diff --git a/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/config/KustvaktConfiguration.java b/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/config/KustvaktConfiguration.java
index 1fa2833..bbf133a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/config/KustvaktConfiguration.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/config/KustvaktConfiguration.java
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
         maxhits = new Integer(properties.getProperty("maxhits", "50000"));
         returnhits = new Integer(properties.getProperty("returnhits", "50000"));
         //todo: refactor to krill.indexDir
-        indexDir = properties.getProperty("lucene.indexDir", "");
+        indexDir = properties.getProperty("krill.indexDir", "");
         //        URL url = KustvaktConfiguration.class.getClassLoader()
         //                .getResource(idir);
         //        System.out.println("LOADING FILE FROM CLASSPATH? " + url);