diff --git a/src/xrGame/WeaponMagazined.cpp b/src/xrGame/WeaponMagazined.cpp
index 8059ae6ec8b..5cb71045eab 100644
--- a/src/xrGame/WeaponMagazined.cpp
+++ b/src/xrGame/WeaponMagazined.cpp
@@ -969,6 +969,7 @@ void CWeaponMagazined::InitAddons()
                 READ_IF_EXISTS(pSettings, r_bool, GetScopeName(), "scope_dynamic_zoom", FALSE);
             m_zoom_params.m_sUseBinocularVision =
                 READ_IF_EXISTS(pSettings, r_string, GetScopeName(), "scope_alive_detector", 0);
+            m_fRTZoomFactor = m_zoom_params.m_fScopeZoomFactor;
             if (m_UIScope)
             {
                 xr_delete(m_UIScope);