diff --git a/lib/kernel-manager.js b/lib/kernel-manager.js
index 78811dbe5..371428d87 100644
--- a/lib/kernel-manager.js
+++ b/lib/kernel-manager.js
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ class KernelManager {
   }
 
   updateKernelSpecs(callback: ?Function) {
-    this._kernelSpecs = this.getKernelSpecsFromSettings;
+    this._kernelSpecs = this.getKernelSpecsFromSettings();
     this.getKernelSpecsFromJupyter((err, kernelSpecsFromJupyter) => {
       if (!err) {
         this.mergeKernelSpecs(kernelSpecsFromJupyter);