diff --git a/xwords4/relay/configs.cpp b/xwords4/relay/configs.cpp
index 9f3b155fd..fbec46abc 100644
--- a/xwords4/relay/configs.cpp
+++ b/xwords4/relay/configs.cpp
@@ -163,8 +163,7 @@ RelayConfigs::parse( const char* fname, ino_t prev )
 
                         *value++ = '\0';    /* terminate "key" substring */
 
-                        m_values.insert( pair<string,string>
-                                         (string(line),string(value) ) );
+                        SetValueFor( line, value );
                     }
                     fclose( f );
                 }