diff --git a/src/libstore/remote-store.cc b/src/libstore/remote-store.cc
index 488270f48..fb52ca6d0 100644
--- a/src/libstore/remote-store.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/remote-store.cc
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include "finally.hh"
 #include "logging.hh"
 #include "callback.hh"
+#include "filetransfer.hh"
 
 namespace nix {
 
@@ -171,7 +172,8 @@ void RemoteStore::setOptions(Connection & conn)
 
     if (GET_PROTOCOL_MINOR(conn.daemonVersion) >= 12) {
         std::map<std::string, Config::SettingInfo> overrides;
-        globalConfig.getSettings(overrides, true);
+        settings.getSettings(overrides, true); // libstore settings
+        fileTransferSettings.getSettings(overrides, true);
         overrides.erase(settings.keepFailed.name);
         overrides.erase(settings.keepGoing.name);
         overrides.erase(settings.tryFallback.name);