diff --git a/Settings.c b/Settings.c
index 6a674549..8eb5bbd7 100644
--- a/Settings.c
+++ b/Settings.c
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ static bool Settings_read(Settings* this, const char* fileName) {
    uid_t euid = geteuid();
 
    seteuid(getuid());
-   fd = fopen(fileName, "w");
+   fd = fopen(fileName, "r");
    seteuid(euid);
    if (!fd)
       return false;