diff --git a/html/inc/forum.inc b/html/inc/forum.inc
index 53d68b13bf..cc0cfc1402 100644
--- a/html/inc/forum.inc
+++ b/html/inc/forum.inc
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ $post_ratings['-1'] = "Not helpful (-1)";
 $post_ratings['-2'] = "Off topic (-2)";
 
 $config = get_config();
-$no_forum_rating = parse_element($config,"<no_forum_rating/>"); 
+$no_forum_rating = parse_bool($config, "no_forum_rating"); 
 
 /**
  *  Process a user-supplied title to remove HTML stuff
diff --git a/html/user/forum_rate.php b/html/user/forum_rate.php
index e3bef44194..231082e608 100644
--- a/html/user/forum_rate.php
+++ b/html/user/forum_rate.php
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 <?php
+$cvs_version_tracker[]="\$Id$";  //Generated automatically - do not edit
+
 /**
  * This file allows people to rate posts in a thread
  **/
@@ -7,11 +9,11 @@ require_once('../inc/forum_std.inc');
 require_once('../inc/util.inc');
 
 $config = get_config();
-if (parse_element($config,"<no_forum_rating/>")) {
-        page_head("Rating offline");
-        echo "This function is turned off by the project";
-        page_tail();
-        exit(0);
+if (parse_bool($config, "no_forum_rating")) {
+    page_head("Rating offline");
+    echo "This function is turned off by the project";
+    page_tail();
+    exit(0);
 }
 
 db_init();