diff --git a/helpers/helpers.v1.d/config b/helpers/helpers.v1.d/config
index eae4d928d..e36897d82 100644
--- a/helpers/helpers.v1.d/config
+++ b/helpers/helpers.v1.d/config
@@ -126,60 +126,9 @@ _ynh_app_config_apply_one() {
         fi
     fi
 }
+
 _ynh_app_config_get() {
-    # From settings
-    local lines
-    lines=$(
-        python3 <<EOL
-import toml
-from collections import OrderedDict
-with open("../config_panel.toml", "r") as f:
-    file_content = f.read()
-loaded_toml = toml.loads(file_content, _dict=OrderedDict)
-
-for panel_name, panel in loaded_toml.items():
-    if not isinstance(panel, dict): continue
-    bind_panel = panel.get('bind')
-    for section_name, section in panel.items():
-        if not isinstance(section, dict): continue
-        bind_section = section.get('bind')
-        if not bind_section:
-            bind_section = bind_panel
-        elif bind_section[-1] == ":" and bind_panel and ":" in bind_panel:
-            regex, bind_panel_file = bind_panel.split(":")
-            if ">" in bind_section:
-                bind_section = bind_section + bind_panel_file
-            else:
-                bind_section = regex + bind_section + bind_panel_file
-
-        for name, param in section.items():
-            if not isinstance(param, dict):
-                continue
-
-            bind = param.get('bind')
-
-            if not bind:
-                if bind_section:
-                    bind = bind_section
-                else:
-                    bind = 'settings'
-            elif bind[-1] == ":" and bind_section and ":" in bind_section:
-                regex, bind_file = bind_section.split(":")
-                if ">" in bind:
-                    bind = bind + bind_file
-                else:
-                    bind = regex + bind + bind_file
-            if bind == "settings" and param.get('type', 'string') == 'file':
-                bind = 'null'
-
-            print('|'.join([
-                name,
-                param.get('type', 'string'),
-                bind
-                ]))
-EOL
-    )
-    for line in $lines; do
+    for line in $YNH_APP_CONFIG_PANEL_OPTIONS_TYPES_AND_BINDS; do
         # Split line into short_setting, type and bind
         IFS='|' read short_setting type bind <<<"$line"
         binds[${short_setting}]="$bind"
@@ -188,7 +137,6 @@ EOL
         formats[${short_setting}]=""
         ynh_app_config_get_one $short_setting $type $bind
     done
-
 }
 
 _ynh_app_config_apply() {
diff --git a/helpers/helpers.v2.1.d/config b/helpers/helpers.v2.1.d/config
index 2c708209b..b853d44d8 100644
--- a/helpers/helpers.v2.1.d/config
+++ b/helpers/helpers.v2.1.d/config
@@ -135,60 +135,9 @@ _ynh_app_config_apply_one() {
         fi
     fi
 }
+
 _ynh_app_config_get() {
-    # From settings
-    local lines
-    lines=$(
-        python3 <<EOL
-import toml
-from collections import OrderedDict
-with open("../config_panel.toml", "r") as f:
-    file_content = f.read()
-loaded_toml = toml.loads(file_content, _dict=OrderedDict)
-
-for panel_name, panel in loaded_toml.items():
-    if not isinstance(panel, dict): continue
-    bind_panel = panel.get('bind')
-    for section_name, section in panel.items():
-        if not isinstance(section, dict): continue
-        bind_section = section.get('bind')
-        if not bind_section:
-            bind_section = bind_panel
-        elif bind_section[-1] == ":" and bind_panel and ":" in bind_panel:
-            regex, bind_panel_file = bind_panel.split(":")
-            if ">" in bind_section:
-                bind_section = bind_section + bind_panel_file
-            else:
-                bind_section = regex + bind_section + bind_panel_file
-
-        for name, param in section.items():
-            if not isinstance(param, dict):
-                continue
-
-            bind = param.get('bind')
-
-            if not bind:
-                if bind_section:
-                    bind = bind_section
-                else:
-                    bind = 'settings'
-            elif bind[-1] == ":" and bind_section and ":" in bind_section:
-                regex, bind_file = bind_section.split(":")
-                if ">" in bind:
-                    bind = bind + bind_file
-                else:
-                    bind = regex + bind + bind_file
-            if bind == "settings" and param.get('type', 'string') == 'file':
-                bind = 'null'
-
-            print('|'.join([
-                name,
-                param.get('type', 'string'),
-                bind
-                ]))
-EOL
-    )
-    for line in $lines; do
+    for line in $YNH_APP_CONFIG_PANEL_OPTIONS_TYPES_AND_BINDS; do
         # Split line into short_setting, type and bind
         IFS='|' read short_setting type bind <<<"$line"
         binds[${short_setting}]="$bind"
@@ -197,7 +146,6 @@ EOL
         formats[${short_setting}]=""
         ynh_app_config_get_one $short_setting $type $bind
     done
-
 }
 
