diff --git a/src/game_events.cpp b/src/game_events.cpp
index 95b4720e715..85882f5104d 100644
--- a/src/game_events.cpp
+++ b/src/game_events.cpp
@@ -2931,7 +2931,7 @@ WML_HANDLER_FUNCTION(switch, event_info, cfg)
 
 	bool not_found = true;
 	// execute all cases where the value matches
-	foreach (const vconfig &c, cfg.get_children("cases")) {
+	foreach (const vconfig &c, cfg.get_children("case")) {
 		if (var == c["value"]) {
 			not_found = false;
 			handle_event_commands(event_info, c);