diff --git a/src/Rules.cpp b/src/Rules.cpp
index eb99fc81..757d69be 100644
--- a/src/Rules.cpp
+++ b/src/Rules.cpp
@@ -558,6 +558,7 @@ bool Rules::setConfigVariable (
           change = true;
         }
       }
+      if (found) break;
     }
 
     // If it was not found, then retry in hierarchical form∴