diff --git a/src/settings.js b/src/settings.js
index 4ca47e3f6..b315df61c 100644
--- a/src/settings.js
+++ b/src/settings.js
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ function setExternalLdapConfig(externalLdapConfig, callback) {
     assert.strictEqual(typeof externalLdapConfig, 'object');
     assert.strictEqual(typeof callback, 'function');
 
-    if (settings.isDemo()) return callback(new BoxError(BoxError.BAD_FIELD, 'Not allowed in demo mode'));
+    if (isDemo()) return callback(new BoxError(BoxError.BAD_FIELD, 'Not allowed in demo mode'));
 
     getExternalLdapConfig(function (error, currentConfig) {
         if (error) return callback(error);
@@ -599,7 +599,7 @@ function setDirectoryConfig(directoryConfig, callback) {
     assert.strictEqual(typeof directoryConfig, 'object');
     assert.strictEqual(typeof callback, 'function');
 
-    if (settings.isDemo()) return callback(new BoxError(BoxError.BAD_FIELD, 'Not allowed in demo mode'));
+    if (isDemo()) return callback(new BoxError(BoxError.BAD_FIELD, 'Not allowed in demo mode'));
 
     settingsdb.set(exports.DIRECTORY_CONFIG_KEY, JSON.stringify(directoryConfig), function (error) {
         if (error) return callback(error);