diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/VersionTag.pm b/lib/WebGUI/VersionTag.pm
index 33f3f54e0..f334c6316 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/VersionTag.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/VersionTag.pm
@@ -511,7 +511,7 @@ sub getVersionTagMode {
 
     my $mode = q{};
 
-    $mode = $session->user()->profileField(q{versionTagMode});
+    $mode = $session->user()->get(q{versionTagMode});
 
     #verify mode.
     if (!(defined $mode && $mode ~~ [qw{autoCommit siteWide singlePerUser multiPerUser}])) {