diff --git a/content/liberator.js b/content/liberator.js
index d127add6..ece55ec4 100644
--- a/content/liberator.js
+++ b/content/liberator.js
@@ -138,8 +138,8 @@ const liberator = (function () //{{{
             function ()
             {
                 liberator.open("chrome://mozapps/content/extensions/extensions.xul",
-                    (liberator.options.newtab &&
-                        (liberator.options.newtab == "all" || liberator.options.newtab.split(",").indexOf("addons") != -1)) ?
+                    (liberator.options["newtab"] &&
+                        (liberator.options["newtab"] == "all" || liberator.options["newtab"].split(",").indexOf("addons") != -1)) ?
                             liberator.NEW_TAB: liberator.CURRENT_TAB);
             });
 
diff --git a/content/options.js b/content/options.js
index 4da051a4..52f87862 100644
--- a/content/options.js
+++ b/content/options.js
@@ -298,8 +298,8 @@ liberator.Options = function () //{{{
                 if (special) // open firefox settings gui dialog
                 {
                     liberator.open("about:config",
-                        (liberator.options.newtab &&
-                            (liberator.options.newtab == "all" || liberator.options.newtab.split(",").indexOf("prefs") != -1)) ?
+                        (liberator.options["newtab"] &&
+                            (liberator.options["newtab"] == "all" || liberator.options["newtab"].split(",").indexOf("prefs") != -1)) ?
                                 liberator.NEW_TAB : liberator.CURRENT_TAB);
                 }
                 else
diff --git a/content/vimperator.js b/content/vimperator.js
index cfcb9457..6902aa3b 100644
--- a/content/vimperator.js
+++ b/content/vimperator.js
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ liberator.config = { //{{{
             function ()
             {
                 liberator.open("chrome://mozapps/content/downloads/downloads.xul",
-                    (liberator.options.newtab == "all" || liberator.options.newtab.split(",").indexOf("downloads") != -1) ?
+                    (liberator.options["newtab"] == "all" || liberator.options["newtab"].split(",").indexOf("downloads") != -1) ?
                         liberator.NEW_TAB : liberator.CURRENT_TAB);
             });