diff --git a/tailbone/views/batch/core.py b/tailbone/views/batch/core.py
index 61c893e9..7d6216d3 100644
--- a/tailbone/views/batch/core.py
+++ b/tailbone/views/batch/core.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ from sqlalchemy import orm
 from rattail.db import model, Session as RattailSession
 from rattail.db.util import short_session
 from rattail.threads import Thread
-from rattail.util import load_object, prettify, simple_error
+from rattail.util import prettify, simple_error
 from rattail.progress import SocketProgress
 
 import colander
@@ -142,12 +142,13 @@ class BatchMasterView(MasterView):
         ``batch_key`` attribute of the main batch model class.
         """
         # first try to figure out if config defines a factory class
+        app = rattail_config.get_app()
         model_class = cls.get_model_class()
         batch_key = model_class.batch_key
-        spec = rattail_config.get('rattail.batch', '{}.handler'.format(batch_key),
-                                  default=cls.default_handler_spec)
-        if spec: # yep, so use that
-            return load_object(spec)
+        handler = app.get_batch_handler(batch_key,
+                                        default=cls.default_handler_spec)
+        if handler:
+            return handler.__class__
 
         # fall back to whatever class was defined statically
         return cls.batch_handler_class