diff --git a/bim2sim/sim_settings.py b/bim2sim/sim_settings.py
index ffaba75a2..984fd2e1b 100644
--- a/bim2sim/sim_settings.py
+++ b/bim2sim/sim_settings.py
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ def update_from_config(self, config):
             # don't load settings which are not simulation relevant
             if cat.lower() not in [
                 self.__class__.__name__.lower(),
-                'Generic Simulation Settings'
+                'generic simulation settings'
             ]:
                 continue
             cat_from_cfg = config[cat]