diff --git a/config.py b/config.py
index 9abf92e..d64500e 100755
--- a/config.py
+++ b/config.py
@@ -217,10 +217,9 @@ def _check_messages(messages_section: dict) -> None:
             if not isinstance(messages_section[subsection[0]], subsection[1]):
                 raise TypeError(f'`messages` subsection {subsection[2]}')
 
-    for message_name, message in messages_section.items():
-        if message.strip() == '!printeval':
-            print(f'Ignoring message "{message_name}": "!printeval" is not allowed in messages.')
-            messages_section[message_name] = None
+            if messages_section[subsection[0]].strip() == '!printeval':
+                print(f'Ignoring message "{subsection[0]}": "!printeval" is not allowed in messages.')
+                messages_section[messages_section[subsection[0]]] = None
 
 
 def _init_lists(config: dict) -> None: