diff --git a/rbutil/rbutilqt/configure.cpp b/rbutil/rbutilqt/configure.cpp
index 466868daaf..989581529f 100644
--- a/rbutil/rbutilqt/configure.cpp
+++ b/rbutil/rbutilqt/configure.cpp
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ void Config::setUserSettings(QSettings *user)
 {
     userSettings = user;
     // set proxy
-    QUrl proxy = userSettings->value("defaults/proxy").toString();
+    proxy = userSettings->value("defaults/proxy").toString();
 
     if(proxy.port() > 0)
         ui.proxyPort->setText(QString("%1").arg(proxy.port()));