diff --git a/core/core.go b/core/core.go
index db780b2df..5cdbcb2a8 100644
--- a/core/core.go
+++ b/core/core.go
@@ -599,7 +599,7 @@ func (n *IpfsNode) setupIpnsRepublisher() error {
 	}
 
 	if cfg.Ipns.RecordLifetime != "" {
-		d, err := time.ParseDuration(cfg.Ipns.RepublishPeriod)
+		d, err := time.ParseDuration(cfg.Ipns.RecordLifetime)
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("failure to parse config setting IPNS.RecordLifetime: %s", err)
 		}