diff --git a/gnoemoe/dialogs/gm-preferences-dialog.c b/gnoemoe/dialogs/gm-preferences-dialog.c
index 21a0b13..5f0246b 100644
--- a/gnoemoe/dialogs/gm-preferences-dialog.c
+++ b/gnoemoe/dialogs/gm-preferences-dialog.c
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ gm_preferences_dialog_run() {
 			gm_options_get_int(options, "editor_needs_terminal"));
 	gtk_toggle_button_set_active(GTK_TOGGLE_BUTTON(
 			gm_preferences_dialog_widget("check_button_auto_syntax")),
-			gm_options_get_int(options, "auto_syntax_check"));
+			gm_options_get_int(options, "auto_check_syntax"));
 
 	gtk_widget_set_sensitive(
 			gm_preferences_dialog_widget("entry_alt_editor"),