diff --git a/status.php b/status.php
index 7b326de9..b02a650b 100644
--- a/status.php
+++ b/status.php
@@ -3,11 +3,16 @@
 require_once 'inc/functions.php';
 require_once 'templates/themes/overboards/overboards.php';
 
-// List of regexes that blacklist boards
-$blacklist = [
-    '/^.*_archive$/', // b_archive, leftypol_archive, ...
-    '/^b_.*$/', // b_anime, b_leftypol, ...
-];
+// Allowed boards
+$whitelist = [];
+foreach ($config['boards'] as $boards) {
+    foreach ($boards as $board) {
+        $whitelist[] = $board;
+    }
+}
+foreach ($overboards_config as $board) {
+    $whitelist[] = $board['uri'];
+}
 
 // Boards that are nsfw
 $nsfw_boards = ['b', 'overboard'];
@@ -33,56 +38,8 @@ foreach ($overboards_config as $overboard) {
  */
 $boards = [];
 foreach ($board_list as $board) {
-    // Skip blacklisted boards
-    foreach ($blacklist as $regex) {
-        if (preg_match($regex, $board['uri'])) {
-            continue 2; // Skip to the next board
-        }
-    }
-
-    $boards[] = [
-        'code' => $board['uri'],
-        'name' => $board['title'],
-        'sfw' => !in_array($board['uri'], $nsfw_boards),
-        'alternate_spoilers' => in_array($board['uri'], $alunya_spoiler),
-        'posting_enabled' => !in_array($board['uri'], $readonly_boards),
-    ];
-}
-
-function endsWith( $haystack, $needle ) {
-    $length = strlen( $needle );
-    if( !$length ) {
-        return true;
-    }
-    return substr( $haystack, -$length ) === $needle;
-}
-
-// Boards that are nsfw
-$nsfw_boards = ['b', 'overboard'];
-// Boards that use spoiler_alunya.png as their spoiler
-$alunya_spoiler = ['leftypol', 'anime'];
-// Boards where posts are not allowed to be created
-$readonly_boards = ['overboard', 'sfw', 'alt'];
-
-$board_list = listBoards();
-
-// Add objects that are not boards but are treated as such
-$board_list[] = ['uri' => 'overboard', 'title' => 'Overboard'];
-$board_list[] = ['uri' => 'sfw', 'title' => 'SFW Overboard'];
-$board_list[] = ['uri' => 'alt', 'title' => 'Alternate Overboard'];
-
-/**
- * Allowed fields for the board object:
- * - code<string>: The board code ('b', 'tech', ...)
- * - name<string>: The board user-readable name ('Siberia', ...)
- * - description<string>: The board description ('Leftist Politically Incorrect', ...)
- * - sfw<boolean>: Is this board sfw?
- * - alternate_spoilers<boolean>: Does this board use the alunya spoiler?
- */
-$boards = [];
-foreach ($board_list as $board) {
-    // Skip archives
-    if (endsWith($board['uri'], '_archive')) {
+    // Skip non-whitelisted boards
+    if (!in_array($board['uri'], $whitelist)) {
         continue;
     }