diff --git a/tailbone/api/batch/core.py b/tailbone/api/batch/core.py
index c98e01f1..f7bc9333 100644
--- a/tailbone/api/batch/core.py
+++ b/tailbone/api/batch/core.py
@@ -66,9 +66,7 @@ class APIBatchMixin(object):
         """
         app = self.get_rattail_app()
         key = self.get_batch_class().batch_key
-        spec = self.rattail_config.get('rattail.batch', '{}.handler'.format(key),
-                                       default=self.default_handler_spec)
-        return app.load_object(spec)(self.rattail_config)
+        return app.get_batch_handler(key, default=self.default_handler_spec)
 
 
 class APIBatchView(APIBatchMixin, APIMasterView):