diff --git a/openmc/settings.py b/openmc/settings.py
index 39312899b1..802046c4e2 100644
--- a/openmc/settings.py
+++ b/openmc/settings.py
@@ -174,7 +174,6 @@ class Settings(object):
         self._source = cv.CheckedList(Source, 'source distributions')
 
         self._confidence_intervals = None
-        self._cross_sections = None
         self._electron_treatment = None
         self._photon_transport = None
         self._ptables = None
@@ -993,11 +992,14 @@ class Settings(object):
     def _sourcepoint_from_xml_element(self, root):
         elem = root.find('source_point')
         if elem is not None:
-            for key in ('separate', 'write', 'overwrite', 'batches'):
+            for key in ('separate', 'write', 'overwrite_latest', 'batches'):
                 value = get_text(elem, key)
                 if value is not None:
-                    if key in ('separate', 'write', 'overwrite'):
+                    if key in ('separate', 'write'):
                         value = value == 'true'
+                    elif key == 'overwrite_latest':
+                        value = value == 'true'
+                        key = 'overwrite'
                     else:
                         value = [int(x) for x in value.split()]
                     self.sourcepoint[key] = value
@@ -1053,9 +1055,12 @@ class Settings(object):
                     self.cutoff[key] = float(value)
 
     def _entropy_mesh_from_xml_element(self, root):
-        elem = root.find('entropy_mesh')
-        if elem is not None:
-            self.entropy_mesh = Mesh.from_xml_element(elem)
+        text = get_text(root, 'entropy_mesh')
+        if text is not None:
+            path = "./mesh[@id='{}']".format(int(text))
+            elem = root.find(path)
+            if elem is not None:
+                self.entropy_mesh = Mesh.from_xml_element(elem)
 
     def _trigger_from_xml_element(self, root):
         elem = root.find('trigger')
@@ -1115,9 +1120,12 @@ class Settings(object):
             self.track = [int(x) for x in text.split()]
 
     def _ufs_mesh_from_xml_element(self, root):
-        elem = root.find('ufs_mesh')
-        if elem is not None:
-            self.ufs_mesh = Mesh.from_xml_element(elem)
+        text = get_text(root, 'ufs_mesh')
+        if text is not None:
+            path = "./mesh[@id='{}']".format(int(text))
+            elem = root.find(path)
+            if elem is not None:
+                self.ufs_mesh = Mesh.from_xml_element(elem)
 
     def _resonance_scattering_from_xml_element(self, root):
         elem = root.find('resonance_scattering')
diff --git a/tests/unit_tests/test_settings.py b/tests/unit_tests/test_settings.py
index e42f6240f5..f99a32a52c 100644
--- a/tests/unit_tests/test_settings.py
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/test_settings.py
@@ -19,11 +19,12 @@ def test_export_to_xml(run_in_tmpdir):
                      'write': True, 'overwrite': True}
     s.statepoint = {'batches': [50, 150, 500, 1000]}
     s.confidence_intervals = True
-    s.cross_sections = '/path/to/cross_sections.xml'
     s.ptables = True
     s.seed = 17
     s.survival_biasing = True
-    s.cutoff = {'weight': 0.25, 'weight_avg': 0.5, 'energy': 1.0e-5}
+    s.cutoff = {'weight': 0.25, 'weight_avg': 0.5, 'energy_neutron': 1.0e-5,
+                'energy_photon': 1000.0, 'energy_electron': 1.0e-5,
+                'energy_positron': 1.0e-5}
     mesh = openmc.Mesh()
     mesh.lower_left = (-10., -10., -10.)
     mesh.upper_right = (10., 10., 10.)
@@ -47,6 +48,59 @@ def test_export_to_xml(run_in_tmpdir):
         upper_right = (10., 10., 10.))
     s.create_fission_neutrons = True
     s.log_grid_bins = 2000
+    s.photon_transport = False
+    s.electron_treatment = 'led'
+    s.dagmc = False
 
     # Make sure exporting XML works
     s.export_to_xml()
+
+    # Generate settings from XML
+    s = openmc.Settings.from_xml()
+    assert s.run_mode == 'fixed source'
+    assert s.batches == 1000
+    assert s.generations_per_batch == 10
+    assert s.inactive == 100
+    assert s.particles == 1000000
+    assert s.keff_trigger == {'type': 'std_dev', 'threshold': 0.001}
+    assert s.energy_mode == 'continuous-energy'
+    assert s.max_order == 5
+    assert isinstance(s.source[0], openmc.Source)
+    assert isinstance(s.source[0].space, openmc.stats.Point)
+    assert s.output == {'summary': True, 'tallies': False, 'path': 'here'}
+    assert s.verbosity == 7
+    assert s.sourcepoint == {'batches': [50, 150, 500, 1000], 'separate': True,
+                             'write': True, 'overwrite': True}
+    assert s.statepoint == {'batches': [50, 150, 500, 1000]}
+    assert s.confidence_intervals
+    assert s.ptables
+    assert s.seed == 17
+    assert s.survival_biasing
+    assert s.cutoff == {'weight': 0.25, 'weight_avg': 0.5,
+                        'energy_neutron': 1.0e-5, 'energy_photon': 1000.0,
+                        'energy_electron': 1.0e-5, 'energy_positron': 1.0e-5}
+    assert isinstance(s.entropy_mesh, openmc.Mesh)
+    assert s.entropy_mesh.lower_left == [-10., -10., -10.]
+    assert s.entropy_mesh.upper_right == [10., 10., 10.]
+    assert s.entropy_mesh.dimension == [5, 5, 5]
+    assert s.trigger_active
+    assert s.trigger_max_batches == 10000
+    assert s.trigger_batch_interval == 50
+    assert not s.no_reduce
+    assert s.tabular_legendre == {'enable': True, 'num_points': 50}
+    assert s.temperature == {'default': 293.6, 'method': 'interpolation',
+                             'multipole': True, 'range': [200., 1000.]}
+    assert s.trace == [10, 1, 20]
+    assert s.track == [1, 1, 1, 2, 1, 1]
+    assert isinstance(s.ufs_mesh, openmc.Mesh)
+    assert s.ufs_mesh.lower_left == [-10., -10., -10.]
+    assert s.ufs_mesh.upper_right == [10., 10., 10.]
+    assert s.ufs_mesh.dimension == [5, 5, 5]
+    assert s.resonance_scattering == {'enable': True, 'method': 'rvs',
+                                      'energy_min': 1.0, 'energy_max': 1000.0,
+                                      'nuclides': ['U235', 'U238', 'Pu239']}
+    assert s.create_fission_neutrons
+    assert s.log_grid_bins == 2000
+    assert not s.photon_transport
+    assert s.electron_treatment == 'led'
+    assert not s.dagmc