diff --git a/app/Composers/AppComposer.php b/app/Composers/AppComposer.php
index 5c0c2b7b..00a6523b 100644
--- a/app/Composers/AppComposer.php
+++ b/app/Composers/AppComposer.php
@@ -86,5 +86,6 @@ class AppComposer
         $view->withFontSubset($this->config->get('langs.'.$this->config->get('app.locale').'.subset', 'latin'));
         $view->withOnlyDisruptedDays($this->config->get('setting.only_disrupted_days'));
         $view->withDashboardLink($this->config->get('setting.dashboard_login_link'));
+        $view->withEnableSubscribers($this->config->get('setting.enable_subscribers'));
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/Http/Middleware/SubscribersConfigured.php b/app/Http/Middleware/SubscribersConfigured.php
index 378caa20..a8bc4056 100644
--- a/app/Http/Middleware/SubscribersConfigured.php
+++ b/app/Http/Middleware/SubscribersConfigured.php
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 namespace CachetHQ\Cachet\Http\Middleware;
 
 use Closure;
+use Illuminate\Contracts\Config\Repository;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
 
 /**
@@ -22,6 +23,25 @@ use Illuminate\Http\Request;
  */
 class SubscribersConfigured
 {
+    /**
+     * The config repository instance.
+     *
+     * @var \Illuminate\Contracts\Config\Repository
+     */
+    protected $config;
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a subscribers configured middleware instance.
+     *
+     * @param \Illuminate\Contracts\Config\Repository $config
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function __construct(Repository $config)
+    {
+        $this->config = $config;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Handle an incoming request.
      *
@@ -32,7 +52,7 @@ class SubscribersConfigured
      */
     public function handle(Request $request, Closure $next)
     {
-        if (!subscribers_enabled()) {
+        if (!$this->config->get('setting.enable_subscribers')) {
             return cachet_redirect('status-page');
         }
 
diff --git a/app/helpers.php b/app/helpers.php
index cae1f908..e856917b 100644
--- a/app/helpers.php
+++ b/app/helpers.php
@@ -51,22 +51,6 @@ if (!function_exists('formatted_date')) {
     }
 }
 
-if (!function_exists('subscribers_enabled')) {
-    /**
-     * Is the subscriber functionality enabled and configured.
-     *
-     * @return bool
-     */
-    function subscribers_enabled()
-    {
-        $isEnabled = Config::get('setting.enable_subscribers', false);
-        $mailAddress = Config::get('mail.from.address', false);
-        $mailFrom = Config::get('mail.from.name', false);
-
-        return $isEnabled && $mailAddress && $mailFrom;
-    }
-}
-
 if (!function_exists('color_darken')) {
     /**
      * Darken a color.
diff --git a/resources/views/dashboard/incidents/add.blade.php b/resources/views/dashboard/incidents/add.blade.php
index b1548f9a..7dc91b19 100644
--- a/resources/views/dashboard/incidents/add.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/dashboard/incidents/add.blade.php
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@
                         <input type="text" name="occurred_at" class="form-control" rel="datepicker-custom" data-date-format="YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm" placeholder="{{ trans('forms.optional') }}">
                     </div>
                     <input type="hidden" name="notify" value="0">
-                    @if(subscribers_enabled())
+                    @if($enable_subscribers)
                     <div class="checkbox">
                         <label>
                             <input type="checkbox" name="notify" value="1" checked="{{ Binput::old('notify', 'checked') }}">
diff --git a/resources/views/dashboard/subscribers/index.blade.php b/resources/views/dashboard/subscribers/index.blade.php
index 3d213984..543c5715 100644
--- a/resources/views/dashboard/subscribers/index.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/dashboard/subscribers/index.blade.php
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     <span class="uppercase">
         <i class="ion ion-ios-email-outline"></i> {{ trans('dashboard.subscribers.subscribers') }}
     </span>
-    @if($current_user->isAdmin && subscribers_enabled())
+    @if($current_user->isAdmin && $enable_subscribers)
     <a class="btn btn-md btn-success pull-right" href="{{ cachet_route('dashboard.subscribers.create') }}">
         {{ trans('dashboard.subscribers.add.title') }}
     </a>
diff --git a/resources/views/partials/footer.blade.php b/resources/views/partials/footer.blade.php
index 62871e1b..a4576d0d 100644
--- a/resources/views/partials/footer.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/partials/footer.blade.php
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
                     <li>
                         <a class="btn btn-link" href="{{ cachet_route('feed.atom') }}">{{ trans('cachet.atom-feed') }}</a>
                     </li>
-                    @if(subscribers_enabled())
+                    @if($enable_subscribers)
                     <li>
                         <a class="btn btn-success btn-outline" href="{{ cachet_route('subscribe') }}">{{ trans('cachet.subscriber.button') }}</a>
                     </li>