diff --git a/src/plugins/converse-rai.js b/src/plugins/converse-rai.js
index 5a74d6c14325eb5566e3b756a86d072de399bffe..83883cb39dfa4c21a21bc2e7dbfbd55b7fa7eb2c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/converse-rai.js
+++ b/src/plugins/converse-rai.js
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
             Backbone = converse.env.Backbone;
             dayjs = converse.env.dayjs;
 
-            _converse.api.settings.update({
+            _converse.api.settings.extend({
                 rai_notification: true,
                 rai_notification_label: "Room Activity Indicator"
             });