diff --git a/src/settings.cpp b/src/settings.cpp
index 5e8eb0e58..b0829c1ba 100644
--- a/src/settings.cpp
+++ b/src/settings.cpp
@@ -656,7 +656,7 @@ void read_settings_xml()
       source_write = get_node_value_bool(node_sp, "write");
     }
     if (check_for_node(node_sp, "mcpl")) {
-      source_write = get_node_value_bool(node_sp, "mcpl");
+      source_mcpl_write = get_node_value_bool(node_sp, "mcpl");
     }
     if (check_for_node(node_sp, "overwrite_latest")) {
       source_latest = get_node_value_bool(node_sp, "overwrite_latest");