diff --git a/src/gui_version/utilities/gui.py b/src/gui_version/utilities/gui.py
index e566f37f7f9986eb12d8c3a59ebc7a8bb559bf64..6e66dd949504f3fe09452261598896802de11b1d 100644
--- a/src/gui_version/utilities/gui.py
+++ b/src/gui_version/utilities/gui.py
@@ -854,13 +854,13 @@ class settings_map:
 
         if not self.settings_import:
             
-            if self.drop_train in placeholders:
+            if self.drop_train.get() in placeholders:
                 self.drop_train.set('')
-            if self.drop_pred in placeholders:
+            if self.drop_pred.get() in placeholders:
                 self.drop_pred.set('')
-            if self.model_to_load in placeholders:
+            if self.model_to_load.get() in placeholders:
                 self.model_to_load.set('')
-            if self.model_to_save in placeholders:
+            if self.model_to_save.get() in placeholders:
                 self.model_to_save.set('')
 
             dic = {}