diff --git a/msfdb b/msfdb
index 7ea13d1b4d..13ed069692 100755
--- a/msfdb
+++ b/msfdb
@@ -432,9 +432,9 @@ def start_web_service(expect_auth: true)
 
   print 'Attempting to start MSF web service...'
 
-  unless File.file?(@ws_ssl_key_default)
+  unless File.file?(@options[:ssl_key])
     puts "#{'failed'.red.bold}"
-    print_error "The SSL Key needed for the webservice to connect to the database could not be found at #{@ws_ssl_key_default}."
+    print_error "The SSL Key needed for the webservice to connect to the database could not be found at #{@options[:ssl_key]}."
     print_error 'Has the webservice been initialized with "msfdb init"  or "msfdb init --component webservice"?'
     return false
   end