diff --git a/share/hooks/host_error.rb b/share/hooks/host_error.rb
index 12fafcf708..0dd1bc717b 100755
--- a/share/hooks/host_error.rb
+++ b/share/hooks/host_error.rb
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ if repeat
     # Retrieve host monitor interval
     monitor_interval = nil
     File.read(CONFIG_FILE).each{|line|
-         monitor_interval = line.split("=").last.to_i if /HOST_MONITORING_INTERVAL/=~line
+         monitor_interval = line.split("=").last.to_i if /MONITORING_INTERVAL/=~line
     }
     # Sleep through the desired number of monitor interval
     sleep (repeat * monitor_interval)