diff --git a/libs/ui/KisReferenceImage.cpp b/libs/ui/KisReferenceImage.cpp
index c7d1b195a80746e83950a45a7aaf3c553c8b975a..1ec55df539507903be90342ddcb976afe76fd7c3 100644
--- a/libs/ui/KisReferenceImage.cpp
+++ b/libs/ui/KisReferenceImage.cpp
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ KisReferenceImage * KisReferenceImage::fromXml(const QDomElement &elem)
     qreal opacity = KisDomUtils::toDouble(elem.attribute("opacity", "1"));
     reference->setTransparency(1.0 - opacity);
 
-    qreal saturation = KisDomUtils::toDouble(elem.attribute("opacity", "1"));
+    qreal saturation = KisDomUtils::toDouble(elem.attribute("saturation", "1"));
     reference->setSaturation(saturation);
 
     return reference;