diff --git a/app/conference_controls/app_defaults.php b/app/conference_controls/app_defaults.php
index edefd36e7b..853e39370d 100644
--- a/app/conference_controls/app_defaults.php
+++ b/app/conference_controls/app_defaults.php
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 		if ($num_rows == 0) {
 
 			//set the directory
-				$xml_dir = $setting->get('switch','conf').'/autoload_configs';
+				$xml_dir = $settings->get('switch','conf').'/autoload_configs';
 				$xml_file = $xml_dir."/conference.conf";
 				$xml_file_alt = $_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"].'/'.PROJECT_PATH.'/app/switch/resources/conf/autoload_configs/conference.conf';