diff --git a/lib/bb/ui/knotty.py b/lib/bb/ui/knotty.py
index 2bee242eb0..90c3183767 100644
--- a/lib/bb/ui/knotty.py
+++ b/lib/bb/ui/knotty.py
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ def _log_settings_from_server(server):
     if error:
         logger.error("Unable to get the value of BBINCLUDELOGS_LINES variable: %s" % error)
         raise BaseException(error)
-    consolelogfile, error = server.runCommand(["getVariable", "BB_CONSOLELOG"])
+    consolelogfile, error = server.runCommand(["getSetVariable", "BB_CONSOLELOG"])
     if error:
         logger.error("Unable to get the value of BB_CONSOLELOG variable: %s" % error)
         raise BaseException(error)
diff --git a/lib/bb/ui/toasterui.py b/lib/bb/ui/toasterui.py
index 0ed774ee7b..2b3bc3f436 100644
--- a/lib/bb/ui/toasterui.py
+++ b/lib/bb/ui/toasterui.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ def _log_settings_from_server(server):
     if error:
         logger.error("Unable to get the value of BBINCLUDELOGS_LINES variable: %s", error)
         raise BaseException(error)
-    consolelogfile, error = server.runCommand(["getVariable", "BB_CONSOLELOG"])
+    consolelogfile, error = server.runCommand(["getSetVariable", "BB_CONSOLELOG"])
     if error:
         logger.error("Unable to get the value of BB_CONSOLELOG variable: %s", error)
         raise BaseException(error)