diff --git a/src/moab/MFS.c b/src/moab/MFS.c
index 50195cc..c9f728d 100644
--- a/src/moab/MFS.c
+++ b/src/moab/MFS.c
@@ -886,7 +886,7 @@ int MFSProcessOConfig(
 
     case pFSPolicy:
 
-      if (strchr(SVal,'*'))
+      if (strchr(SVal,'%'))
         MSched.PercentBasedFS = TRUE;
 
       if (MUBoolFromString(SVal,FALSE) == TRUE)