diff --git a/lib/hgaster/hooks/generic.py b/lib/hgaster/hooks/generic.py
index 873b42e4414625abf7f4e72041c1ab39940fc0a1..96f7feb30c0b44863c50a7d3eb1a060bbe87d772 100644
--- a/lib/hgaster/hooks/generic.py
+++ b/lib/hgaster/hooks/generic.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ OK, NOOK = 0, 1
 
 def on_error():
     """Tell if it must fail on error or pass silently"""
-    if ASCFG.get("check-commit") != "error":
+    if ASCFG.get("check-commit", "error") != "error":
         return OK
     return NOOK