 _ynh_app_config_apply() {
diff --git a/src/app.py b/src/app.py
index 6abe37db2..903e573b9 100644
--- a/src/app.py
+++ b/src/app.py
@@ -1998,6 +1998,7 @@ ynh_app_config_run $1
                 "install_dir": settings.get("install_dir", ""),
                 "YNH_APP_BASEDIR": os.path.join(APPS_SETTING_PATH, app),
                 "YNH_APP_PACKAGING_FORMAT": str(manifest["packaging_format"]),
+                "YNH_APP_CONFIG_PANEL_OPTIONS_TYPES_AND_BINDS": self._dump_options_types_and_binds(),
             }
         )
         app_script_env = _make_environment_for_app_script(app)
@@ -2006,6 +2007,7 @@ ynh_app_config_run $1
         app_script_env.update(env)
         env = app_script_env
 
+
         ret, values = hook_exec(config_script, args=[action], env=env)
         if ret != 0:
             if action == "show":
@@ -2020,14 +2022,56 @@ ynh_app_config_run $1
 
         ret = super()._get_config_panel()
 
-        settings = _get_app_settings(self.entity)
-
-        for _, _, option in self._iterate():
-            if "bind" in option:
-                option["bind"] = _hydrate_app_template(option["bind"], settings)
+        self._compute_binds()
 
         return ret
 
+    def _compute_binds(self):
+        """
+        This compute the 'bind' statement for every option
+        In particular to handle __FOOBAR__ syntax
+        and to handle the fact that bind statements may be defined panel-wide or section-wide
+        """
+
+        settings = _get_app_settings(self.entity)
+
+        for panel, section, option in self._iterate():
+
+            bind_panel = panel.get('bind')
+
+            bind_section = section.get('bind')
+            if not bind_section:
+                bind_section = bind_panel
+            elif bind_section[-1] == ":" and bind_panel and ":" in bind_panel:
+                selector, bind_panel_file = bind_panel.split(":")
+                if ">" in bind_section:
+                    bind_section = bind_section + bind_panel_file
+                else:
+                    bind_section = selector + bind_section + bind_panel_file
+
+            bind = option.get('bind')
+            if not bind:
+                if bind_section:
+                    bind = bind_section
+                else:
+                    bind = 'settings'
+            elif bind[-1] == ":" and bind_section and ":" in bind_section:
+                selector, bind_file = bind_section.split(":")
+                if ">" in bind:
+                    bind = bind + bind_file
+                else:
+                    bind = selector + bind + bind_file
+            if bind == "settings" and option.get('type', 'string') == 'file':
+                bind = 'null'
+
+            option["bind"] = _hydrate_app_template(bind, settings)
+
+    def _dump_options_types_and_binds(self):
+        lines = []
+        for _, _, option in self._iterate():
+            lines.append('|'.join([option['id'], option.get('type', 'string'), option["bind"]]))
+        return '\n'.join(lines)
+
 
 app_settings_cache: Dict[str, Dict[str, Any]] = {}
 app_settings_cache_timestamp: Dict[str, int] = {}