diff --git a/src/c3nav/settings.py b/src/c3nav/settings.py
index c7413f89..aa70a9fe 100644
--- a/src/c3nav/settings.py
+++ b/src/c3nav/settings.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ else:
 
 debug_fallback = "runserver" in sys.argv
 DEBUG = config.getboolean('django', 'debug', fallback=debug_fallback)
-DIRECT_EDITING = config.getboolean('c3nav', 'enable_editor', fallback=DEBUG)
+DIRECT_EDITING = config.getboolean('c3nav', 'direct_editing', fallback=DEBUG)
 PUBLIC_PACKAGES = [n for n in config.get('c3nav', 'public_packages', fallback='').split(',') if n]
 
 EDITOR_HOSTERS = OrderedDict((name[7:], data) for name, data in config.items() if name.startswith('hoster:'))