diff --git a/resources/lib/librarysync.py b/resources/lib/librarysync.py
index 3be231bd..d5ae345b 100644
--- a/resources/lib/librarysync.py
+++ b/resources/lib/librarysync.py
@@ -1535,7 +1535,7 @@ class LibrarySync(Thread):
                 sessionKey = item.get('sessionKey')
                 # Do we already have a sessionKey stored?
                 if sessionKey not in self.sessionKeys:
-                    if window('plex_serverowned') == 'false':
+                    if settings('plex_serverowned') == 'false':
                         # Not our PMS, we are not authorized to get the
                         # sessions
                         # On the bright side, it must be us playing :-)
@@ -1554,7 +1554,7 @@ class LibrarySync(Thread):
                             continue
 
                 currSess = self.sessionKeys[sessionKey]
-                if window('plex_serverowned') != 'false':
+                if settings('plex_serverowned') != 'false':
                     # Identify the user - same one as signed on with PKC? Skip
                     # update if neither session's username nor userid match
                     # (Owner sometime's returns id '1', not always)
diff --git a/resources/lib/userclient.py b/resources/lib/userclient.py
index 308dc06e..78aff86b 100644
--- a/resources/lib/userclient.py
+++ b/resources/lib/userclient.py
@@ -174,7 +174,6 @@ class UserClient(threading.Thread):
         window('plex_machineIdentifier', value=self.machineIdentifier)
         window('plex_servername', value=self.servername)
         window('plex_authenticated', value='true')
-        window('plex_serverowned', value=settings('plex_serverowned'))
 
         window('useDirectPaths', value='true'
                if settings('useDirectPaths') == "1" else 'false')