diff --git a/app/fax_queue/resources/service/fax_queue.php b/app/fax_queue/resources/service/fax_queue.php
index db9eb1e654..d7df42ab3f 100644
--- a/app/fax_queue/resources/service/fax_queue.php
+++ b/app/fax_queue/resources/service/fax_queue.php
@@ -103,31 +103,28 @@
 		file_put_contents($pid_file, getmypid());
 	}
 
-//get the fax queue settings
-	$setting = new settings(["category" => "fax_queue"]);
-
 //set the fax queue interval
-	if (!empty($setting->get('fax_queue', 'interval'))) {
-		$fax_queue_interval = $setting->get('fax_queue', 'interval');
+	if (!empty($settings->get('fax_queue', 'interval'))) {
+		$fax_queue_interval = $settings->get('fax_queue', 'interval');
 	}
 	else {
 		$fax_queue_interval = '30';
 	}
 
 //set the fax queue limit
-	if (!empty($setting->get('fax_queue', 'limit'))) {
-		$fax_queue_limit = $setting->get('fax_queue', 'limit');
+	if (!empty($settings->get('fax_queue', 'limit'))) {
+		$fax_queue_limit = $settings->get('fax_queue', 'limit');
 	}
 	else {
 		$fax_queue_limit = '30';
 	}
-	if (!empty($setting->get('fax_queue', 'debug'))) {
-		$debug = $setting->get('fax_queue', 'debug');
+	if (!empty($settings->get('fax_queue', 'debug'))) {
+		$debug = $settings->get('fax_queue', 'debug');
 	}
 
 //set the fax queue retry interval
-	if (!empty($setting->get('fax_queue', 'retry_interval'))) {
-		$fax_retry_interval = $setting->get('fax_queue', 'retry_interval');
+	if (!empty($settings->get('fax_queue', 'retry_interval'))) {
+		$fax_retry_interval = $settings->get('fax_queue', 'retry_interval');
 	}
 	else {
 		$fax_retry_interval = '180';