diff --git a/htroot/yacy/transferRWI.java b/htroot/yacy/transferRWI.java
index 273e23873..a60db4c8e 100644
--- a/htroot/yacy/transferRWI.java
+++ b/htroot/yacy/transferRWI.java
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ public final class transferRWI {
         byte[] indexes        = post.get("indexes", "").getBytes();       // the indexes, as list of word entries
         boolean granted       = sb.getConfig("allowReceiveIndex", "false").equals("true");
         boolean blockBlacklist = sb.getConfig("indexReceiveBlockBlacklist", "false").equals("true");
-        boolean checkLimit    = sb.getConfigBool("indexDistribution.dhtReceiptLimitEnabled", true);
+        boolean checkLimit    = sb.getConfigBool("indexDistribution.transferRWIReceiptLimitEnabled", true);
         final long cachelimit = sb.getConfigLong("indexDistribution.dhtReceiptLimit", 1000);
         final yacySeed otherPeer = yacyCore.seedDB.get(iam);
         final String otherPeerName = iam + ":" + ((otherPeer == null) ? "NULL" : (otherPeer.getName() + "/" + otherPeer.getVersion()));                
diff --git a/yacy.init b/yacy.init
index a445c815a..322d3ce7c 100644
--- a/yacy.init
+++ b/yacy.init
@@ -679,7 +679,7 @@ indexDistribution.startChunkSize = 50
 
 # defines if the peer should reject incoming index transfer
 # request if a given limit is reached
-indexDistribution.dhtReceiptLimitEnabled = true
+indexDistribution.transferRWIReceiptLimitEnabled = true
 
 # defines the word cache for DHT reaches this level
 # the peer reports itself as busy