diff --git a/src/mainwindow.cpp b/src/mainwindow.cpp
index 70432213a..07ad1af65 100644
--- a/src/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -1172,8 +1172,8 @@ void MainWindow::showNotificationBaloon(QString title, QString msg) const {
  *****************************************************/
 
 void MainWindow::downloadFromURLList(const QStringList& url_list) {
-  QIniSettings settings(QString::fromUtf8("qBittorrent"), QString::fromUtf8("qBittorrent"));
-  const bool useTorrentAdditionDialog = settings.value(QString::fromUtf8("Preferences/Downloads/AdditionDialog"), true).toBool();
+  Preferences pref;
+  const bool useTorrentAdditionDialog = pref.useAdditionDialog();
   foreach (QString url, url_list) {
     if (url.startsWith("bc://bt/", Qt::CaseInsensitive)) {
       qDebug("Converting bc link to magnet link");