diff --git a/axes/decorators.py b/axes/decorators.py
index ca2784a..5219d03 100644
--- a/axes/decorators.py
+++ b/axes/decorators.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ from django.core.cache import cache
 
 # see if the user has overridden the failure limit
 if hasattr(settings, 'AXES_LOGIN_FAILURE_LIMIT'):
-    FAILURE_LIMIT = settings.LOGIN_FAILURE_LIMIT
+    FAILURE_LIMIT = settings.AXES_LOGIN_FAILURE_LIMIT
 else:
     FAILURE_LIMIT = 3