diff --git a/lib/dao.js b/lib/dao.js
index 2a9b9734..42a4b9dc 100644
--- a/lib/dao.js
+++ b/lib/dao.js
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ DataAccessObject.defaultScope = function(target, inst) {
 DataAccessObject.applyScope = function(query, inst) {
   var scope = this.defaultScope(query, inst) || {};
   if (typeof scope === 'object') {
-    mergeQuery(query, scope || {}, this.definition.settings.scoping);
+    mergeQuery(query, scope || {}, this.definition.settings.scope);
   }
 };