diff --git a/src/common/optparser.py b/src/common/optparser.py
index a48ff41c7a1b35b47d3b44cd1cb6e348c01163ad..c3eedbdd9c7fe6d48406dd7457bd67beb467c14b 100644
--- a/src/common/optparser.py
+++ b/src/common/optparser.py
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ class OptionsParser:
 		except IOError, e:
 			return str(e)
 		try:
-			gajim.config.foreach(self.write_line, fd)
+			gajim.config.foreach(self.write_line, f)
 		except IOError, e:
 			return str(e)
 		f.close()