diff --git a/utils.py b/utils.py
index 9bcba93..d8495ea 100644
--- a/utils.py
+++ b/utils.py
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ def get_election_name() -> str:
     return f"vote-{get_datetime(current_cycle.term_start).year}-{current_cycle.name}"
 
 
-def get_quarter_name(config: DakinySettings) -> str:
+def get_quarter_name() -> str:
     """
     Builds the name of the current cycle/quarter.
 
@@ -79,8 +79,8 @@ def get_quarter_name(config: DakinySettings) -> str:
     Returns:
         str: the name of the cycle.
     """
-    cycle = get_quarter_cycle(config)
-    current_cycle = config.election_cycles[cycle]
+    cycle = get_quarter_cycle(settings)
+    current_cycle = settings.election_cycles[cycle]
 
     return f"{get_datetime(current_cycle.term_start).year}-{current_cycle.name}"
 
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ def record_event_points(config: DakinySettings, users: Sequence[str], add_points
         add_points (int): number of points to add
         is_member (bool): whether the users are a discord member or not
     """
-    quarter_name = get_quarter_name(config)
+    quarter_name = get_quarter_name()
     with Session(engine) as session:
         for user in users:
             stmt = select(EventPoints).where(EventPoints.UserId == user).where(EventPoints.QuarterName == quarter_name)
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ async def edit_clan_council_info(guild: nextcord.Guild, config: DakinySettings)
             f"<@{user_id}>" for user_id in council_member_ids if user_id not in (discord_manager, clan_leader)
         ]
 
-        quarter = get_quarter_name(config)
+        quarter = get_quarter_name()
 
         async with aiofiles.open(f"{TEMPLATES_DIR}/council_members.txt", encoding="utf8") as file:
             message = await file.read()