diff --git a/docs/config.md b/docs/config.md
index 5d35d66..08ddcf3 100644
--- a/docs/config.md
+++ b/docs/config.md
@@ -375,6 +375,12 @@ Default: `">"`
 
 Default: `"<"`
 
+### ui.messages_list.image_protocol
+
+How avatars and attachment previews are drawn: "auto", "kitty" or "halfblocks".
+
+Default: `"auto"`
+
 ### ui.messages_list.attachments
 
 #### ui.messages_list.attachments.show_links
@@ -394,12 +400,6 @@ Whether to draw image attachments and embedded images below their messages.
 
 Default: `true`
 
-#### ui.messages_list.attachments.protocol
-
-How previews are drawn: "auto", "kitty" or "halfblocks".
-
-Default: `"auto"`
-
 ### ui.messages_list.avatars
 
 #### ui.messages_list.avatars.preview
diff --git a/internal/config/ui.go b/internal/config/ui.go
index e772864..937e63a 100644
--- a/internal/config/ui.go
+++ b/internal/config/ui.go
@@ -175,6 +175,9 @@ type (
 		ReplyIndicator     string `toml:"reply_indicator"`
 		ForwardedIndicator string `toml:"forwarded_indicator"`
 
+		// How avatars and attachment previews are drawn: "auto", "kitty" or "halfblocks".
+		ImageProtocol string `toml:"image_protocol"`
+
 		Attachments AttachmentsUIConfig `toml:"attachments"`
 		Avatars     AvatarsUIConfig     `toml:"avatars"`
 		Grouping    GroupingUIConfig    `toml:"grouping"`
@@ -200,8 +203,6 @@ type (
 		AllowedMIMETypes MIMETypes `toml:"allowed_mime_types"`
 		// Whether to draw image attachments and embedded images below their messages.
 		Preview bool `toml:"preview"`
-		// How previews are drawn: "auto", "kitty" or "halfblocks".
-		Protocol string `toml:"protocol"`
 	}
 
 	MentionsListUIConfig struct {
@@ -215,7 +216,7 @@ type (
 func defaultUI() UIConfig {
 	left := TitleUIConfig{AlignmentWrapper{tview.AlignmentLeft}}
 	round := BorderSetWrapper{tview.BorderSetRound()}
-	attachments := AttachmentsUIConfig{ShowLinks: true, AllowedMIMETypes: MIMETypes{"image/*", "video/*"}, Preview: true, Protocol: "auto"}
+	attachments := AttachmentsUIConfig{ShowLinks: true, AllowedMIMETypes: MIMETypes{"image/*", "video/*"}, Preview: true}
 	return UIConfig{
 		Tabs: TabsUIConfig{
 			Alignment:       AlignmentWrapper{tview.AlignmentCenter},
@@ -230,7 +231,7 @@ func defaultUI() UIConfig {
 		GuildsTree:   GuildsTreeUIConfig{TreeUIConfig{Graphics: true}, true},
 		MembersTree:  TreeUIConfig{Graphics: true},
 		ScrollBar:    ScrollBarUIConfig{SymbolSet: SymbolSetWrapper{boxDrawing}, Visibility: ScrollBarVisibilityWrapper{viewport.ScrollBarVisibilityAutomatic}},
-		MessagesList: MessagesListUIConfig{Spacing: 1, ReplyIndicator: ">", ForwardedIndicator: "<", Attachments: attachments, Avatars: AvatarsUIConfig{Preview: true, Height: 2}, Grouping: GroupingUIConfig{Enabled: true, Interval: 10 * time.Minute}},
+		MessagesList: MessagesListUIConfig{Spacing: 1, ReplyIndicator: ">", ForwardedIndicator: "<", ImageProtocol: "auto", Attachments: attachments, Avatars: AvatarsUIConfig{Preview: true, Height: 2}, Grouping: GroupingUIConfig{Enabled: true, Interval: 10 * time.Minute}},
 		MentionsList: MentionsListUIConfig{MinWidth: 20},
 	}
 }
diff --git a/internal/ui/chat/messageslist/model.go b/internal/ui/chat/messageslist/model.go
index 94ac4ec..d985c8c 100644
--- a/internal/ui/chat/messageslist/model.go
+++ b/internal/ui/chat/messageslist/model.go
@@ -1151,7 +1151,7 @@ func (m Model) Update(msg tview.Msg) (Model, tview.Cmd) {
 			m.cellWidth, m.cellHeight = uint(width/cols), uint(height/rows)
 		}
 	case tview.TerminalInfoMsg:
-		switch m.cfg.UI.MessagesList.Attachments.Protocol {
+		switch m.cfg.UI.MessagesList.ImageProtocol {
 		case "kitty":
 			m.kitty = true
 		case "halfblocks":