diff --git a/src/worldfactory.cpp b/src/worldfactory.cpp
index 19d55dd8f517c..4a92619f1cfda 100644
--- a/src/worldfactory.cpp
+++ b/src/worldfactory.cpp
@@ -1426,7 +1426,7 @@ void load_external_option( const JsonObject &jo )
     options_manager &opts = get_options();
     if( !opts.has_option( name ) ) {
         auto sinfo = jo.get_string( "info" );
-        opts.add_external( name, "world_default", stype, sinfo, sinfo );
+        opts.add_external( name, "external_options", stype, sinfo, sinfo );
     }
     options_manager::cOpt &opt = opts.get_option( name );
     if( stype == "float" ) {