diff --git a/site_ansto/instrument/server_config.tcl b/site_ansto/instrument/server_config.tcl
index 50ba5c10..ac11dbff 100644
--- a/site_ansto/instrument/server_config.tcl
+++ b/site_ansto/instrument/server_config.tcl
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ if {[info exists env(SICS_SIMULATION)] != 1} {
 
 fileeval util/config_reader.tcl
 if [file exists ../sics_config.ini] {
-  set config_dict [config_reader::dump ../sics_config.ini]
+  set config_dict [config_reader::parse_file ../sics_config.ini]
 }
 
 set cfParent config