diff --git a/htroot/CrawlStartExpert_p.java b/htroot/CrawlStartExpert_p.java
index cfc54a26e..729913c44 100644
--- a/htroot/CrawlStartExpert_p.java
+++ b/htroot/CrawlStartExpert_p.java
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ public class CrawlStartExpert_p {
             }
             // try to guess mode
             if (!hasMode) {
-                if (prop.getBoolean("has_crawlingURL")) {
+                if (prop.getBoolean("has_url")) {
                     prop.put("crawlingMode_url", "1");
                 } else if (prop.getBoolean("has_sitemapURL")) {
                     prop.put("crawlingMode_sitemap", "1");