diff --git a/src/scripts/model_maker.py b/src/scripts/model_maker.py
index c25bb4c6df8d025c90367c8555e9e30ce2fc333d..f5cda8f15652e181d1ca935d7fc0fdd7a48c920d 100755
--- a/src/scripts/model_maker.py
+++ b/src/scripts/model_maker.py
@@ -877,10 +877,10 @@ def write_legacy_gconf(conf):
     output.write(str_line)
     str_line = " {0:d}\n0\n".format(conf['jwtm'])
     output.write(str_line)
-    if (gconf['use_refinement']):
+    if (conf['use_refinement']):
         str_line = "USE_REFINEMENT=1\n"
         output.write(str_line)
-    if (not gconf['dyn_orders']):
+    if (not conf['dyn_orders']):
         str_line = "USE_DYN_ORDER=0\n"
         output.write(str_line)
     output.close()