diff --git a/editor/editor_file_system.cpp b/editor/editor_file_system.cpp
index 3f4d466086d..6e12a8fd023 100644
--- a/editor/editor_file_system.cpp
+++ b/editor/editor_file_system.cpp
@@ -1383,7 +1383,7 @@ void EditorFileSystem::_reimport_file(const String &p_file) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (load_default && ProjectSettings::get_singleton()->get("importer_defaults/" + importer->get_importer_name())) {
+	if (load_default && ProjectSettings::get_singleton()->has("importer_defaults/" + importer->get_importer_name())) {
 		//use defaults if exist
 		Dictionary d = ProjectSettings::get_singleton()->get("importer_defaults/" + importer->get_importer_name());
 		List<Variant> v;