diff --git a/NifImport/MaxNifImport.cpp b/NifImport/MaxNifImport.cpp
index 7e3277a5561e89f5bb7f1389b3d387923fd78e44..d895f433e7f7011729868b2c96983fabb34e49c9 100644
--- a/NifImport/MaxNifImport.cpp
+++ b/NifImport/MaxNifImport.cpp
@@ -532,6 +532,9 @@ void NifImporter::LoadIniSettings()
    } else {
       appSettings = FindAppSetting(curapp);
    }
+   if (appSettings == NULL && !TheAppSettings.empty()){
+      appSettings = &TheAppSettings.front();
+   }
 
    useBiped = GetIniValue<bool>(NifImportSection, "UseBiped", false);
    skeletonCheck = GetIniValue<string>(NifImportSection, "SkeletonCheck", "Bip*");