diff --git a/src/app/project.coffee b/src/app/project.coffee
index 3d50f6272..bc4c6187e 100644
--- a/src/app/project.coffee
+++ b/src/app/project.coffee
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ class Project
 
     command = require.resolve('nak')
     args = ['--ackmate', regex.source, @getPath()]
-    args.unshift("--addVCSIgnores") if config.get('nak.addVCSIgnores')
+    args.unshift("--addVCSIgnores") if config.get('core.excludeVcsIgnoredPaths')
     new BufferedProcess({command, args, stdout, exit})
     deferred
 
diff --git a/src/packages/fuzzy-finder/lib/load-paths-task.coffee b/src/packages/fuzzy-finder/lib/load-paths-task.coffee
index fab6e99cc..fff7c0b5e 100644
--- a/src/packages/fuzzy-finder/lib/load-paths-task.coffee
+++ b/src/packages/fuzzy-finder/lib/load-paths-task.coffee
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ class LoadPathsTask
 
     command = require.resolve 'nak'
     args = ['--list', rootPath]
-    args.unshift('--addVCSIgnores') if config.get('fuzzyFinder.hideVcsIgnoredPaths')
+    args.unshift('--addVCSIgnores') if config.get('core.excludeVcsIgnoredPaths')
     args.unshift('--ignore', ignoredNames.join(',')) if ignoredNames.length > 0
     args.unshift('--follow')