diff --git a/board/recalbox/fsoverlay/etc/init.d/S06splash b/board/recalbox/fsoverlay/etc/init.d/S06splash
index a7907a2fcfc59fc2a857036c1b0c93f4817946ab..a8d696a5eba46e9add4f3c8c371026b397a77c31 100755
--- a/board/recalbox/fsoverlay/etc/init.d/S06splash
+++ b/board/recalbox/fsoverlay/etc/init.d/S06splash
@@ -168,16 +168,6 @@ playVideo() {
   fi
 }
 
-autoRunEnabled() {
-  autorun="$($systemsetting -command load -key autorun.enabled -source /boot/recalbox-backup.conf)"
-  uuid="$($systemsetting -command load -key autorun.uuid -source /boot/recalbox-backup.conf)"
-  path="$($systemsetting -command load -key autorun.path -source /boot/recalbox-backup.conf)"
-  if [[ "$autorun" == "1" && ! -z "$uuid" && ! -z "$path" ]]; then
-    return 0
-  fi
-  return 1
-}
-
 shouldPlayBootVideo() {
   splashEnabled="$($systemsetting -command load -key system.splash.enabled -source /boot/recalbox-backup.conf)"
   if [[ "$splashEnabled" == "0" ]]; then return 1; fi
diff --git a/board/recalbox/fsoverlay/recalbox/scripts/recalbox-utils.sh b/board/recalbox/fsoverlay/recalbox/scripts/recalbox-utils.sh
index a7acc46653193f5fad80df1fca122d267540e262..e774d37cfafdecddc378be65662f1ba49e6e8690 100644
--- a/board/recalbox/fsoverlay/recalbox/scripts/recalbox-utils.sh
+++ b/board/recalbox/fsoverlay/recalbox/scripts/recalbox-utils.sh
@@ -339,3 +339,14 @@ function getCurrentCrtDriDevice() {
   done
   return 1
 }
+
+autoRunEnabled() {
+  local systemsetting="recalbox_settings"
+  autorun="$($systemsetting -command load -key autorun.enabled -source /boot/recalbox-backup.conf -default 1)"
+  uuid="$($systemsetting -command load -key autorun.uuid -source /boot/recalbox-backup.conf)"
+  path="$($systemsetting -command load -key autorun.path -source /boot/recalbox-backup.conf)"
+  if [[ "$autorun" == "1" && ! -z "$uuid" && ! -z "$path" ]]; then
+    return 0
+  fi
+  return 1
+}