diff --git a/src/FactSystem/FactMetaData.cc b/src/FactSystem/FactMetaData.cc
index 79514d03f1cd53af843ed4852148f8ff897ee3ab..238708479bc8b3efb997454ebf2c143f6e66a4e0 100644
--- a/src/FactSystem/FactMetaData.cc
+++ b/src/FactSystem/FactMetaData.cc
@@ -918,7 +918,7 @@ const FactMetaData::AppSettingsTranslation_s* FactMetaData::_findAppSettingsDist
             continue;
         }
 
-        uint settingsUnits = qgcApp()->toolbox()->settingsManager()->unitsSettings()->areaUnits()->rawValue().toUInt();
+        uint settingsUnits = qgcApp()->toolbox()->settingsManager()->unitsSettings()->distanceUnits()->rawValue().toUInt();
 
         if (pAppSettingsTranslation->unitType == UnitDistance
                 && pAppSettingsTranslation->unitOption == settingsUnits) {