diff --git a/script/get_config.rb b/script/get_config.rb
index e27644312..1c97d78ca 100755
--- a/script/get_config.rb
+++ b/script/get_config.rb
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ require Rails.root.join("config/load_config")
 ARGV.each do |arg|
   var, setting_name = arg.split("=")
   setting_name = var unless setting_name
-  setting = AppConfig.send(setting_name)
+  setting = AppConfig[setting_name]
   setting = setting.get if setting.respond_to?(:_proxy?)
   if var != setting_name
     puts "#{var}=#{setting}"