diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 47d03b0..fb7fa1c 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ pkg_check_modules(JACK jack>=0.118)
 pkg_check_modules(GTKMM gtkmm-2.4>=2.4)
 pkg_check_modules(CAIROMM cairomm-1.0>=1.0)
 pkg_check_modules(DBUS dbus-glib-1)
+pkg_check_modules(PCRE libpcrecpp)
 
 SET(SOURCES
 	src/config.cpp
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ LINK_DIRECTORIES(
 	${GTKMM_LIBRARY_DIRS}
 	${CAIROMM_LIBRARY_DIRS}
 	${DBUS_LIBRARY_DIRS}
+	${PCRE_LIBRARY_DIRS}
 )
 
 INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(
@@ -44,6 +46,7 @@ INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(
 	${GTKMM_INCLUDE_DIRS}
 	${CAIROMM_INCLUDE_DIRS}
 	${DBUS_INCLUDE_DIRS}
+	${PCRE_INCLUDE_DIRS}
 )
 
 ADD_DEFINITIONS(-g -Wall -Wextra -ansi -pedantic)
@@ -54,4 +57,5 @@ TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(jsweeper
 	${GTKMM_LIBRARIES}
 	${CAIROMM_LIBRARIES}
 	${DBUS_LIBRARIES}
+	${PCRE_LIBRARIES}
 )
diff --git a/src/config.cpp b/src/config.cpp
index eccef32..70fb2dd 100644
--- a/src/config.cpp
+++ b/src/config.cpp
@@ -24,10 +24,12 @@ void Config::Read()
 	FontFace      = group->GetValue("fontface", "Sans");
 
 	group = ini.GetGroup("general");
-	LocalAliases  = group->GetValue("localaliases", true);
+	UseConnections = group->GetValue("useconnections", true);
+	UseAliases     = group->GetValue("usealiases", true);
+	LocalAliases   = group->GetValue("localaliases", true);
 	SeparateByPortType = group->GetValue("separatebyporttype", false);
-	ExpandClients = group->GetValue("expandclients", true);
-	ExpandGroups  = group->GetValue("expandgroups", false);
+	ExpandClients  = group->GetValue("expandclients", true);
+	ExpandGroups   = group->GetValue("expandgroups", false);
 
 	group = ini.GetGroup("colours");
 	Background      = Colour(group->GetValue("background", "#404040"));
@@ -60,6 +62,8 @@ void Config::Write()
 	group->SetValue("fontface", FontFace);
 
 	group = ini.GetGroup("general");
+	group->SetValue("useconnections", UseConnections);
+	group->SetValue("usealiases", UseAliases);
 	group->SetValue("localaliases", LocalAliases);
 	group->SetValue("separatebyporttype", SeparateByPortType);
 	group->SetValue("expandclients", ExpandClients);
@@ -83,7 +87,7 @@ void Config::Write()
 	AliasList::const_iterator it;
 	for (it = list.begin(); it != list.end(); ++it) {
 		const Alias &a = *it;
-		group->SetValue(a.name, a.alias);
+		group->SetValue(a.match, a.replace);
 	}
 
 	ini.SaveToDisk(m_filename);
diff --git a/src/config.h b/src/config.h
index e2e865f..2e2b612 100644
--- a/src/config.h
+++ b/src/config.h
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ public:
 	int FontSize;
 	std::string FontFace;
 
+	bool UseConnections;
+	bool UseAliases;
 	bool LocalAliases;
 	bool SeparateByPortType;
 	bool ExpandClients;
diff --git a/src/portmanager.cpp b/src/portmanager.cpp
index a3d4af2..5a93466 100644
--- a/src/portmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/portmanager.cpp
@@ -1,10 +1,24 @@
 #include <iostream>
 #include <fstream>
 #include <cstring>
+#include <pcrecpp.h>
 #include "jack.h"
 #include "portmanager.h"
 #include "config.h"
 
