diff --git a/lib/DJabberd.pm b/lib/DJabberd.pm
index 215cb70..19476fb 100644
--- a/lib/DJabberd.pm
+++ b/lib/DJabberd.pm
@@ -461,12 +461,12 @@ sub _load_config_ref {
                 my $meth = "set_config_$key";
                 if ($inv->can($meth)) {
                     $inv->$meth($val);
-                    next;
+                    return;
                 }
                 $meth = "set_config__option";
                 if ($inv->can($meth)) {
                     $inv->$meth($key, $val);
-                    next;
+                    return;
                 }
 
                 die "Unknown option '$pkey'\n";
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ sub _load_config_ref {
                 die "Can't configure a vhost in a vhost\n" if $vhost;
                 $vhost = DJabberd::VHost->new(server_name => $1);
                 $vhost->set_server($self);
-                next;
+                return;
             }
             if ($line =~ m!</VHost>!i) {
                 die "Can't end a not-open vhost\n" unless $vhost;
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ sub _load_config_ref {
                 die "Can't end a vhost with an open subdomain\n" if @vhost_stack;
                 $self->add_vhost($vhost);
                 $vhost = undef;
-                next;
+                return;
             }
             if ($line =~ /<Subdomain\s+(\S+?)>/i) {
                 die "Subdomain blocks can only inside VHost\n" unless $vhost;
@@ -505,13 +505,13 @@ sub _load_config_ref {
                 $old_vhost->add_plugin($ld1);
                 $vhost->add_plugin($ld2);
 
-                next;
+                return;
             }
             if ($line =~ m!</Subdomain>!i) {
                 die "Extraneous subdomain end\n" unless @vhost_stack;
                 $self->add_vhost($vhost);
                 $vhost = pop @vhost_stack;
-                next;
+                return;
             }
             my $close_plugin = sub {
                 die "Can't end a not-open plugin\n" unless $plugin;
@@ -530,11 +530,11 @@ sub _load_config_ref {
                 die "Failed to load plugin $class: $@" if $@;
                 $plugin = $class->new;
                 $close_plugin->() if $immediate_close;
-                next;
+                return;
             }
             if ($line =~ m!</Plugin>!i) {
                 $close_plugin->();
-                next;
+                return;
             }
 
             die "Syntax error: '$line'\n";