diff --git a/src/cockpit/389-console/src/lib/database/globalPwp.jsx b/src/cockpit/389-console/src/lib/database/globalPwp.jsx
index 79b20683e..6a3b4d6c8 100644
--- a/src/cockpit/389-console/src/lib/database/globalPwp.jsx
+++ b/src/cockpit/389-console/src/lib/database/globalPwp.jsx
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ export class GlobalPwPolicy extends React.Component {
 
         const cmd = [
             'dsconf', '-j', "ldapi://%2fvar%2frun%2fslapd-" + this.props.serverId + ".socket",
-            'plugin', 'pwstorage-scheme', this.state.password_storage_scheme_val.toLowerCase(), 'set-num-iterations', this.state.pwdpbkdf2numiterations
+            'plugin', 'pwstorage-scheme', this.state.passwordstoragescheme.toLowerCase(), 'set-num-iterations', this.state.pwdpbkdf2numiterations
         ];
 
         log_cmd("handleSavePasswordStorage", "Saving password storage settings", cmd);
@@ -666,7 +666,7 @@ export class GlobalPwPolicy extends React.Component {
 
         const cmd = [
             'dsconf', '-j', "ldapi://%2fvar%2frun%2fslapd-" + this.props.serverId + ".socket",
-            'plugin', 'pwstorage-scheme', this.state.password_storage_scheme_val.toLowerCase(), 'get-num-iterations'
+            'plugin', 'pwstorage-scheme', this.state.passwordstoragescheme.toLowerCase(), 'get-num-iterations'
         ];
         log_cmd("handleLoadPasswordStorage", "Load password storage settings", cmd);
         cockpit