diff --git a/tools/configconvert/Icinga2/ExportIcinga2Cfg.pm b/tools/configconvert/Icinga2/ExportIcinga2Cfg.pm
index 2f8be27e1..6b5209a5f 100644
--- a/tools/configconvert/Icinga2/ExportIcinga2Cfg.pm
+++ b/tools/configconvert/Icinga2/ExportIcinga2Cfg.pm
@@ -626,7 +626,7 @@ sub dump_host_2x {
     ####################################################
     # this is magic, and must be set during conversion
     if(defined($host_2x->{'__I2CONVERT_HOSTCHECK'})) {
-        dump_config_line($icinga2_cfg, "\thostcheck = \"$host_2x->{'__I2CONVERT_HOSTCHECK'}\",");
+        dump_config_line($icinga2_cfg, "\tcheck = \"$host_2x->{'__I2CONVERT_HOSTCHECK'}\",");
     }
 
     ####################################################