diff --git a/pkg/setting/setting.go b/pkg/setting/setting.go
index c37a0bd903b..20a062ab020 100644
--- a/pkg/setting/setting.go
+++ b/pkg/setting/setting.go
@@ -1038,7 +1038,7 @@ func (cfg *Cfg) Load(args CommandLineArgs) error {
 	Env = valueAsString(iniFile.Section(""), "app_mode", "development")
 	cfg.Env = Env
 	cfg.StackID = valueAsString(iniFile.Section("environment"), "stack_id", "")
-	cfg.Slug = valueAsString(iniFile.Section("environment"), "slug", "")
+	cfg.Slug = valueAsString(iniFile.Section("environment"), "stack_slug", "")
 	cfg.ForceMigration = iniFile.Section("").Key("force_migration").MustBool(false)
 	InstanceName = valueAsString(iniFile.Section(""), "instance_name", "unknown_instance_name")
 	plugins := valueAsString(iniFile.Section("paths"), "plugins", "")