diff --git a/src/GUI/LauncherController.cxx b/src/GUI/LauncherController.cxx
index 66db8daa5..592c7bd03 100644
--- a/src/GUI/LauncherController.cxx
+++ b/src/GUI/LauncherController.cxx
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ void LauncherController::restoreSettings()
         FGAirportRef apt = FGAirport::findByIdent(defaultAirport);
         if (apt) {
             currentLocation["location-id"] = static_cast<qlonglong>(apt->guid());
-            currentLocation["location-apt-runway"] = "active";
+            currentLocation["location-apt-runway"] = "ACTIVE";
         } // otherwise we failed to find the default airport in the nav-db :(
     }
     m_location->restoreLocation(currentLocation);
diff --git a/src/GUI/LocationController.cxx b/src/GUI/LocationController.cxx
index 5fba1044f..f6c3cffaf 100644
--- a/src/GUI/LocationController.cxx
+++ b/src/GUI/LocationController.cxx
@@ -705,8 +705,8 @@ void LocationController::restoreLocation(QVariantMap l)
         m_detailLocation.clear();
 
         if (l.contains("location-apt-runway")) {
-            QString runway = l.value("location-apt-runway").toString();
-            if (runway == "active") {
+            QString runway = l.value("location-apt-runway").toString().toUpper();
+            if (runway == "ACTIVE") {
                 m_useActiveRunway = true;
             } else {
                 m_detailLocation = m_airportLocation->getRunwayByIdent(runway.toStdString());