diff --git a/apps/emqttd/src/emqttd_access_control.erl b/apps/emqttd/src/emqttd_access_control.erl
index eb4344b38..3f1ca1b36 100644
--- a/apps/emqttd/src/emqttd_access_control.erl
+++ b/apps/emqttd/src/emqttd_access_control.erl
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ stop() ->
 %%%=============================================================================
 
 init([]) ->
-    {ok, AcOpts} = application:get_env(access),
+    {ok, AcOpts} = application:get_env(emqttd, access),
 	ets:new(?ACCESS_CONTROL_TAB, [set, named_table, protected, {read_concurrency, true}]),
     ets:insert(?ACCESS_CONTROL_TAB, {auth_modules, init_mods(auth, proplists:get_value(auth, AcOpts))}),
     ets:insert(?ACCESS_CONTROL_TAB, {acl_modules, init_mods(acl, proplists:get_value(acl, AcOpts))}),