diff --git a/pyquarantine/cli.py b/pyquarantine/cli.py
index 1b56b9f..6dc0d1e 100644
--- a/pyquarantine/cli.py
+++ b/pyquarantine/cli.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import logging.handlers
 import sys
 import time
 
-from pyquarantine.config import get_milter_config
+from pyquarantine.config import get_milter_config, ActionConfig
 from pyquarantine.storage import Quarantine
 from pyquarantine import __version__ as version
 
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ def _get_quarantine(quarantines, name, debug):
         quarantine = next((q for q in quarantines if q["name"] == name))
     except StopIteration:
         raise RuntimeError(f"invalid quarantine '{name}'")
-    return Quarantine(quarantine, [], debug)
+    return Quarantine(ActionConfig(quarantine), [], debug)
 
 
 def _get_notification(quarantines, name, debug):
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ def list_quarantines(quarantines, args):
                 notification_type = "NONE"
 
             if "whitelist" in cfg:
-                whitelist_type = cfg["whitelist"]["whitelist"]["type"]
+                whitelist_type = cfg["whitelist"]["type"]
             else:
                 whitelist_type = "NONE"
 
@@ -567,12 +567,12 @@ def main():
 
     try:
         logger.debug("read milter configuration")
-        cfg = get_milter_config(args.config)
-        if not cfg["rules"]:
+        cfg = get_milter_config(args.config, raw=True)
+        if "rules" not in cfg or not cfg["rules"]:
             raise RuntimeError("no rules configured")
 
         for rule in cfg["rules"]:
-            if not rule["actions"]:
+            if "actions" not in rule or not rule["actions"]:
                 raise RuntimeError(
                     f"{rule['name']}: no actions configured")
     except (RuntimeError, AssertionError) as e:
diff --git a/pyquarantine/config.py b/pyquarantine/config.py
index 72bb4ab..827f742 100644
--- a/pyquarantine/config.py
+++ b/pyquarantine/config.py
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ class MilterConfig(BaseConfig):
             self["rules"] = rules
 
 
-def get_milter_config(cfgfile):
+def get_milter_config(cfgfile, raw=False):
     try:
         with open(cfgfile, "r") as fh:
             # remove lines with leading # (comments), they
@@ -360,5 +360,6 @@ def get_milter_config(cfgfile):
         cfg_text = [f"{n+1}: {l}" for n, l in enumerate(cfg.splitlines())]
         msg = "\n".join(cfg_text)
         raise RuntimeError(f"{e}\n{msg}")
- 
+    if raw:
+        return cfg
     return MilterConfig(cfg)
diff --git a/pyquarantine/whitelist.py b/pyquarantine/whitelist.py
index 9bcaa4f..4982fee 100644
--- a/pyquarantine/whitelist.py
+++ b/pyquarantine/whitelist.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class WhitelistBase:
         return "Base"
 
     def remove_batv(self, addr):
-        return self.batv_regex.sub(r"\g<LEFT_PART>", addr, count=1)
+        return self.batv_regex.sub(r"\g<LEFT_PART>@", addr, count=1)
 
     def check(self, mailfrom, recipient):
         "Check if mailfrom/recipient combination is whitelisted."