..454af3c7 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/TimeAndDate/TimeAndDatePlugin.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/TimeAndDate/TimeAndDatePlugin.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { PluginOptions } from "knub";
 import { GuildMemberTimezones } from "../../data/GuildMemberTimezones";
-import { mapToPublicFn } from "../../pluginUtils";
+import { getPluginConfigParser, mapToPublicFn } from "../../pluginUtils";
 import { trimPluginDescription } from "../../utils";
 import { zeppelinGuildPlugin } from "../ZeppelinPluginBlueprint";
 import { ResetTimezoneCmd } from "./commands/ResetTimezoneCmd";
@@ -62,4 +62,7 @@ export const TimeAndDatePlugin = zeppelinGuildPlugin<TimeAndDatePluginType>()({
   beforeLoad(pluginData) {
     pluginData.state.memberTimezones = GuildMemberTimezones.getGuildInstance(pluginData.guild.id);
   },
+
+  // FIXME: Proper inherittance from ZeppelinPluginBlueprint
+  configParser: (o: any) => o,
 });
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/UsernameSaver/UsernameSaverPlugin.ts b/backend/src/plugins/UsernameSaver/UsernameSaverPlugin.ts
index 3014350c..abae2aef 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/UsernameSaver/UsernameSaverPlugin.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/UsernameSaver/UsernameSaverPlugin.ts
@@ -23,4 +23,7 @@ export const UsernameSaverPlugin = zeppelinGuildPlugin<UsernameSaverPluginType>(
     state.usernameHistory = new UsernameHistory();
     state.updateQueue = new Queue();
   },
+
+  // FIXME: Proper inherittance from ZeppelinPluginBlueprint
+  configParser: (o: any) => o,
 });
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/Utility/UtilityPlugin.ts b/backend/src/plugins/Utility/UtilityPlugin.ts
index e3998a11..d26ed836 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/Utility/UtilityPlugin.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/Utility/UtilityPlugin.ts
@@ -221,4 +221,7 @@ export const UtilityPlugin = zeppelinGuildPlugin<UtilityPluginType>()({
   beforeUnload(pluginData) {
     discardRegExpRunner(`guild-${pluginData.guild.id}`);
   },
+
+  // FIXME: Proper inherittance from ZeppelinPluginBlueprint
+  configParser: (o: any) => o,
 });
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/WelcomeMessage/WelcomeMessagePlugin.ts b/backend/src/plugins/WelcomeMessage/WelcomeMessagePlugin.ts
index 1bbcdb45..60d7ca07 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/WelcomeMessage/WelcomeMessagePlugin.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/WelcomeMessage/WelcomeMessagePlugin.ts
@@ -35,4 +35,7 @@ export const WelcomeMessagePlugin = zeppelinGuildPlugin<WelcomeMessagePluginType
     state.logs = new GuildLogs(guild.id);
     state.sentWelcomeMessages = new Set();
   },
+
+  // FIXME: Proper inherittance from ZeppelinPluginBlueprint
+  configParser: (o: any) => o,
 });
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/ZeppelinPluginBlueprint.ts b/backend/src/plugins/ZeppelinPluginBlueprint.ts
index c5e63e32..acfe6d40 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/ZeppelinPluginBlueprint.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/ZeppelinPluginBlueprint.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ export interface ZeppelinGuildPluginBlueprint<TPluginData extends GuildPluginDat
     legacy?: boolean | string;
   };
 
-  configParser?: (
+  // FIXME: need proper typings here
+  configParser: (
     options: TPluginData["_pluginType"]["config"],
     strict?: boolean,
   ) => Awaitable<PluginOptions<TPluginData["_pluginType"]>>;
@@ -67,7 +68,8 @@ export function zeppelinGuildPlugin(...args) {
 export interface ZeppelinGlobalPluginBlueprint<TPluginType extends BasePluginType = BasePluginType>
   extends GlobalPluginBlueprint<GlobalPluginData<TPluginType>> {
   configSchema: t.TypeC<any>;
-  configParser?: (options: TPluginType["config"], strict?: boolean) => Awaitable<PluginOptions<TPluginType>>;
+  // FIXME: need proper typings here
+  configParser: (options: TPluginType["config"], strict?: boolean) => Awaitable<PluginOptions<TPluginType>>;
 }
 
 export function zeppelinGlobalPlugin<TBlueprint extends ZeppelinGlobalPluginBlueprint>(