diff --git a/actions/emailsettings.php b/actions/emailsettings.php
index bc79c14f94..84be12675b 100644
--- a/actions/emailsettings.php
+++ b/actions/emailsettings.php
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ class EmailsettingsAction extends SettingsAction {
 		                $user->emailnotifymsg);
 		common_checkbox('emailnotifynudge',
 		                _('Send me an email when someone nudges me.'),
-		                $user->emailnotifnudge);
+		                $user->emailnotifynudge);
 		common_checkbox('emailpost',
 						_('I want to post notices by email.'),
 						$user->emailpost);
diff --git a/classes/laconica.ini b/classes/laconica.ini
index f6b8e5615f..466707735c 100644
--- a/classes/laconica.ini
+++ b/classes/laconica.ini
@@ -278,6 +278,7 @@ email = 2
 incomingemail = 2
 emailnotifysub = 17
 emailnotifyfav = 17
+emailnotifynudge = 17
 emailnotifymsg = 17
 emailmicroid = 17
 language = 2