diff --git a/electrum b/electrum
index 4b3ea8e5..4e599dd2 100755
--- a/electrum
+++ b/electrum
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
 
     elif cmd == 'set':
         key, value = args[1:3]
-        if key not in ['seed_version', 'master_public_key', 'use_encryption']:
+        if key not in ['seed', 'seed_version', 'master_public_key', 'use_encryption']:
             wallet.config.set_key(key, value, True)
             print True
         else: