diff --git a/include/x11/tray_manager.hpp b/include/x11/tray_manager.hpp
index f6b2946e..d79b9183 100644
--- a/include/x11/tray_manager.hpp
+++ b/include/x11/tray_manager.hpp
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ class tray_manager : public xpp::event::sink<evt::expose, evt::visibility_notify
   bool running() const;
   int get_width() const;
 
-  void setup(const string& tray_module_name);
+  void setup(const config& conf, const string& module_section_name);
   void activate();
   void deactivate(bool clear_selection = true);
   void reconfigure();
diff --git a/src/modules/tray.cpp b/src/modules/tray.cpp
index 3691268f..b64c8b22 100644
--- a/src/modules/tray.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/tray.cpp
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ namespace modules {
   }
 
   void tray_module::start() {
-    m_tray.setup(name_raw());
+    m_tray.setup(m_conf, name());
     this->static_module<tray_module>::start();
   }
 
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@ namespace modules {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Replace signal with callback passed to tray.
+   * TODO Replace signal with callback passed to tray.
    */
-  bool tray_module::on(const signals::ui_tray::tray_width_change& evt) {
+  bool tray_module::on(const signals::ui_tray::tray_width_change&) {
     broadcast();
     return true;
   }
diff --git a/src/x11/tray_manager.cpp b/src/x11/tray_manager.cpp
index 053b7442..6638713b 100644
--- a/src/x11/tray_manager.cpp
+++ b/src/x11/tray_manager.cpp
@@ -65,35 +65,28 @@ tray_manager::~tray_manager() {
   deactivate();
 }
 
-/**
- * TODO load settings from module section
- */
-void tray_manager::setup(const string& tray_module_name) {
-  const config& conf = config::make();
-  auto bs = conf.section();
+void tray_manager::setup(const config& conf, const string& section_name) {
+  unsigned client_height = m_bar_opts.inner_area().height;
 
-  auto inner_area = m_bar_opts.inner_area();
-  unsigned client_height = inner_area.height;
+  // Add user-defined padding
+  m_opts.spacing = conf.get<unsigned>(section_name, "tray-padding", 0);
 
-  auto maxsize = conf.get<unsigned>(bs, "tray-maxsize", 16);
+  auto maxsize = conf.get<unsigned>(section_name, "tray-maxsize", 16);
   if (client_height > maxsize) {
     m_opts.spacing += (client_height - maxsize) / 2;
     client_height = maxsize;
   }
 
   // Apply user-defined scaling
-  auto scale = conf.get(bs, "tray-scale", 1.0);
+  auto scale = conf.get(section_name, "tray-scale", 1.0);
   client_height *= scale;
 
   m_opts.client_size = {client_height, client_height};
 
   // Set user-defined foreground and background colors.
   // TODO maybe remove
-  m_opts.background = conf.get(bs, "tray-background", m_bar_opts.background);
-  m_opts.foreground = conf.get(bs, "tray-foreground", m_bar_opts.foreground);
-
-  // Add user-defined padding
-  m_opts.spacing += conf.get<unsigned>(bs, "tray-padding", 0);
+  m_opts.background = conf.get(section_name, "tray-background", m_bar_opts.background);
+  m_opts.foreground = conf.get(section_name, "tray-foreground", m_bar_opts.foreground);
 
   m_opts.selection_owner = m_bar_opts.x_data.window;