diff --git a/src/cpp/ripple/Config.cpp b/src/cpp/ripple/Config.cpp
index 6bc63d9e8b..57fa18979d 100644
--- a/src/cpp/ripple/Config.cpp
+++ b/src/cpp/ripple/Config.cpp
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ void Config::load()
 					if (!jrReader.parse(strJson, jvCommand))
 						throw std::runtime_error(boost::str(boost::format("Couldn't parse ["SECTION_RPC_STARTUP"] command: %s") % strJson));
 
-					RPC_STARTUP.append(jvCommand);
+					jvArray.append(jvCommand);
 				}
 
 				RPC_STARTUP	= jvArray;