diff --git a/pyquarantine/__init__.py b/pyquarantine/__init__.py
index 8725185..d47891b 100644
--- a/pyquarantine/__init__.py
+++ b/pyquarantine/__init__.py
@@ -612,7 +612,7 @@ def setup_milter(test=False, cfg_files=[]):
     if "global" not in parser.sections():
         raise RuntimeError(
             "mandatory section 'global' not present in config file")
-    for option in ["quarantines", "preferred_action"]:
+    for option in ["quarantines", "preferred_quarantine_action"]:
         if not parser.has_option("global", option):
             raise RuntimeError(
                 f"mandatory option '{option}' not present in config "
diff --git a/pyquarantine/notifications.py b/pyquarantine/notifications.py
index c163406..ab480b3 100644
--- a/pyquarantine/notifications.py
+++ b/pyquarantine/notifications.py
@@ -200,10 +200,9 @@ class EMailNotification(BaseNotification):
             self.replacement_img = None
 
         # read images to embed if specified
-        embedded_img_paths = []
-        for p in cfg["notification_email_embedded_imgs"].split(","):
-            if p:
-                embedded_img_paths.append(p.strip())
+        embedded_img_paths = [
+            p.strip() for p in cfg["notification_email_embedded_imgs"].split(
+                ",") if p]
         self.embedded_imgs = []
         for img_path in embedded_img_paths:
             # read image