diff --git a/src/libmsc/msc_vty.c b/src/libmsc/msc_vty.c
index c5d2832..7745e5d 100644
--- a/src/libmsc/msc_vty.c
+++ b/src/libmsc/msc_vty.c
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@
       "This name is used for GSUP routing and must be set if more than one MSC is connected to the HLR. "
       "The default is 'MSC-00-00-00-00-00-00'.\n")
 {
-	if (!msc_parsing_config_file) {
+	if (vty->type != VTY_FILE) {
 		vty_out(vty, "The IPA name cannot be changed at run-time; "
 			"It can only be set in the configuraton file.%s", VTY_NEWLINE);
 		return CMD_WARNING;