+bool Alias::Match(std::string name)
+{
+	pcrecpp::RE re(match);
+	return re.FullMatch(name);
+}
+
+std::string Alias::Replace(std::string name)
+{
+	pcrecpp::RE re(match);
+	re.Replace(replace, &name);
+	return name;
+}
+
 void PortManager::Refresh()
 {
 	// Clear all information
@@ -44,28 +58,30 @@ void PortManager::Add(jack_port_t *port)
 	std::string group_name;
 	std::string port_name;
 
-	if (cfg.LocalAliases) {
-		jack_name = GetAlias(jack_name);
-	} else {
-		char *aliases[2];
-		aliases[0] = new char[jack_port_name_size()];
-		aliases[1] = new char[jack_port_name_size()];
+	if (cfg.UseAliases) {
+		if (cfg.LocalAliases) {
+			jack_name = GetAlias(jack_name);
+		} else {
+			char *aliases[2];
+			aliases[0] = new char[jack_port_name_size()];
+			aliases[1] = new char[jack_port_name_size()];
 
-		int num_aliases = jack_port_get_aliases(port, aliases);
+			int num_aliases = jack_port_get_aliases(port, aliases);
 
-		if (num_aliases < 2) {
-			AliasBay(port, num_aliases, aliases);
-			num_aliases = jack_port_get_aliases(port, aliases);
+			if (num_aliases < 2) {
+				AliasBay(port, num_aliases, aliases);
+				num_aliases = jack_port_get_aliases(port, aliases);
+			}
+
+			if (num_aliases == 2) {
+				jack_name = aliases[1];
+			} else if (num_aliases == 1) {
+				jack_name = aliases[0];
+			}
+
+			delete aliases[0];
+			delete aliases[1];
 		}
-
-		if (num_aliases == 2) {
-			jack_name = aliases[1];
-		} else if (num_aliases == 1) {
-			jack_name = aliases[0];
-		}
-
-		delete aliases[0];
-		delete aliases[1];
 	}
 
 	size_t pos1 = jack_name.find(':');
@@ -330,8 +346,9 @@ std::string PortManager::GetAlias(std::string port_name)
 	AliasList::iterator it;
 	for (it = m_aliases.begin(); it != m_aliases.end(); ++it) {
 		Alias &a = *it;
-		if (a.name == port_name) {
-			return a.alias;
+
+		if (a.Match(port_name)) {
+			return a.Replace(port_name);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -345,13 +362,14 @@ void PortManager::AliasBay(jack_port_t *port, int num_aliases, char *aliases[2])
 	AliasList::iterator it;
 	for (it = m_aliases.begin(); it != m_aliases.end(); ++it) {
 		Alias &a = *it;
-		if (a.name == port_name) {
+		if (a.Match(port_name)) {
+			std::string alias = a.Replace(port_name);
 			bool got = false;
 			for (int i = 0; i < num_aliases; i++) {
-				if (a.alias == aliases[i]) got = true;
+				if (alias == aliases[i]) got = true;
 			}
 			if (!got) {
-				jack_port_set_alias(port, a.alias.c_str());
+				jack_port_set_alias(port, alias.c_str());
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -365,8 +383,8 @@ void PortManager::AliasClear()
 void PortManager::AliasAdd(std::string source, std::string target)
 {
 	Alias a;
-	a.name = source;
-	a.alias = target;
+	a.match = source;
+	a.replace = target;
 	m_aliases.push_back(a);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/portmanager.h b/src/portmanager.h
index d51c3bc..750cdff 100644
--- a/src/portmanager.h
+++ b/src/portmanager.h
@@ -6,8 +6,11 @@
 
 struct Alias
 {
-	std::string name;
-	std::string alias;
+	std::string match;
+	std::string replace;
+
+	bool Match(std::string name);
+	std::string Replace(std::string name);
 };
 
 typedef std::list<Alias> AliasList;