diff --git a/gui/settings.cpp b/gui/settings.cpp
index 287e32240..6ed68d5de 100644
--- a/gui/settings.cpp
+++ b/gui/settings.cpp
@@ -723,7 +723,7 @@ int Settings::maxCoverFindPerIteration()
 
 int Settings::maxCoverUpdatePerIteration()
 {
-    int v=GET_INT("maxCoverFindPerIteration", 5);
+    int v=GET_INT("maxCoverUpdatePerIteration", 5);
     return v<0 ? 5 : (v>20 ? 20 : v);
 }