diff --git a/src/prefs_impl.nim b/src/prefs_impl.nim
index 8e2ac8f..5ae3d75 100644
--- a/src/prefs_impl.nim
+++ b/src/prefs_impl.nim
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ macro genDefaultPrefs*(): untyped =
         of input: newLit(pref.defaultInput)
 
     result.add quote do:
-      defaultPrefs.`ident` = cfg.get("Preferences", `name`, `default`)
+      defaultPrefs.`ident` = cfg.get("preferences", `name`, `default`)
 
 macro genCookiePrefs*(cookies): untyped =
   result = nnkStmtList.newTree()